Us Again

Prologue

"Paalis ka na?" he asked

"Yup, in 10 minutes mag b-boarding na." Sabi ko sa kausap ko sa telepono.

I'm right now at the airport waiting for boarding, finally after years makakabalik na ako ng pinas and i decided na for good na'ko doon. And also i want to focus on my business there, gusto ko ako mismo mag handle ng business ko don.

"Oh sige take care and keep safe, see you tomorrow. Bye." He said and just ended the call.

I heard the announcer voice na mag ready na daw so i did what they said. I got up and fix my hand carry bag.

I lived here in Vancouver, Canada for years after i graduated i left Philippines to migrate here in Vancouver and also to work in here. I worked there as Finance Manager in one of overrated companies here.  So after years of staying here i could finally go back in Manila. 13 hours ang flight ko pabalik ng pilipinas so siguro matutulog nalang ako buong flight or I'll try to finished one of my stories that im writing.

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“Ladies and gentlemen, AirAsia welcomes you to Manila, Philippines. The local time is 3:45pm. For your safety and the safety of those around you, please remain seated with your seat belt fastened and keep the aisle(s) clear until we are parked at the gate. Thank you and have nice day!" one of the flight attendants announced.

The plane landed at 4pm i went straight to get my baggage. And i checked up on my phone and saw a text from my friend.

Gabriel:
I'm at the parking, on my way there.

That text was sent minutes ago and now i can't find him.

"Aia!" He shouted "Im here!" he said while waving his hand on me. Sinalubong nya ako nang yakap pag lapit ko kanya. I hugged him back

"Ang tagal mo ah." sabi nya at humiwalay sa yakap.

"Sorry for making you wait, antagal kase nung sa may baggage diko agad nakuha." I said. Well totoo naman don ako natagalan muntik na nga mawala yung isang luggage ko eh.

"Okay lang ano ka ba, willing ako mag intay basta ikaw." He winked at me. I felt cringe when he did that especially at public.

By the way he's Gabriel, his full name is Gabriel Smith. We met each other at Canada he is one of my friends there and also my workmate nung nalaman kong half Filipino sya natuwa ako kase mag kasama akong pinoy diba baguhan lang din naman kase ako that time kaya hindi pa ako sanay sa culture nila to be honest na culture shock ako pag dating ko ng Canada at na homesick may times nga na gusto kong umuwi kahit kakarating ko don pero that thing didn't stop me, i remembered my dreams so i did try to focus on my goals there and luckily i became successful. Mas nauna lang sya ng a week sa pag uwi dito kase may need syang asikasuhin and babalik din sya agad sa Canada unlike me na for good na ako dito, well I'm not really sure about staying here for good pero if it's worth it ang pag uwi ko i might stay here for good.

Nagulat nga sya nung nalaman nyang uuwi ako, biglaan din naman kase actually I've been thinking about it if okay na ba na umuwi ako or hindi pa even my highschool best friends don't know that im back. Hindi ko muna sinabi kase I'm planning to surprise them at nung inaya nila ako na umuwi na dito sa pilipinas i just reasoned out na busy masyado and hindi pwede mag vacation. But it's not true, it's just an allibi to make them believe. But my family don't know either.

"Kumain ka na ba?" Tanong ni gab."or you want mag drive thru tayo or any food that you want? My treat of course." He added

"Nah im good, busog pa naman ako." I answered. "And also thank you ha."

"For what?"

"For everything, those efforts na ginagawa mo before." I chuckled " well until now, yes you're still here for me and those efforts that you're doing for me. I really really appreciate it even though alam mo na-"