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Chapter 1

The traffic is less heavier here in Rimando than Magsaysay-Harrison, the roads here are slope and I am holding my maleta tight to secure it not to abala other passengers because as I mentioned the road is downhill-uphill here in Rimando.

I am near where I’ll be renting because we already passed the intersection of Rimando-M.Roxas St. which is my palatandaan because a few seconds going uphill, I can para sa may waiting shed pa-Upper Brookside where I will be staying at.

Nahirapan ako ibaba and maleta ko pero I managed to do it even tho the slope is like 45 degrees. Hiningal ako ron ng onti pero alam kong simula lang yon kasi paakyat pa rin and kalsada papasok ng Upper Brookside.

Maayos at malalaki  ang mga bahay sa street na ito, may nakaparadang mga sasakyan sa gilid kaya hindi na ako dumaan sa sidewalk at may nakita rin akong pupu ng aso ron, pinili ko na lamang dumaan sa gitnang kalsada habang hila ang mabigat na maleta.

Mabuti na lang wala naman masyadong dumadaang sasakyan dito kaya safe ako sa gitnang kalsada, pagod na ako maghila ng maleta rito.

Kung may kasama man ako dito mapapansin na talagang hindi na maipinta ang istura ko, pinagpapawisan na rin ako lalo at nakasuot ako ng makapal na hoodie.

Akala mo talaga below 10 ang lamig ngayong araw na ito. Ang sabi kasi sa phone ko 13°C ngayon e hindi ko naman alam na pag tanghali ganito kainit kaya ako ngayon ay nagdudusa.

Ilan minuto pang akyat narating ko na rin ang bahay sa kung saan ako tutuloy. It is a two-storey residential house that the owner made into a rental apartment for college students in Baguio, which I think is a good move because the monthly rent here is costly.

I pressed the doorbell of the gate twice and waited patiently. Natawagan ko na rin naman beforehand ang owner na ngayon move in ko so wala na ako kinabahala. Kilala na rin ako dahil last month pa nakausap ng parents ko ang owner that I will be renting one of their room.

“Good morning, auntie.” Bati ko sa nagbukas ng gate.

A woman in her mid 50s welcome-ly smiled at me and helped carry my maleta.

She introduced herself as Auntie Mely, a stay-in caretaker of the house. The owner called her last night that I am moving in and prepared the room for me.

When we got inside the gate I can see some landscape on their yard that has nice plants and small trees that looks taken cared of, they be there lookin luscious green with the view of city houses.

It looks so nice here like I wanna cry just because?!? there is a parking lot that fits one car?! ha! who u people that buys a car but does not own a garage for it?? haha im kidding.

Jokes aside, dont get a car as if you own a government road making it your parking area and not minding the people who walks on sidewalks. It’s for people to walk by, not a private parking space.

“Mukhang healthy po yong mga tanim nyo rito sa city, Aunty, ah.” Komento ko ng may ngiti  sa napansing mga halaman.

“Aba! syempre naman miss Dierde, inaalagaan ko sila ng mabuti ‘no, libangan na rin lalo na at may edad na—” May galak na kwento ni Anty Mely.

Sa vibe nya nakukuha kong maayos itong tagapamahala ng may ari, kaya siguro marami ang tumatagal na mga boarders dito.

Mabuti na lang nagkataon na tapos na ang kontrata ng isa nilang boarder from SLU kaya agad na natawagan ang parents ko na may available rito, kundi, sa Mega Tower siguro ako titira if ever wala silang available room.