Dumiritso agad ako sa bahay ng parents ko pagkarating ko ng Pinas. I wanted to surprise them, especially my younger brothers.
Napangiwi pa ako sa daan dahil sa init at traffic. Parang gusto ko na tuloy ulit bumalik agad sa Canada.
The moment I stepped foot inside our house, they were all shocked. Hindi nila alam na uuwi ako. Yakap agad ni Mama ang sumalubong sa akin. It was so obvious that they missed me that much. I missed them too. All of them.
“You didn’t tell us na uuwi ka. Hindi tuloy kami nakapaghanda. Ikaw talagang bata ka,” nakasimangot na sabi ni Mama na nagpatawa sa akin.
“Hindi na magiging surprise, Ma, kung alam niyo na,” nakangising sagot ko.
“We thought you were not coming back,” sabi ni Papa na nasa tabi ni Mama.
“I thought so. But it’s urgent,” nakangiting sabi ko
