Rekindled Love

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YEARS passed and I'm already contented and happy with what I have right now. Really, it's not the years that counts, it's the memories.

Being with son is beyond grateful for me. And being married to him is the happiest.

I have learned and realized a lot of things for those journey of my life since I was on my highschool days, college days where we built our relationship, until we broke up because of many reasons and now that we started building ourselves again.

After he knew about our son, buwan lang ang lumipas, he proposed and we got married. We realized that we wasted years just because of other people's cruelness.

Iilan lamang ang mga taong umattend at hindi sumama ang loob ko ro'n. What matter the most for me . . . We got married and we're with our son.

Hindi ko na hinanap ko saan ang pamilya ko at ang mga dati kong kaibigan. Wherever they are right, I am hoping for their good lives. I already forgave my family even without them apologizing. Natutunan ko kasing magpatawad kahit hindi na sila nanghingi ng kapatawaran.

Walang magagawang mabuti ang magtanim ng matinding galit sa kapwa. Bagkus, magparaya at kalimutan na lang ang nakaraan para sa kasalukuyan.

I was just sitting on the rattan chair outside, on our garden exactly. It's summer time and the two's busy with their kite. May pool din kasi kami malapit sa garden kaya rito kami nakatambay. It's family day.

While looking at my son and my husband, I can feel contentment. It's like being with them makes my day always perfect as it is.

"Momma! Si daddy po oh! He always fight with my kite!" pagsusumbong ng anak ko.

Natawa ako at pinalapit siya. "Then that's the sign for you to stop playing muna, Kuya. Sobrang init pa, pinagpapawisan ka na. Talikod ka sandali 'nak." Sermon ko habang pinupunasan ang likod niya.

Umangat ang tingin ko sa asawa kong humalik sa pisngi ko.

"Hey baby," he said.

"'Wag mo 'kong ma baby-baby d'yan, Caden Michaelangelo! Para kang bata! Inaaway mo pa 'yong anak mo!"

He chuckled and kneel. Kaharap niya na ngayon ang tiyan ko. He touch and kiss it.

"Baby, 'wag mong pahirapan masyado si Mommy okay? Para 'di na siya high blood sa akin."

I smiled and brush his soft hair while he's still burying his face on my stomach.

Yes, I'm pregnant. Two months so the baby bump isn't yet visible. Pero kahit hindi pa malaki ang tiyan ko, grabe na kung mag-alaga silang dalawa sa akin. Daig ko pa ang taong 'di makatayo at makalakad sa ginagawa nila. Pati pagtayo sa kama, aalalayan pa ako na parang 'di ko kaya. Pa'no na lang kapag manganganak na ako nito? Should I prefer for the worst and the last part of it, then?

"Hon, our baby's not giving me a hard time." I whispered.

"Really, Momma? My little sister's a good girl?"

I laughed and kiss my son's forehead. He'll grow as a good brother.

"Yes anak kaya 'wag na kayong mag worry ng daddy mo. I'm fine. We're fine." I reassured them. Minsan kasi napaka-oa nang dalawa.

Even sa pagpunta at pagtambay dito sa pool, napaka strict nila kaya I was really having a hard time convincing the two of them. Good thing I have this little one inside of me, kapag lumabas na 'to may kakampi na ako laban sa Daddy at Kuya niya.

Colton grown up being protective of me. Namana niya sa tatay niya.

"Colt anak, sama ka muna kay Yaya Maria mo. Maligo ka na at magbihis. Magkakasakit ka kapag nagtagal ka pa sa init, anak." ani ko.