PROLOGUE

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Simula

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"Ma, I want to walk around. Can I? Please~"

Baby Amaya ask her mother while holding her teddy bear.

She likes walking even it's tiring because she found it fun kapag nakakakita siya ng mga batang katulad nya na naglalakad kasama ang mga yaya or parents nila.

"Ok baby... I got to go na. Bye. I love you."

Mrs. Taylor agrees and kisses her cheeks.

"Let's go na po, yaya."

Amaya cutely said at hinawakan ang kamay ng yaya nito.

They walked and walked. She really like their village. It's clean and pretty. 

Her eyes widen when she saw a chocolate store.

"Yaya. Punta po tayo dun. I want chocolate po, please."

She stop walking at hinila-hila ang uniform ng yaya nito.

"Masyadong maaga for chocolates, Amaya."

She pouted at namumuo na ang mga luha sa mga mata. Tumungo ito at pilit na pinipigilan ang pag-iyak. She don't want people to see her cry. She believe that she is a strong kiddo. She don't cry in public.

"Ok sige na. Matitiis ko ba ang cute kong alaga? Let's go."

Tiningala niya ang kasama at ngumiti sa kanya at unti-unting natuyo ang mga luha.

They went inside the store and she only buy three small chocolate lollipops dahil alam niyang magagalit ang mama niya kapag madami siyang kinain na chocolate.

She give one chocolate lollipop to her yaya and told her to open hers and she put the other in her pocket.

They continue walking and her chocolate make her feel happy again. She doesn't just like chocolates because it's sweet, she likes it because it makes her happy.

She's about to told her yaya to go home but one little boy caught her attention. Nakaupo siya sa bench na nasa ilalim ng malaking puno, looks like the same age like Amaya and he looks sad.

She pulls her yaya's hand and they went towards the boy.

"Hello."

She greeted him and waved at the same time. Tinignan lang siya nito at pinagpatuloy ang pagkuyakoy ng paa niyang hindi abot ang mga damo.

"Why are you sad po, kuya?"

She asked and called him kuya even though she don't know his age yet because her mama taught her that calling kuya or ate is showing respect to someone and also putting 'po' and 'opo' between their conversations.

"My dad hate me."

He answered.

"Ang alam ko po, lahat ng daddy mahal ang mga anak nila, di ba po yaya?"

She looked at her yaya na bumaba ng level para kausapin din and batang lalake.

"Ano po bang nangyare, kuya?"

She asked and he answered na he was scolded by his father. Amaya was scolded by her papa too but she knows na he loves her so much.

The little boy started crying so she panicked and nahahawa sa pag-iyak nito. May bigla itong naaala at kinuha na nga yung isang chocolate lollipop sa bulsa nito.

"Here. Chocolates makes me happy. Wag ka na po umiyak."

She offered him the lollipop and tinanggap naman ito ng batang lalake. They sat beside him and they start chatting with him. Amaya was right, they are at the same age. He doesn't want to tell his name because his mother told him na 'wag magsabi ng name or masyadong info sa strangers. She kindda feel hurt a little dahil he sees them as stranger. :<

But it's ok because her mama told her  the same about strangers. They just agreed that they call each other their pen names they agreed about.

Next saturday, they walked again with her yaya and pumunta ulit sa lugar kung saan nila nakita ang batang lalake. Nandun ulit siya. They play clapping games and stared to get closer every Saturday they meet under that big tree.

Nang magsimula ang school year, patuloy parin ang pagkikita ng dalawang bata sa kanilang tagpuan sa ilalim ng malaking puno pero natigil ang kanilang pagkikita nang magkasakit si Amaya at maospital ng matagal.

Half month passed nang makalabas na ng ospital si Amaya.  Her head still hurt and nahihilo parin kahit nakaupo lang ito sa backseat.

"Ma? Where's Papa?"

She asked her mama na katabi niya dito sa loob ng car nito.

"He's going home later, anak. Get rest, my baby."

Sagot nito and Amaya obeys her. She also feel sleepy.

Days passed and her mama told her about her home-school. She doesn't agree but she can't do anything just to obey her mother because of her condition.

"M-Ma! I-I want to walk o-outside. P-please po~"

Amaya began to cry dahil ayaw parin siyang payagan ng mama nito. Ang tagal na nung huli siyang pumunta dun sa meeting place nila ni little boy. The boy doesn't even know what happened to her. She gets sad every Saturday passed and not able to go out for a walk. :<

One day, kinulit nito ang yaya niya na lumabas sila saglit lang. She agree and they look for that big tree. It looks different dahil naiba na yung bench and hugis ng tree dahil ang tagal  nang hindi nakalabas ni Amaya. Almost two months and she's about to cry nang hindi niya nakita ang batang lalake sa bench na iyon.

They go back every Saturday sa meeting place nila but hindi na siya nakikita don. Amaya and her yaya tried to looked for his house but they can't.

Amaya started to cry when they go back for the 20th time and still, wala pa rin and batang lalake don.

She just leave a letter under the bench and secure it with her flower clip.

"I'm sorry po, kuya little boy. I'm sorry dahil ilang days po akong hindi nakarating under this tree. I was hospitalized. I know you're mad because it happened all of a sudden. Please forgive me, kuya little boy. :<

-little girl"

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DISCLAIMERS :

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

This story cotains;

'wrong grammar'
'wrong spelling'
'wrong capitalization'

Ito po ang first ever story na nagawa ko so this is not as perfect as ya'll expect. >.<

ENJOY! ^_^

Thank you in advance! ^~^

Note:

This story is unedited so there are lots of mistakes in spellings and some names. Remember that Zach and Drake are the same person, and so Zoe and Driana. Thanks.

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