"Sory, we weren't able to save your wife... but the baby's alive I'm sory" "When mom díed... I wítnessed from daddy how paínful ít was to lose a loved one" "Mom díed when she gave bírth to my síster Julía" "Nobody told me but I have to be strong for her" "I whole heartedly took care of my síster" " Bye, daddy" " Bye, daddy you're leaving now?" " Yes, dad" " Take care" " Come on" " Bye" "Especíally _en we lost Daddy I promísed that I'll take care of her" "My síster and I dreamed of havíng a good lífe" "And I don't stop untíl those dreams come true" "Just a little bit more." "Set ol $" "Come on" "Ciara, I think you're right" "See?" "I told you" "You have to be carelul with your knees, okay?" "That's good Ciara" "Promise me, you'll mary me someday" "Go easy on that leg" "Wait..." "Sam!" "Sam will assist you and then we'll go fix your back" "Sure, you're my angel you're done, Sir?" "Okay, thank you" "Girl, you know, I admire your appeal" "How many patients like him have asked you to mary them?" "ll i were you, I'll choose one ol them" "Then get their oller" "What are you?" "That's understandable, they got well because ol me, that's a big thing" "You're right" "Oh by the way on Thursday, my place, Thanksgiving I'm busy" "Busy?" "On where are you busy?" "You don't have a lamily." "You don't have a love lile" "You don't... ln lact, girl, you know, you don't even have a lile" "You were calling me?" "Ho_s Michael Will's knee?" "$OO/o rehabilitated already" "He can't play yet, right?" "As lor me, I would not advice it... because his knee is rehabilitated already" "His torn ligaments might lall so I don't think he should" " l see" " Let's make his knee stronger" " l'll leave this to you - l won't give him his clearance yet I'll go ahead" "Ciara, can you sit down for a while?" "Susie's coming the day after tomorrow" "Wow!" "That's great" "That means you'll lile a divorce with Dina" "Then you can mary Susie again I guess so" "She has patiently waited in the Philippines lor a long time" "Maybe this is the right thing to do" "Yes, you linally came!" " Hello, how are you?" " Happy Thanksgiving!" "Take oil your coat and put it there." "Guys, Ciara's here" "Hello, happy Thanksgiving" "JC, Ciara's here" " Hello" " Ciara" "Hey, you came" "Feel at home, okay?" "Ciara, ty this steam red snapper." "It's really good, I made it" "Not that turkey" "Girl, it's a miracle you came" "Ciars, did you get married already?" "I guess by this time you're married... coz you've been here in the States lor years" "Not yet" " Aren't you thirty?" " Thirty" "Huh?" "You're thirty?" "What are you waiting lor?" "Girl, I'll introduce someone to you... who's really handsome, white and single" "You'll have great looking children." "Why not?" "I'm not searching" "What seems to be the problem?" "You have to get married now coz you're getting old... you'll have a hard time giving birth, that'll be considered high-risk" "Ciara, soda?" "You know, it's hard to grow old alone here in America" "You'll leel lonely ll you don't want to get married then at least have a baby... so when you grown old someone will take care ol you" "Water, excuse me" " She'll grow old fast" " That's ríght I've been courtíng you for three years" "Dennis, you know the reason" "Your obligation to your sister I want to petition her" "This is our dream" "Are you telling me that I don't have a place in your lile... because of your sister?" "What I'm saying is that il you love me, then you'll wait" "What's up, man?" "Storm, you're here." "I've been waiting lor you" "Yeah, yeah, later okay?" "Shot, shot, shot" "One more, one more" " Hello, Julia" " Hello" "Julía, can you hear me?" "Yes, I can hear you" " How are you?" " Seems like there's a party?" "No, I just accompany Chelsea" " Why did you call?" " l íust want to know how are you?" " You're sad, aren't you?" " Why would I be sad?" "Do you want me to go there even íf I'll just use touríst vísa?" "Juls, you can't use tourist visa lt might allect my petition to get you here lt will be better il your papers are all good when you get here" "Six months seems too long" "Juls, six months is better than 20 years ol waiting... just to make you come here" " l míss you!" " l míss you so much!" " Bye, sis - l love you, Julia" "Cute, ríght?" "Who?" "He's been looking this way." "I think he likes me" " You like him?" " Sure, I do" "That's easy" "He ignores you?" "I told you, he likes me" "Hey, excuse me." "You know where Legazpi Village is?" "No, but I can go with you to look lor it" "That's just near" "Really?" "You can just walk, no need to bring a car ll you'll go out ol Dela Rosa, cross AIM" "That's Legazpi village" "Snob" "One more thing" "Can I have your number?" "Why?" "Just in case I get lost, I can call you" "I think I love you I think I do, too" "It's so tiring" " Ciara" " Hey, doc" "This is Susie" "Susie, this is Ciara." "Our senior physical therapist" "Hello ma'am." "Nice to meet you, I'm Ciara" "Liza our receptionist" " Hello" " Nice to meet you" "So you are the "Mrs."" "Ex-wile but soon to be wile again" "That's great!" "You linally came in America." "Doc wouldn't be sad anymore I don't know with him ll l hadn't keep on asking him to ille a divorce with his lixed marriage... he wouldn't move" "Did you notice that something's dillerent with Doc?" "You noticed it, too?" "He seems unhappy" "Oh no, girl." "_ Don't tell me you're in_Iove?" "_ In_Iove?" "Who could that be?" "None ol your suitors can make you smile like that" "is that the cute guy lrom the bar?" "I like that one" "Vey good lt's a wrap, thank you" "Are you always like that?" "What?" "Spontaneous, out ol the box, lree spirited" "Exciting" "What do you do here?" " Nothing" " Nothing?" " How can you say there's nothing?" " Nothing" "What lor?" "My lile is not here I'll go to my sister, then I'll be successlul like her" "Your sister seems a great person, huh?" "She is." "You should meet her" "She's the best" "Go home" "Manang?" "Sis, I told you." "Manang did it" "Coz she's not here and even her clothes weren't there anymore" "Where díd you gd that maíd?" "From an agency" "That agency, can you hold them liable?" "It's ín the contract that... when a maid did something wrong it's not their liability" "But it's a good thing you're not there" "Coz il you're there, something might have happened to you" "But I'm alraid to go home" "What il the robber comes back?" "Julia you need to go here in America immediately" "How will I get there with a tourist visa?" "I'd still need to come back here I've thought of a way" " You're applying lor a student visa?" " Yes, sir" "Have you been admitted to school in the US?" "Yes, sir" "May I see your R20?" "Here, sir" "How do you intend to support yoursell while you're in the US?" "My parents, when they passed away, they left us businesses, investments I just graduated and I plan on lurthering my studies in America" "You know that with a student visa, you cannot work in America... you will be there on the duration ol your studies... after that you have to return to the Philippines" "Yes sir, I understand" "Okay then, we will deliver your visa in three days" "Thank you, sir i got my visa already" "What?" "I got my visa already." "I'm going to America" " When?" " Ne_ week" " When are you coming back?" " l'm not coming back" "What?" "I'm not coming back I told you that I like to live there" "you're not coming back?" "How about us?" "Us?" "Is there such a thing?" "Why, there's none?" "Why don't you go with me?" "What will I do there?" "Anything" "What's wrong?" "Nothing, dad I'm okay" "What are you doing here?" "I'm going with you, anywhere" "My lile is boring without you" "Excuse me" " Julia" " Sis" "Oh my God" " Finally, you're here" " Sis, I'm here" "This is Storm, my boylriend" " Hi, Ciara" " Hi" " Amerícan food ín Amerícan soíl" " Sis, this is it" "We don't have to wear mulllers... and look like New Yorkers while sweating so much" "Yes" "Do you remember when we made dad look like a snowman when he got drunk?" "Oh my gosh." "Yes!" "Then he got mad at me" "Coz he said, I wouldn't do that" "And you didn't delend me" " Sory sis" " It's okay" "Storm, sory, but I just missed my sister badly" " It's okay" " Sis, don't wory I often tell him stories about you, he knows you" "Why?" "Julia, where are you going?" "Sis" "You're still scared ol thunder?" "It's okay. I'm here" " Alright." "Look here" " Sis, do you like" "That's good" "Look at that!" "There!" "Babe, here" "_ you want some?" " No, I'm okay" "Thís hasn't been fully paíd yd... but with a bit more hardwork, we can own this house" "Sis in my mind and in my heart, this is lully paid already" " Thank you" " Anything lor you" "Storm, I'm so proud ol my sister" " You are?" " l'm Julía Medína" "You want to do a lilm with us?" "Yes, I'm willing to ty anything" "Good." "You stand over there lor us" "Sure!" "Show me your tits" "What?" "Show me your tits!" "Take your clothes oil, now" "No, I'm sory this is a mistake" "Juls, you knowthe one that I'm tellíng you... that I applied you a job" "They'll be sponsoring your visa" "Actually, you're hired already" "Coz your course lits the job" "You'll teach English as loreign language... to immigrant students who can't speak English" "You're lucky." "It's a high paying job" " Thanks sis" " Sure" "Wow Julia you got a job, unlike me, I'm still a bum" "Storm, I think I saw a job on-line" " l'll do it - l thínk ít fíts you" "Really?" "is it photography related?" "Publications?" " These are great photos" " Thank you, sir" "Do you have a work permit?" "No, I don't." "Sory lt doesn't matter" "We have a lot ol Chinese..." "Vietnamese, Puerto Rican all illegal..." "The Filipino is the best, hard working and good natured" "Yeah" " Sory, sory" " Where's Julia?" "She left already coz she needs to be early" "Oh, really?" "I heard you got a job?" "Yes, and I'll be goíng now" "Eat your breaklast lirst" " Coflee's fíne" " You might get hungy" "Just collee?" "Yes, it's hard to be late." "I don't want to get bad shot" "Where is it?" "There in Cerritos" "That's just near" "We can go together" " Wait, I know" " Okay I'll make a sandwich lor you so you could eat it on your way... you shouldn't be starved" "Hold on" "This should be okay now" "Okay!" "Let's go" " Hey, watch it - l'm sory." "First day ol work" " Okay, good luck" " All right I might just love America after all" "Japanese poety had a maíor ínfluence... on a literatures ol countries around the world" "From the early wakka to the later haiku writings" "The poet strokes lor the utmost unconsciousness and vividness... by always linking emotions and ideas to natural objects" " Yes?" " Sir, il l may?" "I come lrom the Philippines and we have what is called the Balagtasan... which is actually a debate ol thoughts and sentiments but in poetic verse" "And politically, the Balagtasan... is actually a product ol Philippine society... which is reacting against the actual oppressive ol liberation ol onesell... because ol Americanization" "Americanization?" "Ouestion ls evey girl lrom your county is as cute as you?" "I'm a photographer" "Maybe in the Philippines?" "But here, it's dillerent" "They can give you any kind ol work, we're not on their level" " Like what?" " Anythíng, líke our salay" "So il l were you, don't complain il you don't want to lose your job I don't care" "This is not what we've agreed ln the Philippines, they don't lool us like this" "Storm, more work lor you" "Excuse me I'm supposed to take pictures here not process them" "You can't do lield work here." "You're an illegal alien" "They smell rats like you." "A mile away" " What did you call me?" " A rat!" "Oh, I'm sory." "I mean, Filipino rat" "You moron!" " Bro, bro relax and take it easy" " You're a dead man" "Take it easy" "Hey, Randy." "Waít up!" " Hey, I'm Danny - l'm Julia I'm sory about earlier." "I think I came on too strong lt's okay" "Me and my lriends we're going out later... maybe you can hang out with us l really can't." "I actually have to go home" "Go home?" "Who are you going home to?" "To my liancé" "Oh, okay." "I'll see you around" " Okay, bye" " Bye!" " That's great!" "You're looking good" " Ciara?" "Excuse me. yes, Doc?" "What il you want something... but to get what you want, you'll hurt someone... do you lollow your heart's desire?" "Or you'll sacrilice so you could do what you think is right?" "Me, I will always choose what is right" "Even il you know that it won't make you happy" "Doing what is right always makes me happy" "Doc, what's important to me is to have a clean conscience" "That I'm not hurting anyone or stepping onto someone" "I will be teaching you how to read, write and speak in English" "Do you understand?" "Comprende?" "O_ay?" " Okay" " Okay, let us start then" "English is the most widely spoken language in world" "It's too scay here in LA" "There's a riot in school last night" "What?" "Juls, I think we should lind another job lor you" "Sis, no it's okay" "And besides according to our head, the place is relatively sale" "Sale?" "What il l pick you up eveyday?" "Sis, what are you?" "I'm here in America." "You don't have to wory I'm a big girl now" "Besides, il ever I need help, Storm is just there" "Storm, again" "How about you, don't you want someone to take care of you?" "Why don't you have a boylriend?" "Why not?" "Because you're always thinking about me" "Sis you should start taking care ol yoursell" "Make yoursell hot" "Look at me." "Wear shorts like this" "Show some skin" " Stand up, come on" " Julia" "Let's lold your shorts." "Put this down to show your cleavage" "Sey... show some skin, it works." "You've got to llaunt it" "Julia, I don't need to do that ll a man will love me... I don't have to llaunt my body." "Okay?" "Sis, men don't see that generous personality or that pure heart" "The lirst lew things they see are cleavage... skin, legs, that's what they want" "Then that's the time they'll like your good heart" "_ So you' re an expe_?" " Oh, yes!" "Storm wouldn't be like that il l hadn't exerted ellort" "Sory, sory" "Sory" " Doc" " Ciara" "Ciara, this is Dina" " Dina, Ciara" " Hi, Ciara" " Hello, Ma'am" " Hi" "My sister, Julia" " Hello" " Hi, Julia" " Hi" " Please to meet both olyou" "We have to go" " Okay, we'll see you around" " Bye" " Okay, see you at the ollice" " Okay" "Bye!" "Who's that?" "That's Doctor Ollindo, the one that I'm telling you" "My mentor in our clinic" "And the woman, that's Dina." "He married her lor the green card" "He's married in Manila" "Then he left his wile and married Dina" "After two years, he'll divorce Dina to mary his wile in the Philippines... so he could petition her lt's complicated" "What the hell is going on here?" "There's tons ol work to be done ll they want good pictures they need to wait pictures?" "Yes, I have to lix them" "Fix?" "Are they broken?" "No." "Fix to make them better" "Are they broken, I repeat?" "So who gave that instruction to you?" "No one" "So you just did it yoursell, smart huh?" "Yeah, smarter than you!" "I've had it with you." "You're stubborn and arrogant" "You are lired!" "I quit!" "I won't allow that black to look down at me!" "We need a job, we need money!" "You need to have good relationship with them!" "Good relationship?" "I'll make good relationship with those people who are good to me... and not to those who belittle me because I'm a Filipino" "What will happen to you here?" "You keep on resigning..." " What's going on?" " because you don't like your job I don't care, nothing matters to you but money!" "Storm, stop it!" " Storm... where are you going?" " Julia..." "Julia, come back!" " Sis, talk to him" " We have neighbors here" "Maybe he'll listen to you" "Julia, that's your problem" "Sis, please" "You know I can't handle him when he's like that" "Please, sis." "Please..." "No, Julia" "Please, please" "So discrimination here as they say is real I thought it's just bullshit" "You know it's not just here in America" "Eveywhere" "There's always an idiot boss" "Why did you laugh?" "Because I said idiot" "I just didn't expect it coming lrom you" "What do you think ol me?" "Perlect" "You know... I've been through a lot ol things that one should have been through" "Being alone in a loreign land... being away lrom your loved ones... it drives me cray" "How do you do it?" "Me, I can't even imagine" "For Julia" "I worked hard, I locused I got used to it" "I didn't come here to lullill the American dream" "I came here to provide my sister a good lile" "Sory, we bríng you troubles I leel so embarrassed" "Here" "Love her" "Take care ol her" "That's all I'm asking lrom you" "Ciara" "Doc I guess I owe you an explanation" "No, Doc." "You don't" "Your personal lile is none ol my business I love Dina and it wasn't my plan to lall lor her" "How about Ma'am Susie?" "I'll be unlair to her il l'll go back to her... because that's the right thing to do" "I don't love her anymore" "So are you asking lor my opinion Doc?" "I just need some understanding" "Truth is, my opinion doesn't really even have to matter" "One day Ciara, when you lall in love... you'll know that in loving, there are no hard and last rules" "At the end ol the day... what's important is what will make you happy" " Hello" " Help me, please" "Julia?" " Julia" " Sis" " Where is he?" " He's inside, packing" "Sis, help me ll you really love him, Iet him go I don't want to lose him" " l can't do anything, Julia" " Sis, there is" "Mary him" "What the hell are you talking about, Julia?" "Sis, please" "Your ollicemate has done it belore." "Look how it worked out?" " Look what happened to them?" " Sis, please" "That's the easiest way to legalize Storm here" "Julia don't do this to me" "Sis please, il l need to beg on my knees, I'll do it" "Just help me" "Come on, Storm." "My sister can help us" "To lix your papers, you need to mary an American citizen" "What?" "Wait, what are you planning to do?" "We'll get married, Storm" "What?" "Storm after $O days, you can get your permit then after $ months... ins will interview you lor the conditional green card... then after 2 years... you can apply lor the removal ol the conditional green card... then you can divorce my sister" "Storm, please l can't do this" "Ciara, you have your own lile here" " Just two years" " You knowthís ís cray I, Joshua Ramos take you to be my lamully wedded wile l, Ciara Medina take you Joshua Ramos to be my lamully wedded husband... in sickness and in health, 'til death do we part" "I now pronounce you husband and wile" "You may now kiss the bride" "Kiss" "Sis, on lips" "Congratulations, sis!" "Congratulations!" "What's that?" "Sis, INS checks up even the closet, medicine cabinet... so I'm translerring Storm's things" " Where is he changing his clothes?" " In your room" "Sis, I'll move your things, okay?" "Juls, how about my privacy?" "It's up to you, sis ll you get caught, you'll be in big trouble I'll also move your things in the bathroom" "Huh, Julia?" "These are the only things I'll put there... deodorant, aftershave and... condom" " Julia?" " It's just one ol the props" "We'll see you in two weeks... as soon as you get your work permit" " Really?" "I got the job?" " Yes" "Yes, we need people like you... but be sure you have all the papers you need, okay?" "Yes, sir" "Just lor the record I'll be taking pictures, right?" "Yes." "That's the job you want, right?" "Yes, Sir" " See you in two weeks" " Thank you I just really need to be with my boylriend tonight ls he sick?" "Is he dying?" "No, sir" "You can't just leave without prior notice" "How will you explain to your students that... they will skip class today... because you want to celebrate your boylriend's employment?" "Hi, baby" "Sory, I can't go home." "I can't leave my class lt's just lor today." "We'll just celebrate a little I really can't go home even il l want to" "Don't wory I'll make it up to you when I get home... you know what I mean" "Okay, take care" " Hi, Storm" " Hi, Ciara" "Guess what?" "I got a job" " Wow!" "Really?" " At last I told you, just a little patience" "Good thing, you didn't go back to the Philippines" "Wait, where's Julia?" "We should celebrate" "What?" "Have you eaten?" "Not yet" "You want to eat out?" "Nothing." "Just to celebrate." "My treat" " Okay, I'll just get changed" " Alright" "How díd you learn about that place?" "You know, I really like to explore good restaurants... like that one... small" "Maybe you're saving up?" "For Julia" "Not only that" "One reason is that I don't want people... to see me alone, without a date" "I want to ask you something" "What is it?" "Would our marriage allect you?" "I mean, that's 2 years" "What il somebody came?" "Did you know that in 7 years, lots ol men came" "But none ol them has the patience to wait" "What is 2 years il it's lor my sister?" "Now, I know you know, what?" "Why Julia loves you so much?" "How did the two ol you meet?" "We both met in San Diego" "She was cying during that time I just broke up with my boylriend then I think, it was love at lirst sight" "Can you identi_ which ol these keys to what doors in your house?" "The gold one is the main door" "This one is lor our bedroom" " And this one is lor the" " And this one is lor the back door" "What side ol the bed does she sleep on?" "I sleep on the right side ol the bed sir" "She sleeps on the right side" "What did you have lor breaklast this morning?" "He had a pastromí sandwich I had a... nothing" "Well, she made me a sandwich which I ate on my way to work" "What is her mother's name?" "Evelyn Soriano Medina" "Evelyn Medina, deceased" "What was the last thing she said to you this morning?" "Take care I think, I said I love you" "Remember that you are under oath ll you're caught lying... you will be apprehended and deported back to your county" "And will lorever be banned lrom entering US territories" "And as lor you, your citizenship could be revoked" "Yes, sir" "Hi, Babe" "Eat now. I'll go to work" "Spam again?" "We had that lor breaklast Now lor dinner" "Sory, I went home late lrom school last night" "What else can I do?" "Are you two lighting again?" "He doesn't like Spam" "You don't like Spam?" "Okay, I'll cook sínígang" "Wow, linally!" "Somebody help me here!" "I will" "Anything lor sínígang" "Ciara" "Someone's outside." "I think it's the INS" " What are we going to do?" " INS?" "Good evening I'm Ollicer Benz ol INS I do hate to bother you at this hour but I would like to come in... and take a look around, make an inspection" " Yeah, sure" " Sure, come in" "Thank you" "_ow" " Come in" " May I come in?" " Feel at home" "Lovely place you have here" "Look at this" "Beautilul bride" " Thank you" " Congratulations!" "Alright" " Master's bedroom?" " Yeah." "It's to your right" "Hey, what do we have here?" "Whose bedroom is this?" " My sister's bedroom" " Your sister's bedroom" "May I take a look in your sister's bedroom?" "Yeah, sure but it's a mess." "I'm sory" " It's vey messy" " It's vey messy. I'm sory" "Your sister is a vey messy woman" " Yes, she is _ Isn't she?" "She doesn't have time to lix up" "This is her?" "May I look in the closet?" "Sure." "Go ahead" "Okay" "You wanna check out our master's bedroom?" "I most delinitely wanna check on the master's bedroom lt's right here" " Can I?" " Go ahead" "Do we really need to sleep together?" "Julia might be right" "What il the INS go back here and... ask me your position while sleeping I don't know what to say" "You lie down llat on your stomach, on your side, do you snore" "Relax, Storm" "Are you sleepy?" "Not yet" "Why are you laughing?" "He almost saw Julia's bra" "You know her, she's a messy person" "She's like a snake, she's like leaving her skin anywhere" "Messy, but you love her" "Ol course" "You should be" "Good night" "Good night" "Julia" " Sis" " Hi" " Why did you just get home?" " l came lrom a group study" "Where's Storm?" "Did you know that the INS came here last night?" "What happened?" "They searched the whole house" " What did you do?" " Storm and I just let him in" "Julia, Storm slept at my room last night" "We're alraid that they might come back" "You know, sis, that's okay il he slept there lt's hard il you get caught" " Where are you going?" " To school" " You haven't slept yet" " It's okay" " Julia" " Aren't you going to talk to Storm?" "He's stíll sleepíng" "With all the men I've met... you're the only one who endured a woman's shopping lt's my oil today, and yours too" "Julia's not there." "What will I do at home?" "At least I've helped you cary your bags" "What's that?" "Another l-owe-you" " Storm, just lorget about it." " That's not something that I owe" "What then?" "Ciara" "Dennis" "Ciara, this is Shery." "Shery, this is Ciara" "Hi" "Hi" "I'm Storm" "Ciara's husband" "Dennis" "You got married" "You too" "I'm happy lor you" "We have to go" "I thought after seeing them... lt also hurts" "That should have been me" "Maybe you've made things too hard lor him" "Am I not worth it?" "You are" "Didn't I tell you that you're perlect?" "Good night!" "Ciara" "Where are you going?" "I'm going to work" "Why so early?" "I've got a lot things to do" "Ciara, can't we talk about it?" "Later. I'll go ahead" " Cia..." " Hi, babe!" "I was calling you last night" "I lell asleep early I've got good news lor you" "My boss is selling his car lt's a bit cheap so I thought ol buying it lor you" "I saved a lot so you won't have to commute... and you can even pick me up lrom the school" "Julia, no I'm okay to commute." "Let's not waste money" "We're not wasting it I saved it lor us" "For you I love you" " Hi, Ciara" " Hi" "Something has changed in you" " Did you cut your hair?" " No" " Gotten lat?" " No" " Skinny?" " No" "OMG!" "Pupils dilated, rosy cheeks, after glow... you had sex!" "What are you?" "Don't accuse me like that" "You had sex with your sister's boylriend?" "You're cray,." "Do you think I'd do that?" " Why are you here?" " Ciara" "What are you doing here?" "It's my lunch break." "I just want to take you out lor lunch" "Please go" "Ciara, I miss you" "Storm?" "Last night, I lelt..." "Last night was a mistake" "It wasn't a mistake I know what I lelt" "And you lelt it too" "I love you" "Forget about it" "I can't lorget it I can't also lorget that Julia is my sister" "I know it's painlul" "ll you think you can escape what you leel, you're wrong" "At the end ol the day, it's what makes you happy that really matters" "I can never be happy hurting my sister" "You already did hurt her" "She doesn't know yet so I can still straighten up the mistakes, right?" "ll that makes you happy." "It's your choice" "Hi" "Hi" "Ciara, I didn't plan this I just suddenly lelt that I love you" "Believe me, Ciara" "Storm, what will happen to Julia?" "She deserves to know the truth I don't want to hurt her" "Ciara, it's not always about her" "You deserve to be loved too" "I can't" "Ciara this is our world, we create our own rules" "It shouldn't be" "She shouldn't lind out I promise" "Seems like you saw a ghost?" "We thought it's the INS" "We don't have class today... 'coz there was a riot again in our school" "Hi, baby" " l got to catch some sleep" " Okay" "Okay, baby" "You're all that matters to me now I'm alraid" "I'm alraid to lose you" "That won't happen I will never leave you, okay?" "Storm, what il..." "Promise me one thing, whatever happens, you won't leave me" "Have I told you today that I love you?" "Maybe in one night, a hundred times" "Then let's make it a hundred and one" " l love you" " Really?" "I love you I love you, too" " Hi, sis." "Did you miss me?" " Yeah" "Hey, I missed you" "Sis, did the INS came here again?" "No" "I think you're still sleepy" "Look at your robe, you're wearing the other side ol it" "Hey, I'm not going to school today so we can spend time together" "Sis, hold it." "You're going to work already?" "I've got a lot ol work to do" " Okay, Julia, I'll go ahead" " Thank you" " For what?" " For taking care ol Storm" " l'll be late, I should go now" " Okay, bye sis" "What's the problem?" "Nothing, I just have a lot ol work tomorrow I thought it's your rest day?" "Where are you going?" "You want a glass ol water?" "No" "Go back to her" "Please, I'm sullering so much" " Please, I'm sullering so much - l'm sory" "Storm, stop" "Just go" "Feeling better" "Sis" "What are you doing here?" "Can we talk?" "I'll take it lrom here, Ciara" " Hello" " Julia, right?" " Thank you, doc" " Okay" " Excuse us" " Okay" "Julia, what are you doing here?" "My boss might get mad at me" "Sory, sis, but do you notice anything about Storm?" "Does he go out at night... is he talking to someone on the phone?" "Why did you ask?" "I leel he's having an allair with other woman" "Maybe they're seeing each other at night, when I'm away" "But, sis, I'm working" "Why did you think ol that?" "It's dillerent, he's changed" "He rejected me" "That's never happened" "Sis, help me, talk to him and ask him what's his problem, please?" "I don't want to lose him I'll die il that happens" "Please?" "Julia... I've got work to do" "Can we just talk about that when I get home" " Okay?" " Okay, thanks, sis" " Bye" " Bye" "Storm I need to tell her I can't bear our lying anymore" "You're not going to tell her anything because we're through" "Ciara, you're the one I love" "Storm, please" "Ciara" "You promised." "You promised not to hurt her" "And I expect you to lullill that" " Ciara, you're the one I love" " Storm" " Ciara" " Storm, no" "Shame on you two" "Julia, stop" "You're stealing my boylriend" " Julia" " You're a hypocrite" "Julia stop." "Julia don't" "You're pretending to be a good sister" "You're just pretending that you love me" "You're a snake!" "Julia, don't!" " l hate you" " Stop" "How could you do this?" "Enough" "Sory, Julia, I'm so sory i know. I've wronged you" "I loved the man you love" "But Julia, all my lile, lor the lirst time in my lile... I became happy" "Julia, I've given you all my lile" "You're collecting debts now..." " in exchange ol Storm?" " No, Julia" "You're my sister" "You're my sister" "Julia, he's all yours" "Julia, I'm ready to lose him" "Not you" "Ciara" " No, Storm, no" " Ciara, no" "You lools!" "How could you do this?" "How could you do this?" " Julia, I'm sory - l hate you." "How could you?" "Shut up." "Shut up both ol you!" "You shut up." "You shut up!" "Damn!" "I won't lorget this day" "Julia" "Does it hurt?" "That's nothing to what I'm leeling right now" "How can we lix this?" "It is Ciara that I love" "But she doesn't want me because she loves you more" "I'm willing to start over" "America is not lor me" "Don't leave me I can't allord to lose you" "No, no" "No, no, no" "I don't want to lose you, please" "Thank you vey much lor all that you've done lor me I owe my lile to you" "With what happened, maybe I've paid lor it now" "We're even, sister" "Why did you choose to be a dealer ol Natasha?" " You can work in an ollice - l'll earn bigger here I'm working while I'm taking care ol Storm" "How is he?" "Girl, you've left something big... your lortune in the States, all lor him" "Your relationship with your sister I hope your sacrilices are all worth it" "Thank you" " What's that?" " Scratch card" "Why are you laughing?" "Girl, il ever you'll win, buy your ticket and go back to America" "Congratulations with the new house... I'm sure you'll be vey happy in your new home" "Thank you so much." "I have the documents" "Okay!" "Babe, I prepared a lunch" "Babe" "Excuse me" "Hello" "Julia, I'm here in our dream house" "Julia, I need you" "How dare you?" "Do you think it's that easy to lorget eveything that you did to me?" "Julia, I've regret eveything ll l could just bring back the time, I will" "Well, you can't" " Julia, please" " Please, what?" "Please lorget that you lell in love with my boylriend" "Forget that you had sex with him" "He's good, ríght?" " Julia" " You leel guilty now" "Did you know how hard it is to imagine... that evey kiss and embrace that I give him... you've done it already?" "Shit, and you're even better because until now, he still wants you I'll talk to Storm, I'll tell him to lorget eveything" "Don't." "You've already won" "Julía" "Ciara, this will be our last conversation" " l'm sory, Julia - l'm not" "To me, you died a long time ago" " Doc - l guess, you're right" "People's happiness dillers with each other" "What makes you happy is to do the right thing" "I've got a simple lile belore" "Boring but not complicated" "Now, I know how it leels like to be happy I know now how hard it is to be sad" "Sometimes I wish that I've never would have met him" "Meeting him was probably the best thing that ever happened to you" "You chose to let him go" "Be strong, it's possible that the pain won't go" "I hope I'll get used to it" "Nobody gets used to pain, you just have to live with it ln time, you'll cope" "Babe?" "Storm, what do I need to do to make you love me again?" "Nothing" "I still love you" "I love Ciara" "You cheaters" "I was the one who got hurt and who you cheated with... why do I still have to cary the sullerings until now?" "I didn't cheat" "I've loved you but you neglected me" "You pushed me to be with Ciara I loved her... but she neglected me" "I was trapped" "Among the three ol us, it's me who really lell in-love" "That's how miserable you are with me" "ll i let you go, will you be happy?" "Then I'm letting you go because I love you" "Gírl, don't be sad please" "You made the right decision" "You don't need him" " What did I do to lose?" " Girl, you didn't lose" "They're the ones who lost because they lose you" "Maybe now you will behave yoursell after all the loolishness you've done" "Can you really call it loolishness, dad?" "What I lelt lor her wasn't loolish" "What now?" "What do you plan to do with your lile?" "Whatever's the right thing to do" "Sis, I'm sory i'm so sory" "I missed you so much I love you" "I love you so much, Julia" "Welcome home, Julia" "Hi" "Long time..." "Yeah lt's you again here in America" "There was nothing lor me in Manila after the divorce" "What?" "I've been here lor two years now" "I'm also a resident here" "Your baby?" "Julía" "Hi, Storm" "Hi, Ciara" "We'll go ahead." "You can go home by yoursell" "Hi, Hon" "Storm, I'd like you to meet David, my husband" "David, meet Storm" " Nice to meet you" " Nice to meet you" "We'll go ahead" "I came to America to lullill what we started" "I hate you" "You're still mad at me until now?" "Because after lour years, you still have the same ellect on me" "You still make me cy" "Collee?" "I don't regrd that I fell ín-love and got hurt... because I knew I've been happy... I got trípped, but I got up" "And because of thís... I can say now that I've líved a fruítful lífe"