Tahanan at Pahinga

Chapter 01

"I told you naman kasi magtanda ka na, see Tito came to this point na dahil sa kagagahan mo"

I am currently in call with my best friend, Eloise.

"Hey! You are not helping" sagot ko bago humikbi, "I do not know what to do anymore" I added

I felt so hopeless and reading all the comments in social media make it worse. I also don't know how to clear up my name and that made me cry more

"Chill okay? Look at it in a positive attitude. Imagine if you go there sa Hacienda ng Tito Ali mo you won't need to work na" he tried convincing me

I mean he has a point

"But I don't want to leave my city life! Probinsya is so boring Eloise" lalo akong umiyak naiimagine ko na kung gaano kahirap mamuhay doon, kasama pa yung lalaking yun

"Hey don't say that! I am sure it's not that bad. Plus what if you meet your soulmate there pala, anak ng Tito Ali mo yung Achileas ba yun? the one who always in Magazine?"

That the main reason nga kaya ayoko pumunta doon eh!

"I will visit you tomorrow bago ka umalis! I promise susunod ako doon if ever, ikaw nalanh bahala magpaalam sakin sa Tito mo okay? Cheer up na silly! Everything will be fine"

I thanked him before ending our call and I continue arranging my clothes, I didn't bother to check my phone again lalo na sa social media accounts ko, the hate is so much

"Anak?" Napatingin ako kay Papa na kararating lang din ngayon "Po?" I answered bago magpatuloy sa pag-aayos ng mga gamit ko

"I hope you know that I am doing this for you okay?" saka ito dahan dahan lumapit saakin at niyakap ako "You are too precious to us, Kailangan kong maging strict sayo so I could discipline you" dagdag nito

I smiled slightly and hugged him back "I sometimes wonder kung naging pabaya ba akong magulang o masyado ba akong naging workaholic to not pay attention to you kaya ka na-"

I immediately cut off his sentence "Papa, I am the one who chose to do all of those, don't dwell on those na please" I hugged him tightly, he might be tough but he is still one of softest people I know, pumapangalawa kay Dad of course.

"But you need to know na you are still going to your Tito Ali's Farm tomorrow" he reminded me, I expected it naman. Papa is not the type na binabawi ang mga sinasabi niyang gagawin niya

"Yes po, I talked to Eloise and he told me na this might help me to unwind, baka daw kailangan ko din" I smiled when Papa started patting my head "Thank god you are not angry"

Of course I would never be angry to my Papa, he sacrificed a lot para sa pamilya namin. He giving birth to me will top the list of course.

He helped me pack my clothes, wala si Dad ngayon because he had works pa to finish and he investigate the trouble I made yesterday to clear up my name.

"Why do you hate going to your Tito Ali's place? Napansin ko lang, lagi kang umiiwas pag pumupunta kami doon" Not gonna lie kinabahan ako sa tanong ni Papa

I also don't know kasi, I mean it is too messy to explain

"I hate province kasi Papa" Sagot ko, that's partly correct, ang lamig ba naman kasi doon idagdag mo pa yung fact na umuwi na si Yuno

"Guess you have to love it, kasi wala akong planong pauwiin ka na hindi nadidisiplina" paalala nito na sinagot ko ng pagtango lamang

"You used to admire Achileas right? fortunately he is there, kung hindi mo pa alam" omg I wanna tell Papa that he forgot to warning me first when talking about that man

"I used to, I do not like him now. Kakasira siya ng araw" I rolled my eyes, kelan ko ba nagustuhan presence ng lalaking yun? after knowing how sungit he is to me always

"Sana magkasundo kayo, he is an amazing man" Papa smiled with a sparkly eyes, you could see how he adore that man. Siya siguro yung ideal son nila Papa, someone who could handle and take business seriously, unlike me.

Adding to the list bakit ko hate ang lalaking yun!

"I'll cook for dinner muna okay?" paalam ni Papa, tinanguan ko nalang ulit tsaka ngumiti. I felt guilty now, need ko ata ng alak or lumabas to go to my favorite nightclub kahit panghuli lang before ako mag ba-bye sa city life ko

Speaking of alcohol and nightclub, hindi ko talaga alam how to survive doon sa Hacienda and Farm nina Tito. I hate this! pero ako rin naman ang cause nito.

Tito Ali have two sons and two daughters, his wife died and he is currently in relationship with my Tito Hail, he is my Dad's brother

My dad is Theo Alvarez a senator, and my Papa is Claire Del Campo an ex actor plus he is the current CEO of our Company after Dad got elected. And Then Me, Ezekiel Selene Alvarez who is trying to escape being put on the responsibility to run the company

I guess going to province is not that bad? Gaya ng sabi ni Eloise, makakatakas ako sa work ko but the thing is hindi talaga ako sanay doon and I hate Yuno

"Love do you like Achileas?"

Halos maibuga ko ang tubig ba iniinom ko sa tanong ni Papa, kakapasok ko pa nga lang ng kitchen "Pa! where do you even get that?"

He looked at me- no glare at me rather, "I mean siya ba yung dahilan kaya hindi ka sumasama sa amin? You must like him at some point" sagot nito, what the frick ano bang kinalaman noon sa pagkakagusto sakanya?

Hindi pa nga ako nakakasagot kay Papa bigla pang dumating si Daddy, hay buhay "Who like who Selene?" he is strict kasi about me being in relationship, kaya nga kahit pasaway ako never in life pa ako nagkaroon ng jowa eh

"Mahal, you are back early!"

I'm so thankful kasi nasalo ni Papa yung situation. Please! wala namang wrong if I answered pero I hate talking about that man kasi!

He's really going to be my nightmare T^T

"Good luck there Sweetie, call me when you land there okay?" paalala ni Papa saakin, we are in the airport now and kasama ko pareho sina Papa and Dad "Susunod kami soon" dagdag na paalala ni Dad

"Yes po papa, I'll wait for you there Dad" sagot ko, binalingan ko ng pansin ang kaibigan kong maluhaluha pa while hugging me, ayaw talaga akong bitawan- well I don't want to let him go too

"Eloise"

"Ezei"

We couldn't stop crying while hugging each other "My god people, kung mag iyakan kayo parang may mamamatay sainyo ah"

I glare at Rein, one of my best friends along with Eloise, kararating niya lang kasi today galing Cebu buti nga naabutan pa niya ako

"Shut it Rein, you guys visit me there ha!" panunuyo ko sa dalawa na tinanguan naman ni Eloise si Rein nalang ang kulang kaya tinignan namin ito ng masama "Shuta, oo na nga"

"Don't forget to update us every time ha!" remind ni Eloise sa akin "Wag puro landi atupagin ko dun ha" bulong ni Rein "Omg! that's a good idea!" bakit hindi ko naisip yun? napalakas ata kasi napatingin si Papa at Dad saakin "What's good idea Selene?" tanong ni Dad

Shuta! wala pa nga akong ginagawa mahuhuli na ata ako!

"Nothing Tito, we are just talking about visiting Ezekiel there pag may time" buti nalang si Eloise ang sumagot sakanya "That's cool! You guys could vacation there, I'll tell them" ngiti ni Papa

"All set!" pilit na ngiti ko pero sa totoo lang nagsusumamo ako sa mga kaibigan ko, They know I almost couldn't function well sa province!

"Beh wag kang maarte, kaya mo yan" sabay hila ng buhok ko "Ang bayolinte mo talaga Rein!" reklamo ko, we talked a bit there hanggang kailangan ko na talagang umalis

It will be quick! Sana Papa change his mind faster!

"I love you anak, take care okay?" Papa then kissed my forehead ganun din ang ginawa ni Dad, wala itong sinabi kundi yakapin lang din ako "This is for the best" bulong ni Papa

Kumaway ako sa mga kaibigan ko to bid final good byes before starting to go to my departure gate

-

Hours later

I arrived pretty quickly and I immediately texted my Papa na, saying I land in Tito Ali's province na and he replied na malapit na daw ang sundo ko

Ugh! So I have to wait pa!

"Selene"

I looked at who called my name, it's my sundo na ata and much to my shock kung sino yun! Grabe ang early naman to ruin my day agad!

"Wait you?!"

I looked at the one and only Achileas Yuno standing in front of me wearing a white dress shirt and a black dress pants or suit trouser, well he got more pogi and it made me frustrated! I swear to god!

"Let's go" he just gestured his car and started walking away, tangina niya lang? kung hindi lang talaga ako pagod sa flight ko nakipag away na ako

Pero nakakahiya naman, ako nga lang tong kinamumuhian siya and not him actually hindi talaga niya ako kinakausao dati pa

I don't have any choice naman than just to make sunod na, the province's air is cold and directly hitting me like hindi talaga ako sanay na ganito kalamig and kalakas ang hangin na tumatama saakin

He opened the passenger seat and proceeded to arranged my suitcase. Pagod na din talaga ako so I waited for him to finish, kasi sa passenger seat talaga ako uupo, wala sa plan kong tumabi sakanya

"Dahan dahan naman!" I shoot him a glare kasi I heard how my bag fell "My gosh!" it was from Celine pa naman that I brought with my own money talaga!

"Hop in Kid, I'm busy"

I rolled my eyes lang nang lumibot ito papunta sa driver seat so sumakay nalang din ako, our set up is too awkward pala talaga

"I'm not a kid"

Like seriously 4 years lang agwat namin "Whatever" and now he is the one acting like a kid "Look here oldie, kung may galit ka sakin sana hindi mo nalang ako sinundo" sabi ko

"Why? kaya mo bang lakarin ang airport hanggang sa Farm?" he asked with a lazy tone "There's another way naman!" small thing he does pisses me off "You arrived this late, there's no taxi or cab at this hour. The only thing you can do is to be thankful"

Inis na talaga ako sakanya so hindi ako sumagot and flashed a lot of text messages sa group chat namin nina Eloise

Me:

I arrived here na! And the first thing this province could offer is to piss me off

Eloise:

What Happened?

Rein:

Ayan kasi magpasaway pa

Me:

This Yuno guy kasi!

Rein:

Ohhh? What happened?

Eloise:

Elaborate please

Me:

Siya ang sumundo saakin, and our encounter is not great

Rein:

It will never be great darling kung may lihim kang pagtingin sakanya

Grabeng tiis ang ginawa ko para hindi makapag mura para lang hindi mapansin ng lalaking katabi ko ngayon

Me:

Excuse Me Rein?!!!!

Eloise:

Deny ka pa ha

Rein:

Malay mo your failed Romance ay maayos sa stay mo jan

Me:

Are you guys serious?

Eloise:

Beh baka jan mo ma experience lahat ng hindi mo ma experience here in Manila

Me:

No

Ako may paglihim na tingin sakanya? It means I like him right? No I do not like him! Ayoko sa mayayabang na tao and I will stand by the fact na hinding hindi ko siya magugustuhan

Puro field and Farms ang nadadaanan namin at naraming mga puno, naiiyak nalang ako inside kasi wala akong nakitang buildings pag alis namin ng city where the airport is located. Pero super damo namang mga big houses and mansion here eh

He didn't say a word nang dumating kami sa Hacienda nila kaya hindi ko napansin na we arrive na pala and wow a lot of things here got renovated

It was always been very beautiful here and mas lalo itong gumanda. Nang makababa ako ng tuluyan Yuno didn't even get down kasi he left immediately agad

Weird this is their house naman diba? And it's literally near 12 am na- wait I'm not worried ha,

"Ezekiel!" sinalubong ako ni Tito Hail ng yakap, nasa likod nito si Tito Ali na ningitian din ako "Good evening po" bati ko sabay yakap din skanya

"Siguradong pagod kana Iho, we prepared your room na and dinner" sabi ni Tito Ali "Buti naman you decided to go here na, Tito missed you" nakayakap parin saakin si Tito Hail "I miss you too Tito, wala nang nagpapalusot kay Papa para saakin eh" they chuckled

"Where is Yuno iho? Did he helped you sa mga dala mo?" biglang tanong ni Tito Ali "Oh He left na po eh" sagot ko "Ang batang yun talaga"

It didn't go unnoticed to me ang pagkalungkot ni Tito sa sinabi ko and ang disappointed pag iling ni Tito Ali. Something is surely up, it is not ny business anymore kung sa pamilya na nila yun pero I hope Tito Hail is not involved in it.

But not I gotta rest muna.