Chap 11

"Mama, I'm so excited to see what the island, that Lola said, looks like." Anthony was on the backseat with Mindy because Javier said she will seat in front with him when she insisted to seat with them at the back. Said he's not their driver, and again, she lose the argument.

"You'll gonna love the island for sure, baby." Mindy was the one answered when she didn't say a thing. "We learn about that island at school. It was one of the tourist destinations here in the Philippines. The island is called Cinque Fratelli, but a lot of people knew it because of the resort named Yuwaku Shima."

Demitry raised her eyebrow upon listening to it. So they teach about the island at school now? Mindy was actually the daughter of their maid. Her parents were amused on how smart she was so they volunteered to provide for her tuition while she goes to college. She's taking Hotel and Restaurant Management now because her parents wanted her to work at one of their hotels soon. So while studying, she can also take care of Anthony after school. She's the only on that Anthony ever closed with.

"A lot place can be visit in the island, like the Jayeon lagoon at Graceful eco-park." Mindy added while Anthony listens.

"The names are kind of strange, ate Mindy." Anthony commented after.

"Yes, baby, because they were based on the other language in the world. Like the name of the island Cinque Fratteli. It means 'five brothers' from the language Italian."

"Why did they call it that way?"

"Because the ruler of that island is five brothers and people call them Redwood Brothers."

"Redwood?" Anthony said and look at Javier who just glanced at the front mirror to see his son.

Right. Her mom told Anthony about his new name soon and instead of writing Anthony Dominic Viola, It will be Anthony Dominic Redwood.

"Are you one of the five brothers?" Anthony asked looking at Javier's back.

"Yes, I am."

Even Mindy was shocked to hear it too but Anthony get her attention again that made her tell more about the island. Demitry was not sure why her son was interested in the island. But she can't deny that the island still has its own beauty, beside of the image they have from the outsiders. She also can't deny that she thought of it as place to stay with her son before. That was when he didn't go and visit her son that weekend because she tried to see the island, as her colleagues suggested.

Speaking of that weekend, she wanted to bump her head again every time she remembers what she did that time. She was just supposed to check the island after resisting herself to go how many times. That it was not purely a place for worldly things. When she ended up going at the bar and drink… drinking and looking for him. She knew that the bartender was the owner of the bar and she knew that he's one of the brothers of Javier. She was too drunk but she still knew what she's doing. Hours later, he finally came. And the rest were part of the past that she wanted to burry.

"Why does the resort named that way?" Anthony asked that makes her return to her senses.

"Base on our research the five brothers were just playing and joking about the name but Yuwaku Shima became catchy to everyone who hears it, until they finally named it that way. It's a Japanese word for something that we can't tell you yet, baby. It's just for grown up." Mindy explained again.

She saw Javier smile as he was also listening to the two at the back. Mindy really knows how to handle kids, in a nicest way possible. Maybe that is the reason why Anthony likes her too. They just continued chatting until they reach the dock at Bacnotan, La Union. It was the only dock going to the island.

"Boss Javier; how come you already have a 'mini you'?" The men who approached Javier and help them get the bags on the trunk asked.

"That's essence of being handsome, mang Kanor." Javier just answered that made her roll her eyes.

"Mama, look, there's a fish." Anthony pointed at the small fish that jumps in the sea water. They were already at the dock while waiting.

She knew that it was the first time; her son saw the real ocean that he saw in magazines and books. She was guilty about it, because when they had a time to go out, they'll just stay at the city. She suddenly felt sorry for him.

"There is a lot of water, mama, like a huge swimming pool. Are there lots of fish inside?"

"Yes baby, different kinds of fish is living in the ocean but we can't see them unless we go deeper."

"Can I see them, mama?"

"If you know how to swim, then you'll be able to see them."

"Aw..." Anthony just said disappointed.

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