Naalala mo pa ba yung first love mo? How about your 2nd... 3rd... 4th...?. If we will think about it, a single heart can be turned into a hundredfold, depending on how many times it got hurt. It's true that amidst us are floating and broken hearts...
Rae had packed her suitcases ahead as she is coming straight from her night duty. It was a busy night as people come and go in the emergency unit with different types of injuries. Downtown was a chaos after the Eagles lost to the Hawks.
The moment she hit her bed, she was dozing off.
She was awaken by the non-stop ringing of the phone. With eyes closed, she picked it up.
" Ate, where were you? We"re already at the airport!" Ryder was panicking.
She looked at her bedside alarm and saw the time. Eight o;clock.
She almost tripped on the carpet when she jumped off her bed and headed to the washroom.
In 20 minutes, she took a shower, got changed into a comfy loose cargo pants and linen long sleeved shirt. She's on her way to the airport at quarter to nine.
" My God Rae you almost missed your flight!" That's the first thing her mom told her when she saw her with her luggage. Rae gave her and Stevens a big hug and kiss.
In the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Taylor and Ryder." Why are you all here?"
Ryder was the first one to reply. " Of course. We want to make sure that you are taking the flight. Remember last time when you changed your mind and decided not to board the plane?"
Harper quipped in. " We went crazy worrying about you. No text. No phone call. Until Carisse showed up and said that you reported for work that day and was on-call for 2 days."
Rae put both hands on the air as if to silence everyone. They got the message. Rae this time is flying back to the Philippines.
When one classmate from university emailed her about the program, she had second thoughts. The location was the one that rattled her a bit.
Philippines.
Eight years. Seemed a long time ago but the wounds are still raw.
" Am I ready?"
Her classmate in nursing got a surprise after 2 months of waiting. Rae as a Nurse Practitioner will be one of the medical personnels heading to the mountains of Benguet for a free medical mission.
After nineteen hours, Rae landed in Hongkong. Another hour of brisk walking and running, she boarded another flight to Clark where her new adventures will begin.
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