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"Babba, can't we make this work?" Bea asked me as we were eating. Inaya niya ko to eat dinner with her because she said she misses me.

"Anak, oo wala na kami ng tito Kief mo, but that won't fix it all. Masyado ko nang nasaktan ang mommy niyo, and I'm too afraid na if we get back together, masasaktan ko lang ulit siya. I've been a jerk to her, and I don't want to make her suffer na ulit." I tried explaining to her.

"Ba, she's been so sad ever since namatay si Xia, puro nalang siya work sleep work sleep. It's been a month, and we've tried everything we could to cheer her up. What she needs is you, ba. What I and my sisters need is you, too." Bea said as she held my hand really tight.

"I don't know, anak. I'll think of it." I told her and diverted the topic to how she and her siblings are.

A few days later, I brought Kyle to the hospital since he was feeling a bit ill pagkagising. I took him to the emergency room at agad ko namang nakasalubong si Ella.

"Pots, Kyle has been feeling under the weather kanina. Is doc Bersola in?" I asked at she said no. But she referred me to another doctor since wala daw si doc Kathy sa bansa ngayon. We entered the room without checking who it was, at nang tinignan ko yung doctor, it was Dennise.

"Good morning, Kyle. How are you today?" She asked my son with a little smile.

"I feel so light-headed po." My kid answered while he was sitting on my lap.

"Hmm how about we check you muna, baby boy?" She asked and Kyle didn't want to. Den showed the stethoscope to him muna using me, so that hindi matatakot etong si Kyle. Pinarinig niya din kay Kyle yung heartbeat ko.

"Kyle, how does your mommy's heart sound?" She asked, and sumagot ako.

"Den-den...Val-dez....Den-den...Val-dez" I said at nagulat naman si Den then she gave me a mean look.

"Hmm Kyle are you sure na you're the one who's sick, and not your mom?" She asked at tumawa naman yung anak ko.

"Mukha nga pong may tama si mommy eh." My kid said and I had an idea.

"Oo nga, mukhang may tama ako. May tama sa taong nasa harap ko." Sabi ko at natawa sa sarili kong kacornyhan.

"Kyle, ano? Papatawag na ba tayo ng psychiatrist?" Den said and minded my child na. She did the check-up, requested for laboratory exams, and inupdate niya na rin yung mga gamot ni Kyle as he is in remission naman na.

"Eh doc, ako? Saan ako makakakuha ng kisspirin at yakapsul na Denden Lazaro-Valdez yung brand?" Banat ko and she rolled her eyes at me.

"Alam mo Ly, magfocus ka na lang kay Kyle. Hindi mo na ako makukuha sa mga paganyan mo." She said na medyo kinalungkot ko naman.

"Anyway, thank you doc. Thank you for looking after my Kyle. Thank you for everything." I told her and left her clinic na.

Three days later...

Papunta na ako ng bahay nina Den to get her and the kids. We are flying to Hong Kong to attend Louisse's math olympiad. It will last for four days but I think na the kids need a break from everything kaya naman I planned to spend the whole week doon.

"Babba!!" Sigawan ng mga batang naghihintay sa porch. Nagtakbuhan silang lahat at niyakap ako. Tinignan naman ako ni Den at nginitian. Si Kyle naman, kausap na yung mga ate niya. Tinitignan ko yung mga bata nang napansin kong nandoon lang sa gilid si Lexie.

"Hey, Lexie, are you okay baby?" I asked her pero hindi siya sumagot. Matabihan nga to sa plane mamaya.

"Okay, maraming bata. How about pairings?" Suggest ni Denden kaya nag-isip agad si Bea.