Chapter 2 Episode 1

[Chapter 1]

"WHY aren't you sleeping yet, son?" Don Nathaniel asked his son. He visited it in his room and found it still open -eyed.

Felipe sighed as he stared at the ceiling. He is currently lying on his very soft bed. There are so many things on his mind that to this day he is still troubled.

Felipe's father approached him and pushed him on his bed while he stroked his hair. To this day he still treats it like a baby.

"Is Señorita Sofia bothering your mind again?" calm promise of Don Nathaniel.

Felipe sighed again. "Yes," he replied shortly.

"A week ago but he's still bothering your mind." His son remains silent. Don Nataniel just smiled because he was right in his suspicion. It is now the thirteenth of June.

Felipe just stared at the lamp on the small table. Only the lamp served as light in his dark room. At the same time as he stared at it, he recalled the memories that took place a week ago . . .

"F-Felipe, I-I want to tell you something," Sofia softly said.

"W-What's that, S-Sofia?" He was also nervous.

"I-I want to tell you how I really feel about you, Felipe. I want to tell you and make you remember this day, that a Sofia Monteclara is ..." Should Sofia say that?

"Oh?" He frowned.

"I-I love you."

Felipe was suddenly released from holding Sofia's hand after hearing what his boy had said. He held it again so that it would not be noticeable that his heart was losing its nervousness. He turned to her family, smiling at her as they encouraged her.

"Why? Did I say something bad, Felipe?" Sofia asked incredulously.

Felipe was about to speak but suddenly the loud and startling music stopped. Felipe's cheeks were already red and Sofia saw that. Because of that, she smiled at Felipe's reaction to what she said. Suddenly, Felipe ran back to his family. Sofia returned to her family with a smile.

He leaned back suddenly from lying down. "I will admit that I was shocked by what he said, father. I admit that I was cowardly! " He did not expect that a grain of tear would fall on his cheek.

"It's all natural, son. Sometimes, we cannot immediately tell our true thoughts because we are driven by fear and anxiety. But I admire Señorita Sofia that she was able to confess her love to you child. Maybe ... there is a right time for you to also confess how you really feel for him. I know you love him too son and I am not against your love." Suddenly Felipe hugs his father tightly. Don Nataniel caressed his son's back and let him cry in his arms.

"Let it go, son. I'm thinking of reconciling you as well. When you finish school, I promise you that I will bring you back to our town immediately to ask for Sofia's hand," Don Nataniel consoled his son.

"Thank you so much, father! In return, I will improve my education and do my best to achieve excellence!" Sobresaliente is the highest honor given to a good student.

"Go to sleep, son and you still have class tomorrow. Remember, you will take a ship to Manila." He kissed Felipe's forehead and then carefully arranged the blanket. She smiled as she walked out of her son's room here at the Lucas Family Mansion.

It is six o'clock in the morning but Sofia is still looking for clothes to wear. She was not in a hurry because her class started at eight o'clock.

She is now facing a large dresser and here all her clothes are placed. She looked at the red baro and saya adorned with hundreds of gold and diamonds.

At the same time all the memories of her twelfth birthday suddenly returned.

When Felipe returned to his family, she also returned to her family.

"I'm glad to see your reaction, Felipe. Hopefully the time will come when you can answer my question as well. I can't deny, my strange love for you is starting to blossom," he whispered to herself as she walked.

She was not on his own so she was surprised when her father spoke. "Daughter, you seem to like dancing with Señorito Felipe." Smile of his father Don Ireneo. He smiled again. "Yes, I'm so glad he made me dance!" Don Ireneo could not understand his daughter's strange smile, it seemed to be floating in the sky as he recalled those times.

"Why are you smiling like that?" Sofia was shocked by her father's comment. She had to calm down first and hide her true feelings.

"N-Nothing! I was just happy for my birthday a week ago!" variation of Sofia's conversation. Don Ireneo smiled.

"Maybe ..." Doña Felicia replied to the conversation between the two of them, she was also smiling foolishly.

"W-What's that, mother?" He raised his fan and put it in his mouth with a relentless smile now.

"Do you, our daughter, admire Señorito Felipe?" Doña Felicia can already see her daughter's actions. There is nothing that a child can really hide from his mother.

She was embarrassed to admit but she nodded spontaneously something that surprised herself.

"I'm telling you, my daughter is really starting to get teenager!" Don Ireneo said excitedly.

"B-But I'm not ready yet, father! I want to study first and he too, so that when the time comes for us to reconcile, everything will be fine," insisted Sofia.

Doña Felicia was impressed by her daughter's intelligence. "Yes, daughter. I understand you. We are always just here to support you in your love-life. Your father and I are not against that, as long as you promise us that you will study hard." Sofia smiled and nodded at what her mother had said. She hugged her parents. "Thank you very much, mother ... father!" She smiles at them.

"I heard that Felipe will go to Manila tomorrow to study at the University of Sto. Thomas in Manila. Won't you take him to the harbor tomorrow morning? " Don Ireneo asked her daughter.

"I-If you want." Sofia smiled. Her parent nodded and smiled. "Thank you very much indeed!"

San Lucas

April 1876 (eight years ago ...)

SHE WAS SURPRISED by a palm caressing her hair. "Sorry, daughter! Are we surprised? " her mother asked, and Sofia shook her head in response.

"I noticed your smile not fading even eight years ago. I am happy that you are gradually getting closer to your dream." His mother smiled.

"Mother, I want to see him. Why didn't I live in Manila?" she asked his mother angrily.

"Daughter, we can't get away from our only princess." Doña's smile faded.

"But, my older brother can take care of me in Manila," Sofia insisted.

Doña Felicia was shaken by her daughter. "I know your purpose in Manila, daughter. I can't allow you to take a step unplanned. Remember, we didn't catch Señorito Felipe's boarding of the ship because the former left us at noon because the horse had a problem, I'm sad because even the last time you didn't talk to your youth. But let it be, Sofia. I know that the Señorito Felipe of your heart will soon return home. "

"When?" Sofia raised her head to see her mother's face smiling again now.

"I can't let you know first, Sofia. But I assure you that you will be happy that day." Sofia couldn't help but smile because she couldn't wait for that day to come.

"Get dressed daughter, look at yourself, you're still naked!" his mother joked something she blushed. Her naked body covered with a thick towel was clearly exposed throughout the room.

"Fine, I'm coming out of your room so you can get dressed properly." Her mother smiled. "My Sofia is really into adolescence. My two eyes can clearly see how much your body has changed," said her mother, causing her to be consumed with shame and deprivation.

She was able to tweak herself something that her mother was giggling at. Doña Felicia came out of Sofia's room smiling.

She did not fail to close her large window so that people could not see her body, and now the door of her room was closed.

At the age of twenty, her body had changed a great deal, her posture and physique improved. Her complexion became whiter and smoother and her breasts were just right for her age.

Many people notice her beauty and talent. As time went on, she became better at embroidery and solving math questions. He also has knowledge of human philosophy and he also has a little knowledge of law, as he also reads books related to those subjects. Although studying is prohibited for women, she really tried her best to learn something that she can be used in future.

She quickly dressed and put on the blue baro and cream-white saya. He looked in the large mirror just next to her dresser and sighed as she smiled.

"We will meet too, Felipe. Expect my presence on the day of the covenant of our families. Even though less than a century has passed I still have not lost my pure love for you, Felipe. I-I love you so much, my Felipe," Sofia whispered to herself while smiling in front of the mirror.