My Gift

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AN: Im so sorry for breaking my promise for many times. I said i will finish this as soon as i finished my last vac but i couldn't. I actually signed up for something that will keep me busy for 2 months, April and May. But again, isisingit-singit ko pa din ang pagtapos sa draft nito. Then actually writer's block din talaga. This happens everytime im nearing the end of my story but i have a plan na and idea. Yun nga lang, like i said busy. THEN... nimal bruh. Uminom kase ako ng beer then okoy. Mga 3 pm yun. Then sa gabi... mga 11pm para kong nalulunod! Hindi ako makahinga tsaka nauuhaw ako. At dahil hindi nga speeda ang naiturok sa akin, bruh natakot akong matulog 😂 akala ko kasi talaga hindi na ko magigising noon.

Anyway, dagdag paranoia nanaman itong earthquake. Like, hindi naman sa never pa ako nakaramdam ng lindol. Pero yung last pa na nakaramdam ako ng lindol tapos sobrang hina pa eh Grade 2 pa ako. At kahapon... GHAD! Lumabas kami kaagad ng kapatid ko ng bahay... i tried not to panic but my little bro... tumambay sa tapat ng ambuklaw yung tado! *pardon my language. I was just really scared and annoyed at him. Nagawa pa makipagchismisan sa kapitbahay* and i would like to extend my deepest empathy to our kababayan, our neighbors at pampanga... kung ganon na just couple of minutes na yumanig yung lupa ano pa kaya sa inyo guys.

Caution ulit!!! Hindi kabaliwan na maghanda okay. After what happened yesterday naramdaman ko na sobrang hindi kami handa, ako handa mentally. So what i did, i packed emergency bag. Andoon yung mga documents namin, and some clothes, wallet, toothpaste and sabon tsaka may tubig din doon. Then i debated kung saan mas safe na lalabasan namin ng kapatid ko, sa likod bahay or sa harap and i deemed what is safer kasi wala yung poste ng NGCP (we call em ambuklaw). At alam ko naririndi na kapatid ko, maybe kayo din. But im telling you guys, typhoons and floods are predictable at least. But earthquakes aren't. So please, be ready, be calm (do not do what i would do 😅) and pray then tandaan yung mga taon-taon na siniseminar sa school. Duck, cover, hold. Then paglalabas ng building/bahay sa open area lang. And... i dont know, hope and pray for the best. ☺

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"You're going back?" Claire asked her and stopped her cooking and when she still hasn't answered yet she turned the gas range off and looked at her.

"AV!"

Alyssa snapped out of it and looked at her roommate slash teammate slash best mate. "Huh?"

"Oh." Claire gave me the look. "Do not play innocent with me."

"Okay, alright. I am going home. But it'll be just three days max. You know we still got a month before the sem ends." Ly explained.

"Yeah. Right on the money, V! You will only be there for three days max. Can't you wait for a month before going home?"

Alyssa rolled her eyes at no one and clicked her tongue. "Its my mom and dad's 35th wedding anniversary and they want me home... even for that day only."

Claire wrinkled her nose in such adorable manner, "Isn't that a little too much to ask?"

Alyssa shrugged. "Told them that. They came up with the guilt trip Aly thing. Said its been four years."

"And they can't wait til sembreak." Claire sort of stater more than asked.

Alyssa smiled sheepishly, "Nope." She said and made the 'P' pop. "I mean... for the record, I really miss 'em too. So I thought of me as a gift for them."

"You are such-- okay, do you want me to come with you?"

She shrugged again. "Unless you wanna spend two thousand bucks for three days, why not?"

"You're not gonna pay for it?"

And the kuripot Alyssa surfaced.

"Why would I?"