December 27..
The Araneta's have already returned to their house in forbes, they'll be celebrating the New Year in their house.
Irene decided to play a piano, Greggy is not in the house, Celestine is on her room doing something on her MacBook.
Celestine wants to drink a coffee so she get out of her room, when she was already in the stairs going down, she hears someone playing a piano.
She hurriedly went down to see who was playing and in her surprise it's her mom. It's her first time seeing her mom playing a piano, she went near to her, slowly walking so her mom would not notice her.
When her mom finished the song she was playing she clapped which made her mom shocked.
"Sweetheart, kanina kapa jan?" Irene asked her daughter, still in shock.
"Did I scared you? Sorry! Lol, but to answer your question, yes." Celestine replied, biting her lower lip.
Irene nodded, "What are you doing here? Do you want something?" Irene asked.
"Oh I was going to make a coffee then I heard someone playing a piano so I went here." Celestine explained.
"Anak, ang init-init magkakape ka?" Irene asked her daughter.
"Yes, all time favorite eh!" Celestine exclaimed.
"Sus okay, make me one too, please?" Irene pleased her daughter.
"Sus, you also want pala!" Celestine said as she smirked.
"Aba aba, did you just smirked at me? Hmp." Irene asked as she raised her eyebrow.
"No ha, I didn't." Celestine denied.
"You did, you silly!" Irene said as she stood up.
Celestine already know what her mom will going to do so she run quickly while laughing. But her mom was able to reached her. Irene started to tickle her daughter.
"M-mom s-stop haha!" Celestine begged while she was laughing.
"Pleasee!" Celestine added.
Irene stopped tickling her daughter because she was already breathing hardly.
"Still okay?" Irene asked.
"Yes!" Celestine replied and smile at her mom, Irene pinched Celestine's nose as she wipe the few sweat on her daughter's forehead.
"Mommy?" Celestine uttered.
"Yes my love?" Irene asked, softly.
"C-can we visit Ilocos? I'll visit Bahay Kalinga sana." Celestine asked her mom, hesitantly and shyly.
"Of course! We'll invite them too sa thanksgiving and homecoming party mo." Irene said, joyfully.
Irene is so grateful to the nun's who take good care of her daughter for a long time, so its time to say thank you to them.
Celestine smiled, "Thanks mama!" She exclaimed as she hug her mother.
Irene's heart would always melt whenever Celestine would call her Mommy or Mama.
"Anything for my dearly love, we'll go there after New Year." Irene assured her daughter.
"Do you missed them?" Irene asked.
Celestine nodded, "Yes, but I'm glad that I'm already with you and daddy na." She said.
"Aw, I love you so much my angel." Irene exclaimed.
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Long Lost Daughter
FanfictionThere lived a mother named Irene whose heart bore a deep and unending ache as many years ago, a devastating storm had swept through their lives as she lost her one and only daughter. This is a story of a mother who's longing for her daughter's love...
