Complicated Love

"Who will you choose? The man who taught you how to love or your family? Love comes unexpectedly, and everyone agrees about that. Hi! I am Janelle. 14yrs old. I came from a middle-class family. We live in Manila and I was born in this city, but my dad is in the province. My dad is a counselor in La Union. Dad only goes home once a month as he needs to serve the province. My mom is a housewife and I have 3 more siblings. 2 brothers and 1 sister. When I was young, I was already in love with the idea of having a relationship and being in love. When I was in kindergarten, I had a crush on one of my classmates, but it was just a simple crush. School time! And I am in second-year high school. Finally! I thought I would still study in Manila until one day. ''Kids, prepare your things and we will be moving out.'' My mom announced to us. I was in my room during that time and I hurriedly went out to ask her. ''Ma! Where are we going?'' I asked. My mom grabbed a chair, sat down, and sadly bowed her head. ''Kids, me and your dad talked about it last night. And since he sold this house, we are going to evacuate and live in the province with your dad and you will study there.'' Mom slowly told us. My siblings and I went on silent. My elder brother does not agree with this idea as he will be graduating next year, but since the house has already been sold, he can't do anything about it. I feel depressed knowing we are leaving our house and will not be together with grandma and grandpa. I can't do anything about that, even though I am truly against it as they won't listen to me. We went to our rooms and packed our things. Mom told us that we are leaving at midnight. So we need to hurry and finish packing. I invited my cousins, who were our neighbors at that time. We had a Despedida party for me and we exchanged letters. I'm going to miss my childhood friends/my cousins/neighbors. They were my happy memories. I will miss our time playing outside the house and showering in the rain while playing and running.