Ashton, The Invisible Husband ✔️

Chapter 18: The Rebirth

A/N: Present time

"But I am not yet sleepy papa." Reklamo ni Craig habang humihikab sa kama nya at pilit na nilalabanan ang antok. Xander on the other hand was already sleeping beside him. "I want to talk more about teacher Sandra."

"I know anak. I can tell that you're not yet sleepy." Nakangiti kong sagot dito habang hinahaplos ko ang kanyang buhok. Being a single dad wasn't easy but I have learned enough tricks to help me get through some troubles like this one.

"You should have seen teacher Sandra pa." Sabi nya habang humihikab ulit. "She's so nice and beautiful and awesome and sexy and tal-." Isa pang hikab ulit. "And she's going to be a great mom papa." I smiled. Mukhang wiling wili ang panganay ko sa teacher nya ah.

"Is she son?"

"Yes po. You should come to....... School and....... And me-." That's it and he doze off already. Dahan dahan akong tumayo mula sa pag kakaupo sa gilid ng kanilang kama para hindi sila magising. Muli ay tinignan ko muna sila bago ako lumabas sa kanilang kwarto. Napailing na lang ako nang maalaala ko ang mga sinasabi ni Craig bago ito nakatulog.

The way Christian fantasize this teacher Sandra to be his new mom somewhat bother me a lot. I mean his only seven, going eight in a few months but what made him longed for a mother? I thought everything was fine between the three of us. So what made the changes? Where is it coming from? Muli kong nilingon si Christian saka napa buntong hininga.

Paano ko ba sasabihin sayong hindi ko na kayang mag mahal pang muli? Gustohin ko man ay hindi na pwede. She took everything with her the moment she left me. It's been almost six years yet nothing really change. Sa gabi, sa aking pag iisa, mga alaala ni Alex ang kasama ko. Mga alaalang pilit kong kina kalimotan pero hindi ko naman nagawa. Alexandra left with no trace, no shadow for me to track on the same day our son passed away.

I look at my boys and somewhat I feel complete. Dahil sa kanila kinalimotan ko ang sarili ko and tried to be the best parent for them. So who needs mom right? After this year babalik na kami ng Manila. Hindi na nila kakailanganin pa ng nanay. Trisha and Nikki love my kids as if they were their own. Pero sino ba ang niloloko ko? Christian wanted his teacher to be his next mom and pretty soon Xander will be singing the same tune like his kuya. Wala sa loob na napatingin ako sa kaliwang kamay ko kung saan suot suot ko pa rin ang wedding ring ko.

To love and hold till death do us apart. How can you hold someone who is swift as the wind? Mailap, parang tubig na hindi mo pweding itali o harangan. Ginawa ko na ito noon, sinubokan ko na pero wala rin nangyari.

"Someday Ash, I'll reign this circuit as if it is my kingdom. You'll see my name there and there and everywhere Ash. At yang Francesca Savatorre na yan, she'll eat my dust!" I remembered how happy she was narrating to me all her dreams. She was like a child dreaming and talking about her dreamland. A place where I was never a part of it.

Hinugot ko ang singsing sa aking daliri. It's been seven years since I have this ring and there was nothing so special about it. Just a plain platinum bond ring with three pieces of black diamonds and that's it. But unlike her ring, nothing was written on my ring, while her's has faithfully forever yours, panda.

"Papa?" Tawag sa akin ni Xander ng pihitin ko ang pintuan para sana lumaba ng kwarto nila.

"Shhhh, kuya is already sleeping. Ano yon Xander?" Sagot ko sa naalimpungatan kong bunso.