(chapter 2)

nagising ako, pag baba ko nabingi ako sa katahimikan

nakita ko si yaya nag luluto ng pancake

ohh gising kana pala ali, oh kumain kana pancake i know favorite moto

favorite ko to pero mas favorite ko yung luto ni mommy nung nasa philippines kami time na hindi pa siya busy at may oras pa siya sakin

Ali naman.. Oh kumain kana

I sit silently and eat, i look around malaking bahay pero laging kunti kang tao, ganon ba talaga sila ka busy?? Hayss...

suddenly someone knock at the door, bumaba ako sa upuan ko at binuksan yung pinto it's harvey

Hii ali, tara laro tayo...

I look at yaya and said yaya can i play with him?

Ali hindi mo pa ubos yung pancake mo

l'm already full yaya, okay bye

I step outside with him, he's holding a cookie and gave it to me

Oh.. Binake ni mama para sayo yan, masarap yan..

Oh thank you..

Tara laro tayo don sa playground

I follow him, umupo ako sa siso at siya naman ay sinuwing yung siso

I smile, ngiti na hindi katulad ng dati

Habang nag lalaro kami, biglang pumunta yung mama ni harvey, i look at her and she smiled at me

i wish she's my mother... Hayss..

oh harvey, ito pala new friend mo.. Ayhh.. pretty girl ah.. Where's your mom?

uhm.. She's always busy with bussiness sometimes when i woke up, she already arrive at the company, me and my yaya only in the house, tuwing gabi lang po kami kompleto..

His mom was speechless, i regret saying it but his mom didn't say anything she just smiled and offer me to come in their house and have a lunch

so i say yes

I enter their house, small tv in the living room, toys around a smell of chicken adobo, his dad and brother was in living room playing video games

have a sit ali..

I sit at the chair, i look around their house was small but happy, not big as our house but warm and peacefull, l'm jealous..

His mom put the big bowl of adobo, put a plate of rice in front of me, she smiled at me

his dad and brother sat too and i was about to eat and then suddenly his mom lead the prayer..

i was confused, and then harvey hold my hand and i hold his mom's hand and we pray, i feel the warm of a family, warm na matagal kong hindi naranasan sa sarili kong pamilya, pag tapos naming mag dasal kumain na kami, yung papa ni harvey nag kwekwento and then suddenly he said a joke we laugh, and i feel belong kahit hindi ko sila kadugo

ganto din kami ng pamilya ko dati eh..

i look at them and smile, i caught my self laughing eh hindi naman ako palatawang bata eh

After eating, nag laro kami ni harvey ng toys niya sa kwarto niya, while were playing he took out his phone and we take a selfie, he makes a silly face and i laugh

habang nag dradrawing kami, i look at his drawing and it's me

Ali oh drinawing kita HEHE ayos ba?

ganda...

Oh ito drinawing din kita

Halahhh.. Bat may siponn

HEHE AYOS BA???

We laugh, i look at him and smile

inabot nako ng gabi sa kanila, kaya umuwi na muna ako kasi baka maabutan nanaman ako ni mommy and daddy kila harvey

Byee ali.. Dito ka ulit bukas ah laro ulit tayo byebye!!

Bye harvey...

I step inside our house smiling, ang tahimik ng bahay nung nasa philippines kami hindi ko naman to nararanasan eh hayss..

i see my teddy bear, nasa lapag i realize nakakalimutan ko na yung teddy bear ko eh dati hindi 8ako makalabas ng wala to eh it means...

nakalabas nako sa comfort zone ko, i learn to socialize without it

Habang nag cecellphone ako bigla ng dumating si mommy and daddy kasama na nila si kuya and ate, pumasok sila sa bahay ng masaya tumatawa nag kwekwentuhan and ako? Nasa gilid para invisible

Yaya put the dish to the table, lahat sila umupo at kumain nakalimutan nila ako wala akong narinig na

ali kain na, wala..

kaya umakyat nalang ako at nag kulong sa kwarto, i miss lola and lolo

Nung nasa philippines kami as i remember 5 years old palang ako non, lagi akong trinetreat ni lola at lolo ng foods and toys, lagi nila akong pinupunta sa jollibee, inispoiled nila ako, pero nag kasakit si lola at iniwan kami simula non nawala na yung dating masayahin at madaldal na lolo ko, dumating sa point na gusto na niya sumunod kay lola wala akong magawa non para tulungan si lolo kase bata pako non, sumasama nalang ako kay lolo pumunta sa sementeryo para bisitahin si lola at saksi ako sa mga iyak ni lolo at lungkot niya, lagi parin kaming pumupunta sa jollibee pero wala na yung dating ngiti ni lolo at ramdam ko yon, ang bigat sa pakiramdam

nung nag asawa ulit si mommy, umalis kami sa philippines at dito tumira sa america, simula non wala nakong update kay lolo

Nung umalis kami non ramdam ko yung lungkot ni lolo sa pag alis namin, ayokong sumama non kila mommy and daddy pero kailangan daw kaya sumama nalang ako

Hindi ko namalayang tumutulo na pala luha ko

I miss my lola and lolo, sila lang yung nagiging kakampi ko sa lahat

Suddenly yaya knock at the door but i refuse to open my door, i lay in my bed staring at the ceiling, i imagine kung anong buhay ko ngayon kung hindi ako sumama, anong kalagayan ko ngayon kung hindi nawala si lola syempre masaya...

Habang umiiyak ako, hindi ko namalayang nakatulog na pala ako

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