"Shit ... Fuck!" RJ yelled before he rushed out of the gate to prevent Kristine and Arra from reaching each other. He held out both of his arms and looked at the girls.
"You two don't want to fight in front of Kirby, do you?" he asked them right away.
"Why didn't you tell me na nandito yung old kabit mo hah?"Kristine questioned RJ. He just gulped and glanced at Arra for a moment.
"I didn't think you two would meet each other! I didn't even think it's still important!" RJ replied.
"Kahit na pa! You know how much I hate that woman!" Kristine told him, left hand pointing at Arra who was grinning proudly.
."What the fuck are you doing here anyway?" RJ asked Arra. She just crossed her arms over her chest.
"Kristine, calm down ... please. Sa loob na lang tayo mag-usap kung gusto niyo." He offered but both of the girls did not want to.
"I don't want to ... dahil aalis na siya." Kristine said and Arra nodded.
"That's right. I just went here to check on your son. I saw Kristine kasi at the mall and I realized that if she's here, that means your kid is here too. So ... I went here to check. And there he is! He's so cute!" Arra answered before gushing at Kirby, causing RJ and Kristine to roll their eyes at her.
"One more word Arra, and I will have the guards ban you here forever," RJ uttered, making Arra scowl at him.
"Okay, fine-"
"That's it! You're banned!" He yelled.
"Oh come on! I'm just leaving okay? By the way, nice chat with you Kristine." Arra said playfully. She then walked towards her car and left immediately. RJ turned to Kristine and asked her how she was feeling.
"What do you think, huh? That girl approached me while I was in the mall and started INSULTING ME. She even said na mukha na akong nanay!"
"But you're a mom ... Kirby's right there." RJ replied in a confused tone.
"I KNOW. OH MY GOD RICHARD WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS??? She said that as an insult to my physical appearance! She thinks I'm losyang!"
"Kristine, you're clearly triggered right now, okay? Let's just go inside the house muna. Calm down." RJ told her and she nodded slowly.
"Why are you in town anyway?" RJ asked. He then closed the gate and allowed Kristine to have a quick moment with Kirby.
"Well, I realized na enrollment time na so I thought that maybe you are going to enroll Kirby. Siyempre, I can't miss that ... so I came here to surprise him. I also bought a few school supplies para makapag-practice na siya." Kristine answered and RJ nodded.
"Okay,"
"Mommy! I am going to school!" Kirby exclaimed. He then clapped twice and gave his mother a tight hug.
"Yes, baby! I am so happy for you!"
"We are actually going to the school right now. Do you wanna come with us?" RJ offered, but secretly hoping she would say no.
"Sure, I won't miss this moment for the world," Kristine replied and RJ displayed his best fake smile.
"Okay. But we have to pick Maine up first, okay?"
"What? Oh ... okay, fine. Let's go."
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"Meng, saan lakad mo ngayon?" Maine heard her mother ask through the phone. She then crossed the street and walked straight to the place where she and RJ agreed to meet.
