Malamig...
Madilim...
Mapuno...
Ayan ang masasabi ko sa binabaybay namin na Lugar ngayon. I can't clearly what surrounds this freakish place. There's a light post, but it wasn't suffice the darkness.
I just let myself feel the breeze. Ang lamig! Hindi man lang kasi nagbigay paalala si mama na kakailanganim ko magsuot nang makapal na tela na damit o kaya ay jacket.
"Where are we Mama?" I abruptly asked. When jeepney stop. Wala ako makita masyado. Madilim talaga sa buong lugar kahit na may poste.
Mama look at me and smiled sweetly. "This is the place of your new home, anak." Malambing nyang sagot sa tanong ko tumango ako saka nagsimula na kaming maglakad sa mas madilim na iskinita. Maputik ang daan. Mabuti na lamang at hindi 'yong puting sapatos ang ginamit ko.
I will surely have an invisible on my head once my white shoes got to have unbearable stains.
Ilang saglit na paglalakad pa ay huminto na kami ni Mama.
She's the one who brought most of my things. I only brought my backpack this gonna be the one I'm going to use for school. Nasa loob na rin noon ang school supplies na binili ni daddy sa 'kin before mama abducted me and bring me here.
Little by little nagkaroon ng liwanag sa harap namin. Nakita ko ang isang parang unfinished house. May batang lalake na nakatayo sa hamba ng pinto. He looks adorable gusto ko tuloy kurutin ang matataba niyang pisngi.
"Calynn he's your brother, Brion." Wika sakin ni Mama. I smiled to the little boy. Dahan dahan akong naglakad papalit sakanya at nagsquat upang maging magkalevel kami.
"Hi little boy, I'm your ate Cae." Malambing na wika ko sakanya. He giggled. Ang sarap nya panggigilan. But I controlled myself to do that. I noticed mama's new husband starring at me. I felt uncomfortable. Kaya naman ay mabilis akong saka muling tumabi kay Mama.
Mama draped her hands around my shoulder as she introduced me to the man in front. "Cae that is your Papa Seb." Pagpapakilala ni Mama kay Tito Seb. It's not ample to call him Papa even tho mama told me so. I just can't I only have one.
Maybe I should tell them about it that I'm not comfortable in calling Tito Seb as Papa. But now is not the right time.
"We should get inside. The wind is getting colder and colder." Tito Seb promulgated. We all get inside the house.
I thought the interior of the house isn't finished only the exterior part of the house only.
"Brion, can you accompany your sister to get into her room? You knew where it is right?" Mama asked Brion and he nodded in a fire up manner. He extended out his arms on me marahan ko 'yong tinanggap.
Ang cute nya talaga!
Matapos ang saglit na paglalakad huminto kami sa isang pinto.
Bungalow house yung bahay nila mama. Maganda at malinis 'yong loob.
After seconds binitawan ni Brion 'yong kamay ko and pointed out the doorknob. I gently turned it. At bumungad sa'kin ang isang maliit at malinis na silid.
The color combination is white and beige it matches perfectly on the other interior parts of the house and furniture inside the room.
Napalingon kami ni Brion nang marinig namin ang mga magaan na yabag ng tao. "Our room is adjacent to yours and Brion's is still sleeping with us. But when he get five baka palakihan natin ang kwarto mo at pagsamahin na kayo." Mama explained, I slowly nodded my head. "So if you need anything you can easily knock on our door. Anyway kumain na muna tayo para makapagpahinga kana." Mama told me to change clothes before I go to the dining area.
Narinig ko muli ang hagikhik ni Brion. He clasped his hand and then drew a tantalizing eyes towards me. "You want me to carry you?" I asked. He abruptly nodded. Napangiti ako. At least there will be another reason why I let myself to be abducted by my mother. "Wait here okay? I'll just change clothes." Muli ay tinanguan lang niya ako. Mabilis akong nagpalit ng damit. At lumabas para pagbigyan ang gusto ni Brion.
Mama told me the Brion is only three years old well he's getting to four. Kaya naman hindi na nakapagtatakang mabigat na sya para sa isang toddler.
Brion led the prayer before we eat. Nakatutuwa talaga sya. Sana'y Hindi sya magbago kapag paunti-unti na syang lumaki.
"Cae, wake up early tomorrow okay? For you to fix your things. Tomorrow is the first day of enrollment in your new school. We'll try to go there and ask if we can still enrol you even tho you doesnt have your report card." Tumango lamang ako sa lahat nang sinabi at binilin ni Mama.
Maybe this is really gonna be a big change for my whole life.
After that night I let myself drown to sleep and remind myself of every reason that I have why agreed to be here.