CHAPTER THREE

"Papa, wait for a second," I scream and stop my father from leaving the house too early and fast.

My eyes shuttered after seeing the mud on the whole farm. There's no other way I could go but to cross this path.

"You could have just taken off your shoes, Heart. That will prevent getting mud on your shoes," Papa suggested and pointed to my white shoes.

I smiled bitterly and started taking off my shoes. Papa is on the side, he already crossed and I was like here. Standing and trying to step forward.

"Move faster Heart! We have a trip to catch," Dad scream on the other part of the farm.

"I am! Wait a minute,"

I step on the mud and gather all my strength to walk like I was walking on a clear pathway.

Not to say show y'all that I'm overreacting, but I don't wanna put a strain on my all-white outfit.

My friends were already in Manila and they were all ready to take the entrance exams.

While I'm here struggling to crossed cause I wear all-white clothes and rubber shoes.

Finally, I crossed on mud way without any stains on my pants and shirts. I'm holding my shoes while my other is grabbing my bag tightly.

Avoiding not to put dirt on my body. Dad shook his head and walk first. My eyes catches a small faucet in the midway and took the opportunity to wash my feet.

While I'm just putting my shoes back. Dad and I were walking in the street, till we reach the bus terminal on time.

It's still 7:10 AM and I still have more minutes to waste before I reach Manila. Well, it's not that far because our place isn't that hard to travel to.

You'll get a little bit of problem crossing the rice fields and some vegetables that are planted.

You can't step on of it, cause it will die. Every one of them will die including those fruits that are bare to give edible flowers.

Dad got in the car and there weren't many people in it. The jeep was spacious and not too crowded.

From the farm, we will leave manila to take the exam at the University of Santo Thomas and Ateneo de Manila.

Back then, I dreamed of that university and promised that when I passed, I would work hard to graduate.

I smiled as I watched the beautiful view of our farm. If only there was a large college in the place where I and my family live, I could have studied and enrolled myself there.

I'm not very picky about things, but I'm looking for a learning quality and good teaching.

I was once told that I would be a teacher in the end in the future. But the only realistic thought will be, is that I'll be a chef at the end of the day and will put my restaurant.

Even though our life was difficult, I was able to cope. I can handle not being sick and being weak in whatever problems come my way.

Fighting!

It was past eight-thirty when my father and I arrived in Manila. Dad was carrying his papers and I was carrying my entrance exams requirements.

Because I can't lose it! Just in case there are no other extras of my papers and I lost them all, I will not be able to take the exam again.

And, I don't want to mess with it, so I took care of it well and avoided knotting it. A piece of mind filled me with hopes and strength.

"Oh, here you are and I'll go on the other side, Heart. You already know the way back to our place, don't you?" Dad's assurance.

"Of course papa, I know where I'm going home and where I'm going. I'll just take a taxi home later," I replied and bravely got out of the jeep.

Dad was in the jeep and would travel for several hours before he arrived at his destination.

Run and walk I did to reach the last session of the entrance exams.

But as I was running towards the gate of USTE. A sudden vehicle passed by and the act of his very fast driving was to muddy the whole body.

"Shit! Hey! Hey you moron!" I shouted and run fast as I can so I could reach the car but it ran fast away.

I tried not to despair and thought it was all a test. When I enter the campus. Many people looked at me and stared at my clothes.

Why! Oh Why!

What's the problem with my clothes!

Was it my fault that an animal car passed in front of me and was running so fast!

The driver shouldn't drive his car a full speed. It should be at the least the normal and hard speed of the car.

That man is just wasting his fuel and yet after he loses all the gas on his car. He'll drive back to the nearest gasoline station and fill the tank of it.

How come did that man will, does he even have any brain? He's being too grumpy about driving his car.

He could even kill me if I weren't aware of him driving behind me.

Flipped hair, as my body was shaking on walking calmly. Without bothering all the rich students on the campus who were looking at me.

I looked at the woman who had been happily flirting with her butterfly-like friend.

She stroked my body from head to toe. To my delight, I raised an eyebrow at the woman and give her a fuck you sign with a smile in emphasis.

I walked quickly to avoid the woman's angry reaction. Until my feet reach the place where I'm going.

Widely, I smiled so broadly as I happily lined up in the registration area. Still need to wait for my number to be called and just stay in my linen the whole time.