I'm Lucifer's Wife

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Childhood Memories:: Their Start
Third Person

"Is this your eldest?"

Emily motioned her eldest to greet her best friend, Maricar. They've been best of friends since their childhoos days. And after 5 years, ngayon na lang ulit sila magkikita.

"What's your name hijo?" Maricar Martinez asked the young boy. Nakasimangot man, ay kita pa rin ang pagiging gwapo nito. Hindi maikakaila na isa itong Alvarez.

"I'm Angelo Ezekiel. Nice to meet you po."

Maricar can't help but smile at him. Hindi man halata sa itsura niya, but she's fond of kids. And she's silently wishing na soon ay magkaanak na rin sila. After all, it's been a year na ikinasal siya. The problem is they're too busy to relax. But it doesn't mean that they are not enjoying their time. She just want to have a child, that is.

She smile at her best friend's gesture. Hindi lingid sa kaalaman ni Emily na gusto na rin nitong magka-anak. Well, sino bang babae ang ayaw? But she also knows that they're busy with their work.

Maricar smile at her. "Know what, little boy, I like you." masayang kinurot nito ang pisngi ng bata. "I hope I could have a son like you."

He may not be able to understand what the woman said, but he smiled instead. Her presence reminds him of that of his mother.

Nanahimik na lang siya habang naguusap ang Mommy niya at yung babae. Hindi na niya pinansin yung mga pinaguusapan nila since hindi rin naman niya maintindihan ito.

Their meetings happen frequently. At kagaya dati, lagi lang siyang nasa tabi ng Mommy niya. Kilala na rin niya yung babae which happens to be the best friend of his mother. And he likes being spoiled by her. Tita Maricar became as close as a mother to him. Minsan nga ay iniiwan siya ng parents niya sa kanya kapag aalis ito. Alam niyang magkakaroon na siya ng mga kapatid kaya madalas nawawalan na rin ng time ang parents niya sa kanya. And he's fine with it. Lagi naman kasing nandyan si Tita, sa isip-isip niya. But everything changed when he heard the news...

"I'm pregnant!"

Lahat masaya sa balitang iyon, maliban sa kanya. He can't help but feel abandoned again. Nasa mga kapatid na niya ang atensyon ng magulan niya and now, the second mother he have will soon have their own child. Bata man siya ay maalam na siya sa bagay-bagay. He knows the consequences of having a child since he experience it first hand with his parents. For the second time around, he hated babies.

9 months passed....

He woke up with all the noise around him. Pagkalabas niya ay nakita niya ang parents niya na nagmamadaling umalis.

"Mom, Dad, where are you going?"

They stop and kiss hin in the forehead with a smile on their faces. Even his mother has tears in her eyes. "Your Tita was sent to the hospital, Angelo."

"What? Why? Can I come with you?"

"Your tita is giving birth to her child, son." sabi ng Daddy niya. "So stay here and look over your brothers. Wala pa kasing kasama ang tita mo kaya kami muna ang magbabantay sa kanya. Maybe tomorrow you can visit her."

After that explanation, they left. Hindi niya alam sa sarili niya but he felt sad. The day he feared the most is here. The brat that will take away his second mother from him. Para tuloy pinagsisihan niya na nagtanong pa siya.