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When Sara woke up, ang sakit ng ulo niya.

Tumama kasi ito sa sahig nung hinimatay siya.

Hawak hawak niya ang ulo niya as slowly opened her eyes.

Pagdilat ng mata niya, she was surprised to see na nasa kwarto siya.

She doesn't know kaninong kwarto but she was inside someone else's bedroom.

Napabalikwas siya ng bangon ng makitang wala sa tabi niya si Ella.

She immediately ran outside to find her daughter pero agad siyang natigilan when she saw her.

Nasa kusina ito at nakaupo sa counter top habang pinapanood si Bong na nagluluto.

The two looked so sweet habang nag uusap.

Si Ella kung ano ano ang tinatanong kay Bong at si Bong naman, game na game din sa pagsagot.

They talked about the planets, why the sky is blue, why sibuyas is called sibuyas at kung ano ano pang walang sense.

Nasa edad na kasi si Ella na madaldal at kung ano ano nalang ang naiisipang itanong.

Sara froze from where she was standing as she looked at the duo.

Ang saya saya ni Ella.

She had a big smile on her face at napapa bungisngis ito.

Bong was also the same. Nawawala na ang mata nito sa kakangiti habang kausap si Ella.

They have the same smile.

Kaya imbes na lumapit si Sara sa mga ito, bigla siyang napaatras at napasandal sa dingding.

She held her chest and told herself

My daughter is so happy.
I've never seen her smile like that. She looks like her dad when she does that.
Ella anak.. ayokong maranasan mo ang ginawa sa akin ng tatay mo. Bata ka pa and I don't want you to feel what I felt when he abandoned us. So I'm sorry kung hindi ko siya kayang ipakilala sayo.

Just as she said that, a tear fell from her eye.

Pero kahit ganun pa man, wala naman din siyang balak ipagkait kay Bong ang anak nito but in one condition, he wouldn't reveal his identity to Ella. Ayaw kasi ni Sara na maguluhan ang bata

Ang alam ni Ella, si Mans ang tatay niya and she adores him.

The night that Mans and Sara hooked up, wala naman talagang nangyari.

They were about to get there when she told him that she was pregnant at iniwan siya ng tatay ng anak niya.

From then on, inalagaan siya ni Mans at tinuring niyang kanya si Ella.

Walang nangyari sa kanila ng tatlong taon and Mans patiently waited for her para mahalin niya ito.

They only had sex a year after they got married kaya siguro hindi agad nasundan si Ella.

Kaya kahit ano pa mang mangyari, hindi niya iiwan ito.

Mans stood by her on her darkest hours kaya dapat lang na suklian niya ito ng pagmamahal.

If Bong wanted to return in Ella's life, hahayaan niya ito.

Pero para sa bata lang.

After she thought of everything, she went back to the bedroom para bigyan ng pagkakataon ang mag amang mag bonding.

Besides, this lock in campaign will only last for a week.

She was so confused with what she was feeling.

Galit na galit siya kay Bong pero nung makita niya kung gaano nito tratuhin si Ella, parang nadudurog ang puso niya.

They could have been a happy family living in Siargao.

Pagkapasok niya sa kwarto, agad siyang napahiga at napapikit.

For some reason, she felt at peace at hindi na niya inalala si Ella.

Deep in her heart, she knew that Bong knew. And he is trying to get close to his daughter.

But there are some things that are better left unsaid.

At wala na siyang balak magpaliwanag o marinig man lang ang paliwanag ni Bong.

After a few minutes, di na niya namalayan na nakatulog na pala siya.

Author: Super mandatory Song listen to the lyrics 🦋

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