Enchanted

Chapter 1: Lights up Darkness

Chapter 1: Lights up Darkness

Elizabeth's POV

Finally! It's summer vacation, tapos na ang lahat ng school works especially exams. I just graduated from senior high school, like wow, I'm still amazed until now and proud that I have the achievement. Na matapos ng high school. Mom is very happy for me, and that makes me complete.

Our graduation night was, yeah, unforgettable event in my life, the drama, tears of joy, gifts, and the memories of our high school life, friends were all very awesome. High school was one incredible and much fun episode of my life.

Next opening naman hello college na ako, but oh well, may one and a half month pa namang bakasyon..

"ELLY! Ano? Magpapaiwan ka ba talaga?" It's my mother.

"Mom, heto na bababa na po!"

Nilakasan ko talaga ang boses ko kasi ayaw ko namang maiwan, I came back to my room just to put on my favorite sneakers.

Ngayong bakasyon kasi ay pupunta kami sa probinsya ng tatay ko kung saan siya noon nakatira. Pero si lola na lamang ang nakatira roon ngayon. I don't remember when I went there last time, napakabata ko pa raw kasi that time. Bumaba na ako sa hagdanan namin pero napahinto rin sa gitna dahil sa nanay ko na nakapamaywang sa baba. Nakatingin siya sa suot kong sapatos at iiling-iling.

"Ayan na naman tayo sa sneakers na 'yan, may ibang rubber shoes ka naman anak."

Meet Rebekah Solidad, my beautiful mom. People say I don't look like her, she has blue eyes and I have normal black, her hair is straight black- shoulder length and mine is brown longer than hers. We have way different features from each other. Starting from the eyes. Yes, my mother is a foreigner.

Sabi naman ng nanay ko ay kamukha ko raw kasi ang tatay ko na hindi ko naman kilala. My dad would be the Filipino. And she always told me that he's a very handsome man.

"I'm very comfortable with these," I reasoned out and looked down on my sneakers. "Besides, late na po tayo baka gabihin tayo sa daan. Tara na po." Bago ako bumaba ulit ay inayos ko ang backpack ko sa likod.

"Hindi nalang umamin na bigay 'yan ng Uncle Riles mo." Suddenly she teased me.

Uncle Riles is mom's elder brother, dalawa lamang silang magkapatid and he's my fav uncle. That's why we both laughed. Okay, she got me. She's really my mother.

"Come on now." Ngisi niya.

Nang makalabas sa aming bahay ay naririnig ko na ang makina ng aming lumang auto kung nasaan ang aming mga bagahe. Naka pwesto na ang lahat at nailagay na ang dapat dalhin kaya sumakay narin kami, kinawayan ko rin ang aming mga kasambahay na nasa labas lang ng bahay.

"Enjoy sa bakasyon!" Paalam ni Aling Molly sa amin, ang aming kapitbahay. Nginitian ko ito saka kumaway din.

"Sige, Molly~ Ingat kayo rito!" Tugon naman ng nanay ko bago ini-usad ang sasakyan.

Nasa shotgun seat ako katabi siya na nag-dadrive. Palayong-palayo kami sa two story naming bahay kung kailan dadalawang magkapamilya kaming nakatira. Nadaanan namin din ang bahay nina Aling Molly hanggang sa tuluyan na kaming nakalabas ng subdivision.

I'm Elizabeth Katherine Solidad, sounds.. panahon pa ng mga kupong-kupong? But I'm Elly for short. Speaking of my father, one day, bigla nalang daw niya kami iniwan. Sanggol pa ako noon.. at wala nang nakakaalam kung nasaan siya hanggang ngayon. Kung may pamilya na ba siyang iba?

Mom raised me, noong hindi pa busy sa career niya si uncle ay silang dalawa. Uncle Riles has been my father figure.

Friends are very nice, but I'm not the cheerful or the happy go lucky type, sometimes they call me KJ which is kill joy, because that's what they see on me, my friends I mean. Hindi lang talaga ako makasabay sa kanila. Sometimes we just don't click. Why not stay at home?