A Hiraeth Dilemma (T.R.A.V.E.L SERIES # 3)

Chapter 1

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It's been a week since I started studying here at the University of Iceland.

This is such a foreign place! I don't know how to make friends because I'm used to people approaching me, especially with academic related stuff.

Pero ngayon, no one knows I'm good with it so no one's approaching me.

I lowkey don't mind though because it's peaceful but sometimes, I also want to be surrounded with people especially in a place where I knew nothing about.

Ugh, this is all my parents fault. Why do they have to transfer here? Okay naman kami sa Pilipinas ah?

It's annoying as hell!

Or sana iniwan na lang nila ako doon, hindi yung pag aadjustin pa nila ako sa ibang lugar. I'm already in college and ngayon pa talaga ako mahihirapan ng ganto?

But of course, hindi naman ako makapag reklamo. I love my parents kahit minsan di nila cinoconsider mga gusto ko sa decisions nila.

I don't really know what's their business here and why they transferred, I didn't ask.

Napairap ako bago sumakay sa bike ko. I use this when I'm going to school and going home.

We can commute or use cars but the place is too good to ruin it with pollution so I'll just use my bicycle.

Malapit lang rin naman ang dorm ko. Meron sana dito sa school mismo na dorm but it can't accommodate all the students kaya sa labas na lang ako nag hahanap.

Ang alam ko ay ubusan eh, mabuti na rin na nauna na pala ako.

I have a dorm mate too but hanggang ngayon di ko pa rin siya nakikita. Maybe the person is still not ready to go to school. I don't know.

Wala pa rin naman kasing ginagawa since it's just the first week.

The ride to my dorm isn't that far. Parang sa labas lang talaga ng university, but this is big. Like super big.

There are a lot of buildings here and to be honest, as much as I want to know everything, I'm scared that I might get lost. Kaya ang inalam ko na lang is yung common places like canteen, library, offices, medical building and other ones na related sa course ko.

Nang makarating sa dorm ko ay napaangat ang kilay ko. May shoes sa may shoe rack. Maybe my dorm mate is already here, I don't really know.

My parents are staying in a hotel while nagpapagawa sila ng bahay dito. Damn, I don't really get them, like how did they decide to live here without being prepared.

Ang gastos rin ng hotel ugh.

Good thing we have no problems with money. We have a business and my kuya's the one who's managing it. He's 5 years older than me. He's already working because he was able to finish college even before we move here.

Though nasa Pilipinas siya, kaya siguro mabilis nakapag decide ang parents ko na lumipat dito kasi di sila namomroblema sa company namin. Andoon si Kuya eh.

Napaigtad ako ng makarinig ng nahulog na bakal sa kusina. Nang tumagal ay dahan dahan akong pumunta doon at tinignan kung ano ang nangyari.

Napakunot ang noo ko ng may makita akong babae na parang sinusuri ang kawali. She looks curious too.

Her hair is an inch below her shoulders, she's tall and thin. She looks pretty.

"Is everything okay?" I asked.

Nakita ko namang napaigtad ito, natatawa sana ako kaya lang hindi kami close kaya tinignan ko nalang ito ng walang emotion sa mata.

Napakurap kurap ito pero ng matauhan ay ngumiti ito sakin at nag wave pa.