It Was Always You

XXVII

Mika Reyes

"Hello? Yes. This is Mika." I answered the phone. It was the wedding magazine that wanted to feature me as their cover girl for the April issue.

"Later na po yung photo shoot. Around 6 PM." The girl from the other line spoke.

"What? 6PM? Miss, hindi ba masyadong late yun?" I got confused because my usual photo shoot before was from 10 AM to 3 PM only. This one was way past that.

"May problema po ba Miss Mika?" She asked.
"No. I'll be there." I shrugged it off. After the call, I decided to do all the chores at home. Kenzo and Katie were already 2 years old and I got them their own nannies.

In a span of three years, a lot of things happened. Kiefer and I met again and had a stupid deal that eventually continued our interrupted love story before. Katie and  Kenzo came unexpected in our lives, too.

Kiefer was still playing for Purefoods while I was the one in charge in our restaurant business. The PH Team of Women's volleyball accepted me once again as their Middle blocker when they had another set of tryouts. Once in a while, I accepts photo shoots and print ad modelling. Katie and Kenzo were also in the limelight too!

I can say that I have achieved my life goals so far. I have a family blessed with my twins, I'm on the team again, I have fulfilled my dream as a mom, and most especially, I have my very own Kiefer Ravena. What more could I ask for right?

Everything is falling into place.

Speaking of Kiefer, he was calling me through the phone.

"Hello?" I answered excitedly.

"You sounded so happy. May nangyare ba?" He asked on the other line.

"Nah. The magazine called me earlier. Photo shoot na pala mamaya." I told him. Kiefer groaned like he was shocked.

"Oo nga pala, March 15 na." He murmured.

"Yes, may problema ba?" I got worried because he reacted in a different manner when he learned that it was already the 15th of March.

"Wala, love. Hehe. I need to go. Bye. I love you!!" Kiefer suddenly dropped the call. I just put my phone down and went to my kids. By the way, they were already three years old.

"Hi mommy!" Kenzo greeted me when I joined them in the garden.

"Hello baby, what are you doing?" I smiled and sat beside him, but Kenzo just frowned at me. "I'm not a baby anymore!"

"O sige na, di na kita baby. Ano nga ginagawa mo?" His eyes were on his basketball.

"I want to be like daddy. I want to play basketball too." Kenzo has his own mini basketball court in our garden.

"Really? What will be your team?" The miniature of Kiefer thought for a second of what would his team be. Kenzo really got the total package of Kiefer Ravena, even his crazy antics, you'll know kung kanino nagmana.

"Ateneo Blue Eagles of course!" He answered me while wiggling his eye brows up and down.

"Kenz, you don't want in La Salle Green Archers? That was my school!" I told him. Kenzo shook his head then replied, "Daddy told me that he defeated La Salle before. So, just like him, I will defeat La Salle too!" Patay tayo dyan, na-brain wash na ng Atenista ang anak ko!

"Mommy look! Mommy!" Katie was calling me, she was on the other side of our backyard.

"Yes Katie, what is it?" I sat on the grass to have a better view of her.