Sorry for the looooong update guys. I've been so busy lately. Hoep it's OK wif you guys.

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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."
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[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.
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Sige, mauna ka na. Ma-lalate talaga kayo.

"
"OK ate. Bye!"
"Bye Anna!"
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[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.

"
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[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
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[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.
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"
"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.
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[i](to be continued
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