There are things you think youโre prepared for in life. Like living with someone you love, or raising a family with them. But nothing, and I mean nothing in the world, could have prepared me for the version of Luna who was six months pregnant and convinced that mayonnaise should be classified as a beverage. The IVF procedure was successful after of trying three times. Luna was very eager to be a Mom, that's why sobrang nalungkot ako at nasaktan after failing three times. Lagi niyang sinasabi na we can try again next time, but I can clearly see that she's hurting. Hindi niya lang sinasabi.Sa ika-apat na subok namin, we finally made itโshe made it. And we're very happy, I can't wait to see my mini-me. For the first and two months, everything seems okay, like I thought yung mga nababasa ko online, about how weird pregnancy is, some people might just overreacted. But...Akala ko โyung pagiging topnotcher sa board exam, โyung mga overnight duty sa ospital, โyung mga pasyenteng walang pren
"๐๐๐, ๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฉ!""Sandali lang muna, okay?!" Naiinis na turan ko kay Ate. I already graduated as a doctor, and I got my license yesterday. Today we were going to celebrate. It's nothing big, just a private celebration with my family and friends.Kahapon ko pa tinatawagan si Luna. She doesn't answer my calls. Sobrang nakakatampo na nga e, wala siya noong graduation ko. Tapos ngayon mukhang wala na naman siya. Simula ng gawin naming official ang relationship namin, saka naman siya nagkaroon ng sunod-sunod na properties na kailangan asikasuhin.Halos wala na talaga siyang oras sa'kin. Bago siya umalis papuntang Singapore para sa business meeting, nagka-sagutan pa kami. Sinabi ko kasi sa kanya na ako nalang ang mag ta-trabaho, total kaya ko naman ng maibigay lahat ng gusto niya. I can now be able to provide for the both of us. But she got mad, kasi yung pagkakaintindi niya sa sinabi ko ay pang bahay lang talaga siya. Hindi naman talaga 'yon yung point ko e. I'm 25 now and she's
โ ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๏ธ ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ____________________โBakit hindi mo sinabi sa'kin ang totoo?โ she spoke first after a long silence.Kinabahan pa ako kanina dahil akala ko nawala si Zia. Yun pala, pakana niya lahat 'toโtinawagan na pala niya si Pria kahapon, habang lumabas ako sandali para kausapin ang lawyer ko.Pria is here now, which means Shane must have told her everything I said. I know Pria hates me, and seeing her here only means one thingโshe already knows the truth.โTelling you the truth nowโฆ would it really fix anything that happened in the past? It wonโt change anything. You still hate me,โ I said honestly. I couldnโt even look at her. I was scared I might cry if I saw how cold her eyes had become. From the corner of my eye, I could see she was trying to keep herself calm. I didnโt knowโฆ maybe she wanted to shout a
"๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ, ๐ ๐ฎ'๐ฎ๐บ." I paused when Clarisse said that. She's one of the staff here in the flower shop I always go to. I just wanted to make a little effort today, by picking different colors of the tulips, and I never wanted these things delivered. "What do you mean free? Iโll pay for it," tanong ko habang nakakunot ang noo. Pero ngumiti lang siya saโkin at umiling. "Simula po nung naging regular customer namin kayo, dumami po talaga ang bumibili. As in, ang dami na pong dumadayo dito. Tumaas ang sales namin, pati na rin โyung mga online orders. Kaya sabi ng boss ko, libre na raw po as pasasalamat." Napataas lang โyung kilay ko saglit. I don't really like to take any treats. I can afford it, pero kung sasabihin ko iyon. It'll sound so ungrateful. Appreciate little things ika nga nila. Kaya instead na iyon ang sabihin, I come up with different words. "I donโt know why that has something to do with me," tanong ko, at medyo nagtat
It's been a week since I last saw Pria step into my office. And I knew right then that I needed to do something. I can't just sit there, longing for her and then just let her vanish. No, not again.โI needed to talk,โShane just nodded. I want to win Pria back, but in order to do that, I need to clarify some certain things to Shane. That's why I texted her to meet me here on the SkyView rooftop. Akala ko nga ay hindi siya pupunta, pero nauna pa nga siya sa'kin dito. "Is this about winning my sister back?" I didnโt answer right away. I stared down at the lights. Ang ganda ng tanawin, ang presko ng hangin. Pero hindi nito matanggal yung bigat sa dibdib ko. How would I convince her na totoo ang nararamdaman ko sa kapatid niya? How would she believe me if her trust was already broken? Dahil kung tutuusin Shane has all the right to be mad at me. Hindi ko man sinadya, pero the situation like I was taking advantage of the situation dahil lang sa pinakiusapan niya ako to find more details a
๐๐๐ป๐ฎ'๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฉ I'm on my way to meet Drent and his girlfriend Kellie, my mind couldnโt stop running back to what Shane said yesterday. She said Pria was back, but didnโt explain anything. I wasnโt even sure if she meant Pria was back in the Philippines or somewhere else. But the moment I heard it, I felt something tightened in my chest. I didnโt know if it was fear or excitement. Maybe both. I held the steering wheel a little tighter, trying to calm myself down. I didnโt want to get my hopes up. For three years, I tried to move on. I kept myself busy with work, avoided certain places, and ignored everything that reminded me of her. But all it took was that one sentence from Shane, and I was back to feeling all of it again. Aligaga ako dahil hindi ko alam kung ano ang maaaring gawin sa oras na magkita kami. Ilang oras din ang inabot ko bago ako nakapili ng masusuot. I knew she had to meet me later at noon today, for a sign-up of the contract. Alam kaya niya na ako ang CEO ng Val