Once again
Tinignan ko ulit yung sarili ko sa salamin
At huminga na lang ako nang malalim
Pumunta na ko sa parking lot nang condo
It's 5pm at yung flight ko is at 7pm
Kailangan ko dun maging maaga kasi madami pa kaming gagawin
At siempre may meeting pa
Binuksan ko yung sasakyan ko
At humarurot na ako palabas
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Nakarating na ko sa airport
Nag park na ako at bumaba na nang sasakyan
Naglakad na ko papasok nang airport
Yung mga ground Service binati ako
"Goodevening po Ms. Alexa"
Nag smile ako at binati ko din sila
Dumiretso na ako sa meeting room
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Finally time na nang flight namin
Sana naman mag cooperate lahat nang passengers
Conscience: malay mo dito mo din mahahanap forever mo
Forever? Walang ganun!
I shook the thought out of my head
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After the 2 hours flight, nakarating na kami sa Winnipeg
Mag layover lang kami dito nang 2 hours ulit at babalik na kami sa Alberta
This is my last flight
Dahil babalik muna ako nang Toronto for a month
Babakasyon muna ako
I need time for myself, friends and families too
Naka focus na lang kasi ako sa work lagi eh
Para naman kahit papano makalimutan ko naman yun
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After the two-hour layover
Nakabalik na akong Alberta
still packing my luggage
Di ko alam kung ano mangyayari dun for the whole month
Since andun si Ace at yung babae niya
Ayoko sana bumalik dahil dun
Pero I will, for the sake of my family
I'm hoping na, maganda ang mga mangyayari sa pag balik ko
I was looking through the list I made for my baggage
Nang biglang nag ring yung phone ko
Sino naman to? Gabing gabi na
I answered the phone
"Hello?"
"Hey babe!"
I rolled my eyes at napangiti ako
"Ano? Napatawag ka?"
"Wala namiss lang kita, bawal ba tawagan bestfriend ko?"
"Hay nako Ashley, I missed you too! I'm going to tell you a secret okay?"
Di siya umimik
"Hoy nakikinig ka ba?"
"Oo, anong secret yang sinasabi mo?
Huminga ako nang malalim, kasi excited na din akong makita siya
Ashley has been my best friend for years
"Ano kasi"
"Alexa, get to the point!"
Sabi niyang naiinis
"Okay okay chill!"
I couldn't contain my excitement
" I'm going to Toronto for a vacation for a month!"
Sabi kong naka ngiti with excitement
Biglang sumigaw yung best friend ko
And I had to distance the phone from my ear
"Aray, sakit mo sa tenga"
She stopped screaming
"Sorry naman, excited lang. So kailan uwi mo? OMG! I can't wait!"
I rolled my eyes
"5 days pa before yung flight ko, sunduin mo ko ah!"
"Ayyy oo naman babe! Ikaw pa ba! Excited na ko eh!"
"What time dating mo?"
"Around afternoon, mga 3pm sunduin mo ko"
"Alright, I'll see you in five days!"
"Hold on, bakit mo naisipan bumalik?"
"Bawal mag bakasyon?" I rolled my eyes
"Tanong lang eh!"
"Tong bestfriend ko, masungit na nga, mas lalo pang sumungit"
"Ganun talaga bebe"
We didn't talk much kasi nag uusap naman kami pa minsan minsan
Trying to catch up with our lives
On what we missed out
Tsaka minsan she travels here, bumubisita sakin
Bestfriend na nga din sila ni Jade eh
Mga baklang to
Sometimes the three of us hangs out.
Food trip
Window shopping and ended up buying things
Mostly clothes
My two bestfriends that kept me sane
When I was a mess
Ad they still do
Tapos na kami mag usap ni Ashley
And I went back to my checklist
Biglang nag bukas yung pinto
A smile crept into my lips
"Hey babe you home?"
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Chapter 1
Start from the beginning
