Richard's POV
I woke up with someone holding my hand.
Ava's still here. That's great.. My daughter still cares.
Only when I open my eyes, it's Dawn. What is she doing here? Does she know? Oh god, I don't want her pity.
She woke up and immediately removed her hands from mine, 'Good you're awake. Uhm, I made Ava go home to wash up. She hasn't gone home since you came in.' I was about to ask her how she knew. 'I hope you don't mind that I know, and no, Ava didn't tell me. I found out through another person.. don't ask who, just I know now. Frankly, I'm still your wife, and you're the father of my child. So I still care, after everything.' She smiled.
Thank you, was all I can muster. After she smiled at me... All the pity I should have felt. Gone. All that's important is my girls are here. And now, there's just stolen glances between her and I. As if both looking for the courage to speak up.
'Oh, great you're up' Ava snapped us both out of reality. She ran to me and hugged me crying. 'Papa, I know you didn't want Mama to know, but she found out somehow. I'm so glad you're awake.' She babbled on continuously. 'Anak, we talked about this..'
'Anak, why don't you leave your papa and I for a sec.'
'Oh... Ok. I'll get us something to eat.'
Ava left.
'Dawn, sorry..." but she cut me off.
'No Richard, I'm sorry. Dapat hindi mo to pinagdadaanan mag isa, if only i'd listened to all of them sooner. Sana I was here sooner, we would've been here sooner. Para may nadamayan ka. hindi lang sa sakit mo, pero nung nag kasakit si papa. Sobrang hindi ko lang mababa yung pride ko, sa sobrang sakit, na I thought if i saw you again, sasakit ulit. But then I realized, I see Ava in you, how much she is like you and how I realized, I've healed and forgiven you.'
'Salamat Dawn. Ang hirap din kasi humingi ng tawad, kasi alam ko kulang ang sorry sa mga nagawa ko sayo, sa inyong dalawa. Pero salamat sa lahat lahat.'
'Friends?' Dawn smiled at me with her pinky held out to me.
'Friends.' clasping my pinky to hers.
It's a start I thought. Little by little, I'll get my family back. I just hope I won't run out of time
A/N: FINALLY after two years an update from me. Things have been busy. But your girl got her license now.
