Chapter 39 Election Day

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The Robredos went home to Naga yesterday to vote except for the youngest, Jorge who went to Bacolod to vote.

Jorge went to check-in at a hotel upon arriving at Bacolod yesterday while Leni and her three older girls are in Naga.

Jorge woke up at 4 in the morning to go to her precinct to vote. She was the first one to arrive at the precinct and after an hour of waiting, she was done casting her votes for the first time. She immediately called her mom.

"Good morning ma!" she greeted her

"Good morning, anak. Kumusta diyan?" Leni asked her

Jorge began to cry on the other line.

"What happened? Why are you crying?" Leni asked

"Election anxiety po, ma. Very anxious lang po ako sa magiging results ng election." Jorge told her mom

"Anak, don't cry. It's fine. Everything will be fine. Kung ano man ang magiging resulta ng eleksyon, tatanggapin natin. Okay?" Leni said trying to console her daughter

She can still hear her daughter's whimpers on the other line.

"Remind lang kita na your flight is at 1 PM so dapat early ka pa sa airport. Na-contact ko na rin ang pilot." Leni told her daughter

"Ma, sorry kasi napagastos ka pa tuloy sa private plane para lang makapunta ako diyan sa Naga. Pwede naman po sana akong bumiyahe ngayon to Manila at maghintay ng flight pa Naga bukas." Jorge said

"No, anak. Gusto ko kasama ka namin ngayon habang naghihintay ng results para sama-sama tayo." Leni told her daughter

"Sige na anak, mag-almusal ka na at mag-prepare para maaga ka sa airport. Nakapila na ako dito sa precinct. Susunduin ka namin mamaya sa airport. Ingat ka sa biyahe." Leni bid her good bye to Jorge

"Thank you, ma! Ingat ka po. See you later." Jorge bid good bye to her mom and went to the hotel's restaurant and ordered breakfast

In Magarao, Leni and her three other girls also went to the precinct at about 9 in the morning to vote. When she arrived at the school, she was welcomed by so many supporters and even some people from the media, wanting to get a footage of the future president while waiting in line to cast her vote.

 When she arrived at the school, she was welcomed by so many supporters and even some people from the media, wanting to get a footage of the future president while waiting in line to cast her vote

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She waited in line not as a vice president but as an ordinary Filipino citizen.

She waited in line not as a vice president but as an ordinary Filipino citizen

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