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Chapter 4 On the way to province (Dawis bayawan City Neg. Or.)

Patresiah woke up late. She was still tired from their big adventure yesterday. Her mom woke her up, "Come on, sleepyhead! We need to leave for the airport now, so we can arrive at  Dumaguete before nightfall.
"Mom, I want to sleep more," she said.
"We can't. We need to leave, so go take a bath," her mother said. 
"We'll take a bath together, Zhian is still sleeping. We'll do it later," she answered.
"I can't, I'll be the one bathing him. It'll take you a long time to finish if it's you, Come on, Zhian, wake up," she said to Zhian, lifting him up and taking him to the bathroom. "Go take a bath, honey," she shouted to Patresiah.
Patresiah yawned. "Can't we just go tomorrow mom plsssss? I want to explore Manila a little more."
Her dad smile, "Honey your mom can't hear you the bathroom was so close, You can explore more in the province, honey. There's so much to see and do there!"
Patresiah thought about it. "But I really want to see Taal Volcano first!"
Her dad chuckled, "We can go to Taal soon, maybe around New Year's. It'll be even more special with all the fireworks."
Patresiah sighed. "Okay, dad. You're right. Maybe Taal will be even more exciting with fireworks." She said and go to the bathroom.
After her mom bathed Zhian, she dressed him and then asked her husband if Patresiah had already taken a bath.
Her husband replied, "Yes, bhe, she's already in the bathroom," he said while fixing hi
 Looks at the mirror and he added that Patresiah said she wanted to go to Taal.
"Why did you tell her about Taal?" Amelia asked.
"She probably do some research, that's why she wants to go," her husband replied. "Let's just leave it for next time. We can't go now because my family's expecting us in Dumaguete today." She added, "They might already be waiting for us."
"They'll pick us up?" her husband asked.
"Yes," his wife replied, "mama said so."
While they were talking, Patresiah finished bathing and got dressed.
"Zhian looks so handsome today, Mom! My shirt is the same color so we can match," she said while getting dressed.
"You always match your outfits, it's up to you," her mom said.
"I'll bring the luggage downstairs. I'll wait for you there," her husband said.
"Okay, I'm going down too," his wife replied. "Honey, hurry up," she added.
"Yes, you go ahead, Mom. I'll be right behind. I just need to put on some sunscreen on ma-face."
"Should I bring Zhian down?" her mom asked.
"No, thanks, Mom. We'll just go down together," Patresiah replied while applying sunscreen, after she done she spray her perfume to Zhian.
"Alright then, let's go Zhian, follow me." She said while closing the door.
When she got downstairs, her parents were already waiting for her and then they left so they could catch up their flight to dumagette.
"When we get to Dumaguete, what car will we be using?" Patresiah asked her parents.
"We'll be using our car," her mom said.
"But Mom, aren't we taking a plane?" Patresiah asked, confused.
"Why," her mom replied.
"How will we bring the car? We're not in some rich country, I'm sure it's not allowed, right?" Patresiah asked.
"Actually, your mom just tricked you so we can leave without any trouble, my dear because she knows you'll stay more days here doing some fun," her dad said with a smile.
"Yup, your dad's right. We'll be using a private plane so we can bring the car," her mom said.
"You lied to me, Mom!" Patresiah exclaimed.
"You didn't ask me anything, and besides, I knew you wanted to explore more. But it's not possible now, honey. We only have two days left before Christmas," her mom replied.
Patresiah sat quietly, with Zhian resting on her lap. When they arrived at the airport, someone was waiting for them and talking to her dad through the car window. After that, her dad drove them towards the interior of the airport, where they disembarked and were escorted to their seats by a stewardess.
"You really spent a lot money, Mommy. This is so beautiful," Patresiah said.
"You know we love you , so of course we did it for you," her mom replied.
"Your mommy's right, honey. Just enjoy yourself with Zhian. The area is wide, you can do whatever you want," her dad added.
Patresiah and Zhian had a wonderful time together. A while later, a stewardess arrived with a high-class dessert for them. Her mom called her over to have a snack.
After they finished their snack, Patresiah's parents started talking while she tended to Zhian, whose clothes got stained with the dessert.
After a few minutes, they arrived at Dumaguete airport. As Patresiah stepped off the plane, she saw five people running near to them. She instinctively took a step back, clutching her dad's arm while holding Zhian.
"Daddy, who are they?" Patresiah asked, her voice slightly trembling.
"They're your mom's family. You don't like talking to them every time they call your mom, which is why you don't know them," her dad replied, putting his arm around her protectively while her mom hugging her parents.
"Tag'an lagi ko naa Namo direh" her mom said to her parents while patresiah didn't understand what she was talking about.
Since Richard didn't understand Bisaya, Amelia's family switched to Tagalog while greeting him.
"Magandang Umaga Richard mabuti naman maayos Ang lipad niyo." Her mother in-law said while giving him a warm hug. And because Amelia's parents understand English but was struggling to speak English so jack speak taglish.
"Thanks mom Merry Christmas." She smiled then mother in-law hug patresiah so tightly and said "napakagandang Bata , Ang laki-laki muna sweetie , ilang taon kana?" She ask but patresiah keep silent coz she didn't really understand Tagalog particularly if it's been delivered so fast. "Mama dili Siya kaayo Maka sabot ug Tagalog, gaamay ranang masabtan niya, dili Siya makasabot if abtik abtikon nimo pag esturya Kay Wala Namo na geh anad" her mom said. "Tudluan gd nmo Kay mag Iisud mig English" her mother replied. 
Even patresiah can't really understand Tagalog but she communicate with them, " I'm sorry if I can't genuinely understand what are you asking at me mamala, but it was nice to see you all." She said and go at her Grandpa then give him a hug and said "hello grandpa merry Christmas." Her Grandpa kiss her forehead and said " kabut an ba sakung apo, salamat apo merry Christmas pd."
After a while her mom said that they better go because she want to relax when they arrive, then her grandparents and the 3 other's back to their car and patresiah got into the car and drove off.

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