Kabanata 26: New Sem/ New Cases

Shiro 

 

I could not feel anything except the feeling of being betrayed. It is obvious that they were talking about my real mother. I am the child they were referring to, even though they didn’t say it directly. My mother has been good to me since the day I remember, and my father has always been patient with me. 

Like I say, I wasn’t hurt, I just felt betrayed. Because I once asked them if I was adopted, I will understand if they say the truth. But they deny it and keep on saying that I am their child. 

If only they told me the truth, things would have become easier for me. 

Did you hear what you wanted to hear, Julian? Can you please get lost and bring your son with you? " sigaw ni mama. 

"All we said was true, Julian. No one can sense it. Marissa and her husband died; all that was left was their child—"

Then, the child in that room is Marissa’s daughter. Can I talk to her? " &nb