Destiny

ONE

Ayumi 

 "Are you ready to go Ayu?" Miya said while looking at me with an encouraging smile. I nodded and gave her a big smile. 

 Miya was about to lock the gate when I stopped her and said "Can i?" 

 "Yeah sure" she said and step away from the lock. 

 I stared at the house where i grew up and all the bittersweet memories came back. Bago pa ako umiyak sa mga alaalang bumalik ay binilisan ko na ang paglalock ng gate. Pinunasan ko muna ang luhang namuo sa mga mata ko bago humarap pabalik kay Miya. 

 "Ayumi...." mahinang banggit ni Miya sa pangalan ko na may halong sakit at lungkot. Nginitian ko lang sya at inaya na umalis na dahil kanina pa naghihintay ang sundo namin.

 "Tara na ayokong masyadong paghintayin ang sundo natin" 

Tinanguan nya lang ako at hinawakan ang kamay ko. Pagdating namin sa kotse na sundo namin ay hindi ko napigilang lumingon pabalik sa bahay na nakasanayan ko na. Malungkot ko itong tinignan bago sumakay sa sasakyan. Pagpasok ko sa sasakyan ay hawak hawak pa rin ni Miya ang kamay ko naramdaman ko na humigpit ang hawak nya kaya nilingon ko sya. 

 "I'll always be here for you okay? Hindi kita papabayaan so you can always depend on me" nakangiting sambit nya sakin at tinanguan ko na lang sya. 

 Nagsimula ng umandar ang kotse at kasabay non ang paglingon ko sa bintana. It's just been a month since the death of my parents. Namatay sila dahil sa isang aksidente habang papuntang airport para magbakasyon. Last month was too much for me to handle on my own so I'm really glad to have Miya by my side. Laging nasa tabi ko si Miya bata pa lang kami, she was actually an orphan and then one day my parents adopted her since I don't have any siblings I was happy that she became my older sister. Miya is 6 years older than me. 

 I was both happy and sad in moving out from our house and moving in to another house to serve the family who took us in. Their family took us in because the head of the family is friends with my parents. 

 Habang nakasandal ako sa upuan at nakatingin sa labas ay bigla ko siyang naalala. Masaya ako dahil makikita ko na ulit sya makalipas ng ilang taon. I closed my eyes at the thought of seeing him again and living with him under the same roof starting today. Upon remembering him, I remembered the conversation I had with my mother years ago when I was only 10 years old

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 "Ma how did you and Papa met?" i innocently asked my mother. She smiled at me while softly holding my hair. 

 "Hmmm well meeting your father was the most great thing that ever happened to me. The moment our eyes met there was this feeling that we felt like it was saying 'don't let this feeling go', it was....... electrifying and felt so good, it was the best feeling i've ever experienced and knowing we felt the same was overwhelming" my mother said while her eyes was full of happiness and fulfillment and..... love... like she can't even explain what exactly she felt during that time. I was amazed that just because of that feeling they felt and just that their eyes met is the reason they're so happy now. 

 "Woaahhh that's...... that's amazing!!! It's like there was something that brought the two of you together Ma!" she looked at me like she was shocked for a bit and just chuckled. 

 "Yes honey there was something that brought us together....." she said softly 

 "Woaahh seriously?! What is it ma?! I want to knowwww!!" i said so excitedly, she looked at me like she was vulnerable to it like it was something she can't fight. It was the first time i saw my mother like that because she's always been a fighter. Curiousity took over me. 

 "It was.... destiny Ayumi it was destiny who brought your father to me and destiny brought me to him" she said with a very delicate and soft voice. 

 "Destiny?" i confusely said "What is that? Is destiny even a person? I don't understand ma. What can destiny even do?" 

 My mother laughed while looking at my confuse face , "Don't understimate destiny Ayumi it's something that will become your weakness someday but can give you strength too. Listen carefully Ayumi don't fight your destiny because it's something you can't win against with let destiny do it's part in your life and trust me if you do it will do something very special and magical in your life."

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 I believe in you Mama and I believe in destiny too. I know that there are reasons why this happened to me, to us. So please guide me from where you are right now ma, pa.

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 Ayumi Sakamaki - 20 years old 

Miya Sakamaki- 26 years old 

 sorry po sa wrong spellings and grammars, just bear with me hehehez