KABANATA 81

Kahit gulung gulo na at kahit tila sobrang hirap na paniwalaan ng mga sinasabi ni Haydie ay pinili pa rin niya na makinig dito.

"The truth is... your dad and I... mas nauna naming makilala ang isa't isa. We're first, too, in having relationships. He was just eighteen back then and I was sixteen. Masyado kaming mapusok, maraming gustong subukan. At that time, we loved each other so much that we gave in to temptation. At the very young age of seventeen, I already got pregnant. I-Iyon ay kahit hindi pa kami kasal ng daddy mo." pagkwe kwento nito.

Napakurap siya.

"W-Walang nasabi si Daddy sa akin na tungkol doon." aniya.

Ngumiti ng tipid ang mama niya tsaka ito marahang tumango.

"I know and I understand. Noong ipinagbubuntis ko ang unang anak namin, masaya naman kami. He was very happy that an angel came to bless our relationship. Kahit hindi pa kami kasal noon at kahit hindi rin alam ng mga magulang niya ang tungkol sa dinadala ko. They didn't even know our relationship. Hamak lang nama