SAUDADE

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Third Person

"Kuya, dalian mo na!" Luis shouted as he knocked twice on Alfy's door. "Oo na! Teka nga!" He heard him yell inside.

Luis went downstairs to check if everything was ready for Yana's homecoming. She has finally come home after 13 years.

She was sent to the UK by their mother and father as they wanted her to have quality education. And she does. She's now a Certified Interior Designer. She just passed the IDEX exam 2 months ago.

And in that 13 years, everything changed.

Everything shifted.

Irene and Greggy fell apart.

And Yana doesn't know. Their daughter doesn't know that they're separated.

So they have to pull in an act that they still love each other. That they still cared for each other. Even when they don't-or do they really?

Luis and Alfonso knew. Of course they would. Alfy is a single father with an 8 year old son. Luis on the other hand, is in a 3-year married life.

Everyone moved on. Everyone had their own lives to focus on. And so did Yana. She did her best in everything as she doesn't want to disappoint her parents. It was hard growing up without someone to hold, without someone to cry on, she was just alone.

"Mum and Dad are already at the airport... Arrival time daw ni Yana 11:30... So we have to go para maabutan natin siya..." Luis informed her older brother.

Alfonso nodded, he just checked if Andy was comfortable in his room. "Tara na." He said as they hurriedly went out of their family house and into Alfy's car to drive them both to the airport.

Their little sister is finally coming home.

❘༻༺❘

"Uuwi na talaga siya..." She heard Greggy whispered as they sat on the bench, a safe distance between them.

She only nodded at the and looked at her purse on her side to get something from it. As she was fishing out something, she saw a familiar gold band on his finger. She gulped down and got her phone on her hand.

He's wearing it again? She thought as her phone unlocked. She saw a text from Alfonso asking where they were, "Parang nandito na sila Alfy..." She informed her...ex-husband husband.

They were separated, but not divorced.

Both of them stood up and looked for their children. Alfonso and Luis grew up with their mother till they were old enough to settle down on their own.

"Ma!" They heard someone, they turned around to see both their sons walking towards them. Irene's mouth curved up and welcome her sons with an embrace a kiss on the cheeks.

"Flight PR 1774..." They listened to the announcement and looked at each other as they hurried themselves to the zone where they wait for the people who just landed.

"Tama naman diba? PR 1774?" Luis checked on his phone and looked for his sister's message and nodded. "Yep, tama..." He smiled.

Finally, the siblings were going to be complete.

Alfonso held up a banner, to guide their sister AND to embarrass her. It's what older siblings do.

"Mary Ilyana Catalina Marcos Araneta
Welcome Home"

A girl as tall as their mother then emerged from the door. Rolling up her 4 large baggages as she walked, Irene felt her tears starting to form as her eyes laid on her only daughter's face.