-Lea's POV-
"Salonga! Ano? Ready ka na ba para sa pasabog mo tonight?" Vice asked her habang naka upo siya sa make-up chair. Tapos ng ayusan sila Julia kaya nagtataka naman siya kung bakit pati pag me-make-up sa kanya ay kinukunan pa din ng video.
"I'm not Vicey. I'm nervous. Paano kung ayaw niya na?" She asked, wala siyang pakialam kahit may video pa, she's really nervous.
"Gaga! Wag kang Nega! Kapag nag hindi, kidnap-in natin. Hahaha!"
"Sira ka talaga!" Tumatawa niyang sabi ngunit talagang kinakabahan siya.
She's already wearing her gown and she looks stunning.
"Wow! Mommy ang ganda mo, ma i-in-love lalo sa'yo si Daddy!" Pangangantyaw sa kanya ni Francine.
"Naku! Ang mga anak kong bolera! Lika nga kayo!" She said and gathered her daughters in her arms.
"Lika na Mom! Mag start na ang party." Pag aaya sa kanya ni Andrea. She just nodded and followed them to the door. In her clutch ay dala dala niya ang singsing na binili niya para kay Aga.
"This is it Lea, no going back." She thought to herself.
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The party is already half-way through and Lea is already fidgeting on her seat. Aga's sitting beside her hindi sila nagkikibuan nito, hindi rin siya kinakausap, nakakaramdam na siya ng sama ng loob dahil parang wala lang dito ang nangyari sa kanila kagabi.
Tapos na ang traditional 18 roses dance at ang 18 candles. Julia's escort is Joshua of course.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, may we call on the mother of the debutante Ms. Lea Salonga to give her message to her daughter." Vice introduced her and everybody clapped.
She was about to stand-up when Aga offerred her his hand at tinanggap naman niya iyon.
"Good evening everyone!" She started. "Before I give my message, I would like to share a story, exactly 18 years ago I was gifted with a very beautiful angel and that angel of course is Julia, my panganay. She's the very first person who taught me how to be a Mom. I was so young then and to be honest I don't have any idea how to be a Mom. Everyone here knows our story, how we kept her hidden from everyone. I thought we are protecting her by hiding her but then I never realized that I was also hurting her in the process. I questioned myself "Am I not a good mother?" But my daughter, despite everything, sa laki ng kasalanan ko sa kanya, namin ng Daddy niya, siya pa ang may ganang magsabi ng : "I'm sorry Mom, I love you." Hindi ko alam kung ano ang nagawa to deserve such a loving and understanding daughter like her." She's already tearing up and Julia is crying as well. "Kaya Julia anak, I want you to know how sorry I am sa lahat ng pagkukulang ko sa'yo. Know that Mommy loves you so much and that no matter what you do and whatever you'll become I will always be proud of you." She said and Julia mouthed : "Thank you Mom! I love you!"
"Julia, for your birthday I have three gifts for you. The first one is still on it's way from China. My second gift for you is I'm going to sing a song that I always sang to you when you are still in mummy's tummy. This song is not a lullaby but for some reasons anak, when you are still a baby whenever you cry this song never failed to calm you. Perhaps because you were conceived while your Dad and I was doing the movie of the same title." She said as the intro lf the music started playing.
Sana maulit muli
Ang mga oras nating nakaraan
Bakit nagkaganito
Naglaho na ba ang pag-ibig mo?
Sana'y maulit muli
Sana bigyan pansin ang himig ko
Kahapon, bukas, ngayon
Tanging wala ng ibang mahal
Kung kaya kong iwanan ka
'Di na sana aasa pa
Kung kaya kong umiwas na
'Di na sana lalapit pa
Kung kaya ko sana
BINABASA MO ANG
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