-- The night is peaceful. I can see the sky full of stars and the moon was nowhere to be found. The sound of the trees’ branches swaying because of the wind. The different noise the insects and animals create. And the calmness it makes me feel. I closed my eyes as the wind brush off my face making my hair sway. Napasandal ako sa hamba ng bintana at huminga ng malalim. I remember the time when I was still living with my aunt and cousins, whenever the night comes, I feel secured. I feel at peace. The dark sky brings me peace. The static sounds I always hear brings me calmness. Night was always the time I put all those guards down and lie on my bed thinking about nothing. It became my only escape. It was the time all that stiffness I felt whenever I’m with them are vanishing. Unti-unt

