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Chapter 17

Chapter 17: The Princesses And The Songs

Ice

"Kinakabahan ako."

Ang lakas-lakas ng tibok ng puso ko na sa tingin ko ay lalabas na talaga sa katawan ko. Nanlalamig ang mga kamay ko, minsan hinihipan ko pa para makaramdam ng init. Hinawakan ni Sadie ang nanginginig kong kamay.

"Don't worry. Kasama mo ako."

I was thankful when she said she'll come with me. I didn't bother telling them about the guy with a baseball cap. Dahil humupa muna ang galit ko bago kami magsama-sama. Yes! Pinaghintay nila ako ng sobrang tagal! Sadie bought a dress inspired of Princess Anna. The upper part has black color while the skirt has dark green color. Nandito kami sa kwarto ko. We are wearing our dresses.

Lagpas tuhod ang mga napili namin. Masyadong hapit sa katawan ang akin. It has puffy sleeves. And my chest are exposed. I'm not talking about my breasts. At may mga butones hanggang pusod ko. Plain yellow lang naman ang skirt. Kagaya kanina, naka ponytail lang ang buhok ko. But I curled it this time. Para kahit papaano, maging kamukha ko naman si Belle.

Sadie braided her hair on her shoulders. Tumaas ang kilay ko dahil para siyang si Princess Anna talaga. We are both wearing sneakers. Mine is peach, hers were gray. She nodded at me, senyales na dapat na kaming pumunta. I touched the ring, and the sphere immediately appeared in front of us. Before it can swallow us, I wore the ring on my pinky finger. When I opened my eyes, I found us at the small garden behind our house. Natulala ako sa dami ng niyog sa paligid. We were living beside coconut trees. Nakakatakot nga kapag harvest time. Nahuhulog ang mga niyog sa bubong namin.

I chuckled when I remember it. Napapasigaw pa ako kapag masyadong malakas ang bagsak nito sa aming bubong. And my mother will laugh at me and hug me afterwards. Niyaya kong pumasok si Sadie sa loob. Sa pader kami dumaan since nakasarado ang pinto. I lifted my gaze to our old roof. There were small spiderwebs there.

Iginala ko ang tingin sa buong bahay. The house is small. The floors are made of bamboo. And the walls are made of wood. It only has one room, which we shared before. I slept with my Papa and Mama everynight. The room has no door. Iisa ang kusina, dining room, at living room namin. Ganoon kaliit. Our door lock was a nail. I don't see my parents nor Neon. Where are they?

"This was your house?" Sadie asked, there are no hints of mocking in her voice.

"Mm." I nodded.

One heavy look in our house, I started singing. Naglakad-lakad ako sa maliit naming bahay.

"This is the Province of my childhood. These were the borders of my life....

"In this wooden, brown, small house. Where a soldier loved his wife...

"Easy to remember. Harder to move on...

"Knowing the Province of my childhood, is gone..."

"Parte rin ba ito ng Gruvallo?" Sadie asked politely after the song.

I shook my head. "No. This is Lanao del Norte. Region 10."

"Ohh..." I think she wanted to say something but she chose to just shut her mouth.

Naghanap ako ng orasan. As far as I can remember, we don't have a wall clock before. I went to our room. Nakalatag lang ang hinihigaan namin sa kahoy na sahig. Our bedroom had wooden floor while the other parts of the house have bamboos. I saw my mother's watch beside our bed. Tiningnan ko ang oras. Six thirty

Napalunok ako. Thirty minutes na lang pala. I searched for our laundry basket in the room. And I saw, none. It means, my mom is doing the laundries. Neon is probably playing outside. And father went to town. Or baka dumating na nga si Papa.