I woke up bright and early with really sore, devil like- red eyes. I scratched my eyes out of habit, and I could hear my mom's voice in my head telling me to stop doing it. I stretched my arms and swung my legs over the queen size bed. Tiningnan ko yung time from my phone before heading over to the bathroom para makapag hilamos.
Whilst washing my face, I tried to damp my eyes with water para lang mawala yung pagka red nito. Why am I such a cry baby? It was my idea to run away in the first place, to clear my head.. Tapos ngayon namimiss ko naman sila.
"Elle, make up your mind will you." I said aloud and tapped my cheeks para gisingin pa lalo ang sarili ko.
I went to the kitchen afterwards to see what edible food I can make. Instead of settling with my best recipe of toast and jam, I opted to go fancy and made egg on toast. I also made timpla of some juice and umupo sa may balcony to eat.
Habang kumakain, I couldn't help but think of home again. If I was at home, I would be having breakfast with my parents right now, mom would have made my favorite omelette since it's a Friday, and si dad, for sure igagawa ako nun ng Milo shake. I quickly went to my room para kunin yung phone ko and then went back sa balcony.
I finally decided to read a couple of their messages.
Mom: "Whatever issues your dad and I are having, samin na lang muna yun. We're doing our best Elle trust me."
Dad: "anak nasaan ka? susunduin kita ngayon din. hindi namn kami galit eh."
Dad: "Elle sige na anak. i love you im sorry."
Dad: "wala kang kasalanan so wag mong isipin yung problema namin ng mommy mo. wala rin syang kasalanan kaya wag kang magalit sa kanya elle :("
Mom: "just give me one chance para makapag explain.. tell me where you are. we'll talk.. tayong dalawa lang"
After reading mom's last test, bigla akong napaisip. I searched for her number on my phone and was about to press call when a stone landed on my plate.
"What the hell?" I said at napatayo because I had a feeling it came from below me.
"Sino ka?" I saw a teenage boy, probably my age who looked as confused as I was.
"Who are you?" I asked him as I crossed my arms.
"Nauna akong nag tanong diba?"
"Do I care?" I said raising my brows. Who does he think he is?
"Uy kilala kita! Ikaw yung anak ni Vice at Karylle diba?" he said na parang happy pa because of what he remembered, "Elle Viceral, tama?"
"So sino ka nga?" I asked again. Goodness me.
"Marlo... I live next door." sabi nya at tinuro yung bahay na similar to our rest house but just a little smaller. [A/N: Marlo Mortel as Marlo - refer to multimedia section]
"Bakit ka nambabato?" I picked up the stone he threw towards me and threw it back to him, missing him on purpose.
"Akala ko kasi magnanakaw eh." he said scratching the back of his head and laughing to himself.
"Do I look like a magnanakaw?" I shouted back and placed my hands on my waist.
"Sorry po." he said and did that overrated Chichay bow before standing straight again, "Ang tagal na kasing walang pumupunta sa bahay na yan eh."
"We were here 3 months ago." I said squinting my left eye cos I was getting suspicious.
"Ahh, nasa dorm pala ako." sabi nya at natawa pa sa sarili.
