Am I Brave Enough?
Chapter 1: Me and My Beautiful Sundress
CASEY
It's a Sunday na naman, I get to wear this fab sundress mom bought me yesterday. Yes, I know, it's kinda maikli and walang sleeves, but I'll wear coat naman on top eh. So, carry na yun. Hindi na lang ako uupo sa front, so Father wont see me. Teehee! Ang my super duper cutie Madission Clutch in Embossed Lizard Leather Coach bag from Daddy! Yes full description and full of conviction, haha.
Did I introduce myself na ba? Hindi pa pala, sorry. My name is Casey Montero, sounds familiar? Artista ako noh! Hahaha. Etchos lng. Lalaki naman atah yung Casey na yun. Casey, short for Cassandra. Shelly Cassandra Monteralba. You can call me Cass, Case, Cassy, Cassandra, CC, She, Shelly. Anything na kalapit ang ng name ko, basta wag lang yun. Anong yun, yun? Basta yun!
I'm a 4th year, Communication Arts student in a University here, major in T.V./Film Director.
Enough na with intros, later na yung iba. I'm sure later malalaman niyo naman buong kwento ng life ko. Meanwhile, magsimba muna tayo.
Nasa church na kami with my family. First mass lage, para daw pagbungad ng morning, blessings agad.
Shush na muna.. Magsisimula na yung mass. Andaming tao ngayon ah.
"...and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil..." Nasa communiuon rites na, konti na lang tapos na yung mass.
"The peace of the Lord be with you always."
"And also with you."
"Let us offer each other a sign of peace."
"Peace." Rinig ko sa magkabilang sulok ng simbahan everyone offering peaces. Kiniss ko sina Mom and Dad and Sibs sa cheeks, at tumungo sa iba pang tao sa paligid. Ayun spotted ko iba kong schoolmates. There's my pretty girl friend, Amber with the Ilagan's, no wonder andami ng tao ngayon.
Ayan nah, ayan nah. Communion nah, nag pre-prepare na yung mga Sakristans and Lay Ministers and syempre si Father.
Kumakanta na ang choir, one of my fave praise songs, Power of Your Love. Ganda ng boses nila, malamang, choir nga.
Lord I come to You
Let my heart be changed, renewed
Flowing from the grace
That I found in You.
Nagsimula ng pumila ang nagsisimba, nasa center aisle kami nina Mom. May nauna lang ng kaunti sa amin. Bumaba na din si Father nang matapos niyang ma bigyan yung mga Sakristans.
And Lord I've come to know
The weaknesses I see in me
Will be stripped away
By the power of Your love.
As sual sa center naman palagi si Father, with two Sakristans sa magkabilang gilid. Umusog na yung linya, nasa likod ako ni Mom, hila hila yung maikli kong sundress. Bakit ba kasi pinilit na ito suotin ko eh. Tsk! Ayan nah ako nah...
Hold me close
Let Your love surround me
Bring me near
Draw me to Your side.
Nag ha-humm ako with the choir, pawala ng konting kaba.
