I always feel like I'm floating through life. There was nothing to hold me in one place, there's nothing that has enough weight for me to stay.
Still... I wanted to believe that there's something special out there waiting for me.
Pero hindi pala g...
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CHAPTER 8: RAINBOW
ERIS' POV
A few years ago...
"If you ask me, it's better to have more housing available than vacant lands that are wasting away. Mas mabuti ngang maraming bahay na naipapatayo para may standard ang mga straktura rito sa Pilipinas."
Kung hindi lang ako naturuan ng mga magulang ko ng kagandahang asal ay baka kanina ko pa nilayasan ang lalaking nasa harapan ko. Siya na lang kaya ang palayasin ko? Alangan naman ako pa ang mag-adjust?
Not only that nothing about him interests me, his ideals are also shallow and ignorant. He looks attractive but I can't say the same to his personality. Sa tagal nga niyang nagsasalita ay hindi man lang niya napansin na nananatili akong walang imik. I grew tired of even nodding or giving him conversational fillers half an hour ago.
"Hindi iyong kung saan-saan lang nagsusulputan ang mga tao at nagtatayo ng mga bahay nila. Lalo tuloy tayong nagmumukha na mahirap na bansa. With more houses, there will be less homeless people."
Kung bakit naman kasi sa lahat ng gabi na naka-duty ako sa Paige's ay siyang gabi rin na dumayo ang taong ito rito. Si Enyo dapat ang sisihin ko. This is her shift.
Nasa kung saan lupalop na naman kasi panigurado ang isang iyon. I don't think she's out because of BHO CAMP's mission. Walang kahit na sinong nakakaalam kung saan siya nagpupunta o anong ginagawa niya. Iyong boyfriend niya baka alam.
Since Enyo came back from that mission... a lot has change with her. It was that mission where she got into an accident with Stone, her now boyfriend's brother. Ewan ko ba pero pakiramdam ko ay ang daming nagbago sa kaniya mula nang mangyari ang aksidente na iyon. O baka paranoid lang ako.
"It's so simple right? We can eliminate poverty by just a housing plan."
Nyx that approached the bar to get the drinks I prepared, rolled her eyes before scuffling away. She clearly heard the man talking.
"And what will happen to the homeless people?"
The man gave me a condescending look. "There won't be anyone that will be homeless if we have a lot of houses, sweetheart."
Sweetheart my ass. "That's not possible. Unless you'll give them the houses for free."
"Alam kong mahirap siyang maintindihan. I mean, you work here, but business is different. There's no such thing as free-"
"You're probably right. I don't know business." Ngumiti ang lalaki at tumango-tango pero nagpatuloy ako. "But I do know that you can't resolve poverty that way. In the first place, kaya nga walang matirahan ang ibang mga tao ay dahil wala silang kakayahan para makabili ng bahay. Kung gagawin mong subdivision lahat ng makita mo na lupa, they will just relocate. Because no matter how many houses you build, if people can't afford them then it's meaningless."
