Michael's friend and companion Jason prepare all kitchen utensils, while he's chopping onions, garlic, vegetables and meat, so on, Billy is cleaning all around, before the sunrise will come. Fire of the stoves are burning and heating up the pots from the bottom, chopped vegetables and onions are thrown into the boiling solute, so on the variety of meat. The aroma roams around the area, celebrating the day with the party in the kitchen with the trio. The eatery is now opened, and all the newly cooked dishes being put on display, presenting themselves to attract all eyes and growling stomach, dragging them inside by their sweet aroma. Few people who passes by the area notice the eatery and out of curiosity, they try to take a bite until some started to become a regular costumer of the eatery. Mizuki passes by in the area, and she come across with the eatery, she stops and read the sign with a word "Filipino Restaurant" written on it, she saw the picture of different dishes posted on the door such us chicken soaked in a sauce. One brown skinned customer who finish eating left the restaurant releases the aroma from inside exactly when he opens the door, it reaches Mizuki's nose that her stomach started to growl and the aroma starts to drag her inside. She saw different dishes on display including the chicken she saw in the picture. The aroma of the chicken soaked in a sauce capture her appetite, "What is this?" Mizuki asked the staff as she show him the chicken dish, "Ah that's adobo maam"
"Adobo?"
"Yes maam"
Mizuki ordered one adobo, "We have rice also maam" The guy suggested, Mizuki smiled and order rice as well. She waited on her table, her phone rang and recieved a message from Saaya through messenger, "Mizu-Chan, I have a solo concert in Tokyo tonight, if only you can come to watch my concert, I will be glad" Saaya said on her text. Mizuki turn her phone off then resume to her waiting for the adobo she ordered. Some guys in the kitchen notice Mizuki and started to look at her and calls her "Shawty" And then a middle aged woman stands behind them and said, "She's beautiful right?" and they responded a yes, they turn around, their eyes widen to see who's behind them, other boys laughed as the woman scolded them like her own children, "Kayo talaga ang hihilig nyo sa chix maya na yang chix trabaho muna"
"O po Ms. Lucy" they replied, then the woman took the used plates with the help of the guys she scolded and brought it to the sink. Michael on the other hand is so busy washing the plates and one of his workmate join to help him, he then told Michael about a beautiful Shawty they saw and he just told him, "I need to focus for now so that my brother will finish his college, no time for girls"
"What's your brother's course?" He asked using the language that both of them understand,
"He's taking up Bachelor Secondary education" Michael replied,
"Ah, teacher?"
"Yes, because he wants to be teacher"
Mizuki's order finally arrived and was being serve on her table, she feels the aroma of the adobo, with the soft rice that was newly cooked. "Itadakimasu" Mizuki pick one piece of chicken and take a bite, after a taste, she take one piece after one. Among all the costumers, she's one of the few pale skinned person who ate in the restaurant. People come and go in the restaurant, mostly brown people who often come for the dishes they offer like adobo, caldereta, kare-kare, humba, Sisig and many more. Time fly so fast, and evening has come, and the restaurant is not left by the people who come and go. All the pots that contains the dishes end up empty ad the night falls and the people are on their homes having a rest to gain more strength for tomorrow. The staff wash all the pots and the utensils, some clean the whole place. They say good bye to one another after they finish all the chores. Michael and his two companions are on their foot taking the path for their way home, Michael took his own individual way separating from his two companions, excusing himself, "I need to send money to Philippines this time, see you later Billy, Jason" Michael said, "Take care bro" Billy added. Billy and Jason are now the only two left taking the path on their way home, they have conversations while walking, talking about different topics, they almost never notice the distance they took because of their conversation that entertains one another. Jason and Billy stops, when they saw a girl lying on the ground at the dark alley, they ran to her not wasting even a second, the girl widely open her mouth, striving to get some air to fill her lungs, fighting for her life, tears flow from her eyes as it blinks for one last time, she bleed on her abdomen and her blood flooded the ground, "Pre humingi ka ng tulong!" Jason shouted, "Tumawag ka ng pulis bilis!" Billy ran around shouting for help, the residents scolded him for creating noise, but the language they use creates a barrier between them and Billy. He try his best by speaking his limited english vocabulary to them but no one understands him, a police car arrived and questioned him. Billy explain to the police officer and ask help, exactly one of the officers understands english and they responded quickly. Billy took them to the area. Jason met them on the way, he shake his head, "Bro, it's too late, she's gone"
The authority cover the girl's lifeless body with the blanket, pick her up and put her inside the vehicle. They make Jason and Billy the primary suspect, the two insisted that they only try to help the girl, especially Jason who try his best to cover the girl's wound by his own clothes. One officer saw a CCTV camera somewhere and they check it. The CCTV footage show a guy wearing black hoodie and the girl trying to fight back but she was overpowered and the guy strike her in a thrusting motion through the abdomen and she fall down slowly. The guy looked at her for awhile then he left her behind. Minutes passed, the two arrived and ran to the girl. The CCTV camera is the living witness that was able to show what it sees. CCTV footage justifies Billy and Jason on the spot, the officers apologize for accusing them with their head bowing down. The girl finally got home, but she's no longer with them, only her lifeless body being laid for all to see her for the last moment. Cries and sorrow rule all over the house, white flowers surrounded the huge picture of the girl's face with her brightest smile, the picture was taken before she met the tragedy of her life. The sky covered with thick dark clouds, covering the sun, the whole world become gloomy, trees, flowers and grass started to panic as the wind blows. The heaven couldn't resist anymore, it rumbles then cry with a thousand tears where people started to hide under roofs and opened umbrellas. One young man, walk along the shower made by heaven, with nothing to cover for himself to avoid getting wet, he accept all of it, letting the heaven make him wet. He stop before the store filled with so many cute stuff animals and color pink. A scene flash out in his mind, seeing the dead girl standing among the stuff animals, wearing a highschool uniform, she turn around and show him her bright smile and starlike eyes that smile together with her lips. The scene flash out and the previous scene return. Tears started to flow on his cheeks and he starts to gasp for air chasing his breathe while his nose started to stuck up. He run as fast as he can, people around stares at him as he sprint nonstop. He continue to run until he reach a distance far away from the people with nothing but only him together with mother earth crying with him. He stopped as he become exhausted, he fall down on his knees continue to grieve. Facing the shore and the ocean with its waves making loud and wild noise. The young man screams at the top of his voice to the ocean, releasing a loud cry, with his tears continue to flow from his eyes together with the water drops flowing from his hair to the cheeks. Another scene flash in his mind, seeing the dead girl's smile and hearing her laugh, including a scene where she was riding a bicycle where the wind blow her hair away. The young man bow down to the ground, he then beat the ground, punching it many times as he continue shedding his tears and releasing all his voice from shouting.
"Hiroshi!" a voice shouted from the distance. A man approach him, placing his hand on his shoulder, "That's enough son, lets go home"
He got home, sitting alone outside, and a middle aged man came out and sat beside him. "Why her father?" a teardrop from his eyes fall on the ground one by one, the man watch him and witness his agony, he sigh and said, "Death, is inevitable son, we can't stop death from taking even our love ones. He even took your mother from us"
He stand up, wiping out his tears, "I want to see her, for one last time. But will they believe me? I'm just nothing compare to them"
"Hiroshi, son, nothing will happen, unless you face your fear" father replied, then he put his hand on his shoulder, "You can do it Hiroshi"
The night getting deeper, Hiroshi and his father is now in bed, Father is in his deep sleep, but Hiroshi's eyes remain open, he stare at the roof, and he walk back in time in his head, the scene of the past flash in his mental vision, it's a first day of school, students go to their own classroom, as they wait for the teacher to come. Hiroshi look around, exactly a girl sitting beside him turns. As the girl faces him, he started to blush and he turn back to release everything he felt, then he look at her again. He smiled awkwardly and wave to the girl, the girl was shocked, but then chooses to show her bright smile to him that he almost fainted because of it. The class ended, the students clean their own classrooms and become the school's own janitors. Hiroshi was so busy cleaning that he never look around and bump upon someone, when he check who he bump upon, his eyes widen to see the angel of his dream. He quickly hop back, "I'm sorry, really really sorry" he bow three times then petrified.
"It's ok, no need for you to apologized" The angel of his dream said, "I'm the one who need to apologize for not looking on my way"
Hiroshi stood up slowly, and witness the face of the angel. Hiroshi again show the same awkward smile and scratch his head, "By the way, I'm Hiroshi"
the girl smile and said, "I'm Saaya, nice meeting you.. Hiroshi"
Hiroshi and Saaya started to create a bond that was hard to break, they ride bike together on their way to school, and sometimes, they ride bike and go to see the sunset kissing the ocean. After the sun goes down, they gaze upon the star together, while facing the direction towards the ocean. Suddenly a shooting star appear on their sight, "Look, a shooting star do you see it?" Saaya said, then Saaya told her about the tale of the shooting star, where people make a wish upon it. "Do you believe on that?" Hiroshi said,
"Not really, but some did," Saaya replied, "How I wish it's true, so that I can wish that we can be like this forever"
Saaya confessed to Hiroshi, how she become so happy since they become close together, ever since she meet him. Hiroshi found a door for a revelation about the feelings he has for the girl. He tell Saaya everything, and he never failed on his confession, Saaya accept his confession, "But we must keep everything secret" Saaya bow her head down and say no word after. "But why?" Hiroshi exclaimed. Another scene flash in his mind, a news report on TV was witnessed by Hiroshi, "An idol named Saaya Kuruzaki was dead of a stab wound in her abdomen" As the reporter continues, Hiroshi was devastated. The scene flash out and disappear, and Hiroshi is back in the present, tears flow from his eyes and he again, gasping for air. His father, with his eyes close sighs.
On the next day, after Hiroshi's class sessions ended, he never go straight to their house. He walk pass to the house that has funeral and take a look as he passed by. He went to the place where he and Saaya saw the shooting star and wait until the star show up. He gaze on the stars in the same manner as how he did it with Saaya. Longing was painted on his face as he remember those moment with Saaya. A shooting star show up, and he stood straight upward, "Why? why your tale is not true? the wishes those who believe in your wishing story won't be granted?" Hiroshi cried bitterly, "Why? only if you can grant wishes in reality, I'll ask to bring her back to me" Hiroshi continue on his lamentation wishing that the tale of the shooting star will become reality. "My love, why you won't show up even as a Yurei?" Hiroshi added, suddenly he feel a cold breeze in his neck and hand, he wrap his arms around himself because of the cold sensation he felt, "I know the wish in you is not true, but I still make a simple wish, bring justice for her death" Hiroshi look up.