The One That Got Away

Chapter 22: Yzian's Birthday II🎂

Their breakfast consist of yzian's favorite foods which she liked it very much. The hotel gave them the complimentary birthday cake for her and sung her the most cheerful birthday song that ever created by their staff. They shared stories, laughing at each other's jokes, and even Ian, become touchy to shin. He holds her hand, wiped the sides of her lips, and tucked her hair into her ears. Ian may not notice what hes doing but shin does and ends up just staring at him which he would just return it with a smile. A genuine smile.

"Full already baby?" Shin asked wiping her mouth. "Yes mummy! Big tum tum na oh" she giggled and showed her bloated tummy. "Thats good! Kase... magswiswimming na tayo!" Her eyes widened and hugged shin. "Lets go get change na mommy! Tito!" Yzian hopped down at her high chair and pulled shin and ian's hand.

They played on the sun, build sand castles, swam, picked seashells, wrote on the sand which thereof eventually wash off by the coming waves, chase each other, tickle each other and all their laughters filled the place. They were like the perfect family. Walang kapaguran yung bata. Takbo dito, takbo dun.

This day, is so perfect. This day, used to be a nightmare to shin before but right now it was one of the happiest memory that she'll forever be treasuring. She smiled and looked from afar. "You okay?" Ian asked while rubbing her arms. They are at one side of the resort sitting cozily on a hammock, shin laid her back on Ian's chest while yzian is there not too far from them playing with the sand and the little turtles and crab walking on her sides.

Shin looked at him and nooded. "Thank you." She suddenly said.

"For?" Ian furrowed his brows and asked shin.

"For this day." She smiled at him. "Sobra mong pinapasaya yung bata, baka lang masanay na siya." Shin said pouting her lips.

"Okay lang naman na masanay siya eh. Hindi naman ako aalis. Hindi ko naman kayo iiwan."

"Ian, alam mo naman yung set up natin diba? Baka di niya maintindihan. Shes too young to understand things". She put her head back again on Ian's chest looking at Yzian from afar.

"Ikaw narin yung nagsabi matalino yung anak natin. She will understand" Shin just let out a heavy sigh. Shes comfortable at this. Having Ian near her? It felt so good on her. No law breaking, because in their own little world, everything that happened today, it felt just so right for the both of them.

Then suddenly Ian's phone rang. Natigilan naman si shin at tinignan ito. It was Kat. Shes calling every 10 mins now at Ian at nagpupumilit na umuwi na ng manila. Shin looked away and stood up. Ian pressed the red button and put his phone back on his pocket.

"Bat di mo sinagot, uy baka magalit yun." Ian rolled his eyes.

"Yaan mo siya. Bat ba niya di maintindihan? Bumabawi ako sa anak ko, and she didnt understand any of it! Gosh! 4 years akong wala sa tabi ni Yzian. Ngayong araw na to lang di pa niya magawang ibigay."

"Shhh.. eto naman, ang init ng ulo! Okay... we will not let someone ruin this day for us okay? Kaya halika na, samahan na natin yung bata dun baka mabaliw na kakausap kay Mr Crab and Twinkie Turtle."

Shin laughed and was about to left ian when he pulled her back to the hammock. "Ei dito muna tayo."

Bigla namang tinaasan ng kilay si Ian.

"Okay.. okay... chill, eto naman nagagalit agad" Ian laughed and pulled shin towards yzian.

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Ian's pov