Swipe Love (Dating Online #1)

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Chapter 1
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"Hey Lavi! wake up! were here!"

I was shocked when I felt something hit my forehead na siyang kinamulat ko. Sinamaan ko lamang ito nang tingin at tumingin na lang sa labas na namumungas ang mata at pinagmasdan ang mga makukulay na bahay na aming dinadaanan. Namiss ko ang lugar na ito kung saan dito talaga kami nakatira at hindi talaga sa Manila na may bahay din naman kami doon at may mga kaibigan pero pakiramdam ko nawala ang bigat na naramdaman ko nang makita ang pamilyar na tinatahak na daan namin papuntang bahay.

"Lavi gisingin mo na yang si Lyle, malapit na tayo sa bahay" Si mama na nakatuon ang atensyon sa pag mamaneho habang si kuya Leid naman ay kaninang nasakin ang atensyon ay nakatutok na sa kaniyang Cellphone.

"Lyle baby, gising na nandito na tayo sa bahay" I said softly to my youngest brother who was only five years old and he immediately opened his eyes and smiled sweetly at me.

"Nasha cavitse na po tyayo ate Yabi?"He said softly, and I laughed because he was still stuttering, and at the same time I pinched both his cheeks.

"Opo andito na tayo sa bahay baby" ngumiti ito at umayos na nang upo. Napabaling ulit ang tingin ko sa labas ng nang may matamaang mga kalalakihan at kababaihan na nakatambay sa tindahan na nagtatawanan at nagkakantahan ito. We haven't been home to Cavite for three years and now we are here in Cavite, in fact a lot has changed and a lot of houses have been added inside our Subdivision.

"Lavi tutunganga ka na lang ba? Nandito na tayo!" said Kuya Leid who was looking at me without realizing that we had stopped at a bungalow house. Ang aming bahay at siyang kinalikahan namin ni kuya Leid dito sa Cavite.

Kuya Leid and I lost our father early when he died on the ship because he never woke up. Even though it hurts to think of the memory we had together, then, even though I knew I didn't know anything before, I knew in myself that it would never come back and it was just a memory. But mama was hurting a lot more because Kuya Leid and I were young, then, mama was having a hard time figuring out how to raise us with Kuya Leid because mama really didn't have any money back then, so when Mama got better we just let it go. Hanggang sa mahanap niya na ang makakapagpasaya sakanya nang makilala niya si Tito Raphael dahil sa bukod na mahal nito si mama ay napamahal na din samin ito ni Kuya at tinuring kaming tunay na anak. Binihisan, binigay ang mga luho namin, pinakain nang masasarap na pagkain at pinag-aral kami sa mahahaling school na kahit na labag ito sa magulang ni Tito Raphael.

"Leid, are you sure of your decision to be here at your dad's house? And you will take Lavi, who has not finished his studies in Manila" Mama who was looking at us could be seen doubting my older brother's decision.

"Ma malaki na ako at kaya kong bantayan si Lavi at may isip na yang si Lavi atsaka pumayag din naman siyang dumito sa bahay ni Papa"Kuya Leid said to mama as he stacked the storage boxes on the side of the door.

"Mama don't worry walang mangyayaring masama samin dito ni kuya, lalo't kilala kami dito na anak ni papa at para rin makapag-solo kayo nina Tito Raphael at Lyle!" I said to Mama and gave her a teasing look.

"Nako ka Louisette! tigilan moko sa kapilyahan mo! Oras na malaman kong may ginagawa kang kalokohan dito sa Cavite talagang susunduin agad kita dito kahit gabi pa yan at ibabalik kita sa manila!" paniniguradong banta ni mama sakin.

"You can count on me Mom!" siguradong galak kong sabi sakanya.

"Aasahan ko yan Lavi, kilala moko magalit kaya huwag kang magpakatigas ng ulo sa kuya mo and don't carry your habit that you used to have in Manila, it's a province and not a city!.

"Mama naman daming sinasabi! opo makakaasa po!"

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