You are My Home (PUBLISHED under LIB)

chapter 26

Chapter 26

SYDNEY'S POV

3 months.

It's been three months since my birthday pero parang kahapon lang nung tumigil ang bus sa destination nito.

"Nasa Baguio na po tayo. Baba na po." sabi ng konduktor na naging dahilan para magising ako.

Madaling araw na when we reached the place.

Baguio. I've never been in here. Dati, wish ko na kapag nakarating ako ng Baguio, kasama ko ang family ko and it would be for a vacation. But right now, I do not have a family with me at mukhang I'll be here for a long time.

Pagkababa ng bus, first thing I want to do is to back-out. Kung kanina I am so confident with whatever awaits me, ngayon, I am chickening.

I am scared of what will happen to me now that I am all by myself.

Tama nga sila, never make a decision when you're angry.

But it's not like I have a choice right now. Nandito na ko e.

So I gathered all courage left in me para simulan na ang journey ko.

My first month was hell. Wala akong ni isang idea kung ano bang dapat gawin.

Swerte na rin siguro na nakahanap ako agad ng matutuluyan na mura.

Pero having a place doesn't end there. Ang daming adjustments na dapat kong gawin.

Kung dati I eat more than three times a day, ngayon I eat once or twice na lang.

Dati madali lang makuha ang mga bagay na gusto ko pero ngayon, kelangan kong magtiis para makaipon ng pera.

Pero one thing na thankful ako sa situation ko is I have my freedom to choose the career I want.

May nakita kasi akong school na nagooffer ng course majoring in literature.

And I wasn't able to help myself in enrolling. Eto kasi talaga ang gusto kong gawin.

That's when my savings started to wipe out. I tried applying for a scholarship pero unfortunately, hindi kinaya ng academic skills ko.