Family is where the home is

Chapter 38

I am looking at cheska and admiring her beauty,as i massage her palm, she's like an angel na bumagsak sa kalangitan, "i miss you anak" i said while playing cheska's hair, i hope your celestine, sana ikaw nalang ang celestine ko, i miss my daughter so much..hindi ko na namalayang tumulo na pala ang luha ko ka kasabay non ang pag galaw ng kamay ni cheska kaya nagulat ako

She "hmmm" at medyo nag mumulat ng mata kaya lalo ko pa siyang nilapitan "cheska, darling are you okay, may masakit ba sayo?" Tarantang tanong ko, pero hindi siya sumagot "teka, wait for me here' i'll just call your doctor" i said and kiss her forehead bago ako umalis ng kwarto

"She's fine madame irene, anytime magigising na siya ng tuluyan, lets just wait for an hour" the doktor said and leave sakto namang pumasok si greggy

"My love i bought food for us" he said and kiss me at my cheek "my love are you ok" dagdag niya habang inaayos ang food namin "yeah i am totally fine, btw the doctor said any time by now ay gigising na si cheska" i said, pero Matamlay pa rin ako "thats good news , wait a sec, its a good news right, eh bakit matamlay ka?" He ask and cupped my face "its just that how can her tita tell her na wala na ang nanay niya, i heard kasi kanina when she wake up, nay ang unang lumabas sa bibig niya" i said with a worried face "dont worry, matapang na bata yang si cheska, i am sure she can overcome with it, at saka, your here, we're here for her naman" he said

"Love, what if we adopt her?" I suggest na ikinagulat niya "but my love, she have her tita right?" Wika niya "pero love, her mom is dead na, and i dont want to be rude here, but her tita have her own family to feed up also, so pano na siya, pano na ang cheska ko...i come up with this idea because i want her to be our daughter, i dont wanna lose her, so please let me adopt her" mahabang wika ko "ok, okay, but first is we have to talk to claire, hmmm,so for now lets it first" he said

"Maam irene, sir greggy pasensya na po medyo ginabi ako ngayon, nagkaproblema lang po kasi sa palenke" pag papaumanhin ni claire "its ok claire, oh btw greggy bought foods there oh, you eat muna" i said

"salamat po, sige po kakain ako mamaya, pero teka lang po, buong maghapon na kayong nagbabantay kay cheska, hindi naman po sa pinapauwi ko kayo no, pero maam, sir kaya ko na po eto, magpahinga na po kayo" she said

Hinintay muna naming matapos kumain si claire bago namin siya kausapin tungkol sa adoption na plano ko, namin.

"Claire can we talk?" Greggy ask "sure po sir ano po yon?" She agreed while cleaning the table she use "halika don tayo sa sofa" i said

"so ano pong pag uusapan natin?" Tanong ulit ni claire "its about cheska, whats your plan to her?" I ask "bakit niyo po natanong yan?" She ask "malalaman mo kapay sinagot mo ang tanong namin" greggy said "hindi ko nga po alam kung ano na gagawin diyan sa batang yan, pero syempre po bukas ang pinto ng bahay namin para sa kanya, pero po sa kasamaang palad eh hindi namin siya mapapag aral" malungkot niyang wika kaya nagka tinginan kami ni greggy

"uhm claire, if you dont mind me asking are you willing to let her go, or you know someone might adopt her" greggy said yes oo si greggy palagi ang sumasagot at nagtatanong dahil halo halo ang nararamdaman ko ngayon halos hindi ko maibuka ang bibig ko ng maayos

"adoption ho??, malabo po eh, pero kung kilala at mapagkakatiwalaan naman po, bakit hindi, pero sa huli ay si cheska pa rin po ang mag dedecide" wika ni claire kaya mas lalong umatake sa akin ang pag ooverthink kaya senenyasahan ko si greggy na umuwi na muna kami "ah ok sige claire, good night sa iyo, mauuna na kami" paalam namin, pero bago kami umalis ay nilapitan ko muna si cheska at binigyan ko ng halik sa noo