It's a story of Calixta Villafrancia who always felt emptiness when she's in Melbourne, Australia. Until she decided to go home to the Philippines.
GxG!!!
It's been 30mins. since I landed here at the Philippines and until now wala pa rin yung sundo ko. Gahd! I badly want to take a rest na since I'm tired from my flight from Australia.
"Unoooo! Unoooo! Calix! I'm here, look on your left side!" I heard a voice came from somebody on the crowd of people who's waiting for their love ones.
I almost didn't recognize her, but when I got nearer to her I finally realized that she's my cousin. Avah Alfonso, the great womanizer of this country.
"Fuck you, Avah! What took you so long? I've waited here for a fucking half past of an hour!" I shouted on her due to frustration and tiredness I feel. But I really didn't mean it.
"Woah! Calm your tits, Uno. Ang init na nga rito sa pinas tapos ang init pa ng ulo mo" She giggled after she said that.
"Exactly! Mainit dito tapos pinaghintay mo pa 'ko. You asshole!" Sabi ko sabay irap at nilagpasan na sya papunta sa kung asaan man ang dala nyang sasakyan.
I just followed her bodyguard/driver who bringing my luggages to the car. I don't know but when I landed here I really felt that I'm home. A feeling that I never felt when I was in Australia. When I was there, I feel like there is something that missing inside me. I feel like I'm a puzzle with incomplete pieces. But now, I really feel like home.
"Are you gonna stay here for good?" Avah asked before entering the car.
"I don't.... I don't know. Especially that Mum didn't know that I am here. She thought that I'm going to London to study" That's true. I didn't told to my mum that I'm going to this country, but my dad knows about this.
Biglang naibuga ni Avah yung iniinom nyang tubig after she heard what I've said.
"What!??? You mean hindi alam ng mommy mo na andito ka!???? Siraulo ka ba!????" Arrgghh! Why this girl is so OA??
"Kilala mo si Mommy, hindi nya ako papayagan pumunta dito. Kahit ilang beses akong mag-paalam hindi sya papayag na pumunta ako dito. But don't worry, alam to ni Daddy. Sya bahala magcover up for me kay mum. Let's go na"
Matagal ko nang gustong pumunta dito sa Pilipinas, ang alam ko bata pa ako nung huling tapak ko sa bansang 'to. Tapos umuwi kami ng Australia dahil yun ang gusto ng parents ko. Ayaw akong payagan ng mom ko na sobrang pinagtataka ko dahil parang lagi syang tense kapag sinusubukan kong magpaalam na uuwi ako dito para sana magbakasyon. I thought she's just being over protective, not until I found a scrapbook on my Dad's office in our house when I'm looking for some files that I need in school. The scrapbook was containing my photos with people I can't remember na nakasama ko. Sa mga pictures na 'yon nakita ko yung mga ngiti ko at pakiramdam ko sobrang saya ko sa mga 'yon. Then I saw a letter for me that came from someone who's name is Dos. On that letter, she called me love and told me how much she really loves me.
While reading Dos' letter, tears fell down from my eyes with no reason. Kaya ba sobrang parang may kulang sakin kase may mga bagay akong di maalala? Ano bang totoo at hindi sa mga sinabi sakin ng parents ko? I feel so lost. Really lost.
I'm about to go out of my Dad's office when he enter and saw that I'm crying. He's going to ask me but I already spoke first before he did.
"Dad, what's this? Who are those people that Im with on these photos? Who is Dos? Ano ba talaga nangyare nung bigla akong nagising na nasa ospital ako?" Shock is so visible on my Dad's face. I can sense that he's too tense on my question.
"P-princess... w-why did you..."
"C'mon, Dad! Answer me! Who are they? I badly want to know the truth." I cried harder then my dad come near me.
"I can't tell you who are they exactly, but they are those people who really special for you. I-im sorry princess if I let your mum to hide all of these to you. Let your dad na makabawe. Just don't tell your mum na alam mo na." I cried harder after hearing those words came from him.
And with that, Dad and I made a plan that's really against my mum. Dad told to my mum na sa London na ako mag-aaral which is matagal nang gustong-gusto ni Mommy. She little did know na sa Pilipinas pala ako nag-enroll for my school.
"Hey! We're here already sa bahay nyo. Wake up na, Uno." Avah said while removing her seatbealt.
So, ito pala yung bahay namin dito sa Pilipinas? Wow! Didn't expect na ganito pala kaganda to. Our house in Australia is pretty much bigger than this, but I really love this place already.
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My heart is pounding very hard as I start to walk going inside. Then biglang may mga malalabong scenario na pumasok sa utak ko.
"Unoooo!" I heard Avah's voice screaming before everything went black.....
