Once More - Legacy 6.2 (AWESOMELY COMPLETED)

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I tapped my pencil while finishing the draft for the university in Santorini. The school aims to cater young adults from orphanages who can't afford a college degree. Hindi ganoon kalaki ang ibabayad sa akin para sa project na ito pero ayos lang. So long as I can help people, then it is worth it.

Isa pa, ito na ang huling project ko para sa taon na ito. My kids are turning three and I want to spend more time with them. I don't want them to feel that I put my work above all else. Ayaw kong maramdaman ng mga anak ko na pangalawa lamang sila. Hindi ko hahayaang mangyari iyon.

I grabbed my calendar to check the deadline for the university project when I saw that Mama's birthday is on Monday next week. Napaupo akong muli habang nakatitig pa rin sa petsa na iyon.

"Happy birthday Ma." Bulong ko na lamang. Serise asked me for countless of times now kung hindi na ba ako babalik. I made up my mind already. Para sa mga anak ko ay mananatili na lang ako dito sa Greece. Ayaw ko na silang iharap sa pamilya ko. I don't want them to be rejected too. Lalo na't bunga sila ng isang kasalanan.

I am also afraid that maybe, I am still not good enough for Mama. Kahit isa na akong arkitekto ay baka hindi pa rin ako sapat. I know she wanted me to learn a sport too, just like Illea. But I loved art so much that I refuse to do what she wants. Natatakot akong muli siyang madisappoint kaya mas magandang dito na lang ako. Atleast, me and my children are safe from standards and criteria made by my family.

Biglang bumukas iyong pintuan ng aking opisina at pumasok ang mga bata na may dala dalang brown na paper bag. Neron hugged my knees while Bryant went to me and gave me the bread inside his paper bag.

"Ma!" they chorused, pero iyong si Chasin ay hawak na ang aking lapis. I smiled at the three of them before I looked at the door.

"You wouldn't believe what just happened at the park, Thea." Kim, my blonde secretary said. Binuhat ko ang mga bata at iniupo sa kaniya kaniya nilang mga high chair.

"Hmmn, ano?" tanong ko. Ibinigay ko sa kanila ang mga tinapay nila at nanahimik na sila noong kumakain na.

"A very handsome guy approached me, asking things about the triplets." Kinikilig nitong sabi. Lumapit ako sa water dispenser at kumuha ng mainit na tubig para ipagtimpla ang mga bata ng gatas.

"And I forgot to ask for his name! Alam mo bang pinagkamalan niya pa akong nanay nitong tatlo." Daldal pa niya. Natawa na lamang ako habang naghahalo ng gatas.

"Plus, Neron and Chase like him so much. Si Bryant lang yung may ayaw doon. I don't even know why. Ang cute kaya nung guy na yun." Natatawa pa niyang sabi. I went to Bry and gave him his milk.

"You don't like the guy awhile ago baby?" I asked. Bryant drank from his cup kaya nagkaroon siya ng balbas na gatas. I wiped it off from him and he smiled.

"He's ugly." Aniya habang tumatawa. Nilingon ko si Kim na parang may violent reaction pa. She was about to say something when my phone rang. Noong dinampot ko iyon ay nakita ko ang pangalan ni Serise na nakarehistro.