It's 1:30 in the morning, and hindi pa ako makatulog, I decided to go down to the kitchen to go get a glass of water when I heard foot steps.
"Oh Gia, anak what are you doing here?" Tanong saakin ni tita Irene.
"Ah wala po tita I just decided to go get some water and di pa po kasi ako makatulog" sabi ko kay tita at ininom ang tubig ko.
"Nako, you're probably namamahay it will pass naman" sabi nya saakin at nginitian ako.
"Opo tita probably namamahay lang po ako, bakit nga po pala gising pa kayo? Di din po kayo makatulog?" Tanong ko.
"Hindi, nagising ako kasi nakaramdam ako ng gutom, alam mo halika kumain tayong ice cream" aya saakin ni tita Irene.
When she said that, I suddenly remembered mom.
We used to always go eat ice cream in the middle of the night together, we would tell each other how our day went it's just so sad that I'll never experience that again with her."Sige po tita"sabi ko at ngumiti naman saakin si tita Irene.
Kumuha sya ng dalawang bowl at spoon para saming dalawa
"Gia, ija could you please get the ice cream sa freezer?" She asked me.
"Sure tita, aling flavor po ba?" Tanong ko.
"Ikaw, pumili ka ng gusto mo" sabi nya saakin at umupo sa isang bar chair sa may kitchen island.
Kinuha ko naman ang cookie dough dahil ito ang favorite ko, umupo ako sa tabi ni tita Irene at binasa ang label ng ice cream
"Pinkerton ice cream? I never heard of this brand before, in California in we only had the good old Baskin Robin's and Ben&Jerry's" sabi ko as i open the lid.
"Ay nako ija, you're missing out actually this ice cream is made by Xandra, I swear she makes the best ice creams" sabi saakin ni tita Irene.
"So ate Xandra makes ice creams? Wow that's so cool" sabi ko as i put a generous amount of ice cream in tita Irene's bowl and my bowl.
"Yes she does, and it is indeed cool just pray that your dad doesn't wake up and finds us here in the kitchen eating ice cream, sasabihin nun ang daya natin di tayo nag aya" sabi saakin ni tita Irene.
I just giggled at what she said and took a spoonful of ice cream and ate it
And man this is the best ice cream I've ever had in my entire life.
"Hmm, see masarap diba?" Sabi sakin ni tita and i just nodded.
"Tita?" I called her.
"Hmm?" Sabi nya saakin at ibinaba ang bowl na hawak nya.
"W-wala po" sabi ko at yumuko.
"Hey.. you can ask me anything ano yun?" Tanong nya.
"T-tita how did you found out that dad got another woman pregnant?" I asked her.
She smiled and held my hand
"Pinagtapat saakin ng daddy mo, nung una hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko sakanya, I wanted to hurt him for what he did to me and his kids, I wanted to leave him and let him suffer on his own, I wanted to take our kids away from him. I'll be honest nagalit ako sa mommy mo, pero mas nanaig ang galit ko kay Greggy. But then I calmed myself down and thought of my children, paano na sila kung wala si Greggy? I didn't want them to have a broken family so I stayed, ayaw kong makaapekto kay Luis at Alfonso ang nangyari, and I didn't want to loose Greggy either." Sabi saakin ni tita Irene as her tears fall down while still holding my hands.
"T-tita Im sorry" i told her.
"N-no ija, don't be sorry none of it was your fault" sabi nya saakin as she wiped her tears.
"But siguro things would be so much lighter if I wasn't conceived right?" Tanong ko.
"No, what happened, happened for a reason. Hmm? Now finish your Ice cream at umakyat na tayo you should get some sleep" sabi nya saakin.
Fast forward
9:30 am
Forbes Park, Makati.I woke up from the cold feeling of the AC, super late na ako nakatulog kaninang umaga and si tita Irene din, I decided to get up para mag shower na.
After ko mag shower i dried my hair and put on clothes nag suot lang ako ng simple shorts and t shirt, i went downstairs just to be greeted by ate Jona, the same maid na nag greet saakin kahapon.
"Hi ma'am! Good morning po! Nako ma'am kain na po kayo ng breakfast, si ma'am Irene po at sir Greggy pumasok na sa opisina, ganun din po si sir Luis at sir Alfonso, sila ma'am Xandra naman po umuwi na po" sabi saakin ni ate Jona habang nagwawalis.
"Ah sige po ate, anong oras po sila umuuwi?" Tanong ko kay ate Jona.
"Mga before 8 pm naman po ma'am uuwi na yan sila" sabi sakin ni ate Jona.
"Ah nga po pala, nasundo na po ba yung sasakyan ko? May pupuntahan kasi ako today eh wala akong gagamitin" tanong ko kay ate Jona.
"Ay opo ma'am, kanina lang po kinuha ni mang Bert, pero bilin po ni sir Greggy na kung aalis daw po kayo magpa drive nalang daw po kayo kay mang Bert" sabi sakin ni ate Jona.
"Ay ate hindi na, kaya ko naman at sa labas nalang ako ate mag b-brunch ha?" Sabi ko.
Umakyat naman uli ako to change clothes, tinawagan ko nadin si Mavey to have brunch with me sa Rockwell.
Fast forward
"So, you're sure na talagang sa dad mo na ikaw titira?" Tanong sakin ni Mavey at tsaka uminom ng iced tea.
"Yes Mavs, I mean wala naman mawawala siguro saakin noh? And I just can't let myself be alone and depressed dahil sa pagkawala ni mommy, he's the only family that i have and ok na kami ni daddy" sabi ko naman.
"You mean they, may mga kapatid ka and may wife ang dad mo so they are your family" sabi nya.
"Well yes so basically, they're my family" I willingly spoked.
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Amando Familia
Fanfiction"She loves you so much that she's willing to accept me, your biggest mistake. Just to make you happy" It's a story about Gianna Louise Araneta, daughter of Nadia Elizalde from the famous clan of Elizalde's in the Philippines. In 1991, Nadia had a o...