Living here in the famous City of Love, Iloilo City was so good. Gusto na nga ni Zarriah na dito na mag stay for good and I'm doing my very best na dito na kami permanently. As of now, I'm here at my office because I'm handling our very first hotel here sa Iloilo.
"Mommy, I want to eat ice cream. Let's go out please?" Zarriah interrupted me while I'm checking the proposal na hindi ko alam kung kanino galing.
"Can you wait Ria? Just 5 minutes more and mommy's done here." I said to her.
"Okay mom!" She said and continued reading her medical book.
Five minutes has passed and now were here sa mall because Ria is craving for ice cream and I've got nothing to do but to let her have it dahil halos mag-iisang buwan din niyang tiniis na hindi ko pinapayagan kumain ng ice cream and any sweets.
"Thank you Mommy!" sabi niya sabay kain ng ice cream nito.
"Tapusin mo na yan so we can go shopping for your new books na."
Were on our way to the National Bookstore and I was shocked with what I've seen. I just saw Xian going to a clothing store. What the hell is he doing here?
"Uhm, Ria. Can you please walk faster it's getting late na and you need to sleep early pa. Go pick all books you want na." I said to her in a hurry.
Hindi naman sa hindi ko gustong makita niya kami pero sadyang hindi pa ako ready na makaharap siya kaya ako nagmamadali. Sa ngayon nandito na kami sa bahay at akin nang pinapatulog si Ria dahil hindi siya pwedeng magpuyat at hindi rin siya pwedeng mapagod dahil ipanagbawal iyon ng kaniyang personal doctor.
Matapos ko itong patulugin ay pumunta na ako ng aking kwarto at biglang nag ring yung cellphone ko.
"Anak? Shan?" Si mommy lang naman pala.
"Hi mom! Yes po?"
"Si Xian kase kinukulit kami ng daddy mo kung nasaan ka simula pa noong mga nakaraan buwan and don't worry hindi naman naming sinabi but I just want to ask you, hanggang kailan kaba magtatago ha? Shan, don't you think 5 years is enough na para itago mo yang anak niyong dalawa?"
"I'm not ready pa to face him mom. Yes, I know napakatagal na ng 5 years. Hindi ko lang kasi malimutan yung nakita ko eh. Ang sakit nun mom"
"Shan hindi ka naman sigurado na may kabit yang asawa mo. You have no evidence na patunayan na may relasyon sila. Maaring nagkataon lang na parati mo silang nakikita na magkasama. For Ria please?"
"We'll get there mom. Soon! Bye! I'm going to bed na." I ended the call because my tears are starting to fall down. Soon Ria, you'll meet your dad. I promise. Not now but soon. Hays, Dear God, please guide me.
"Good morning mommy! Rise and Shine! Wake up na po. You're going to hatid me to school pa po mom." Panggigising ni Zarriah sa akin.
"Okay. Okay. Good morning lil' princess!" I said to her and kissed her forehead.
"Go downstairs to your manang Emma and eat your breakfast na, I'll just go take a bath"
"Okay po mom."
After I took a bath pumunta na ako sa dining and kumain.
"Tara na Ria, I'll hatid you na so that makapunta narin ako sa opisina."
"Sige po mommy."
Matapos ko itong ihatid ay dumeritso na ako sa opisina dahil nandon daw yung may-ari ng nag bigay ng proposal.
