Divorced by Homophobic; Separated and Together Once Again

Chapter 15: Reunited

Kinutkut-kutkot muna ni Jane ang mga mata niya, para siguraduhin kung namamalik mata lang ba siya. Ngunit, confirmed. Ang nasa harapan niya ay si Belle. While Belle was observing because that person she bumped into was very familiar. Noong tinanggal ni Jane ang wig niya at glasses niya, doon nanlaki ang mga mata ni Belle nang makita si Jane. Like the latter, Belle scratched her eyes to see if it was really her mommy Jane, she had not seen for five years. She blinked many times.

Belle: Mom? Mommy Jane?

Jane: Belle!

Nagtitigan pa ang dalawa para talagang siguraduhin kung totoo ba ang kanilang nakikita. At noong confirmed na confirmed na,

Belle: Mom!!!

Jane: Come here!

Dito na sila sobrang mahigpit na nagyakapan at humagulgol ng iyak. After five years of separation, sa wakas nagtagpo na din sila Belle and Jane. Tapos nun sila ay nagharap face-to-face literally. At pinunas ni Jane ang luha ni Belle, while the daughter was doing the same. At muli silang nagyakapan ng sobrang pagkahigpit-higpit. Jane kissed Belle on her forehead.

Jane: Salamat at buhay pa kayo!

Belle: I never lost hope, Mommy. Francine and I had been praying for this. Pero ngayon...

At muling nagyakap ang dalawa. Tapos dito dumating si Engfa at pinagmasdan ang mag-inang nagyayakapan. Ito ay medyo naluha din habang pinapanood ang kanyang granddaughter and daugter-in-law niyang nagyayakapan. Tumingin si Belle kay Engfa at pagtango ng latter, napagtanto ng daughter na yung nilagay na tracking chip ay hindi kay Engfa, kundi sa kanyang Mommy Jane.

Lumingon si Jane kay Engfa. Agad niyang napagtanto na si Engfa ang dahilan kung paano natunton siya ni Belle nang sabihin ni Belle na nalocate siya. Saka na sila naggroup hug. Then, noong naexpress nila ang sobrang saya saka na sila nag-usap sa loob ng kotse ni Jane. Nakahinga din ng maluwag si Jane nang naconfirmed from Engfa na hindi hawak nila Dona Cielo sila Janella and her two daughters. Hindi exactly totoong hawak sila ng homophobic family tapos tagumpay na nakatakas at si Francine na nakipagtanan kay Seth. Pero ang mahalaga lang kay Jane ay naging ligtas ang kanyang family.

Jane: I can't believe it. You adopted my wife and my daughters?

Engfa happily nodded. And then Jane hugged her, Engfa hugged back with a sweet smile.

Jane: How can we ever repay you?

Engfa: Well, if you have plans to take down the homophobic communities that are against lesbians, that is how you will repay us.

Jane: How is Francine?

Belle smiled and happily told her Mommy Jane that Seth is now Francine's boyfriend. Jane was also joyful to find out that her son-in-law is none other than Seth. Her friend Daniel's son. Tapos muli nanaman silang nagyakapan ng sobrang higpit, could not believe that they are together again. Matapos nilang iexpress ang kanilang gladness na makita ang isa't-isa saka na tinanong ni Jane si Belle nang hindi inaasahan ng latter.

Jane: At ikaw? Hindi mo ba siya ipapakilala?

Belle: Huh?

Jane: Yung boyfriend mo.

Belle: Luh! Mommy naman! Ganun mo po ba ako namimiss?!

Jane laughed at her daughter's baby pa-cute face. Sabay kurot sa pisngi nito.

Jane: Ito talagang baby ko, inunahan ng bunso.

Belle: Well, itinuro niyo naman po sa akin na study first before love life.