Hello, home

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"Yes! Yes I'm going home!" Natatawang sagot ko nya sa kuya nya. It's been 4 month and madrid been her happy place. Nakalimutan nya nang kelangan nyang umuwi dahil sa dami ng kaibigan at sa sobrang saya sa bagong lugar

"Be here before friday." Its her ate Micah's birthday on friday and may malaking party dahil bati na rin naman ito at ang mga kapatid nito. Tanggap na ng mga Salazar ang bunso nila.

"Yes. I will be there." Handa na naman syang umuwi. Unti unti na rin namang nababawasan ang sakit sa puso nya. Masaya na sya kaya tapos na ang healing process nya tapos na rin sya sa pag accept ng mga bagay. She really needs to be back.

"Done!" She said. Tapos na sya mag book ng online booking nya para makauwi na. "My flight will be tomorrow night. So thurday afternoon andyan na ko" she excitedly said.

"Okay got to go may meeting pa ko with Jace."

"Okay." Its just a normal thing for her now. Maybe madrid really did a good job healing her

"Hey!"

"Yes?"

"You really don't want to be the architect for the resort?" She wants it. Gusto nya first resort kaya nila yun sa Cebu! She'll gladly do it, kaso wala pa sya sa wisyo mag design at makatrabaho ulet ang engineer.

"Busy pa ko mag bakasyon!" Sabi nalang nya. But the truth is she's having a hard time doing some plots or designing anything.

"Okay. I need to go meeting will start now. Bye baby."

After magpaalam ng kapatid nya isinara nya na ang laptop at ichinarge sandali ang phone nya. Pumasok sya sa banyo at naligo, the night is still young and this is her last night here might as well safe it and do some party for the last time here in madrid.

Something on her mind makes her keep on going, what ever happened here in madrid stays here in Madrid... So does in New York, celestine.. In new york!!!


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Eya is wearing a black dress that hugs her perfectly fit body. Nasa isang bar sya dito sa madrid waitng for her cousins, Alexander, Gavin,Nikola and Kristal. Lahat mga pinsan nya, madrid is like her second home kaya eto agad ang una nyang naisip na puntahan.

"So Sexy huh?" si Gavin ang unang nakapansin ng outfit nya. Gavin is a full time model and a part time playboy.

"This is my last night, better spend it with a blast!" Sagot naman nya

"Bakit Ya, pinapauwi ka na ni Kuya Ethan?" Tanong ni Kristal. Eto ang pinakabata sa kanila, pinilit na mag aral sa spain para makasunod sa mga kapatid at masunod ang gusto. But she's doing great in her MA

"Yeah, ate Micah's birthday. I guess they miss me already." Sagot nya.

"Hirap nyan. Wala pa kaseng anak si Kuya kaya ikaw paren ang baby" medyo hirap sa tagalog na sabi ni Alexander

"Ano ka ba! She's a forever baby of Monteverde Clan! Di nga lang alam ni kuya may iniiyakan na lalake na yung baby nya" pang aasar pa ni Gavin.

Napairap nalang si Eya. Totoo naman kasi the day n tumungtong sya dito hindi na sya nag effort na ipakitang okay sya, nilanas nya lahat ng galit nya. She party, she smoke, nagkulong sa kwarto, nagdrawing ng mga kung ano anong delubyo. But then her cousins make her come back to normal.

"Pero pano si Paulo?" Tanong ni Nikola. Si Nikola ang nagpakilala sa kanya sa party at mga lalake. Lalo na yung paulo na yun.

"Nikola! My cousin is so precious para lang maging girlfriend ng lalaking yun.. he's a fucking asshole!" Medyo may hugot si Alexander kay Paulo dahil sa mga kalokohan na nakikita nito. At protective cousin it is!

"Yeah, a monteverde deserves someone better." Segunda pa ni Gavin. "Kaibigan ko si Paulo, but I fucking made sure he knows where to stand"

And yes! Thats her cousins; playboy asshole yet protective in terms of her or them..

"Ang OA ninyo. Basta whatever happend here in Madrid, stays here in Madrid." Sabi nya at hinawakan ang alak at itinaas "cheers for me coming back home!" At sabay sabay silang nag inom.

This is the Monteverde Clan she will ever love.


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"Excuse me Ma'am? Anything i can do for you?" Tanong ng flight stewardess.

Ngumiti nalang sya at tumingin sa relo nya almost 3 hours pa pala bago makarating sa pilipinas. "No I'm fine thank you.."

Then she close her eyes trying to sleep. She texted her brother earlier di nya nga lang alam kung masusundo sya nun dahil tanghali ang lapag nya, baka maipit nanaman sa meeting.

AFTER AN hour and thirty minutes andito na sya sa arrival area ng NIA 3 waiting for her brother. Pero sa sobrang inip nya tinawagan nya na ang kapatid! After two rings sinagot rin

"Kuya where are you?!" She's wishing na ang sabihin ng kuya nya is malapit na ito. She hates to say it pero may trauma sya sa taxi, one time sumakay sya sa taxi at nagpahatid sa forbes pero yung taxi driver may balak atang masama sa kanya namumula ang mata at patingin tingin sa kanya habang nagmamaneho nung malita nyang ibang ruta ang dinadaanan ng taxi ay nagpababa na sya pero nakalock ang mga pinto. She texted her brother and Jace that time, Jace was asked to find her. And buti nalang sa rutang dinadaanan nung driver is nakasalubong nito ang kotse ni Jace, sh she texted Jace and inform him and the rest is history nakakaawa ang sinapit ng driver at ng pina drug test pa ay positibo sa droga.

"Baby, are you here already?"

"Yeah. I'm waiting for you here at the airport already. Didn't you received my text and my message in viber?" She's sure to inform her brother.. Sabi pa nya kahit driver nalang ang magsundo! Basta lang may magsundo, kasi naman halos malaipon pala sya ng tatlong maletang damit at sapatos

"Fuck!" She heard her brother curse "i forgot about it! Nandito ko sa Tanay, I'm sorry baby. Let me call Jace baka nasa-"

"No it's okay. Mag taxi nalang ako." She said

"What?! Celestine! No!" Wala syang balak makipagtalo sa kapatid nya pero wala rin naman syang balak magpasundo sa dahilan ng pag alis nya

"Trust me kuya please. I'll take uber of ayaw mo ng airport taxi." She said

"I texted Jace nasa Pasay lang sya, malapit lang daw."

"Trust me if gagawin mo yan sa sala ka matutulog at ako ang katabi no ate." Mag susumbong sya kay Micah at alam na nyang magagalit yun lagot ang kuya nyang walang kaalam alam

"What?!"

"Sa bahay ako magpapahatid sige!"

"Okay fine. Take a uber if thats the safest! Message me the plate number and the name of the driver" she roll her eyes, most protective brother award goes to!! Ethan Joseff Monteverde

"Fine! Bye Love youuu. See you tomorrow"

Napabuntong hininga nalang sya at napatingin sa watawat ng pilipinas na nasa harap nya. Umpisa na ulet ng pagbabago. "Hello, home.."

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