At nature's will.

I used to buy guava from this family who's two girls were my students. They used to sell their guavas by the side of the road and the two girls would attend the small stall while reading their books. They love to read!

This time, I didn't see the stall and went to look them up. They were happy to see me and we sat down for a short chat.

Their entire guava plantation was wiped out by the recent typhoon. Nothing was left.

Not only that, it was just ten days before the guavas were ready to be harvested. The mom said that this batch of guava trees are four years old, and since the harvest gets more and more each year, she was particular excited about this year's harvest because with this increase in harvest, she can finally sell the, in town and have her own little business. Then, the nature says nope, and all efforts were gone.

Luckily, the family still has these two girls who are always performing well in school, giving everyone a peace of mind and doing their family proud.

"Next year" I said to the mom," I'll be back to buy guavas from you!"