10 years ago.
"Stop sulking Raziel." Mommy said while we are travelling to My Grandma's house.
"Why do I have to come with you Mommy? Why do we need to go there every chance we get? The place is so boring. There is no mall!" I said pouting. For a 15 years old teenager, that grew up in a city, going to a province is a curse and I feel cursed. Imagine, I can't go to Bora with my classmates because we are going to my grandparents province. And what will I do there? Just staty in my room and sulk? Listen to the sound of the chickens, horse, cow, goat and pigs? My God! This is a punishment.
"If you won't come with us, what will you do at home? You will party left and right. You will go barhopping with your friends even if you are all minor." Mom scolded.
"We are going to Bora Mommy! I already told you about it ages ago." I was so irritated. We've been planning this vacation with my friends. I am so excited and now I ended up not coming with them.
"I didn't allow you, right?" Mommy glared at me.
"My friends Mom allowed them all to go? Why won't you allow me?" I said still pouting.
"Don't worry pumpkin I will allow you to ride a horse this time." Dad said and give me a glance from the driver's seat. His eyes full of gentleness and adoration.
"Horse doesn't equal Bora Dad!"
"We can go to Bora this summer if you want." I pouted more. Can't they understand that I wanted to be with my friends? It's not the place, it's the time I spent with my friends. It's the fun I'll be missing because I am not there and I'm at a secluded and boring farm.
"But you won't allow me to wear two-piece because Mom thought that it's so scanty just like before." Whereas, if I'm with my friends, I can wear anything that I want.
"Stop being a brat Raz, you can wear your scanty two piece at Grandma's. There's a river…" My elder brother Angelo Jhudiel Villegas interjected. I glared at him.
"Shut up."
"Don't shut up shut up me! I'm older that you are. Do you want me to hit you?" That shut me up. When my brother uses that kind of tone, I usually shut up no matter how bitchy I am. I don't wanna test his patience. After all he is stronger, taller and bigger than I am. But of course, I wouldn't be pushed aside just like that. Never.
"Daddy! Jude is threatening to kill me. You've got to do something. I need to file for a restraining order." I whined like a puppy which Dad couldn't resist. I am his princess after all.
But to my dismay, Atty. Vladimir Villegas just laughed me, his beloved daughter. My tactic didn't work out and I saw my brother smirked.
Because of that, I sulked all throughout the travel until we reach the ancestral house of the Villegas clan where my grandparents live.
Due to the long drive we opted to just eat and rest. The next morning, I wake up early and told them that I'll go horseback riding. My Mom didn't agree at first but this time Dad allowed me. After all he promised to let me go horseback riding alone.
I went to the stable and rode my horse named Ferrari until I reach our farm clearing. I get off the horse and let Ferrari wander and graze on the grass. I lie down on the grass and looked at the sky. I imagined that I am sun bathing in the white sands of Boracay. I close my eyes and before I know it, I fell asleep and I don't know how long I've been sleeping in the clearing. I woke up because I felt hungry. My stomach is rambling.
I stood up and looked for Ferrari and I can't see the horse anywhere.
Where is it? It went home alone. The horse left me?
I walked farther to look for Ferrari. Maybe it isn't far yet. Besides animals and intelligent creatures and I'm sure that horse can go home on its own.
But I have a big problem. I don't want to walk home.
So I looked for that horse until I heard the sound of the running water. Maybe I'm near the river and maybe Ferrari got thirsty and decided to drink.
I walked towards the river when I heard a splash. I got scared. Did Ferrari fall down the river? Oh my! How can I save a horse from drowning?
I hurriedly went to where I heard the splash only to stop when I saw something on the river.
A guy.