CHAPTER 2

"Molly,Gising na anak!"

"What...pa! anong oras na! baka malate ako sa flight ko!". I ran as fast as I can and I was so worried I that I will miss my flight that I forgot there is a slippery floor near the stairs and yes nahulog ako sa hagdanan.

(Nahulog na sa maling tao, nahulog pa ako sa hadanan hays....)

"OMG malalate na nga, nabangasan pa ako!",

"Anak!", pasigaw na sinabi sa akin ni Papa.

"Ano kaba? mamayang 3:00 am pa flight mo!..tsaka di mo ba napapansin na tanghaling tapat pa lang? "

"Pa! bakit mo kasi ako ginising edi hindi dapat ako nahulog sa hagdanan!", halos maiyak na ako sa sobrang sakit ng pwetan ko.

"Anak ako pa sinisi mo ano kaba?", alam ko na tuwang tuwa si Papa sa Nakita niyang kamalasan ko dahil siya lagi ang umaalalay sa akin noon tuwing nababangasan ako dahil sa kamalasan ko.

After standing up with my aching butt, I then smelled the delicious smell of fried rice with egg and bacon. My favorite! Ugh...

"Hali ka dito sabayan mo muna ako kumain." My father called me with a smile on his face.

Sinabayan ko agad si Papa kumain dahil ilang linggo na din ako hindi kumakain ng kanyang mga masasarap na luto.

To be honest ang awkward na nga eh kasi biglang may kumatok sa aming pintuan at agad na pumasok ang bruha naming Kapit bahay na si Aling Melda. Ang takaw niya and I suddenly lost my appetite as I helplessly watched over the cringiest scene of my life. Well, I just shrugged and ignored the fact na parang ginayuma ni Aling Melda si Papa.

I tried to eat so much food to distract myself from what is going on and suddenly...SNAP!

Nasira yung plastic na bangkong inuupuan ko and I landed on my butt AGAIN!

"Ghad! The agony...dalawang pwet ko pa nalatayan kainis!", I shouted but I was able to stand up alone.

"Uy Iha..ayos ka lang ba?" Aling Melda asked me with a worried voice. She tried to see if I was injured or hurt badly. And that's when I realized that she was also caring just like my own Mother in Canada. Nalaman ko na kung bakit gutong-gusto siya ni Papa.

Well of course na guilty ako pero deep inside I was so happy na nasira yung upuan kasi may reason na ako para makaalis sa lamesa.

But my father suddenly stopped me from leaving and told me to wait.

"Anak may regalo ako sa iyo!", he said in a cheerful voice.

"Talaga Pa! ano po?" I was so excited and scared kasi one time for my 18th birthday he gave me a bikini and as I opened it in front of many people, I was so horrified and embarrassed...I mean seriously sino ang maglalakas loob na mag suot ng bikini sa debut pa mismo!

He then gave me a rectangular gift that is somehow small as if it was a book. I was confused...baka bible yung ibibigay niya sa akin kasi baka dahil mukha na akong si satanas after kung manakit ng babaeng hinoholdap.

"Buksan mo na anak! Dapat talaga sa birthday mo pa yan pero naisip ko na ngayon mo na buksan.", He said with a big smile in his face.

I then opened the gift and I was shocked. It was a pink diary with a lock and pink glitter pen with cute animal designs. Leather yung cover ng diary kaya sobrang lambot and napakaganda ng quality nung paper.

I simply walked up to my father, said thank you and gave him a warm hug with tears slowly dropping on both my chubby cheeks.

It was 12:30 pm in the evening and nagaayos na ako ng mga gamit ko para handa na agada ko sa flight ko then suddenly may kumatok sa pintuan naming.

I was so confused kung sino yung nakatok sa amin. I slowly went down stairs and as I opened the door, I got totally shocked and anger had fully consumed me. It was Lester with an innocent and happy face. I was ready to pounce at him and shred him to pieces but I was so mad na nakalimutan ko na hypertensive ako. Na high blood ako at hinimatay and as I majestically fell towards the floor...I landed on Lester.

I woke up from my slumber and as I slowly opened my eyes, my father's worried face was so near me that I screamed out of surprise.

"Pa! ano ka ba?", I shouted at my father.

"Well, buti naman at hinimatay ka dahil habang tinatayo ka naming ng Tita Melda mo unti-unti mo namang dinudurog ang buto sa hita ni Lester." He said with a sarcastic tone in his voice.

"Woah!" I said with extreme happiness knowing na nakaganti na ako sa aking Ex na nage-engotan pa s kaniyang ginawang kaharutan.

"Hays..Anak inayos ko na iyong mga gamit mo,Mag ayos kana lang ng sarili mo at ihahatid na kita sa airport." My father said with a sad tone in his voice.

"Ok po Pa." I simply replied to him.

After 10 minutes we already left the house and went to the airport.

Flight 0819 will be flying soon; we are now calling all the attention of the passenger of Flight 0819.

"Pa! malapit na kami umalis...bye...mamimiss kita!" I cried while talking to him knowing na matagal ko ulit siyang makikita.

He then embraced me so tight then simply let go and waved his hand to say goodbye at me.

I finally reached the entrance of the airplane and I was so confused ibang bag na pala ang hawak ko bigla akong kinurot ng isang Japanese na pasahero at sinigawan ako ng "That's my bag you fat thief!"

Tumingin ako sa kanya at nagulat na hawak din niya ang bag ko. I shouted "That's my bag too you skinny thief!"

Hinatak naming ang bag ng isa't-isa at agad na pumunta sa aming mga assigned seats.

"Hatdog! Akala mo naman kung sino siya! Kainiiiss!", I wanted to scream so badly pero baka palayasin ako sa plane and I would be stuck here at the airport. So, no! control yourself Molly!