๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐, ๐ค๐-๐ค๐-๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐, ๐๐ข ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฏ๐ฎ? ๐จ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฃ, ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฃ, ๐ค๐
my name is [ DIWATA VASQUEZ ] โฆ and i am from [ PHILIPPINES ] and iโm a [ MECHANIC ]. i lived in helltown for [ SEVEN YEARS ] because [ HER MOTHER DIDN'T HAVE ANYMORE PLACE TO CHOOSE FOR THEM TO LIVE ]. i am [ TWENTY-FIVE ] my pronouns are [ SHE/THEY ] and i am [ RELENTLESS, YOUTHFUL, OPEN-MINDED ] though some may say iโm [ STUBBORN, MOODY, REBELLIOUS ]. i also hear i look a lot like [ JANE DE LEON ] but, i donโt know if i see it. iโm here because [ SHE'D RATHER BE IN THIS TOWN THAN BE WHAT HER FATHER WANTS HER TO BE ] but, maybe thereโs more to it than that. you never know with helltown.
triggers: abandonment tw; cancer tw; death tw
diwata spent the first few years of her life growing up in the philippines in somehow of a blur, as a kid, she grew up under her grandmotherโs care whilst her mother worked abroad, hoping to give the best future she could offer. her father wasnโt really in the picture that he was never mentioned, not even once, as far as she could remember. not long after, her mother came home, only to bring the news that she would now be coming with her, in hopes that she gets a better life, better education compared to where she was at this point. and before she knew it, she was hugging the rest of the family she grew up with goodbye and came with her mother to the states.
her mother had multiple jobs, though they were all stable, giving them a little more than what they need when it came to funding everything she needed, most importantly, her education. in regards to that, she studied hard, not wanting to disappoint her mother. diwata persevered through the pressure of it all, knowing that her mother only wanted the best for her, and with all the hardships, the mother and daughter persisted, it was just them against the world, they didnโt have anyone else but each other. her studies went smoothly, sheโd aced everything, went above and beyond, and she was about to graduate.
but the day they were supposed to celebrate turned into a tragedy when diwataโs mother suddenly fell ill. for the longest time, she hid the fact that she had breast cancer from her daughter, not wanting to derail her. though before she could even protest, diwata let her potential future go, only wanting to focus on giving the care her mother needed, no questions asked.
seven years ago, they moved to helltown, ohio, it wasnโt by choice, but the only option they had, and with the limited choice she had, diwata looked for the thing that sheโd love doing the most and at the same time, would be a way of living for her and her mother, that was when she found the love of being a mechanic, and fortunate for her, she had somebody to teach her, somehow a friend her mother had all those years ago, taught her what she knows today. diwata remained optimistic through it all, wanting to be able to give her mother the best treatment she needed, but nothing was enough. until one day, two to three years ago, she lost the only family she had close for good.
speaking of her father, he suddenly thought it was time for him to come into the picture, coming to see diwata out of nowhere, one day, only a few months after her motherโs passing. for the first time in her life, she felt this kind of anger than really made her blood boil. she hasnโt had this feeling before. where was he when she needed to save her mother? whatโs worse was, he didnโt come to see his daughter, meet her, but to find the only heir he has alive. that only fueled this change in her, spitting vile words, something sheโs never done in her life, to his face.
iโd rather rot in this town than come with you.
and for years, thatโs where she had been, living in helltown, denying her fatherโs unrelenting request, having all these attempts to get her to leave, even using the very thing this town has been dealing with for the past couple of years. though, even the unexplainable wouldnโt budge her.
