The most awaited dinner at the Nightingale Resident has been the talk the whole entire day. The Marcos Araneta couldn't help but to be happy and confused about the news Mr. & Mrs. Araneta announced.
Imee who's known to be very articulate found the situation fishy as the Nightingale have known their family for decades now. Its so impossible for them to not know who Ella is.
Imee POV
"Psttt! Bonget! Naniniwala kaba dun sa sinabi ni Irene? Parang apaka impossible kasi!" I ranted to my brother, who's busy sipping coffee while thinking deeply as well.
"Ayun na nga iniisip ko manang eh. Well pabalik balik sa America ang Nightingale pero sigurado ako alam nila anong itsura ni Ella." Bonget agreed with me.
"May mali talaga eh. Besides why would they invite them to the dinner? Knowing na si Ella yun? At nag agree pa yung mag asawa. It's just wrong and weird." I added still confused about everything.
Nag kwento kasi kaninang umaga ang ading ko and of course lahat kami gulat na gulat sa balita.
Si mommy kanina pa iyak nang iyak. Buti napatahan ni Alfie.
"Pa imbestigihan kaya natin, Manang?" Bonget suddenly said.
"We can't make a rush decision, Bonget. Magagalit si Irene pinapangunahan natin sila." I said while thinking of a possible solution for this problem.
"Eh? Ano? Wala tayong gagawin? Pamangkin natin yun, Manang. What if dalhin nila ulit sa America si Ella? Atsaka teka? Hindi ba nakilala ni Ella ang mommy at daddy niya?!" Bonget wondered.
"Ayun na nga ang nakakapag taka, Bonget! Bakit hindi maalala or namukaan ni Ella sina Irene? Ano nag kukunwari ang bata? Impossible. Mahal na mahal nun si Irene. Unless may amnesia ang bata maiintidihan ko pa." I uttered.
"Ma-manang." Bonget nervously called me.
"Ohh?" I curiously asked.
"Pa-pano if amnesia si Ella? Kaya hindi niya maalala sina Irene?" Bonget sadly said almost tearing up.
"If that happened, nakaligtas siya sa pagsabog nang barko noon. At kung hindi nakilala nila Lucio at Tina nung nakita nila ito. Ibig sabihin her face got burned and may possibility din pati ang ibang parte nang katawan nito." I said crying thinking about the possible thing that might happened to my niece.
"Yu-yung pa-pamangkin ko." I cried infront of Bonget. He then came to hug me.
I'm grateful that Ella is alive but the thought of what she went through first is what's killing me.
All she ever wanted was to have a complete family.
She would always come up to me and Bonget and her Mama Liza crying why she couldn't have a complete family.
Ngayon naman she's experiencing it pero in a wrong family. At ngayong kumpleto na ulit ang family nila siya naman ang wala.
"Bonget, tama kayang kunin natin si Ella? Pa-pano kung hindi ito makakabuti sa kanya? Pa-pano kung piliin niya sina Tina kaysa sating sarili niyang pamilya?" I weakly asked the questions that's been bugging me.
"Hindi pwede manang. Minor de edad si Ella. Kahit sabihin pa natin mas gusto niya sakanila. Hindi pwede kasi wala silang legal custody of her and hindi nila legal na inadapt si Ella. Satin parin siya uuwi." Bonget confidently said.
"But we can't force her, Bonget!" I exclaimed as I am frustrated. Ayaw ko nang makita ang kapatid ko na nangungulila sa mga anak niya.
"Tina and Lucio can. Gagamitin natin lahat nang pwedeng gamitin. Magulang din sila manang for sure naman if nangyari to sa isa sa mga anak nila. They'll want the people who have helped their child na ibalik sakanila ang anak nila." Bonget said.
