Red Girls: Andy Camilla Sanchez

Chapter 8: Hello Manila!

Chapter 8

To be continued...

September 13, 20xx

The whole in our flight... well, I feel so down and I don't even have a sleep in our flight because I already missed New York at the same time I feel sorry to my friends. I shouldn't say that I promised to not leave them. Right now, I knew that they will feel betrayed after they will found out that I already left New York.

"Inday" I heard someone shouted but I don't mind that person. "Inang" I heard my mother shouted that made me a little bit of shock.

In the end, right now I feel so numb right now at the same time I already feel my jetlag. Well I just can't describe what I feel right now and how should I react but right now... I see my father, mother and so as my siblings laughing while introducing each other formally.

"Andy" my mother called. "Come here quickly" my mother added and so I obey right away. "This is your grandmother" my mother said.

After that my mother keeps introducing my relatives to me and all I do is given them a half smile. After the introducing formally to each other, we directly head to the car that they said that they has... wait am they call 'service'.

"Andy how about... ano ba ang tawag dun ah..." Mae said. Well, I did not understand her when she used her language. "I did not understand you" I said. "Mae... ano ba naman iyan... Ang tawag doon ay play" Nica said.

Okay maybe if I will interpret it... Mae wanted me to play with them... Am I right or not? Well I doubt it because I can't understand them from the first place.

"Ikaw naman parang ikaw hindi ka na no-nose bleeds sa pakikipag-usap kay Andy" Mae said. "Hay nako... pagpasensyahan na ninyo mga ineng... Alam naman ninyo di ba na galing pa siyang Amerika at doon na din siya lumaki kaya naman ay hindi niya kayo maintindihan" Lola said. "Hay nako Lola huwag kayong mag-alala dahil makaka-adjust din kami" Nica said. "Oo nga Lola" Mae said.

Okay... I did not understand them that are why I keep seeping my mouth. Of course, I don't know what should I say or should not say I can say that I'm confuse right now. Well, I just observe in New York there is traffic but in here in the Philippines... it is heavier traffic here and I am starting to get bored right now until we passed by a group of friends hanging out with each other.

Then it hit me... what should I do to tell to Gail and Clarkson that I already leave New York. I don't even know what should I say, it feels like I'm solving a puzzle right now. Of course I need to find the right words for me to tell to them. Now that I am here I can't make them worried to me I need to tell them words that can make them or let just say assurance...

I need to... maybe this would be the way to... I don't know and then I see to my reflection in the mirror that my teardrops are falling to my face. I think it would the best for my friends to forget me... I am a traitor to them and I deserved to be forgotten by them but there is no room for reasons for me to forget them.

"Andy what are you waiting for" my mother asked. "What" I said. "We just arrived let's go" my mother said.

And so I start to get off in the car and then I saw the house. Well, it's kind of different from the house from New York. I think this will be tough for me to adjust here. After that we went inside and then I saw more persons inside the house and they are like 'hello', 'hi' or 'kamusta'. I can't even understand them that are why I go inside directly to my room. I feel somewhat out of place, this is not my home but I have to face this because I believe that this is a challenge for me that I need to face alone right now, without Gail and Clarkson.

"Honey... Andy, what are you doing here alone" my mother asked. "I can't understand what they are saying mom... I don't know what to do a..." I said but I was cut when I remember of Gail and Clarkson. "You think about Gail and Clarkson" my mother said. "Yes" I confessed.

"Well, you can write a letter to them but I just have a favor to you Andy" my mother said. "What is it mom" I asked. "Don't mention where we are" my mother said.

After my mother said I was confused by in the second thought... this is better because knowing Gail and Clarkson. They would follow me here in the Philippines and they can't just do that because there life is in New York and I am starting my own right now.

"Okay" I said. "Thank you" my mother said. "Okay I will leave you alone so that you could write already your letter" my mother added and leave and close the door of my room.

After that I noticed piece of papers and ballpen and now... I am thinking of what should I write to them. I think until I write something in the paper. 'I apologize but I already leave New York. Please continue your life there without me... don't worry about me I'm fine' I wrote but then I add something, 'P.S. I don't know when I will return there'. After that I put the letter in the envelope.

"This should be enough" I said to myself.

After that... I noticed a radio oh well and so I try turning it on and I was successful. After turning it on I heard a beautiful music aired by a radio station I think.

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Date: September 3, 2015

Time: 10: 03 pm to 11: 29 pm

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