A clean room with a soft breeze of an air freshener. You can say that someone with a great hand was living in this place. At the living area you can see a cute sofa with a small table for a morning coffee or tea, under that was a pile of books. There were paintings on the wall that signified dreams and the love of a family. If you walked past, there was a door at the right side which is Miana’s room. Then, the cozy kitchen of Miana that she was proud of--- complete utilities and a complete set of cooking materials with different expensive appliances. It was painted silver and black. Small but adorable especially for a kind of person like Miana.             Miana woke up with the sound of the laptop, Gracel was watching a movie. She sat while looking at what Gracel was watching. “CARPE DIEM, seize the day. Makes your lives extraord

            Miana went home early to freshen up before the last office meeting before she took off her flight to the US. She decided to walk so her mind could be free from any stress. She looked from window to window, enjoying the view she’s seeing. She stopped by a magazine store and read some articles when she started to continue walking. While lost in her own thoughts, someone collided with her and threw her bag. She didn’t look at the person. She grabbed her bag and continued to walk when someone talked. “Miana?” She heard a familiar voice that called her name. She looked back and saw her classmate from the province. “Hey, Miana?! Yeah, that’s you” “Oh? Shelly?” “Yes, Shelly. I thought you forgot about me” “Oh” “I heard news that you went into the city and find your luck here” “Who told you that?” “It’s a news there. I don’t know if that’s true. But can I ask you something?” “What?”

                                              Are all things worth it?            One last week for Miana to do all the things she needed to be done before flying to the USA. It seemed things were not going smoothly like how she planned them to. Problems overlapping with itself. Her past and present collide at the same time made her think and worry more. She has tested for how long she can stand up with everything. She’s watching the outside world from her window when a text message came. Message:           Ate, mom gone mad at us. She threw our clothes outside.

                                “I am a lost soul, wandering into my dreams,                                                        lost and confused.                                            A dream full of pain and screams”                         In the province of Albay, you could see the people living their simplest life. Waking up before the sun rises and do their everyday chores before leaving their houses. The children walk to school while the adults went to t

“Thank you for all the pain, Albay. If we meet again, maybe I’m fully healed and happy.” She looked back again before heading towards the bus. There was a smile on her face but her eyes saying that she’s not happy. She started to walk away from the place, from the pain, and to all the people who hurt her in the past. This is her time to change her mindset and live in a positive way. “Are you ready, guys?” “Where are we going, Ate?” “Somewhere we can relax first. And I’ll treat you to anything you want” “Oh! Like ice cream, spaghetti and chocolates?!” “Yes, whatever you wanted” You can see the excitement in her sibling’s faces. It’s not a usual sight for her to see, she remembers all the things she did for her dreams and for her family. The genuine happiness that she’s needing is for her to see that her siblings are living their life with happiness and full of hope. Tears fell before she knew it. Her siblings got worried on her. She wipes her tears away and hug them.