“Do you know anything else?” tanong ko kay Vincent habang nakatitig sa cell phone ni Aaliyah at binabasa ang mensahe ng kanyang ama sa kanya.
At habang ginagawa iyon, hindi ko mapigilang maawa sa bata. Alejandro is blessed to have a child. He’s blessed to have a daughter like her. Pero hindi pa siya nakuntento. Why in the world did he want my wife? I get that he likes her, but I never realized that it’ll be to this extent.
Unless, there are deeper reasons. But whatever they are, it will still be invalid.
“Iyan lang. Kailangan mo ba ang cell phone?” tanong niya.
Kaagad akong umiling at saka ibinigay iyon ulit sa kanya. I’ve read enough.
“Aalis na ako. That’s all I need to k
