Beyond the beauty you can see (onhold)

Chapter 2

Trishia Khyleigh

Nagising ako sa liwanag na mula sa binatana. Rise and shine, Trishia Khyleigh. This is it? Yes, this is it. At last, nakabalik na ako sa Casararo Valencia de Negrense. I really miss waking up with fresh air in Negrense.

Ngayon na ako papasok sa Mainstreet, god! I'm excited, no... no, I'm super excited. Gosh, it's my first day. What will happen? It will be alright? Hope so.

Matagal ko nang pinapangarap na makapag-aral sa Mainstreet. Mula sa mga kwento ng mga kuya ko, sobrang ganda daw tyaka minsan na rin akong nakapasok at nakasaksi ng mga palabas nila dito. Iba naman talaga, sobrang iba. Nakaka-amaze. Sana maging masaya ako sa pagbabalik ko, sana maging masaya ako katulad nina kuya noon dito. Sana maging masaya ang experience ko at sana maging masaya ako kahit papaano. I really hope so...

Matapos ang ilang years na nag-aaral ng mag-isa, matatapos na rin sa wakas. In the first place ayaw talaga nilang akong payagan kaso lang nakumbinsi ko silang ipasok na ako total andun rin sina kuya, wala silang dapat ipag-alala kasi may magbabantay saakin lagi. Sinabihan ko rin sila na ang goal ko, maging normal lang kahit sa nalalabing araw ko. Like before, kung sana pwede ko lang ma-imbitahan sina Lar at mga kaibigan ko noon para kahit papaano makasama ko sila sa maikling panahon.

Hindi ko naman sila masisisi, baka galit sila saakin o baka nagtampo lang. The last time i bid goodbye, they all cry and rage the anger on me. So, I guess so they are angry until now.

I was smiling while changing my clothes looking at the mirror. Akala ko nga talaga kulong nanaman ako sa bahay buong taon. I'm happy kung sa bahay kaso lang gusto ko talagang pumasok na sa school, sa isang university. Being in school is tiring yet enjoyable, thrilling and fun. Dalaga pa naman ako, yata?

My family is influential in our hometown, the Casararo Valencia de Negrense, from our ancestors... they help Negrense to bloom. Lahat dito sa Negrense tingin sa mga Cruz ay isang hulog ng langit. Then, years ago... they made a history. My dada, my titos and my dad too. They cleaned and protect Negrense and everyone deeply owed them a lot. Kaya ayan, sinasamba sila dahil sa kabaitan nila.

I finished changing and I'm organizing my bag. Securing my gadgets and important belongings. I saw my ID given by my kuya kahapon ata? I saw the ID with my name printed on it but it doesn't have my picture yet. So I decided to open it for me to be able to put my 1x1 picture on it.

Cruz & Mendez, how powerful am I huh?

My father is Ranziently Mendez and my mother is Zandra Mareille Cruz-Mendez. I have a great people around me. I have a good but a little bit strict grandparents, helpful and supportive uncles and auntie. I have cousins too. Yeah, protective cousins.

Si kuya Frederick is the son of my uncle Zach Marcus Cruz. Si Kuya Rexford naman ang pinakabatang anak ni Dada Zach at Mimi Sandra which is my lola and lolo. Kung tinatanong nyo about him, basta na buo nalang daw sya at lumabas mula kay lola.

I will enter the most crowded school in Casararo Valencia de Negrense at Mainstreet High, The Queen High School of the east. I was really happy to be enrolled again in public school. Public nga ba? It is public for regular class because it's free but for student just like me, it's semi-private. It is under the supervision of Grand. Also, everyone known Mainstreet as High school or just a school but then it's already a University. Nakasanayan na rin siguro ng lahat.

Okay lang naman saakin kahit saan but Casararo Valencia de Negrense will always be my beloved hometown.

Masyadong matagal na rin noong napasok ako sa public school. Kaya nga excited ako yet kinakabahan sa magiging resulta ng pag-enroll ko ulit sa isang crowded school. Gusto ko ng simple at tahimik na buhay. Yun lang, wala ng iba. Gusto ko lang na maging simple at masaya.