Y/N's POV.

My mind was flying while packing my suitcase.

"Jace! You done?" I shouted, napakabagal kasi magimpake.

"Not yet, ikaw nalang ang umalis."

Tumango ako sa kawalan.

I'm going to visit Ate Aika, Rocco, and Tita Leni, for the last time.

Our flight is a few hours away, pero heto kami ngayon palang magpapaalam sa mga mahal sa buhay.

I drove to their condo, pressured dahil hindi pa ako nagaayos ng dadalhin ni Jassi. Ngayon na lamang uli ako napressure simula nang matapos ako sa pag-aaral.

"Good afternoon!" I greeted as Ate Aika opened the door.

"Hello, Rocco! My Rocky misses you!" I also greeted Rocco, Tricia's dog.

"Hello, Tita!" I greeted Tita Leni na parang iniintay talaga ako.

"So, My flight is a few hours away. As you both know, I came here to say goodbye." I tried to act okay and unaffected, I know they don't want me to go, especially Ate Aika. But I need to, in order to heal and move on.

Ate Aika even called me in the middle of the night, crying! Saying she will miss me blah blah blah.

"Do you want us to go to the airport? Hahatid namin-" I cut Ate Aika off, sorry Ate.

"Nope, Baka hindi ako tumuloy kung ganoon." I tried again to light up the athmosphere but turned out to make it worst.

Ate Aika's eyes started tearing, she is once again crying.

"Hala, Ate! Don't cry, please!" Natataranta kong sabi at inilabas ang handkerchief ko bago iabot sakanya bilang pamunas.

"Eh kasi, you're leaving me here. Wala na akong bestfriend na one call away lang, and would literally come over at 3am on a weekday when I have a problem." Tuloy tuloy nyang sabi.

Natawa naman ako, this 'Aika being a softie' makes me nervous since she is unlikely to act like this. But it warms my heart to see her like this, caring and crying because i'll be away from her.

"You can call me, and you can still visit me. Pero hindi na 10-15 mins drive, it would be a 17 hours and 42 minutes plane ride divided by layovers." Tawa ko. "I need this Ate, I've had too much. Hindi kona kaya, this is the only way I can survive."

Tumango sya, "I know, kaya nga pilit kong iniintindi, I'm proud of you, Y/N. Kapatid na ang turing ko sayo, I am rooting for your healing, I hope you can explain the next time you come home."

Tumango ako, "Sana," Niyakap ko sya. "This isn't 'goobye' Ate Aika, this is just a 'see you later'."

I said my goodbyes, and left, with a heavy heart but a mind full of hope for a great later.

******

"Hey, Mom!" Masigla kong bati kay mommy.

"I know you can hear me." I told her, tracing her name on the tombstone.

Anais Margareth L/N

November 23, 1971- February 18, 2017

I took a bite of the pizza I bought on the way, my last destination for 'saying goodbye to love ones' trip is my mom.

I decided to have a mini picnic like I always do when I want to talk to her.

"You know, Mom. Life sucks, I didn't know what I did to deserve this pain, haven't I had too much?" Tanong ko habang ngumunguya.

"I miss you, Ma. I badly need a Mom right now. I want to rest, but why do I feel like it's illegal to? Gusto kona magpahinga, Ma. Pagod na pagod na po ako."

"I'm sick of being invalidated. I'm sick of being called worthless, am I really? Or they just make my worths unknown? Now I understand why you freely accepted the fact that you will die the first day you were diagnosed, because life is a living lie and death is the painful truth."

"Aalis ako, Ma. Sa tingin ko naman makakabuti ito sakin."

After venting out all my problems to her, I decided to finish all the food and leave. Baka malate na talaga kami.

"Bye, Ma. See you later."

*****

"Jace, ano na?" Tanong ko, napakabagal.

"Eto na!" Sigaw nya pabalik.

"You've been saying that for the last 20 minutes!" Irita kong sigaw.

At the end, napakabagal nya talaga, I've decided to just get our luggages and put it in the cars boot.

"Jace! Ikaw nalng iniintay!"

Kit, Chase, Jassi and Rocky ay naghihintay na sa kotse.

At halos pasalamatan ko na ang lahat ng diyos ng lumabas si Jace sa kwarto nya.

We went out of the condo at umalis na.

We arrived at the airport, 1 hr early for our flight. We checked in our baggage and sat on the waiting area.

I took a picture of myself half smiling with an L sign to send to Ate Aika.

Aika: I'm missing u already.

Y/N: Chill, Ate.

Aika: Take care, see you later:)

Napangiti naman ako.

Ibinaba ko ang cellphone ko at inikot ang tingin sa buong airport.

Napatingin ako sa pamilya na nagiiyakan sa gilid. OFW family i see.

My eyes shifted to someone very familiar,

From lips, eyes, nose, glasses, and hair.

It's her.

But with someone else.

I smiled.

"Boarding na hoy." Tabig ni Kit saakin.

Tumayo ako at binuhat si Jassi.

And just like that,

Off I go, leaving the philippines.

See you later.

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:)