Chapter 3.1: Secrets from the Chest

On her way to her grandfather's house, Luna messaged her mother that she might come home late. She received a text back from her, telling her to go home by eight. Luna slid her phone back into her bag and grabbed her coin purse from the same pocket. From the yellow light of the tiny bulb that illuminated the vehicle's inside, she collected eight pieces of silver peso coins that she passed forward to the driver. Two younger students in front of her instinctively received her money and relayed it to the driver. Jeepneys are the most used public transportation in the Philippines, most commonly dubbed as the king of the road. They have been around for a long time and mostly dominated the highways. Jeepneys also add vibrance and life to the dull streets through the unique art painted on them. When passengers load the vehicle, they relay their fare to the person nearest to them until it reaches the driver. Change is then passed back to the pass