It has been eight months since her last visit to her hometown, Vigan. She barely visits because of her tight schedule in addition to long hours of driving. But Bella sees to it that she never forgets special occasions. She could have travelled by plane but she wanted the feeling of stopping over whenever she wanted to take a break. Thanks to expressways, which made the travel time shorter than usual. Bella always encouraged her mom to settle with her but she always declined. Her mom runs a small business – making longganisang iloko.
“I’ll be there before dinnertime mom,” Bella rejoiced, talking to her mom.
“Anything you want for dinner, sweetie?” her mom asked her what she wanted for dinner.
“Mom, make bagnet sinigang and I want your longganisa deep fried please,” Bella asked her mom f
