Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

     This December 2015, Cinemas are giving the best Christmas gift evah to geeks all over the world. Know why? 'Cause Star Wars has returned!

     Last December 17, 2015 me and my family went to Ayalala and watched Star Wars Episode VII, directed by J.J Abrams, produced by  Lucasfilm and Abrams' Bad Robot productions, and now distributed worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. According to my source, Star Wars The Force Awakens is set approximately 30 years after  Return of the Jedi in 1983. 

     Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) meet each other because of an orange and white droid, as you know, BB-8. And BB-8 is the one droid everyone's looking for. . . because he has the map to find long lost Luke Skywalker. Kylo Ren, the new Sith Lord addicted to Darth Vader, is determined to find that droid, and kill Rey.

     Star Wars Episode VII is just grand, but I have to say that during late November and December, I've just seen hundreds of bandwagoners, especially Holly who didn't know a thing about Star Wars back then. But when a marathon showed up at Star Movies, she suddenly became a "Star Wars Fan".

     So episode VII for me, is one of my fave movies of 2015. But I do have some stuff to say about it, so let me start with the not-so-good points.

1. When the Star Wars facebook page posted a photo of the new stormtroopers, I was just like "WUT?!". I have to say that this generation's stormtroopers are really awesome and cool, but in my opinion,  just prefer seeing the classic stormtroopers.

2. I'm quite confused, because I totally thought that Luke wouldn't be shown in this episode. The story is kind of all about Rey discovering her past, and I'm confused because Rey couldn't have found Luke that easily. I know that there are more episodes in the future, but I thought those episodes would be allotted for Rey facing lots of ups and downs in finding Luke, not finding him all easily. But on the other hand, I think that the future episodes could be all about adventures with Luke and Rey (Like Luke teaching Rey Jedi stuff, battling the dark side, blah blah blah).

3. I just want to suggest, that maybe the other actors like Padme, Anakin, Obi-Wan and the other characters could be casted in some way, like they'd show their force ghost, or a flashback perhaps.

And now for the good points . . .

1. Making Kylo Ren reveal his face is just so, so good. At first I was so shocked because he wouldn't be terrifying at all, but I realized that no one will ever be able to immitate Darth Vader, no matter what. This just symbolizes that even though Darth Vader may be dead, Kylo Ren will never be able to steal his place in the dark side.

2. I just want to a great thumbs up to Daisy Ridley, aka Rey, since I just adored her! She looked so beautiful and stunning, and I have to admit that in the movie she almost looked like Emma Watson. I was even surprised when she was british.

3. Despite the fact that after many years Star Wars just suddenly released its seventh episode, the signature, adventure, and vibe of your classic Star Wars is still there. Yoda may be gone, Vader may be dead, but all the lightsabers, "The force is with you" stuff, and adventure is all present, which just makes me love Star Wars even more.

     When lights went out in the cinema, and the screen started showing a black background with stars, and then a series of words, with the classic music playing, and everyone being so loyal to it, even after lots of years, just makes me cringe and have goosebumps. Disney truly has invaded Star Wars, but still making the signature be present, which I love, love, love.

BTW, I have been a Star Wars fan since 2014.

Never Really Lost (Late Fanfiction)

The Land of Stories: Alex and Conner as twelve year olds, after discovering the fairytale world. They're at a small cottage in the real world.

Chapter 1

    The whole world was covered in a forcefield of snow. Tree, cottage, or human, you could never get rid of the thick white snow. "Mom, come on, we can't wait forever!" Alex and Conner Bailey called, each of them on a sled waiting to move. Their mom passed through the door running to the other side of the cottage, looking for something. "Wait, let me get my gloves!" called their rushing mother. Their mom went out of the house putting on the gloves in each of her fingers, and getting ready to ride the sled. "Ready?" asked Conner.  Mom and Alex give a nod as Conner counted. 1 . . . 2 . . . 3! Each of them slid down together having the best time of their lives. "FREEDOM!!!" shouted Conner standing up and raising his arms. "I feel like I'm in Narniaaaaaa!!!" shouted Alex with all her energy. As for their mom, she looked a bit green, but still couldn't miss an adventure. The hill going down had nothing but trees, all wrapped in thick blankets of snow. The cliff going down was coming to an end, and the force of their sleds wasn't so good. Their mom started holding their arms tightly, as the sleds continued sliding off the earth. "Kids, kids, be - AHHHHH!!!!!" The three sleds disappeared into different directions, but each had a lucky fall, thanks to their dear friends, the deep snow piles surrounding every corner of the globe.

 

     Alex felt the cool snow tickling her face. She looked up from the pile and started to go back to reality. "Mom?" she called out, but the icy wind is the only one who appears to be there. Alex looked around her, on her right the cliff they'd just fallen from sat peacefully still. On her left a crew of trees danced along with the weather. If front of her lay non other than a snow path. So far not a shadow nor a voice of Conner nor mom was to be heard and seen. With an it's-no-use look on her face, she bitterly stoo up and cleared off the tiny bits of snow from her outfit. She began walking and finding her family, when a forceful grip captures her foot on her first step. A hand. The hand was brisk, but she could feel a slipping feeling because of the hand's gloves. She turns around to see a tired guy lying down tiredly on the ground, as if he was running for ages . . . her dad?!

     Alex bursts into tears and falls to the ground, slowly hugging him. Her dad was alive. He was right in front of her. Alex forgot everything that surrounded her, only feeling the warmth of her dad. She looks at him again, but wait, why does he look a bit smaller than before? "Huh?" murmurs Alex in disbelief. "Good to see you too, Alex." says her dad. And then she realizes it isn't him. It's her brother Conner. He looked so much like dad. How his hair flew just like his, how his eyes looked at her, how he talked. "Conner! Oh my gosh!" she leans in and hugs him again. I thought you were dad." said Alex shyly. "Are you ok?" she asked. "Well, except from all the running I did and the tree and leaf obstacles, I should say that I am alive and fine." he said, gasping for air. Alex nodded, and replied. "Come on then, we have to find mom." she turns around and heads for the path ahead of them. "Where do you think she is Conner? I do hope she's alright,"she looks back to see if he's following him. But he isn't. So she knits her eyebrows in confusion. "Yeah, er, Alex, you might want to see this." said Conner. "What?" asked Alex. She comes closer to him, and he reveals a hand mirror. "And?" Alex looks at him because it's just  a regular mirror, reflecting the faces of her and her twin. It was a bit blurry, and it's metal handle was a bit rusted, but other than that, Alex didn't see anything unusual. "Conner, you know what we talked about with mom, right? No fairytale stuff till after Christmas." But Conner ignored her, and tapped the mirror twice, to reveal . . . a . . . a . . . face Alex was one hundred percent sure about.

Chapter 2

     "Conner, where did you get that?" asked Alex, now hugging the mirror closely next to her. "I don't know. I landed in the snow and my hand touched something. So I got it, and found that." said Conner. "But . . . but that's impossible. How could that be lying in the snow, not even disguised as something normal, here in the real world?" asked Alex dumbfounded. 

     "Alex, I don't know," said Conner. "but I think we should ask Grandma." 

"Okay, okay. But of course we've got to search for mom first." Alex said, quickly turning and calling for their mom eagerly, still hugging the mirror in her delicate arms, and looking at the happy face inside it. So calm, still. With a smile so warm like hot chocolate on Christmas day, and eyes so missed.

     As Conner followed his sister quickly, he started calling out for their mom too. Alex and Conner checked every tree, pile of snow, and area they found. Yet not a living soul but theirs was to be seen. After hours of going through endless snow, and being lost a thousand times in the woods, Alex and Conner decided to rest in a cave they found by a lake. The twins sat in the very corner, shivering hopelessly as the trees danced along with the icy wind of the drab night.

    

     Conner woke up with a start, because of something coming from somwhere in his back. He stood up and looked at where he was sitting, but there wasn't anything else but Alex sleeping peacefully. Seeing that it was still dark outside, Conner carefully sat next to Alex and shut down in a second. And just as Conner began to dream in his sleep, he woke up once again because of a prod from his back. "Alex, Alex, wake up." Conner shaked his sister as calmly as he could. "Conner!" Alex awoken with a start. "It's still dark outside, what's up?" she asked in a sleepy, complaining, yawning voice

Conner knelt and took a look at the icy ground where he and his sister slept so peacefully. "Didn't you feel anything near your back?" asked Conner. 

"Well, don't get surprised, but  I do have to admit that I slouch once in a while and it's kind of nasty." said Alex admiting the truth. "Why?" she asks sleepily, closing her eyes.

"I was just sleeping, and then I felt - AWWW!" Conner yelled. He opened his coat and took out the mirror, revealing no other than their dad. But their dad, it wasn't just a photo of him anymore . . . he was moving. And now he was was speaking. And the mirror, just above the earth, in front of Alex and Conner's eyes. . . It was floating.

"Alex." the voice said. "Conner.", it said this time, with tears falling through his cheeks.

Chapter 3

     Alex gripped the mirror in her hands, knowing that this gentle happy voice could be no one else but one person's. She remembered her childhood, the days where she and her family would listen to fairytales. And she replied. "Dad." she said gently. Conner looked inside the mirror, obviously trying not to cry. "Dad, is that really you?" asked Alex. "Yes. I am very much alive, Alex" the dad said with a toothy and teary grin. Making sure it was all real, Alex pinched herself, and knew that this wasn't a dream at all. "Dad, you're alive!" Conner said happily, touching the mirror to see if it was a portal of some sort. "Don't tell me a witch put you in there." Then the dad looked around him, checking if anyone else was there, when he was standing in the middle of nowhere. "Kids, I know you have lots of questions, but come closer. Hide in any place far from anyone else. Don't let anyone see you, not even your mom. I've already brought great danger, just when you saw me." The twins knew that their dad keeping secrets, especially from their mom, was sternly unusual. And that meant that this was a BIG problem. "It's ok dad, this place is human free, except for me and Alex." said Conner assuringly. "And dad." said Alex, looking at Conner in a were-you-born-yesterday?! way. "Okay then, I'm runnng out of time, so you've got to listen to me carefully." their dad said, as Alex and Conner nodded, understanding that their life was never normal. Especially when you were a bridge to two worlds. Their dad began. "First of all, a witch named Lopia trapped me in here years ago, when you two were babies. You're mom may have not told you so, but we used to go to this cottage in the past. We were having a stroll around the woods back then. And you're mom found a butterfly, which landed on my shoulder. Your mom squeaked in delight at the insect's beauty, and then BOOM! The butterfly turned into an old witch, Lopia, complete with warts and a black cloak. I got trapped inside this mirror, and was buried in the snow, steps away from your mom. Charlotte couldn't hear me, so she went all around the woods searching for me, not knowing that the mirror she'd stepped on was the answer to her problem. And for some reason," they're dad said, licking his lips. "I heard Mother Goose, not a few days ago, here in the woods. She was with Lester, saying that Lopia is in the real world, and will kill everyone she's cast a spell on, animal, human, princess, or fairy, real world or not, to regain her power." he continued. "And as Mother Goose said, when she kills everyone and recovers her strength, she will be immortal and take over the other world." The twins gasped, finding out that their place of fun, enjoyment, adventures, memories, and home was going to die. "But . . . we can stop her. Conner and I can do that." Alex said with all the tiny courage that was left. "Alex, Conner, I don't want you getting stressed out. . ." their dad began. "But Lopia has already killed all of the other innocent creatures she's cast a spell on. Mother Goose was here the other day to find me, because your grandma and she knows what happened. You finding me is very good, but also very bad, as Lopia will be looking for me." their dad said bluely. "Dad, now that we know you're only trapped in a mirror and your alive, we can't let anyone kill you." said Conner. "Yes, but you'll have to be sure about that. Because now, Lopia can also. . .take over the real world." Alex fell to the ground, as Conner hugged her so tight, both of them trying to be brave, knowing the fact that two twelve year olds can't save the whole world. Now, it was all over. Lopia will be stronger than ever, if she's killed everyone. 

Chapter 4

     And then a cold ruthless, yet powerful voice behind them filled their ears, making the sobbing stop. The twins turned around, only to face, no other than a witch, which could only mean one thing. Lopia was here.

     Lopia had a black gown, and had long fingernails with flaming red nail polish. Her eyelashes were perfect, and her eyes shined green with rage. "Conner, get dad and go away." Alex whispered. Conner put the mirror in his coat, but he didn't go away. Instead, he grabbed Alex's arm tightly, knowing that she wouldn't let him take her with them, and then he dragged her, forcing theirselves to run for their lives. But halfway through,  by the trees and the cliffs, where Alex fell. . . Lopia teleported in front of their very eyes. It was stupid to think they'd out run a powerful witch. "Leaving so soon, kiddos? The mirror for your freedom." Lopia's voice was beautifully unexplainable, like when you read the best book in history, but you could hear almost everything all sticked to its beauty. Hatred, sorrow, grief, misery, power, love, and mystery. But kindness, no, it wasn't one of them. "You'll have to go through us first," said Conner bravely, not caring if he died just by opening his mouth. "All right then, if that's what you people want. I am very easy to talk to." Then out of her finger, tiny sparkles of red light greeted Conner. . . but before that, Alex shielded her brother and closed her eyes, as an invisible forcefield shared its safety with them. "Beat that, Lopia!" laughed Conner while patting his sister confidently on the back. "You are no match for me, pathetic little child!" Lopia yelled powerfully. And then from two of her pointer fingers, gigantic beams of red light hit Alex and Conner. But before that, Alex knew it was coming. She knew that she wasn't the oldest, or wisest, of fairies. She knew that this witch had more power inside of her than she expected. But Alex knew that she could defeat her. It was either Lopia was going to die, or she would die, including the rest of the world. She knew that good was always better than evil. She trusted herself. She could do this, for crying out loud! She was the granddaughter of the fairy godmother!

     Alex concentrated real hard, knowing that nothing is ever impossible. And then a giant blue beam erupted from nowhere, striking Lopia straight into her heart. She fell to the ground, and stayed there like a statue for eternity. And Alex collapsed, as darkness bid her good night.

Chapter 5

     The next thing Alex felt was her body, lying down in a very soft bed. She tried opening her eyes, but all she saw were blurry images. She winced, and saw was Conner, her mom, her grandma, and the mirror right next to her. "I am so proud of you!" her grandma announced, with tears as she planted a kiss on her forehead. "Alex, I was worried sick, and I can't believe what just happened." her mom said as she squeezed her arm. It was good to feel her mom's love again, because other than her dad, she was the next person she knew loved her very much, and Alex knew that this, was very much powerful. "Alex! You just saved the world!" said Conner brightly. "Conner, if you didn't find the mirror, it could've been the end of the world." Alex said, returning the smile. She sat straight and got the mirror. She tapped it twice, and saw her dad, smiling with proudness. She looked at her grandma. "How do we get him out?" Alex asked. Her grandma smiled mysteriously, as she grabbed Charlotte's arm and went out the door. "That is for you to find out." Alex and Conner were left alone in the room, with a mirror. "So dad, how do we get you out? Christmas is just around the corner!" exclaimed Conner. "Dad, I just know in my heart that this Christmas will be the best with you." said Alex.

     Their dad looked at them, with the best smile. "Alex, Conner. I am very very proud of the both of you. But I'm locked in here forever." their dad said. "Oh, come on dad, no jokes this time." Conner said, though his face was worried. "Dad, that can't be true. Nothing's impossible." said Alex, as their dad sighed. "We just defeated a powerful witch, freeing our dad out shouldn't be that hard." she said. "If Lopia were alive, and she wouldn't have the plan to kill me, I could've been set free." their dad replied. Alex and Conner wore pale, expressionless looks on their faces. The end of the world was better than not being with their dad. "But you'll have this mirror. And you know, I'm never really lost. Wether I get into jail, die, or if a witch casts a spell on me, I will always be with you. Remember that. Because I love you, and I am never really lost. You will have the best Christmas ever, I guarantee you."

     And with that, Alex and Conner knew that this was far more better than not even getting to talk to him. As long as there is love, nothing is ever really lost.

      

*Late Fan fiction. These are the five chapters for five weeks.

     

    

Pool Party to the Mall

     Today was our Christmas Party at school, and I cannot believe how the sudden change of events happened. My happiness and shock are beyond words. I just wanted to grab a lightsaber and joyously hit everything I saw when something like "yes" came out of my mom's mouth. Me and my friends were supposed to be swimming at my house, but it was postponed due to their parents's decisions. 

     I wore my blue checkered dress and grabbed my pink and gray hairband. I gripped the handle of my blue and and gold bag and turned for the stairs going down. I combed my hair, wore my sneakers, and waited for the bus to arrive. The next thing I knew was that I was staring into the window of an empty classroom waiting for a party to be threw. I opened the door and sat in the very corner in front next to the teacher's table. To pass some time, I got my i pad and started reading some soft copies of books. Some of my boy classmates started arriving, like my gay classmate, Fred, who started catwalking with my cute little sling bag and taking photos with me. I laughed crazily as he modeled along the room.

  

     After some minutes, the usual routine of the paging system and Christian Living Department followed. And then my friends came!!! After the routine, I remembered that yesterday Ms. Bay said that we had the freedom to sit anywhere we wanted. So Dina saved me a seat as I rushed to get my stuff. Later on, our other friends arrived. From left to right, this was our seating arrangement sequence; Fay, Ally, Pepper, Dina, Me, Chezka, Satira, and Holly. I and my friends started taking infinite selfies, then we visited the other classrooms to give away our gifts. As usual, I went to Candy's, Anna's, and Violet's classrooms. I gave my friends some notebooks, and makeup for Ms. Bay. 

     When we came back to the classroom, the party games started, which was honestly the most borng part ever. Ms. Bay requested each group of the class to come up with their own games. And why is that boring? Because my classmates cannot be trusted!!! Okay, I'm being too harsh. But it would've been better if Ms. Bay came up with the games. The first game was my group's game, which was ATM, short for "Ang tenga mo". It was just imitated from "ATM with the Baes" in Eat Bulaga. The first player will read a question, and if he/she doesn't know the answer, the player can just whisper the question to the next person. But if he/she knows the answer, the player can whisper the answer to the next person. Once the answer/question reaches the last player, the last player will have to shout out the answer. If the last player doesn't, everyone looses. The game was also boring since for some reason, THERE WASN'T ANY MUSIC!!! Dead air, people!

     The next games were chubby bunny, trip to jerusalem, flour game, paper dance, sack race, and bring me. (BTW, my partner was Dina in the paper dance.) 

     We ate food next!!! Yum! KFC was the school's sponsor, and we had Zesto as drinks. And after eating (WITH NO MUSIC!), the most awaited gift giving finally began. We sat on the floor and formed a circle in the middle of the room, and I had an ultimately hard time because I was wearing a dress! We described the person we picked, and when i was my classmate Rey's turn, he described someone as creative. I had a feeling he picked me, because he asked me if I really wanted cash for the christmas party. And then he gave the big square wrapped present to me. (In my wishlist, I asked for a book, art supplies, or cash.) Then I stood up and described the person I picked as "good in math". And who else would that be? My annoying, Top 2-of-the-class, former seat mate, Vinn. I gave him a 349 peso red cap from Bench. 

     Once everyone was finished opening their presents (I didn't open mine since I wanted to wait until Christmas!), it was still 10:10, and our dismissal was still at 11:30, so I, Dina, Holly, and Chezka went to sit with Pepper and Emma at the school's open area. I was taliking to Satira when I told her that I was going to Ayalala, the mall, with my mom. She told me that she was going to ride a jeep to get to Ayalala where she was going to meet her dad. Since I was going too, she asked if she could take a ride with me and my mom. I said yes, but I told her that I wasn't sure, so me and Dina went around the school to call my mom and ask her if Satira could come with us. But sadly, the school's phone wasn't working. The variety store's sellers didn't say yes. Or the security guard's phone. And me and Dina were too shy to ask the other workers at school. When we came back to the open area, Pepper and Emma went home, and Scarlette, Fred, and Jacky were there. And they wanted to go to Ayalala with me and Chezka too! Me and Dina tried the school's phone again, and when we returned to the open area, the crowd grew larger with Danica adding the party. The others including Chezka were now going to commute with Holly's nannny. After everything was settled, the final word was that we were all going to Ayalala and we were all going to meet at National Bookstore.

    I went with Dina to the waiting area, and was shocked to see my mom! I couldn't believe my happiness when she said yes. Yes that I was allowed to go to Ayalala with my friends! But before that, we went home first to get my phone and power bank. Then we sped off to the mall. We parked at the third level and did nothing but go straight to National Bookstore. I saw the corner of the store, and Holly's nanny! They were here already! I saw five girls near the escalator searching for something. Or someone! I kissed my mom goodbye and headed for Danica and the others. They all questioned me why I took so long, and I'm just like "Can't you even say hi first?". And the adventure started as we were lowered by the escalator's steps.

     Our first stop was the arcade aka Timezone. Holly tried to play the crane and win an R2D2 plush, but it just wasn't her lucky day. I tried the candy crane, and how annoyed I was when the hand gripped nothing! Holly also tried the basketball game thingy. 

     After the arcade, we saw a collection of electric comfy chairs displayed in the middle of the mall aka massaging chairs. There weren't much people, so we paid ten pesos and sat on the chairs. THEY WERE JUST RELAXING! At first, it tickled your feet, but once you get the hang of it, it'll just be relaxing. I felt my slightly slouched back straighten, and my stiff neck relax. Typing this makes me feel old...

     We went to Toys R Us next, and I felt so great to look at toys and lightsabers! Sometimes, I just feel embarrassed to walk in the toy store because of my age. But since I was with my friends, you should've seen how childish we were! Danica even wanted to buy some walkie talkies to play with school, and me and Holly addicted over the Star Wars stuff, which I am definitely adding to my Christmas wish list! Sarita bought a 99 peso ball that looked like glass, but when you touch it, it's as bouncy as a basketball! 

     And the adventure didn't stop there yet, as we went to Starbucks, because Danica had to go to the mall next door to get cash from her mom. And so we waited. And waited. And waited. And we didn't even order some food. And Holly kept on begging us to watch Star Wars Episode VII (BUT I ALREADY WATCHED IT YESTERDAY!) 

     And now for the yummy part! Our next stop was McDonald's, where Holly, Chezka and I ran from Jacky, Danica, and Scarlette, but later on saw each other at the restaurant. I ate the usual Chicken fillet meal with extra gravy - and I had to admit that I wanted to order some more since I was freakin' hungry! I was suddenly alarmed when I got a call from my mom's phone. And to make matters worse, it wasn't my mom. Nor a contact. It was just a number! I answered it. "Hello?" it asked. "Hello?" I replied. Just then, Danica grabbed the phone and answered. "Hello?" she said. "Athena Cat daw!" she told me. I was curious since that wasn't my phone, it was my mom's. How could someone be looking for me? Danica looked at me again and said "Ay hindi, Cindy Cat daw!" (In english, that means "Oops, he/she said Cindy Cat!") Danica talked to the phone once more. "Ay sorry hindi po. Phone na po ito ni Athena Cat, anak po ni Cindy Cat. Dati po kasi ito sa nanay nya. Sigi po bye po." (In english, that means "Oh sorry, no. This is now the phone of Athena Cat, daughter of Cindy Cat. It's just that this used to belong to her mother. Okay, bye.") I was so thankful that Danica did that. I would've been dead if she didn't talk to the phone.

     Now for my favorite part of the day! Me and my classmates are getting older and older each day, and to cherish our childhood, I always make sure that I don't act as old as my age. And now, I've involved my friends! Can anyone guess what we did? Okay, here's a clue; there's a ball pool, slides, and lots of bridges. Yep, it's the playground! The place was crawling with toddlers, and after hundreds of years, I finally stayed in a playground for thirty minutes again! This rarely happens, ya know. The slides were driving me mad, and there was like this bowl chair, where you can sit, as a friend turns you around, and it's like you've rode a roller coaster! There were these ball things that you can sit on, and they take you round and round! I got quite embarrassed though, when one of the staff told us that we should be careful of our skirts, since we weren't that young. He was gesturing to Holly and me, since we were wearing dresses. We played and played, and I knew that I would never ever forget this day. It wasn't like any other.

     The day ended with worries, actually. Me and Holly were looking at a small store called Iconic Socks, since I was wondering if I should buy the Star Wars socks, costing 300 pesos. So I called my mom, while Holly waited for me. But when I looked around me, Holly was the only one there. Jacky, Danica, Scarlette, and Chezka were gone. Me and Holly immediately rode the escalator and searched for the others. Once we got down, I saw Satira's XOXO Jansport bag right ahead of us. Me and Holly chased after them, through Toys R Us, People are People, and Red Ribbon. But it was too late. Once we were near Roy & Biv, I didn't see Satira's XOXO Jansport again. Me and Holly talked, wondering where to find them. We were about to go to Blue Magic when a scary gruff voice shocked the both of us. "Iha," it said. We turned around and saw an old man about 60 or 70. He had white hair, a blue jacket, pale brown pants, a red cap, and had a long umbrella along with a plastic bag. But his eyes. For some reason, I couldn't remember them. Was he wearing glasses? Shades? "Iha, limang piso ba ito?" In english, he meant "Miss, is this five pesos?" Holly was dumbfounded. She stayed quiet, and didn't know what to say. The old man repeated his questions again and again, and showed us the coin as if we were blind and deaf. This was unusual. He's an old man, yes. He may have poor eyesight and be quite deaf. But why would he ask young girls? There were hundreds of people around the mall. And why would he shock us? If he was going to buy something with that coin, why wouldn't he ask the workers in the store he was going to? I replied "Opo, limang piso po yan" loud and clear. I used a low voice and called Holly and we went to Blue Magic to find the others. I told her that I thought it was unusual of him to ask us. After no sign of the others, we quickly walked towards the escalator, seeing tje old man by Chowking. He didn't buy anything, and he wasn't doing anything but watch all the busy people roaming around. 

     Me and Holly went to Starbucks to tell her nanny that we'll have to find the others first, she had to go home since it was almost 4 o' clock.  We searched the mall as much as possible, but I went to my mom at Cafe Mary Grace with Holly, no sign of the others. Holly immediately went back to her nanny, maybe too shy to say hi to my mom. I know that the others are safe, and they'll all go home happy, like me. This day was a supposed pool party who transformed into an unforgettable wonderful mall party. I won't ever forget this day.

PS. At school, me and my friends were thinking of a plan to get rid of Danica, since she can be annoying. But as the day grew older, she was quite fun and wasn't that bad. :)