"Prim listen to me, makinig ka sa aunty please, kailangan mo ng umalis, hindi ko kayang pigilan ang uncle mo sa mga binabalak niya kaya magandang sa ngayon pa lang ay umalis ka na" humahagulgol ang aunty Macy sa harap ko na siyang ikinaiyak ko rin. How could Uncle Sam do this of all people! Nagiyakan kaming dalawa at napayakap na lang ng mahigpit dahil hindi ko na alam ang dapat kong gawin.
"huwag mo na akong intindihin, ako na ang bahala sa uncle mo pero sa ngayon kailangan mo ng umalis. Magtago ka iyong malayo at nang di ka mahanap, mas mabuti na iyon kesa mawala ka" kumawala ito sa pagkakayakap sa akin at inabot ang cellphone sa bulsa nito
"Itapon mo ang cellphone na gamit mo at baka masundan ka, bagong bili ko ito at hindi pa gamit, inilagay ko na ang numero ko riyan kung may kailangan ka man."
And that night I runaway from home, runaway from everyone, runaway from my uncle who wanted to kill me, runaway from my friends and lastly from Kielan without a goodbye. Mabuti na rin iyon sa parte ng lalaki dahil ikakasal na ito. Ayaw ko ng isa pang gulo.
Wala sa sariling hinaplos ko ang tiyan na hindi pa kita ang umbok.
"Hang in there little angel, mommy's here for you."
Adopted at birth, Katherine's only birthday wish is to know more about her biological mother. But as she starts her quest, Kath finds herself in the middle of a search and a blossoming romance that turns her world upside down.
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Geared for an adventure, Katherine Jesse Smith flies all the way to the Philippines to look for her biological mother. With only a name and a letter in her hands, she braves into an unfamiliar place to start her search. But when several mishaps welcome her on her arrival, Kath starts to doubt her plans. Just when she's about to fall into another trap, public school teacher Crisostomo Ibarra-Flores suddenly comes to her aid. As they continue Kath's little adventure, they discover that things are far more complicated than they originally thought. With the distance that seems to be separating them, can Kath manage to hold on to the blossoming romance that she has with Cris? Or will their relationship be a fleeting moment and nothing more?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English.
Cover by Louise de Ramos
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