SUNSHOWER

1 BEGINNING

THE SUNSHINE

AVEAH CLAUDINE LOPEZ

"Anak, wake up. You will be late!"

My mom wake up. Nagising ako sa pagyuyugyog ni mommy sakin. It's too early in the morning.

Aish! Jinjja!

I usually wake up late. But I remember I'm not in South Korea anymore. At medyo masakit rin ang katawan ko pero kahit na masakit ay pinilit ko paring bumangon. Yeah! That's tagalog you know.

First day ngayon at transfer ako sa school na papasukan ko ngayon.

I don't know anything about the school I used to go before when I was a kid dahil galing akong ibang bansa at ngayon lang ako nakauwi sa Pilipinas.

After 9 years, ngayon lang ako ulit bumalik rito. Mom and Dad is with me when we go there. While my older brothers are not with us right now because they're in Japan, ang iba naman ay nandito sa Pilipinas. Hindi pa alam ng iba kong mga kapatid na nandito na ako. It's a surprise daw eh.

"Ah wae? Nan ajik jolryo."

"Tagalog, anak."

"Mom, sleepy pa ako eh.."

"This is not South Korea anymore, Aveah. Where did you go yesterday,ha?"

"Siyempre mom I went from a gala yesterday and I have stuffs that I need to finish."

I said while pumipikit pikit parin ang mga mata ko. Eh sa antok parin ako eh. My bed is still calling me.

"Okay. Go to the shower and eat your breakfast sa baba. And anak, can you straight your Tagalog? You need to learn it."

"But I can't help it!"

"Like what I said, this is Philippines. You can't speak Hangul and English. Dapat magsalita ka lang dito ng Tagalog."

Paalala ni mommy sa akin. I just nodded. Atleast I know what she's saying. Dali-dali akong pumunta sa bathroom and I showered ng 5 minutes. Ewan ko ba na-excite naman ako bigla.

After that, I get my uniform sa drawer ko na hanggang tuhod ang skirt. This is like in South Korea. Pagkatapos ay bumaba na agad ako and I see mommy preparing my breakfast.

"Good morning,sweetie."

Greet sa akin ni mommy. Lumapit ako sa kanya and I hugged her. Hinalikan ko sa pisngi si mommy.

"Good morning mommy."

I also greeted my mommy but my antok is still not nawawala.

Umupo na agad ako sa upuan. I got confused. Where is kuya?

"Mom, where sina kuya?"

I noticed na me and si mommy lang ang nakaupo rito. They don't want to fetch me? Isasabay papunta sa school? Hello, I'm their little sister and doesn't know anything about the school. What if something happens to me?

"Mamaya umayos ka. Huwag na huwag kang magcu-cutting ng classes. Don't you ever climb on the walls again. Dapat 'wag mo nang uulitin 'yon ha?"

Paalala ni mommy at napatango nalang ako. As if naman mapapaaway ako sa first day of school.

"Wag matigas ang ulo. Kilala kita..."

Sabi ni mommy na binabalaan ako at tinuro niya ako. Alam niya kasing pasaway ako kahit na anong gawin ko. Eh bunso ako eh.

"I'm doing good. You know I'm a good girl. But I will be a bad girl if someone messed up with me."

Tiningnan ako ni mommy ng kasasabi-ko-lang-sayo-look. My mommy is so scary.