The journey there
---The susunod araw the girls each put on their favorites swimsuits, and use a sundress as a cover-up for the ride to the tabing-dagat house that will be their tahanan for the susunod two weeks. So the group of seven descends down the stairs with their suitcases, to see their boyfriends and Ms. F waiting in the courtyard for them in front of a decent size bus.
Flora: (placing her luggage down at her feet) no ship today? (Slightly laughing)
Ms. F: no, you will all be riding in this bus here
Stella: really? A bus!
Ms. F: don’t worry Stella, it is not your average bus, it has comfy leather seats, a large telebisyon and 6 small ones to watch a movie on, a cotton kendi machine, papkorn machine, salad bar, and a spa.
--Stella becomes speechless and everyone laughs because she always has some sort of remark to make
Musa: that’s a first she has nothing to say and I quite like it this way (a loud sound was accompanied sa pamamagitan ng a slap across the back of the head) oww, what was that for?
Stella: what do ya think, it was for?
---Everyone laughs at Stella’s remark. After a good laugh everyone says goodbye to Ms. F; but before they go they find out the house they will be staying at for two weeks has a room with their name on the door and the room is personalized to their likes and items relating to their dreams whether they know it or not but is hidden in their hearts.
-----On the bus luxury bus there are 14 seats in the front 4rows of 2 on each side with their own TV’s, after the leather seats is a section with the pagkain but behind that is the spa since the bus ride is 12 hours long they might need. Plus a benefit of this bus it has a regular bathroom that you would find in a house and not your typical bus bathroom. After placing their luggage in the overhead compartments and locking the compartments, each couple or brother in sister in Savannah and Aaron’s case, sit susunod to each other; decide on the order of the pelikula they will watch in order on this 12 oras journey. The first movie is Letters to Juliet.
Flora: (her head is on Helia’s chest with her feet up on the upuan and Helia has his arms around her and they share a gargantuan blanket to stay warm and cozy on the bus ride) this is one of my paborito movies, it’s so romantic
Helia: same here and I pag-ibig you (kisses forehead and she smiles)
Flora: (looking up at her love) and I pag-ibig you (takes his hands and holds them but he still holds her there in his arms)
Riven: (turning back) could you two pag-ibig birds keep the romance to a minimum this bus ride
Musa: (messing with his hair) lighten up Riven, I think it’s cute; but two much and I might have to hit you with a unan
----everyone laughs at that remark even the two who were the ones who would get hit with the pillow. After four movies, the bus stopped at a restaurant so everyone could have a nice dinner, stretch their legs and take pictures at the sights near this bus stop. Every couple walked hand and hand, Aaron carried his sister on his shoulder and Helia carried Flora bridal style because she had fallen asleep during the fourth movie because traffic was rougher than they thought and would be at the tabing-dagat until the susunod day.
Helia: (holding Flora) part of me doesn’t want to wake her, she looks so peaceful
Brandon: dude, you have to wake her up, she needs to eat
Helia: True (switching her to one arm, to gently wake her up) Flora wake up
Flora: (starts to wake up, but still groggy) where are we?
Helia: (putting her to her feet) we are a bus stop to get dinner
Flora: okay
-----everyone goes into the restaurant, and orders their meals. After they eat everyone heads into the gift tindahan to pick up a little souvenir to remember part of their journey there. Most get a shirt, key chain or postcard; but Flora walks over to the kuwintas section. She originally walked over to look at the name necklaces and see if either of her names is there; but there are two identical ones that catch her eye in particular and they were lockets
Flora’s P.O.V.:
I swear I have seen this kuwintas before but where, when she reached out to grab it, it gave her a vision when it was in her grasp. It was of reyna Marissa and King David of Linphea who were the rulers until they dropped off the face of the planet and Linphea split into two sides East Linphea and West Linphea. In the background where two lacey and fragile looking cribs with two baby girls in them and a brother standing on each side, the cribs had an S on one and a C on the other. The two brothers seemed to be different ages the one standing susunod to the S kuna seemed to be older and the one standing susunod to the C kuna seemed to be younger. reyna Marissa spoke and sinabi boys make sure to all look over your baby sisters charlotte and Savannah, at that moment she placed a locket on each baby. Yes momma the boys replied in unison. After they finished speaking, an explosion went off in the background and King David yelled Aaron and Brandon take your sisters away from here and get them to safety. Sadly as the boys did what they were told the necklaces flew off as they fled and that where it ended
Flora: (out loud) what was that?
Savannah: what was what?
Flora: I got a vision when touched these lockets (holding them out)
Savannah: (taking the one on the left because in her eyes it looked brighter) I’ve seen these some where’s before but I don’t know where
Flora: same here but (explains her vision) do you think they were us?
Savannah: I don’t know but let’s sa pamamagitan ng them and figure it out later
Flora: ok
-----the twins head over to the cashier which is a short old lady with Esmeralda green eyes, perfectly tan skin and white curly hair with a name tag that say Mirabella
Mirabella: can I help you lovely ladies?
Flora: yes, we would like to buy these necklaces (puts them down on the counter)
Mirabella: (looks down at them and is surprised yet happy) okay; but charlotte and Savannah these aren’t for sale because they are yours
Savannah: how do you know our names?
Flora: and I go sa pamamagitan ng Flora instead of charlotte now
Mirabella: even prettier, and I nalugod these necklaces that were meant for my granddaughters, hoping one araw they would come here and only they could see them and I would know they are alive.
Flora: so you’re our grandmother?
Mirabella: yes and are your brothers here too?
Flora: yes, and our friends
Savannah: and her fiancée
Flora: Savannah!
Mirabella: well I would pag-ibig to meet them all
Helia: (walks in with the rest of the group) are you girls ready to go? (walks behind her and wraps his arms around her and kisses her forehead)
Mirabella: so this must be the fiancée, correct?
Savannah: yes, grandma
Aaron: wait, grandma?
Mirabella: don’t worry Aaron, grandma would forget you (looks over to see Brandon get closer to his sisters and brother) and you either my bambino (Italian for baby) Brandon (patting his hair)
Brandon: (cries and hugs his grandmother who he hasn’t seen since he was four) I missed you, and do you know where mom or dad is?
Mirabella: sadly no; but all I know is they are alive because after the explosion they contacted me and contact me every taon on the twins to see if I have heard from you
Stella: not to be rude, but how do we know you are not messing with them, because they have been through a lot lately.
Flora: she nalugod the necklaces to be only seen sa pamamagitan ng her granddaughters (holds up the necklace)
Layla: I don’t see anything
Mirabella: let remove the charm (uses a spell and reveals the two identical lockets and then they go on her two granddaughters necks)
Musa: they are absolutely stunning and it is nice to meet you (reaching her hand out)
Bus driver: (walks in) we better get going if we want to make it there for tomorrow
Everyone: okay
Flora :( hugs her grandmother) we will see you later and please keep in touch (writes her phone and email down on a sheet of paper)
Mirabella: I will darling
---Everyone says there goodbyes and promises to keep in touch and then they head back onto their bus to finish the journey there. After Mirabella sees them leave, she closes up the shop
Mirabella: (her eyes turn to a cat like stage like she is under a spell) you can come out now Chad, wait sorry I mean Eric
Eric: no problem and thank you for helping me out (uses a spell to turn back into Chad)
Mirabella: you are welcome; but promise me you will not hurt my daughter and son-in-law
Eric: I promise they won’t get hurt (disappears into thin air; but erases any memory of his plan from her mind, so all that she knows is that she saw her grandkids all grown up)
Mirabella: (after he is gone) I’m so happy they are alive I must go let Marissa and David know they are alive and healthy