Celeste's Haven

Calejo Island

After my Dad died, mom decides to live on this Island, at first l dont agree pero may magagawa pa ba ko? Unless i have a good job and enough money to live on my own.

Were not rich, tama lang, my mom work as a secretary at Mayor's office, right now while im narrating this part to all of you, 2 years na kaming andito sa Calejo.

Im a 2nd year college taking up Education, yes you heard it right, ito na lang kasi ang pinakamalapit na course sa pangarap ko considering the status of our life as i said were not rich.

My dream is to become a writer, i was known by everyone here as a weirdo pen, weird coz my hobby is a bit weird daw for my age.

Ano bang mali sa pag susulat? Or baka mga tao lang dito ang mali..maybe,

At 4pm i need to go to the Market and buy a fish for dinner, its already part of my everyday routine from monday to saturday, mamalengke at magluto.

Since its 3:30 pm already i need to start walking para exact 4pm andun na ko,

While walking, few words is lining up to my mind, its like a drug that if dont write it down my whole system will explode.

Napahinto ako sa kalagitnaan ng lakad ko then pull out my cellphone from my pocket,

Sadness has many faces
Truth makes a consequences
Both can brake my defenses
Which sometimes it doesnt make sense

After saving it to my notes sa cellphone ko, i started walking again,

As i reach the Market, what i always love about this place is the place itself, its not crowded yet its never been incomplete for the products you need.

"Oh Celeste dun kay Maria bago ang mga isda dun, diretso ka na dun"-- Aling Opang

Shes our usual seller of fish, sakanya lang kasi may tiwala si mama but since she recommended me to Aling Maria i guess wala namang masama.

"Hi Celeste, buti naman napadalaw ka, walang kupas talaga ang ganda mo, sa lahat dito ikaw ang pinaka maganda"-- Conrad

And there he is again my undying admirer, he always chooses the right kind of word to say just to please me, he looks annoying yet im amazed by his determination that i always ignore.

"Aling Maria dito po magkano?" --unknown

Isang babaeng kasing age ko lang ata and she choose the fish that i  already pick.

I look at her and she didnt even mind me at all, i  cant blame her im litteraly nobody at all still, i choose that first.

"Aling Maria napili ko na po yan" i said, now is the turning of the table, shes looking at me like i made a big mistake that im gonna regret soon.

I just didnt mind her at all like what she did, sometimes silence is a great defense.

After looking at me, she just turn her eyes away and look for another fish.

Nang mabalot na ni Aling Maria ay umalis na ko agad and start walking again pauwe.

I know may tricycle but walking around the village is what inspires me to create a lot of ideas, i must admit I inhibit my inspiration to what I see wether it amuse me or disappoint me.

Almost 5:30 nang makauwe ako then i start cooking for the dinner,

Ilang oras pa and i can hear my moms car outside,

"Wow ang bango ng luto ng anak ko ah"--Mama

I just smiled at her, yan ang bati nya lagi sakin everytime na uuwe sya.