Chapter 87

Scarlet POV

Today, father's hill was attended by many, mostly his fellow fishermen. Many were saddened to learn that the father was gone, those neighboring islands of ours crossed to the hills. We are very sad, especially Mom, but we have to accept that she is no longer in our lives. It hurts, it hurts so much to lose our father. Our pillar of home is gone, you will guide and protect us from evil. I don't know how to live without our father but we can. Even if our pillar is lost, here I can be a father to my family. I want to convince Mom to just leave the island and move to Manila but right now she doesn't want to. I hope when the time comes I can convince him, it won't be long before my two brothers will be staying in Manila to study there especially now, my second brother will be going to college. Until now I have not received any calls from Gio. Maybe it has traveled back home to the Philippines. I smiled when I remembered what he said before he left here, I was excited because h