CHAIRA Kinabukasan, nagising ako dahil sa alarm clock ko. Every Sunday, I set my alarm clock in the same hour so that I can prepare for church. For a second there, nagtaka ako kung bakit iba yata ang kwarto ko pero agad ko rin naalala sa bahay pala ako nina Benedict. I felt lighter today. Hmm. Because I wake up on the right side of the bed or maybe because of what happened last night? Definitely, because of what happened last night. Napahawak ako sa aking labi at naalala ko ang namagitan sa amin ni Benedict. Yup. It's not a dream! I received my first kiss or I say kisses last night after almost a decade without having one; from Papa bear. Sana maulit muli. In an hour, I did my morning routine and leave the room with my things ready to pick up, and I'm dressed for church. "Ate, the

