Sorry for the looooong update guys. I've been so busy lately. Hoep it's OK wif you guys. [b] CHAPTER 21:[/b] "Anna! Gising na! Nauna pa ako sayo sa paggising eh!" "Huh??? Anong oras na ba?" "4:30 na kaya! Nasa baba na si Raf!" "Ano?!! Sige, babangon na ako!" Ugh, 4:30 na pala? Eehh... Antok pa ako... Gising Anna, Gising! "Anna! Bilisan mo na!" "Oo na ate!" Geez... "I'm coming na ate!" "Well, good. Here's your breakfast. Eat up." "OK. --- Wheres Raf? I thought you said he was here already?" "Yeah, he is. He's outside waiting for you." "Ahh, OK." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [b][10 minutes later][/b] "Oh, you better get going. You'll miss your flight." "O-OK... " "Wait, bakit ka umiiyak? I thought you were happy..." "Eh, ate, ma-mimiss kita eh. " "Hay naku, Anna, there's no reason to cry. We can chat naman everyday eh." "Pero, kahit na. Ma-mimiss kita. Ang dami mong ginawa para sakin, tapos, iiwan lang pala kita." "Sus, OK lang yun. Ganun talaga pag magkapatid. Lalo na at mas matanda pa ako sayo, I really need to take care of you, kahit na ayaw ko... " "Ate! " "Yan, tumatawa na siya. Sige, mauna ka na. Ma-lalate talaga kayo. " "OK ate. Bye!" "Bye Anna!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [b][ a few minutes later][/b] "Raf! Sorry I kept you waiting. Medyo tinanghali ako ng gising eh. " "Haha, don't worry. Let's go. " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [b][at the airport][/b] This is it. Papunta na kaming US. I'm sure na magiging masaya kami dun. Pero, I can't help but think that I'm missing something. Something? Or someone? Ewan. Pero, I really feel na may [i]kulang[/i]. "Anna!" "Oh, Raf. " "Bat ka nakatulala?" "Nothing. Let's go na. " Yet here we are. Nasa loob ng airplane. It's too late to change my mind. "Please fasten your seatbelts. We'll be flying in a couple of minutes." As I heard the stewardess say those words, I thought to myself, Can I do this? Without knowing, the plane was already flying. Ate Lydia was at the back. Me and Raf were in front of her. I leaned on Raf and thought of sleeping to get my mind off of everything. Then, in a while... Zzzzzzz Zzzzzz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [b][ a few hours later][/b] "Anna..." "Hmm?" "Anna, wake up. We're here already." "What?" "We landed already." "We have?" "Yup. Get up and get your bags. " "OK. " Paglabas ko sa plane, I saw things that I wouldn't usually see in the Philippines. People there were different. I know, of course, because they weren't Filipinos. But, almost everything about them was different. I felt a little OP that time. But when I saw some Filipinos passing by, smiling at me, I felt at ease. "Anna, are you OK?" "Yup. I am." "I know how you feel. Out of place in a world you haven't been to." I couldn't find the words to say. He said everything out of my mouth. "But remember, we're here for a reason, so if you get a little lonely, I'll always be here for you. " After saying those words, Raf went closer and then... Well, it was a looooooong one, so I was blushing 'coz a lot of people were staring at me. Both Filipinos and Americans. "Oy... Kung magkikiss kayo, doon na lang sana sa bahay, wag sa harap ng maraming tao... " "Sorry, Ate Lydia. Si Raf kasi eh!" "Anong ako?!! Eh ikaw tong gusto eh!" "Oh, she she, wag na kayong mag-away. Umuwi na lang tayo..." "Haha... OK Ate." Tumawag ng taxi si Ate Lydia... Then, di ko namalayan, nasa bahay na kami. "Anna, dito na tayo titira..." I was lost for words... Nandito na talaga kami. Nobody but me, Raf and Ate Lydia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [i](to be continued )[/i]