What is love?

Chapter 5

"Oh wow oh wow I'm finally home after 5 years" excited kong sabi sa sarili ko

Ladies and gentlemen we have arrived at our destination, you may now unfasten your seatbelts. Welcome to Manila, Mabuhay!

With that remark I already know I'm home, I can't describe what I'm currently feeling sobrang excited ko parang may butterflies sa tiyan. Going through immigration was smooth I am now waiting for my luggages at ang una kong napansin ay ang init sa Pinas though di din naman ganoon kalamig sa Australia iba lang talaga humidity dito sa Pinas.

When I finally got my luggages ay lumabas na ako ng terminal at nakita ko agad sila Papa, mama, and Von "mamaaaaaa" sigaw kong sabi habang tulak ang cart, wala nang poise poise miss ko na pamilya ko. "Oh my Dawn how you've bloomed nga" sabi ni papa hindi niya kasi ako mabisita gaano sa Australia dahil busy "ibang iba from our videochats anak" habol nito "how are you gorgeous?" Sabi naman ni ma "eto ok naman po medyo naninibago lang sa climate" i said "oh ate did you bring the shirts I asked from you" sabi naman ni Von "aba of course I won't forget those even though di cheap yun" sabi ko sakanya.

We were now walking towards our car, papa and Von handled my luggages while ako naman pumasok na sa loob. Ma seated infront and Von next to me, papa is driving kasi gusto nila sila personal magsundo sakin. The ride was quiet nang biglang "ah eh Dawn" sabi ni pa while looking at the rear view kung saan kita ako "yes pa" "Dawn do you remember yung pinagusapam matin nila tito Frank mo before you left?" Dahan dahan niyang tanong. Napakunot noo ko "ah what your dad means anak is..." ma said while holdig his hand

"Yung kasal nyo ni Richard ate" biglang singit ni Von na tumingin sakin "oh God, oo nga pala" i shrugged off "why are we not continuing it na? I knew it, I bet Richard is married na or baka nga nasa kulungan na HAHAHA" i said "uhmm actually anak" sabi ni ma "no way, no way" sabi ko with panick "yes anak, it's still on, he and his parent's will go to our house later" "WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK" napasigaw ako sabay takip sa bibig ko. Natawa si Von "DAWN!!!" Sabay si mama at papa. " you know what parang nahihilo ako i will nap for now, wake me up pag nasa house na tayo" sabi ko sakanila para di na sila makausap.

Ano banaman to bakit ganito, there are a lot of questions racing in to my mind wala naman ako naging bf sa Australia pero Clark is still with me, we may not be lovers pero alam ko masasaktan siya.

Nagising ako nang may humahawi sa buhok ko "wake up na my baby" sabi ni pa "ahhh pa naman eh I'm a grown woman na" sabi ko and he smiled, I got out of the car and looked at our house. I missed this place when I went in manang leng greeted me "kamusta ka na Dawn, nako napaka ganda mo" sabi niya habang hinihimas ang kamay ko kitang kita ang kasayahan ni manang. "Okay na okay naman po ako manang, may pasalubong po ako sainyo" inabutan ko si manang ng $200 Australian dollars ng patago "nako hija sobra to" "hindi po kulang pa yan sa pag aalaga nyo samin nitong si Von at sa pag silbi sa bahay namin" sabi ko at inilagay lalo sa kamay niya ang pera.

"So what's new?" I asked everyone when suddenly the door opened at pumasok si Tine " OH MY GOSH DAAAWN" sabi niya and she ran towards me to hug me " how are you?" She asked me with genuine happiness "eto more beautiful than ever" i said "of course naman no we've always been beautiful sabi nito sakin" "tara samahan mo ako sa room so we can talk more" i said

We went upstairs and she was still making chika "you know what remember Richard the son of your dad's friend" "oh what about him" I curiously asked "he's more pogi now and very athletic padin kaso" "kaso ano" sabi ko habang tinitignan ang room ko na walang nagbago. Di natuloy ang chikahan namin ni Tine dahil dad called us to go down stairs.