"There are people who will appreciate you and there are also people who will look for the flaws you have"
Chapter 2:
As she walked she could still hear the whispers around her.
She is used to always being talked about wherever she goes.
At first, she felt pain from every insult from others but gradually she got used to it.
But that didn't mean it wasn't hurt anymore...
When she arrived at the pier, the ship she was waiting for was not there yet.
She looked for a seat at the harbor. She had a great view of the sea and the beautiful clouds. She couldn't help but touch his right cheek.
If others had the wish to have a very beautiful face but for her even plain face enough.
Maybe if her face was like that she wouldn't go through what she went through.
I instantly stood up when I heard the loud horn of the approaching ship.
She rubbed his shorts which had faded in color. This short has also been with her for a long time.
It even came from donations from people to the church. As soon as the ship landed at the pier, one by one the people disembarked at the dock.
With the number of people coming down, he did not know which of them she was looking for. People have also started to the crowd because of the number of passengers following.
"Where can I pick it up?" I said while my hand is on my head while still looking.
"Help someone stole my bag!" she heard a shout in the distance.
So she immediately ran to help it. She knew that this modus operandi was as prevalent in their area because the crowd created an opportunity for thieves.
"Hey! Get back here!" I shouted as I chased after the snatcher.
He went round and round the alleys. It's good that I memorized the roads and the shortcuts. I immediately took the shortcut to sabotage him.
I hid first and waited for him to come. Later I heard the approaching footsteps of a runner. When he approached, I immediately rushed to him.
I leaped to him and sneak an opportunity to get the bag. After I hit him with the bag I got from him.
Later, the Barangay Captain arrived and took the snatcher to the barangay.
"Thank you Crystal for helping you catch the snatcher" Barangay Captain Franco thanked me.
Barangay Captain Franco is kind and an exemplary captain here in our town. Then he shortly said goodbye.
I hurried back to the pier because I hadn't seen I was going to pick up and return the bag. So I decided to look around to find the owner of this bag first.
As soon as I saw her, I quickly approached to return the bag.
"Miss!" I called her and she immediately turned to me.
"My bag!" she said happily when she saw the bag in my hand. She immediately grabbed the bag in my hand and searched the contents of the bag to see if anything was missing.
When she saw that nothing was lost, she immediately thanked me.
"Thank you so much! I thought I was going to lose my bag. There are still many important things in my bag."
"Your welcome " I immediately told her.
I just turned my back to find the Niece of Sister Dessa when I heard something they were talking about.
"Ashley, no one is coming to pick us up yet. We've been waiting for a while" complained the woman with pink hair.
"Let's just wait a minute. Aunt Dessa told me that she was here to pick us up" When I heard Sister Dessa's name I immediately approached.
"Are you Sister Dessa's niece from Manila?" I asked them.
"Yes we are"
"I'm sure Crystal will take you to church" I immediately introduced them.
"It's good that you're the one to pick us up. I'm Ashley, Sister Dessa's niece" she introduced herself to me with a smile.
" Freah Call the others," Ashley said immediately.
"Hey everyone come here!" she shouted at the rest of them.
Instantly, two other men with suitcases approached.
"This is Freah" she pointed out at the same time.
"Hi" she smiled waving at me.
"The tall white one is Anton while the other is Dan" she introduced the two men.
I nodded.
"I'll just get the car in a minute" I immediately told them.
I forthwith hurried to the parking lot.
"How are you Crystal" Manong Paulo waved at me immediately.
"I'm fine" I politely replied to him.
"Do you need anything?"
"Ah, yes, because Sister Dessa, told me to fetch her niece. I'm finding a car for them to send them to the church"
"Is that you're looking for, what you're waiting for go on board. Let's go to Sister Dessa's niece," he said to me.
I immediately ride and the tricycle immediately started. Mang Paulo and I talked to them while we were reaching them. When we arrived the four were immediately stunned.
"Seriously what is this" Freah said immediately. Ashley instantly tapped her so she immediately shut her mouth.
"First let's look at the history of the word tricycle. This term was first used by a French newspaper The Journal de Paris who used it in 1789 on the 27th of July that they recognized the word tricycle to distinguish between a bicycle and a tricycle when they reported Two Frenchmen, named Blanchard and Maguire who had just invented a 3 wheel bicycle. "I immediately explained to them. "So we shouldn't underestimate the tricycle because it has a historical origin" I proudly told them. I don't look good but I know a lot of things that can be shared with others.
"That's great!" Ashley told me in amazement. Others nodded at what Ashley said.
I turned to Mang Paulo and winked at him, then he smiled at me and gave me a thumbs up.
We immediately rode the tricycle to church.
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Manong- term of address for an elderly man; mister. a male elder; old man
Tricycle-a vehicle similar to a bicycle, but having three wheels, two at the back and one at the front.