Chapter 35

 

What is Love?

“The long wait is over”

 

Maingat ang pagsuklay ko sa full bangs na muntik nang makatusok sa mga mata ko. Pinagmasdan ko ang aking sarili sa harap ng full length mirror sa kwarto.

Wearing a light brown turtleneck long sleeve top and high waist jeans, partnered with a brown stilettos, I exhaled deeply and smiled. Inayos ko ang buhok kong ngayon ay hanggang ilalim ng dibdib ang haba.

Thank You, Lord for another day.

Kinuha ko ang shoulder bag sa ibabaw ng kama at isinuot bago humarap muli sa salamin. Para akong baliw na inensayo pa ang pagngiti.

I can’t believe I changed into another person… to the new me.

The ‘Matti’ who used to down herself because of insecurities and low self-esteem is now wearing her thick and strong faith with her.

Five years and I’m turning into a grown woman. And by years, I’m still growing.

It’s an unending process to be a grown woman. It will take a lot of process. It will take a lot of time. And it will take a lot of words f