"Was it you? I'm really curious to know."
"Why do you want to know?"
"Wala. I just want to know. Kaya tell me. Ikaw sumulat non? I know your handwriting, Cal."
"And so what? If I did write that letter, would it matter to you?"
"It does."
"But it shouldn't. Why would it matter to you anyway?"
"It calms me."
"You should learn how to calm yourself on your own. You live alone. You're at the climax of your success story, Queenie..."
"It has been a while since I last heard you call me that. Why can't I be successful with you?"
"Hey, Q! Look at your surroundings, scroll through your phone. Listen to the radio. You're everywhere, Q. You're at the peak of your success. You're living your dream. Do you really want to throw all of those away just because you wanted to be with me? You're more than that, Q. You're way out of my league. What matters is we're here for you."
"I thought I'd be happy living this dream but no. I'm not as happy as when I'm home at Cebu. I shouldn't have went after these dreams of mine. I should've just handled the family businesses with you."
"Queenie, please listen to me. It will all be fine eventually. Okay? I'm really sorry for this commotion. I didn't know na may makakapulot non. I wasn't the person who posted it too. Don't worry, I will make a public statement to deny all of this. I will just apologize to your management."
"Cal, don't do—"
The yound lady was cut off with a loud shout from a very loud and jolly kid. A kid that is somehow a spitting image of her.
"Daddy? Is that mommy?" The kid struggled to ask. The boy just turned 4 years old when she last went home for a holiday.
"Yes, Boo. I'm talking to mommy." Calvin answered their 4 year old child.
"Me too!!! I miss you! Come home! Come home!" The kid shouted. Enough for the lady to hear.
"I know, Boo. Mommy wants to come home too. But you know that mommy's working diba? Gimingaw ko nimo, Boo. Mommy misses you so much." The lady cannot help but cry as she says this.
Calvin on the other hand somehow heard this and thought that it's going to be hard for the both of them if they keep the call ongoing.
"Queenie, we'll call you again. Okay? Compose yourself muna. Boo might cry too. Please be safe all the time. Take good care of yourself and eat healthy. Good night, Queenie."
Calvin ended the call to give his Queen some time to think. This is also a good time for her to let out all the burden that she's feeling. He thinks that it is healthy to cry it all out sometimes. After dropping the call, Calvin was planning to compose his public apology and statement regarding the draft of a letter he was keeping for Aiah.
Yes, Calvin wrote the letter.
Yes, Q/Queen/Queenie is Aiah.
Yes, they have a son.
Yes, the public did not know this
It has been 3 years since the Nation's Girl Group, Bini was launched. It has also been 3 years since Aiah was asked to keep her real civil status.
It's been 3 years since she stopped using her legal full name on documents.
But she thinks that she can no longer handle it. The shippers, the fame, the stress, and everything that goes with it. She doesn't want to hide anymore.
"Hello, everyone! I would just like to answer all your questions regarding the letter that was posted on twitter which everyone believed was written for me. Yes, it indeed was for me. Written by my husband. Sorry for hiding all of this from all of you. I know how much of a struggle it is for my husband and our son. I hope you all understand. I shall post further details once I am ready. I would also like to take this chance to publicly apologize to our management for breaching our NDA regarding my status but this is what I think is best for me and most especially my family. Thank you!"
Aiah is anxious but she is now fearless. Aiah is just proud of her son and husband. Because of this, she will just think about the consequences tomorrow morning.
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ATAPANG ATAOOOO
