They exchanged videos. Unfortunately, they can't catch up on each other dahil napapagod sila after touring.
Ang takaw mo hahaha, and yes it's very unhealthy - Ezra ( The first video sent by Noreen nung nag food trip sya )
They are very cute kids, Hmm mas maganda nga lang mata nila kesa sayo...blue! Haha. Wahhh, ang nice naman dyan - Noreen ( The 1st video sent by Ezra when he introduced his siblings)
Ezra also showed pubs to Noreen, as he knows that Noreen is a fan of alcohol habang si Noreen food trip lang ng food trip at shopping.
" Who's Noreen?" Asked Emmanuela, They were at a view where makikita mo ang Ocean at sobrang green at clean ng grass, they were lying on it habang nakasandal sa isang landmark, at sobrang mahangin na nakakarelax. Nag explain kasi si Ezra sa video na maganda magsulat doon kasi nakakarelax.
" She's my friend " Sabi ni Ezra, habang tinutok ang Camera sa kapatid nya.
" Is she your girlfriend?" Sabi ni Emmanuela, Napatawa si Ezra sa banat ng kapatid nya. " Unfortunately...not yet " Sabi ni Ezra.
" Well, Miss... he's been mentioning your name ever since day one when he started doing this video, please be his girlfriend " Emmanuela smiled at the camera, Napatawa nanaman si Ezra at pinat nya sa ulo kapatid nya dahil nacutan sya.
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Nareceive na ni Noreen ang latest video, at ayun. Tinapon nya nanaman sarili nya sa kama nya upang mag contemplate ng mga bagay.
" Nababaliw na ako " Sabi nya. Halo halo ang emotion na nararamdaman nya kilig, kaba, takot, at galit. And for help, she called Lisa who's in Thailand.
" Sawadeeka " Sabi ni Lisa. Nakaon phone nya, at nakatapat sa kanya habang nililinis nya ang mga brush nya na pang make up.
" I can't do this anymore" Sabi ni Noreen.
" Ang alin?" Sabi ni Lisa.
" I think I'm..." Noreen sighed. " Falling " She exhaled.
" THANK YOU LORD " Lisa rejoiced. " Alam ko naman ganun talaga mangyayare sayo, simula't sapol yang idea na mag sendan kayo ng mga adventure nyo, hayy...kilala kita, At alam ko na mas lalo mo syang nakilala. Sige test natin ha, Fave color?"
"Blue"
" fave number?"
" 4 "
" favourite food "
" Not picky pero kung unhealthy sya ,konti lang kakainin nya "
" See? Pwede na kayo magpass doon sa parang something para iprove na mahal nyong isa't isa. Parang sa movie ni Sandra bullock!" Sabi ni Lisa.
" Even his sister...gosh, ang cute ng kapatid nya tapos sobrang close nila and he's so good with kids tapos grabe, wala na talaga ako masabi " Sabi ni Noreen.
" Then, what are you waiting for?" Sabi ni Lisa.
" The right time...I guess" Sabi ni Noreen.
" Don't lie to me. Iniisip mo na hindi pa sya, kilala kita " Sabi ni Lisa.
" I don't care if he's not the one...'one' I don't think he likes me back though" Sabi ni Noreen sabay yuko.
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26th of december, they flew back to the Philippines.
Noreen and N, took the elevator to the testing room of their company.
" Why'd you bring me here?" Noreen asked, with the sick feeling of nervousness with all the technology.
" Basta " Her brother laughed which made Noreen more nervous. Is he perhaps an evil genius who produced one of those diseases tapos sya lang may antidote?
They reached the room, puno ng technicians with clipboards and gizmos.
" What am I doing here?" Tanong ni Noreen sa kuya nya, habang papasok sila at isa isa silang binati ng goodmorning ng staff.
" Hold this " Sabi ng kuya nya, It was his phone. Noreen was still puzzled pero sumunod nalang sya sa instructions, ang kuya nya nakikipag usap sa technicians habang naglalakd , sumusunod naman si Noreen at napunta sila sa isang room na puro appliances under sa brand name nila.
" Okay turn on my phone " Sabi ng kuya nya, nilapitan nya si Noreen at binuksan ang Isang App, LIGHTDevices, nandoon makikita ang icons ng appliances, such as microwave, iron, ref, lights and fire.
" Okay ano meron?" Tanong ni Noreen. Trying to grasp the situation na kasama sya sa testing ng mga experiment and inventions ng kuya nya na software. " Okay, so ganito yan Noreen, this application is only available sa LIGHT phones and appliances, kasama na doon ang bago kong ivention na instead of the cord na sinasaksak sa outlet, I have invented a beam that has a fuse connected to the outlet, which is also connected to your phone, it will save lives, prevent burning your house, destroying your appliances and...it is environment friendly " Sabi ni N, explaining like a classy genius with his suit and his bright smile. " We just need to test it out " Sabi nya. He instructed Noreen to follow his instructions as he walked to his crew. He instructed Noreen to walk into the free door, na nakalagay doon sa pretend house na may sensor, at ang sensor na yun sine-sense nya kung nakalabas ka na ng bahay, with the phone. Then napaisip si Noreen. " What if Naiwan mo Phone mo?" Sabi ni Noreen.
N and the Crew stopped from their work. " Na- update na ba natin yung buzz alarm by the door?" Tanong ni N, and the crew layed their heads down. " Okay, so ipostpone natin yun, itest muna natin ito " N commanded.
Noreen watching her brother grow up into a Man, all matured and independent, she wanted to be like him, he's so successful and he's good at hiding pain, or atleast nag submerge na ang pain ng past. He did tell Noreen about something you must always forget.
Ang nakaraan, ang past ang lagi mong kakalimutan dahil lagi nitong hahadlangan ang future mo, at tama si N, dahil sa paglimot nya sa nakaraan naging successful sya ng engineer, technician, businessman, son, brother, and boyfriend. Noreen felt proud and happy watching him, N was smiling as he talks to his crew, solving problems and black-holes with a smile.
As Noreen walked out the door, nagsalita ang sensor. " Your Microwave, Refrigerator and Air conditioner is unplugged." N jumped out of joy and he instructed Noreen to turn off the appliances using the application on her phone, she swiped off the icons on her phone, and makikita mo sa dulo ng appliances nag off ang beam, and nag tunong ang isang tune sa sensor as a sign na off na lahat ng appliances sa bahay. It works!
Naghiyawan si N at ang crew, they worked all day and all night para lang matapos ang project na to, binuhat ni N si Noreen and they celebrated inside the testing room.
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A week passed and they launched the new project, the new phone, the new line of appliances and the software. I went crazy sa Market and for techy people who posts reviews of the new technology, Balm is the endorser that they chose and she's actually cooperative...and a little nice than before atleast, nangitian nya si Noreen during the shoot.
Pero, isang perk which Noreen doesn't consider as a perk is that it's a hype sa Alestair, it was even broad casted by Julious when January came, and the semester was resumed.
" Balm is rubbing it in " Sabi ni Lisa, as Balm walked by the hallway like the Queen Bee she is, sparkling by her own existence, without even trying napapatingin talaga mga tao.
" Bayaan mo na " Sabi ni Noreen as she smiled to Lisa. " But, Imagine you...getting that attention " Sabi ni Lisa, still eyeing Balm, giving her the stink eye. Pero, pinaguusapan na nga si Noreen as the sister of N, May sister pala ang isa sa mga popular na tao sa Alestair, graduating with honors and a successful businessman.
Noreen is not comfortable with it pero ,pinabayaan nya na lang at pinili nya nalang mag focus muna sa school, sa guild and sa kuya nya.
" Hey " Sabi ni Mark who blocked Noreen who is cautious sa kanyang surrounding dahil maraming tao ang tumitingin sa kanya. " MARK! You scared me! "Sabi ni Noreen ng bigla syang niyakap ni mark and she hugged back, she missed mark and mark obviously missed her too as he wore the brightest smile by the start of 2015.
" Pasalubong " Sabi ni Mark ,bringing out wine that is in a box, Nanlaki mga mata ni Noreen and she hugged mark again. " Yung christmas gift ko nareceive mo na?" Noreen asked and Mark nodded, pinagpag nya ulo ni noreen at nag paalam na sila sa isa't isa.
That is one of the reasons why Mark is her bestfriend, Mark just accepts her as she is, she's comfortable with Mark, she shook her head by the thought of it, as Mark doesn't care about all.of this.
But, another person came to mind, nung dumaan si Noreen sa building ng Nursing.
Si Ezra, for the whole christmas break ,they talked everyday and yes, Noreen misses him but , she was troubled that what if hindi sila ganun sa personal.
Noreen stopped from her walk nung dumaan sya sa Nursing and nagsilip sya konti, not sighting Ezra, she walked again.
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Nakita sya ni Ezra though but, he chose to walk to his building and just let her slide. What did happen sa Christmas break ni Ezra.
" A business deal is done " Sabi ni Mr. Yang.
" Ten years engagement " dagdag nya, hindi nagsasalita si Ezra, nakayuko lang sya sa office ng Dad nya, he was about to blow up , he remained calm pero di na nya talaga mapigilan. " Why am I being dragged to you being a failure as a businessman?" Sabi ni Ezra, raising the tension in the room. " Do you want to become a Doctor or not? Madali lang ako kausap Ezra but, we're practically bankrupt so are you going to cooperate or not? " Sabi ni Mr.Yang who refused to match with Ezra's tone.
That is what happened after the New Year's Eve, pambungad sa 2015 ni Ezra.
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By the end of the day, Noreen went home to her brother and she spotted a large rectangular box sa dining table.
" To Noreen, silver and pearls to Maharlika's 22nd " Sabi sa Card, she opened the box and it was A silver long elegant gown, it was simple and lovely it matched Noreen's taste, and it came with pearl and silver accessories and sa seperate box for heels , Maharlika sure outdid herself.
Her birthday is tomorrow, after the second day of their classes which means she will get to see Ezra, pero di pa sila nagkikita ngayong araw, she waited for a text, and it didn't arrive , his last text was Happy New Year pero, pagkatapos nun wala na.
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" What should I get her ?" Noreen asked Lisa, they went to the mall as soon as she unboxed the set that she received from Lika, nag SOS na sya agad kay Lisa.
" What do you think ang item na wala sya?" Sabi ni Noreen as they scanned the department store.
" Something...customized!" Lisa suggested as they walked the accessories sectioned , they scanned bracelets, necklaces then they walked away. " Ang hirap pag alam mong meron na sya lahat " Lisa whined as she scratched her head.
" A mug " Sabi ni Noreen, she just randomly blurted it out, A Mug. A customized mug with Noreen's touch and a quote from Eveningale.
Another day for balloons and cake,
another year for pizza and steaks,
a piece about food and birth,
it's the day you came to earth.
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It's okay and everything is settled, she went home to her exhausted brother, nanakahilata sa couch nila. She tucked him in before, she went to her room , she checked her phone, computer, email and notes.
" Ezra, okay ka lang ba?" Sabi ni Noreen as she threw herself to her bed, she closed her eyes and set the alarm by five a.m. dahil magpapaaga sya sa guild bukas, she was assigned to write an article featuring Balm, Ezra and other popular kids sa Birthday ni Maharlika, although she finds it irrelevant , si Ezra ang significant doon para sa kanya...and it's enough purpose to do so.
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" You just need to casually interview them, mas makukuha mo talaga ang juice pag ganun " Advice ni Aries habang si Noreen nakatulala lang, she doesn't like the topic, she doesn't really like the idea of writing stuff about other people, para lang magkaroon ng basis ang class sa population ng school, basis ng kagandahan si Balm, katalinuhan si Ezra, Kayamanan ang lahat ng may connection sa top ten companies sa Philippines. But, who can blame us? We do put basis on everything, a standard , pero si Noreen...she's not having it but, she doesn't have a choice.