The Way Back Home (Under Revision)

THE CAMPING

Hmm?

"Does it require to bring a electric fan, mom?" I was sitting next to my bag.
All of my things including two emergency lights, a towel, clothes, two water bottle, plastics, a small rope, seven pack of chocolate, and a knife or a cutter may called.

"Honey it wasn't, the forest where we will be having a camp is cool and besides a swamp where we can swim." Mommy kiss my forehead as she walk and guide me to my seat in the back of van.

"Pero mom, diba mainit d'on?" I ask.

"Hindi anak, ayos lang doon. Hindi masyadong mainit at may lilim tayong sisilungan." She placed my little bag beside me before she sat next to the driver's seat.

"Mom, did Elliza can go to us?"

"No honey, she was going with her father in their car" Mommy answered.

"May I go too with their car?" I pleaded.

"No, I prohibit you" magmamaktol pa sana ako pero nakaandar na ang sasakyan. We will not go together with my father since my father was already there in the site.

"Shu!" Pagkababa ko palang ng site dinig na dinig na ang boses ni Elliza.

"Liza"

"Sabi ni daddy may swamp daw malapit rito, balak ko sanang lumangoy don. Can you go with me?" She said.

"Pero pinagbawal tayo ni mommy at tito na wag pupunta roon Liza, darating si Kyle diba?" Tukoy ko sa pinsan namin na darating mamaya. "But I want to go there" she crossed her arm on his chest.

"Hintayin kaya natin sina mom, sabi kasi nila isasama daw nila tayo" Tinapik ko ang balikat nito pero hindi parin mawala wala ang pagkasibangot ng kanyang mukha.

"Ayoko parin, I want to go there" iiling iling ako habang tinatanggal ang coat na suot ko. Masyado kasing malamig kanina kaya kailangan kong magsuot nito para di lamigin baka mamaya sipunin pa ako.

Matapos naming kumain ng miryenda ay agad kaming niyaya ni tito Andrew para manghuli ng kuliglig. Dala dala ko ang aking net at ang bag. Sinuot ko narin ang aking coat at nagnakaw ako ng anim na biscuit sa bag. Baka kasi gutumin ako sa daan kaya kinupit koto sa snack ware.

"Manghuhuli po ba tayo ng kuliglig daddy?" Elliza said.

I slowly step my feet. I think I smell something fishy.

"Saan mo po ba kami dadalhin tito? Wala po si daddy, sabi nyo po kasama natin sya?" Nagiba ang ekspresyon ng kanyang mukha. Kahit na 13 years old palang ako alam ko na ang mga sikreto ng mga magulang ko.

Hindi nila ako bini-baby at ganoon din sina lola at lolo kaya in a very young age I got matured.

"I want to swim in the swamp daddy!" Eliza cut me off. Before I could speak what I want to tell what I found out.

"Then we will go there" her father took us both and tie with a blindfold.

"What is this tito?" I ask.

"A surprise!"

After a minute, naramdaman nalang namin na tumigil kami. Kasalukuyan parin kaming nakaupo. Nakatali ang kamay ko at hindi ko rin maigalaw ang binti ko.

The fvck!

"Shu?" I heard Elliza voice.

"Nasaan tayo?" Tanong ko naman, pinakiramdam ko ang paligid at mukhang nasa isang lugar kami na malayo na sa camp. Hindi to swamp dahil wala akong naririnig na daloy ng tubig.

"I don't know, maybe somewhere?"

Somewhere.....