"Are you okay?" Mark ask when we get inside his car. I look at him and smiled.
"Of course. Why did you ask?"
"He's back." Hindi na siya nakatingin sa'kin ngayon, kundi nasa daan na. Nasa back seat si Angel habang naka-ngiting tinitignan ang Daddy niya. Miss na miss niya talaga. Ako naman ay nasa passenger seat.
"Yeah, he is."
"What are you feeling?"
"Hatred. Anger. Mad. That's what I feel the moment I saw him." Sabi ko. Yun naman talaga eh. Sino bang hindi magagalit sa ginawa niya?
He left me for goodness sake! And he broke his promises!
Tapos babalik siya? Kung kailan okay na?
"Good. 'Cause I don't want you to feel something else." I held his hand.
"Don't worry. It's in the past." He smiled. Nagpatuloy siya sa pagmamaneho at dahil alam naman niya kung saan pupunta ay tuloy-tuloy lang kami.
Tinignan ko si Angel kung anong pinagkaka-abalahan niya. At napangiwi ko kung anong yun. A knife. A plastic knife. 'Tong batang 'to talaga. Hindi ko alam kung anong trip.
Tumingin nalang ako sa labas ng bintana. Pasimple akong nag-iisip ng mga ginawa ng mga studyante ko. Bakit bigla nalang kinailangan ang mga performance task nila? Malayo pa naman ang bakasiyon. Hindi naman ugali ng guidance ng school kung saan ako nagtuturo ang tignan ang mga yun kung hindi pa malapit ang bakasiyon.
Ayokong mag-isip ng negative. Mahal ko ang mga studyante ko at hindi sila pasaway.
Pumikit ako at nagulat ako kasi mukha ni Zed ang nakita ko. Dumilat ako habang naka-kunot ang noo. What was that? I shook my head. It was just my imagination. There's nothing more than that.
I close my eyes again. But, it's the same. It's still Zed's face. Yung mukha ni Zed kanina habang pinapanood niya kami ni Mark at Angel na masaya. There's something in his eyes, na hindi ko malaman kung ano.
"Hey, we're here." I open my eyes when I felt a hand caressing my face. I shook my head. Hindi ko na dapat isipin yun.
Bumaba na ako agad at nandito na nga kami. Pumasok ako. This is a restaurant. My surprise for my Angel is here. I'm so excited to see his expression!
Pagpasok ko palang ay nakita ko si Lei. Napangiti ako. Na miss ko 'tong babaeng 'to.
"Zinalei!" Napalingon siya sa'kin at napangiti din nung makita ako. Tumayo siya at sinugod ako ng yakap. Bakit parang ang tagal naman ata nila Mark?
"Ma'am Riebecah." She said my name. "Na miss kita ah..." she kiss my cheek.
"Na miss din kita Atty. Villanueva." I kiss her cheek to.
Ang lapad ng ngiti namin habang naka-tingin sa isa't-isa. "How are you?" She ask.
"I'm okay. Ako pa ba?"
"Sus ikaw talaga. So, anyways, where is my-"
"Mommy!" Lalong lumapad ang ngiti ko. Pareho kaming napatingin sa pinanggalingn ng boses. Then we saw Angel running towards us.
"My Baby!" Lei shouted in her happiness. Angel hugged her tight.
"I miss you so much Mommy."
"Me too, my Baby." Kumalas si Angel at tumingin sa'kin. Nagniningning ang mga mata niya kaya sobrang saya ko.
"Mama, is this your surprise?" I nodded while smiling.
"Yes. Do you like it?"
"I love it, Mama. Thank you." Then she hugged me. I look at Mark and Lei. Naka-akbay si Mark kay Lei habang naka-ngiti silang pinapanood kami.
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