CHAPTER 3

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Elyse's POV

"Tita Elyse look what I draw."

Bungad sakin ni Cash nang makabalik ako galing kusina nila. Andito ako ngayon sa bahay ng pinsan ko, saturday today and it's been a month nang magsimula ang school year.

"Wow your doing great honey." matamis kong tugon sa kanya.

Cash is daughter of Sarra my cousin in my mother side. I decided to visit their in their villa.

"You both doing great ha." napaharap naman kaming dalawa ni Cash nang magsalita ang mommy niya.

"Mommy you're here!" masayang tugon ni Cash nang makita ang kaniyang ina.

"What brings you here?" tanong ni ate Sarra habang binubuhat si Cash.

"Nothing, I just want to visit Cash."

"I thought kinalimutan mo na kami." pagbibiro niya.

"I won't do that, busy lang ako for school works you know student life." I giggled.

"Oh I see it...come on let's change your clothes now baby." inilahad niya ang kanyang kamay sa anak para bihisan.

Kanina pa kasi pinagpapawisan si Cash kaso ayaw makinig sa'kin, sabi ko magpalit na siya bago pa siya madatnan ng mommy niya na pawisan.

Nang mabihisan na niya si Cash ay nag-aya naman itong tumambay sa pool nila.

"So how's your life my dear cousin?" pag uumpisa nito habang pinapanood ang anak na naglalaro na ngayon kasama ang yaya.

"I'm doing good, how about you? How's work?

"I enjoy it, mahirap lang imanage ang time 'cause you know my daughter also need me."

"Well, atleast you're enjoying it." pagsagot ko sa kanya.

We became silent for a minute. Matagal tagal din akong hindi nakadalaw sa kanila, huling dalaw ko graduation pa ata.

Her husband is a Marine Engineer while she's architect kaya laging wala dito, madalas na kasama ni Cash ay ang yaya niya but ate Sarra didn't failed to be a good mother, everytime na kailangan siya ni Cash ay lagi naman siyang nandoon kahit na sobrang busy nito sa trabaho.

Few minutes passed then she started to talk. Tumikhim muna ito upang makuha ang atensyon ko na pinagmamasdan si Cash na naglalaro.

"It's your mom's death anniversary next week, would you come?" panira niya sa atmosphere.

"I don't know." tipid kong sagot sa kanya.

"Lagi ka nalang wala when her death anniversary comes."

"Do I really need to go there?"

"Of course Elyse."

Bigla akong nawala sa mood nang buksan niya ang topic na 'yan.

"Look it's been 2 years, you need to let go stop living in the past." mahinhin niyang sabi.

"Just trash that topic." walang gana kong sagot.

"Okay, I will always here when you want to talk about it, just tell me."

Tumango lang ako bilang sagot sakanya. After some talks nagpaalam na din ako sa kanila na uuwi na medyo dumidilim na kasi.

"Bye tita see you soon." Cash smilingly saying goodbye to me.

"Bye, be a good girl ha? Don't give your mom a reason to get mad okay?" pag papaalala ko sakanya.

"Yes po." she hug and kiss me in my cheeks before I enter my car.

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