Six months later...
MY PHONE started ringing again as soon as I stepped out of the airport and bathed in the afternoon sunlight. Suot ang silver mirror glasses ay tiningnan ko ang cellphone ko. I smiled at the name of my brother on the screen.
Si Kuya Duke ang pang-apat na tumawag sa'kin ngayong araw. Kanina bago ako nagboard ng eroplano, Mom, Kuya Sage, and Kuya Zeke called me to make sure I'm coming home while Blue kept sending me annoying messages every ten seconds.
I flipped my ponytailed hair and swiped the screen. "Yes," I answered as I breathed in the warm thick air.
Pinasadhan ko ang malawak na tanawin ng airport, slightly at awe from these mixed overwhelming emotions rushing inside me now that I am back.
"Finally, you picked up." The impatience in his voice was resonant and i
