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Epilogue

Epilogue

"Oh sino pa ba ang merong interesting na story na inyo?" tanung ng teacher ni little Tyler.

"Me! Me! Teacher me!" walang humpay na pag-taas niya ng kamay.

"Oh sige Tyler. Come here in front and tell us your story."

Mabilis na pumunta sa harap si Tyler para sabihin ang kaniyang story. Talagang hyper talaga ang batang to, kaya nga minsan nahihirapan ng mag-bantay si Ethan sa kaniya, pero kahit ganun, mahal na mahal niya si Tyler, eh junior eh. At talagang bunga ng pagmamahalan nila ni Sophia.

Tumayo ng matuwid si Tyler.

"My story is about my mom..." he cleared his throat "...my dad loves my mom so much. When I aged 3, he keeps on telling me stories of my mom- that she's sweet, nice and beautiful. That's why I grew to love her each day. My dad says they almost never got married, but he was a superhero—"

"Your dad is a superhero?" singit ng kaklse niya with great amazement.

"That's what he tells me. Anyway, my dad is a superhero, she searched for my mom when she ran away from dad. Because dad says, he's been a bad boy and hurt mom so much. But later on, they found each other's arms. They got married and mom swallowed me—"

"Tyler your mom didn't swallow you, she got pregnant." Interrupt ng kaniyang teacher at tumawa ang buong klase.

"Yeah, that's the same. So after mom got PREGNANT, something bad happens..." napatahimik ang buong klase, "...some bad guy shot my mom."

"What happened Tyler?" tanung ng isang kaklase niya.

"The doctor told my dad that he has to choose someone, it's either they save mom or the baby boy. The doctor can't save both, so dad cried. The bad guy got arrested several days later."

Napuno na naman ng katahimikan ang buong room, hanggang sa mag ring na ang bell hudyat ng katatapos na klase.

Lumabas na agad si Tyler ng room niya dahil alam niyang nandiyan na ang sundo niya.

"Tyler!" salubong ni Ethan sa kaniya sa gate. Siya mismo ang sumusundo sa anak niya.

"Papa!" yakap niya agad sa papa niya.

"Oh let's go?" binuhat ni Ethan si little Tyler at sinakay sa passenger seat ng sasakyan.

"Papa are we going to eat at mom's favorite restaurant?" tanung ni little Tyler sa papa niya habang nilalagay ang seatbelt niya.

"Yes Tyler, and I know it's your favorite restaurant too." Sabay gulo ni Ethan ng buhok niya at umalis na.

"You know papa, I was telling a story about mom in my class." Sabi ni little Tyler.

" What did you tell them?" nakangiting tanung ni Ethan.

"That she's pretty, she's kind, she's thoughtful, she's caring and that you love her."

Mas lalong napangiti si Ethan. Tagos pa sa puso ang pagmamahal niya kay Sophia, mas na doble pa sa pagdating ni little Tyler.

"May gusto ka namang pabili?" Ethan

"Nootthhiinnggg..." then he smiled mischievously. Alam na alam na ni Ethan na may hihingiin na naman ang anak niya.

"We'll buy it later, okay?" sabi ni Ethan tapos tumigil na sila sa unang destination nilang mag-ama. "Labas na Tyler." Utos niya sa anak. Bumaba na agad sila at si little Tyler mismo ang nagbitbit ng white roses.

"Akin na yan." Inaabot ni Ethan mula kay Tyler ang bulaklak, kasi naman, natatabunan na siya ng mga flowers, para na siyang naglalakad na bulaklak.