Circle of Life

08.

As the two fix themselves at the car, Irene is still nakikiramdam with zoey not until she got the courage to ask something, "is there something you want to do sweetie?"

"Hmm kayo nalang po bahala tita I don't have nothing on mind po e", she answered soflty

"You want to go sa mall?"

"Its late na po tita I think we better go home na po baka tito is at home na po, we can do malling po next time"

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"I am tita, nothing to worry about po. And also thank you po for letting me stay with you for awhile, I'm sorry I hope mama didn't kulit you that much", zoey stated which made Irene heart melts. Indeed emmeline had raised her daughter so well.

"No need to say sorry about sweetie and besides its just me and your tito who's currently staying at Forbes, as for luis and alfonso they have thier own condo and that's where they're staying. Tska it was a little favor from your mom after everything she did for me and it was totally fine naman, she's like my older sister already", irene explained which made zoey smile and feels so close with the woman infront of her given that it was just the fourth time she met her but feels like she'd known her for quite so long.

Maybe that's what a feeling of connection between a daughter and a mother that can't be untied already?

"How about baby andy po?"

"Oh andy he's with her mom right now nasa Dubai sila taking some vacation with the side from her mother."

"Uhm-"

"Don't ask about your kuya alfonso na busy yun, I already told him to join them but he decline at sinabing babawi nalang sa mag-ina niya"

"Oh I see po, its getting late na po? We should go home na po", zoey suggested

"Seatbelt sweetie", irene said which zoey buckle her seatbelt. The ride was too quiet only the music coming out from the mini radio was to be heard, zoey was currently asleep already as they somewhat encounter traffic, well it's currently 4:30 in the afternoon so given.

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As soon as they arrive, Irene showed the room where zoey would stay, its on the second floor in between Irene and greggy room as well as Irene's personal space which is her Music as well as Art room. The room was made especially for Irene's daughter, she knows one day her princess would be back and she was not mistaken. Her angel was home already but without zoey's knowledge and also greggy he wasnt aware even the room he just thought it was for Irene's personal office when it was renovated.

Zoey was in awe for a moment at it wasn't like a guest room, but rather a room intended for someone. It was so organized and had a motiv which she just like a neutral shade of color not too girly but a taste of a woman who's age is ranging from 20-25 typical type.

"Wow!", She uttered and gasp

"You like it?", Irene ask

"I don't like it but I love it tita, this room is so pretty", she said as she faced Irene and smiled. "But I think this room belongs to someone?", She added, indeed zoey was a smart girl.

"It was supposedly but for now you may used it", she said. "It was for you anak", irene said at the back of her mind.

"Are you sure po it will be okay sakanya?"