Finding My Way to Look After You (Finding Series #1)

Prologue

Prologue

"CZERINA, please stay by his side and make him happy... I want my son to be h-happy..." she pleaded with her brown watery eyes.

I looked around and saw smoke engulfing our surroundings. I then turned my gaze to her.

There she was... looking gently at me as she smiled... but those smiles still couldn't hide the pain that was visible in her eyes.

"Stay here po, I will call Mommy so they can help us," little me said as I put my index finger to my lips silently telling her to keep quiet.

Nakangiting umiling-iling siya.

"Gracy is really lucky to have a good daughter like you," she said and patted my head. Hindi ko alam bakit 'yun ang sinabi niya. Nakatitig lamang siya sa akin habang may luha nang tumutulo sa gilid ng mga mata niya.

Habang lumilipas ang oras ay mas lalong lumalaki ang usok dahilan para sumakit ang mata ko at mahirapang huminga. But before I closed my eyes I heard her coughing like she was losing her breath.

A while ago, I lost consciousness.

When I woke up, I found myself in a hospital bed...

"Czerina, pinapagising kana ng Mommy mo, iha!" rinig kong sigaw ni Manang Delia dahilan para magising ang diwa ko.

"Opo!" sigaw ko pabalik para alam niyang gising na ako.

Nagmuni-muni muna ako saglit at inisip ang napanaginipan ko... ang palagi kong napapanaginipan.

Paulit-ulit lamang 'yong scenario na 'yun sa panaginip ko, minsan naman kung hindi iyon ay iba ang napapanaginipan ko.

"Promise me na you'll come to my birthday party, ah," a little boy said while feeding the stranger cat.

I nodded my head even though he wasn't looking at me. "Promise!"

He looked at me with a smile as he stood up.

"Okay, give me a hug–" bago siya makalapit ay umiwas na 'ko.

He frowned because of that and pouted his lips.

"Why?"

Itinuro ko ang pusa.

He laughed when he realized something. "Oh sorry I forgot," he said and wiped his little two hands on his white t-shirt.

He looked his innocent brown eyes at me and we both laughed.

Bukod sa mata niya ay malabo ang mukha ng batang lalaki kaya hindi ko masyadong makita ang kabuuan ng mukha nito.

Sa ilang buwan ko na itong napapanaginipan ay hindi ko pa rin mawari ang itsura nito.

Tumingin ako sa wall clock and it's already 7:08 am!

Kaya naman dali-dali akong pumasok sa banyo para maligo.

"Good morning, Mommy!" malakas na bungad ko nang makababa.

Tumingin naman siya sa gawi ko.

"Oh! My dear, I already prepared your breakfast. Come and eat–"

"Mala-late na po ako. Sa school nalang po ako kakain, bye!" mabilis kong sabi at dali-daling umalis na.

I'm currently in eleventh grade of senior high school. I'd say, you would enjoy being a senior high school student and it would not be hard for you as long as you are surrounded with a good environment and good people who give you positive energy and you have friends who are always there to help and guide you with the activities, assignments, groupings, etc...