" Wowww! what a beautiful sight,I had no idea it is so beautiful in here", Mary exclaimed enjoying the scenery.
" Me too, I love the peaceful and serenity of the surrounding ", Myra, silently agreeing with what her sister said.
" It is nature at its best, right?", Anselma asked her daughters.
" I will swim!", Myra suddenly said who did not wait for her mom's approval, running in the direction of the river.
" Wait for meeee!", Mary catching up with her sister heading to the river as well.
" Why don't you eat breakfast before you swim?", Anselma reminded her daughters.
" Sorry mama, the water is waving at me ", Myra teasingly told her mother.
" Hmmm,kids," Anselma just shake her head, how time fly so fast, they were young adult now but still they act like a kid specially her youngest daughter Myra.
One thursday afternoon,while the two girls were resting under a big avocado tree arguing about something.
" Papa said we will plant his vegetable seedlings of cabbage,tomato,onions,garlic and potatoes." Myra told her sister.
" Papa always wanted to plant,even until here he don't want to rest", Mary replied to what her sister said.
" Of course papa is a farmer,where ever he goes he wanted to grow plant", Myra said.
" You know girls your papa raised all of you with his farming, that's why he had been able to send you to good university because of his hardworks", both of the girls were surprise when they heard their mom's voice. They hadn't notice her arrival.
" Besides,we left our land in the open unattended what will happened to us without our ricefield and sugarcane?", Mary said.
"I have no idea, as long as I have mama and papa beside me,I don't care where we are,right mama?", Myra lovingly asked her mom.
" Stop acting like a child!", Mary seemed piss off at her sister's actuation.The two girls had different attitude because Mary is stubborn and jealous while Myra though childish is loving and kind but they are bestfriends and Anselma knew they love each other.
" Stop arguing now your father might hear you",Anselma told her daughters. Both of the girls quietly watch their father approaching with their older brother Mario.
" I will make a plot in that area for the vegetables", they heard Menandro said while pointing at the open land nearby.
" But papa, we will asked permission from Prof.Sanchez first if we could touch that land", Mario protested.
" My son, we have to used this lands while we are here for our benefit", Menandro said.
" Papa what I mean is...",Mario tried to say.
" What if this war stays longer than expected? okay right now we have food to eat but our food won't stay longer but if we have planted example rice we will have something to be harvested in the future", Menandro explained to his son.
" You're right papa, it's up to you anyway you're the one who has a green thumb, you're the best when it comes in planting",Mario told his father. Menandro smiled at what he heard, this is the first time he heard his son appreciate his effort. So Mario admired his planting prowess,it felt good to know.. he thought to himself.
" Girls, come on let's start our planting program",Menandto called on his wife and daughters who come near when they heard what he said. Menandro had started on making of plots for each vegetables they were busy on their plot when they heard Doni said while approaching.
" Hello,uncle Menandro, aunt Anselma
", Doni said while coming nearer in their direction.
" Hello Doni, you're taller than the last time I saw you,"Menandto said.
" Yes uncle, and that was two years ago he,he,he",Doni replied. the two girls seemed mesmerized by Doni's goodlooks. Their mother had mentioned about Mario's bestfriend that had visited them, but they both were in school at that time, she also talked about their brothers bestfriend goodlooks but they never beleive it was true because they knew how gross is their mother's choice.They heard their mother said about womanizer but they were not interested to listen about a person they never met.But now, their eyes follow whereever Doni go, they were both mesmerized by his goodlooks and he towers all over them as he came nearer.
" Girls, this is my bestfriend Doni, he is like a brother to me and I want you to treat him the same way", Mario told his sisters.
" Never,I want him to be my boyfriend " Mary in a whisper in Myra's ear said.
" Me too", Myra whisper back to her sister, both girls giggle. They felt an immediate infatuation toward the guy who's muscles is visible in his white sleeveless shirt. A muscles that normally toned down because of hardworks it might be because of their daily training and exercises..
" Hello Myra,Mary", again the two girls were surprised because he knew who they are.
" How do you know us? we've never met before?", wondering Myra asked.
" Of course Mario has your picture with him,
he is very proud of both of you,, and he always talked about you two in our dorm", Doni explained.
" uncle let me call some of the soldiers so that we could make more plot for your plants", Doni offered.
" Am I beautiful in that picture you brought?", Myra asked her brother when Doni turned his back on them.
" What for? anyway I am just using your picture for scaring rats in our dorm", Mario joked.
" Oh, I hate you! imagine scaring rats with my picture?", Mary in her infuriated expression.
" You're a bully Mario, do you know that?", Myra told her brother.
" I'm only joking guys ha,ha ha", Mario enjoying the annoying look his sisters throw at him. Eventhough he is fond of pestering his sisters he knows they love him so much.
The next day the two girls were busy watering the plants from the waterfalls.
" I wish I could go up there to see where the water from the falls came from.", Mary said.
" Yup, me too", Myra admitted.
" I could accompany you girls if you really want to go up there" , Orlan offered.
" That's exciting,maybe the day after tomorrow", Mary said.
" Tomorrow, Doni's family might arrive here",
Myra said.
" So they might want to come with us?",Mary asked.
" It's okay,the more, the merrier", Myra said.
Watching from afar their crush Doni with Mario and their father tilting the land manually that they will use for planting rice, they were enjoying their stay in this camp now that they have new inspiration.
" He is so gorgeous!", Myra said.
" Who? me?", Orlan said.
" of course not!", Mary quickly answered.
" Hurry up,they are waiting for the water they will use to moisten that soil before tilting it", Mary told Orlan who's holding a pail full with water taken from the falls.In normal circumstances inspite of the fact that this place is beautiful a secret heaven for nature lover like them,living in this place is not easy also because things were not accessible even
match or salt that was used for cooking is hard to find. She remember her mama looking for salt to be used but there's nowhere they can buy it. So they have to eat foods without salt. it taste so yucky.luckily there are almost three calamansi plant and one has many fruit, they use it as source of salt. There are many plants in here like papaya that has fruits, moringa plant and many more trees.Their father was right in saying that the soil is good for planting.There are also many wild flowering plants that scattered around this area.
" What do you think is he single?", Myra asked her sister.
" I had no idea by that look and height f sure he has a girlfriend", Myra said, automatically Mary's lips quirk upon hearing what Myra said.
" Orlan I have something to ask you," Mary said.
" Does Doni have a girlfriend?", Myra asked.
" Actually I have no idea,the best way to know? asked your brother because they are the closefriend, But there are many in school that has a crush on him", Orlan answered.
" I am scared of asking Mario, he wants us to treat Doni like a brother, he might get angry or tell mama and papa about it", Myra said.
" ha,ha,ha, it's just normal to have a crush on someone specially to someone like Doni, tall, goodlooking,intelligent. what else you should look at in a person?", Orlan said.
" He has all the qualification I am looking in a guy", Myra said.
" But the big question is? do you have what it takes to make him fall in love with you?",Mary asked.
" I am not sure, but I am kind and loving,,patient and understanding" Myra said.
" Hummp! sounds like a slumbook qualities", Mary told her sister.
" So what? anyway it sounds good for the listener, right?", Myra said.
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