Silent Guardian

Vacation

I'm already in front of our house but why is it like this ? The leaves on the tree do not move . The fallen trees are still in the air . What's going on ? I took out my cellphone and checked the time on the cellphone . It's already 10 in the morning . What ? How did that happen ?

Although confused , I just ignored it and just entered the house . I put my purchases on the table . Where is mala , maybe she went to her friends of my mala . I went up to my room and closed the door to change my clothes . What will happen to Manuel ? I asked myself while staring into the void .

I sat on my bed thinking deeply . Will this account work if I request it again ? I hope so . But what to ask for ? I closed my eyes and prayed that I would be wise . Being smart is what I need . So I asked for it and asked again that I would be good when it comes to using a weapon . Like the woman in the story I read where she defended her people from the invaders who wanted to conquer them .

Until I fell asleep thinking about what I would ask for .

Until I fell asleep thinking about what I would ask for .

When I woke up , I left the room and went to the kitchen . What did mala cook now ? That's how shocked I was when I saw that the things I bought were still there and hadn't been touched yet . I went to the living room and looked for Mala . It took a while, when I turned my eyes to the clock and saw that it was still ten o'clock . how did that happen ? I immediately went to the kitchen and looked for Sotiro knowing he was right there . When I peeked under the table I saw Sotiro sitting and gaping . I turned outside and saw that Mala was talking to someone on the phone . And that's when I patched everything . Time has stopped and only I can move now and no one else . I went out and looked at our yard the leaves that were falling are still falling today and the dogs and cats didn't fall to the ground even the people on the road looked like statues . How can I get it back to before ? I closed my eyes and asked . Magic charm turn back the time I'm begging you fix everything .

I watched my surroundings and watched them with a smile on my lips .

I saw a car from a distance going to the house . Mom will ride this in the morning when she goes home .

I met mom in the yard . When he came down , I immediately hugged him .

" Mom , I miss you . " he said while hugging her tightly .

" You're fooling me , again stop that my dear . Come on , let's go into the house and your grandmother and I will tell you something . "

Mama said as I hugged her from behind . We walked to the house and were greeted by mala .

" oh , it's here that you're so quick to shop . and you too , why are you so early today . " Mala asked mom .

I just smiled in response to mala's face and went to the kitchen to leave them there because mom told me they had something important to talk about .

What could that be ? I asked myself while arranging my purchases .

I saw mala go upstairs and mom's face was happy . So I approached him and asked what they were talking about and if I could know it . My mother answered with a smile on her face and took out the three tickets from her red hand bag and showed them to me . I was very surprised to see my place where we are going in the Philippines . My dream place . We will go there and have a vacation .

" I know it's not your birthday yet and I'm going to make this gift as a surprise for your birthday on November 17. But as I can see right now , it's going to be difficult and stressful for you , so I thought I'd take a break from work first and decide to be with you . Anyway we can have fun . " said mom in a happy voice .

The smiles on my lips couldn't be painted when mom said those .

" But why ? Why in the Philippines ? " I asked but I immediately took it back .

Mom smiled softly at me and said , " Go ahead and get dressed now that the flight is on . "

What did I shout immediately ?

So I grabbed my bag from our attic under the stairs and went up to my room to pack things for our vacation in the Philippines .

I took out my clothes and put them in my closet . I also took my savings from my piggy bank and put them in my yellow shoulder bag . And took the camera that mala gave me when I was young . I like to take pictures of different places , especially places I have never been to . There are many photos that I have taken with this camera , at first we were in India at the Taj Mahal , then Japan in Tokyo , then in America , French , and many others so this camera is important to me .

I counted my savings over 8300 dollars . I actually collected it since I was only ten years old . For finding my dad .

Mom is a lawyer . So we have something in life . The pocket money he gives me in a day is around 110 dollars . Even in L.A. We love to always mention the word " peso " as a sign of money . Because it is beautiful to the ear and also strange , I learned that word when I was five years old from my grandfather who is also a Filipino .

My mom doesn't want to talk about dad , so I'm excited and wanting to really meet my dad .

Soon we left and arrived at the airport. I'm ready, I'm ready now.

Soon we left and arrived at the airport . I'm ready , I'm ready now .