~Her Story Part 1~

She was the eldest daughter of 8 siblings..Her eldest brother and her 3rd brother were rubber tappers,waking up early every morning at 3,and cycled to the nearby plantations in the cold,where people were still deep in slumber,tapping trees to earn an income barely enough to feed the the family.Her second brother,a gangster,yet a young and handsome one,never brought problems back home with his ways.Though a gangster,he was a filial son and takes care of his siblings well..Soon after their mothers death,she found herself in a situation where she have to care for the other four younger ones when the brothers went to earn a living..

She loved reading,and before her mother's death,she was brought up as a Catholic and was exposed to many reading materials..In the family where lessons,books and writings were never heard off,she soon start writing her own stories,and though the family was poor,she start supporting herself to school with her brothers help.Realising that only with education,could she change her family's fate.Her two sisters,who gave up studies finding no interest in them,both young and pretty,married early to young decent suitors,who by now still take care of them well..

And so she studied hard,despite her father's objections,that like her younger sisters,she should marry and start a family..Education for girls were not the norm in those days,etiquette and social status were not important,to be able to feed,clothe and have a roof on top of their head was more crucial...And so,when of age,this stubborn yet strong-willed girl,moved to the big city with her sister,to lessen her father's burden having to feed 8 children and to pursue her dream of being a teacher..

She started working at factories in order to pay for the rent in the small apartment she shared with her sister,while pursuing her studies..She soon found a job as a part-time teacher in a secondary school.The happiness the engulfed her was beyond words.This,was after all what she had dream of day and night at the zinc-roof wooden house in her hometown.She had a vision,that education is the key to a different life,so she brought her youngest brother to the town too,and to gave him a chance to get education in the school she teaches..She was only 18 then...This young girl was matured beyond her age,and an attractive one too...Her suitors soon tried to win her heart with all ways and even if the other suitors were rich and attractive ones..she only had eyes on him..

He was full of confidence and always seem to be in control.Young and handsome,he could make any girl fall for him.Like any other girl,she was attracted to his flirtious ways and his ego..He was the friend of her sister's husband..His frequent visit to her house with her sister's husband was something she looked forward to..And soon the letter writing began..She thought she had seen hope,of getting the guy of her dreams..

But things wasn't easy because the guy was not prepared to be tied down..He lived on with his flirtious ways,breaking her heart each and everytime.But she understood that patience is needed to win him over..She was one special girl,who broke the norm of getting education where girls tend to marry at the ago of 20,and now..waiting and going after a guy she loves..

Unknown to her...This guy have deep feelings for her too..Every letter she wrote to him was well kept in a box until years later when their children discovered it..He realised that his flirtious ways were breaking her heart,but he cannot stop himself.He had doubt if he could give her the best,no...He WANTED to give her the best..But he wasn't prepared though he knew she was his ONE and only..And so,he worked hard and saved enough before finally asking her hand for marriage..

She had cried with bliss,she recalled in her later years..She was really happy then..



But things were different now...