LUZ SUAREZ Address: Cavite
Herman said no words when he heard from her daughter the amount of money she asked. Twenty five thousands, where will he get such amount of money.
"Father you did not answered me. I really needed that amount of money for the placement fee that the agency asked. I cannot work abroad if I cannot pay that." Luz said again to her father about where she the money needed for.
"I'm just thinking. Where will we get that amount of money? I am only a construction worker and what I earned was not enough even to our foods. That's why you stop studying in college after two years because I could not afford anymore your study." Herman said.
"I knew, that's why I'd tried my best that I can work abroad as a cultural dancer. I did not knew that there will be a placement fee. Your brother, Uncle Marcelo is rich, maybe you can borrow from him the money I needed." Luz tried to convinced her father.
"I can ask your Uncle Marcelo. I can borrow money from him and will use our house and lot as collateral, but that was not what worried me. I am worried because you will be departed from us, that you will be alone on a far country of another kind of people." Herman expressed his worries.
"You don't have to worry, Father. I knew how to protect myself." Luz answered her father.
"Luz, you knew already that even we are poor I valued our honor and dignity. I heard so many stories about what happened to some Filipina abroad. Maybe it will also happen to you what had happened to them." Herman said.
"Father, the fate of one will never be the fate of another. What I meant was that what happened to those Filipinas, will never happen to me. You knew me already. I also valued the honor and dignity of our family. You can trust me fully about that matter!" Luz said to her father.
Herman did not answered his daughter, but later said to Luz after a long pause. "I trust you, Luz. Don't you worry, when your mother arrived from the market, we will go together to your Uncle Marcelo and asked him about the money you needed."
"Thank you! Thank you very much!"
AFTER three months. The six cultural dancers were ready to travel abroad. They learned already how to dance the Pandanggo Sa Ilaw, Tinikling, Cariniosa and more. Their destination, Europe.
That night, by the family of Luisa Magbanua.
"Your lucky that your group destination is Europe. If it is Japan, the people here in the Philippines will call you Japayuki." Norma said to her daughter Luisa who was busy packing, tomorrow she will travel already with her group to abroad. Japayuki had a bad meaning to some other people.
"Yes," Luisa answered her mother and while she's packing she was surrounded by her family.
"Be careful if you are already there and you must pray always to GOD." Norma continued talking to her daughter.
"Don't worry, Mother. We are six in our group. They were already my friends and we promised that we have to take care and help each other. " Luisa said.
"Abroad you must not easily trust someone and always bear in mind that far away from your family, you only can depend to yourself." Tomas said to Luisa.
"Yes, Father. I will do it." Luisa answered her father.
"Sis, if you are there already don't forgot to send money for my school." Mayet, the sister of Luisa said.
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One Road, Six Ways
General FictionSix Filipinas not knowing they would became victims of human trafficking were glad that they went abroad as cultural dancers as what promised to them, little they knew the dangers that awaited for them in another countries, first in Cyprus, and lat...
