MasukKAIA CLEMENTE POINT OF VIEWThe days followed passed more peacefully than I ever thought they would.Minsan, kapag nagigising ako sa umaga ay hindi ko mapigilang mamangha. Akala ko ay panaginip lang ang lahat. Pero hindi. Wala na ako sa panaginip.I am home. I am finally safe. And little by little, we were finally rebuilding the life that had been taken away from us.Paige started going to school again. Mom and Lance personally took care of her enrollment as they insisted that Dylan and I focus on helping her adjust emotionally instead of worrying about paperwork. The Fontanillas treated Paige as if she had always been a part of the family, and seeing how naturally she blended into the Fontanillas
KAIA CLEMENTE POINT OF VIEWI have spent most of my days just lurking around. Unti-unti ay nararamdaman ko nang bumabalik na ang lahat sa normal. Every Friday, pumupunta kami sa mansion ng mga Fontanilla para mag-dinner. Minsan ay sumasalo sa amin ang iba pang mga pinsan at mga tito’t tita ni Dylan.It was fun. Kahit si Paige ay alam kong nasisiyahan na rin. Tinulungan din kami ng tito ni Dylan na si Tito Damon sa pag-aayos ng mga papeles ni Paige. Medyo marami pang mga kailangang ayusin but I can say that we’re getting there. Kahit papaano ay umuusad na.Every Saturday naman ay lumalabas kami nina Danielle at Maurice… minsan ay kasama rin sina Dylan at Iverson. At some point, nawawala sa isip ko ang mga bagay-bagay. It was fun sp
KAIA CLEMENTE POINT OF VIEWEven if two years had already passed, hindi pa rin mawawala sa isip ko kung gaano ako nasaktan sa ginawa niya. I was devastated because I thought Dylan really cheated on me. I was so insecure and she fed into it. Kaya mas masakit sa akin kasi alam kong naiinsecure ako sa kaniya noon.Nagbaba siya ng tingin sa akin. “I know. I’m sorry.” Her voice was almost inaudible. Ramdam kong halos kinakain na siya ng lupa sa hiya.I know Brielle. Hindi siya kumportableng humingi ng tawad.But I guess motherhood really changed her. At least, she knows how to apologize and repent now.“But
KAIA CLEMENTE POINT OF VIEWMabilis na lumipas ang mga araw. Masiyado kaming naging abala ni Dylan sa pag-aayos ng adoption papers ni Paige. We have to move fast and process it as soon as we can para hindi na magkaroon ng butas ang mga papeles ni Paige.Paige also moved in with Dylan and I. Of course, the first few days were hard. We had to adjust because it’s the first time that Paige got to live with Dylan. Even Dylan’s mother had a very hard time to adjust dahil nasanay na siya na kasama si Paige. Sa ilang taon ba namang walang bata sa kanila, of course, they’d grew fond of my daughter. Kaya ayun at sa mga unang ilang araw ay halos nandito sila araw-araw para bisitahin si Paige.But so far, I think we’ve adjusted well enough. Pa
KAIA CLEMENTE POINT OF VIEWTahimik lang ang loob ng sasakyan habang binabaybay namin ni Dylan ang daan papunta sa mansion ng mga Fontanilla. Nanatiling nakatitig ang mga mata ko sa labas ng bintana. Ilang beses na rin akong bumuntong hininga bago ko naramdaman ang marahang pagpisil ni Dylan sa kamay ko. Hindi ko na kailangan pang lumingon. Alam kong napansin na naman niya ang pag-aalala ko.“You're thinking too much again."Napangiti ako nang bahagya. "Obvious ba?""Hindi." Saglit siyang sumulyap sa akin bago muling ibinalik ang tingin sa kalsada. "Pero kilala kita."Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako. That was the problem with being married to Dylan. He knew me too well. Alam niy
DYLAN FONTANILLA POINT OF VIEWMy brows furrowed while looking towards Kaia. May hindi pa siya sinasabi sa amin? She cleared her throat before speaking again.“Paige… isn’t Tres’ biological daughter.”The confession settled over the room like a heavy weight. Danielle frowned first. “... What?” Hindi makapaniwalang tanong niya.My wife slowly nodded her head. “Her real mother was the real Thalia. She and Tres grew up together on the island,” panimula niya. Kaia looked down for a brief moment before continuing. “Years ago, Thalia left the island to work in the city. But while she was there…” Her voice almost broke. “... she was violated by her boss.”No one spoke. “When she found out she was pregnant, she immediately went back home. She wanted to keep the baby but she never told anyone who the father was. Tres was her boyfriend but he accepted her. He treated Paige as his own.”My chest
“Talaga bang paninindigan mo ang hindi mo pagbisita sa Dad mo, ha, Kaia?”My train of thoughts were interrupted when the door of my room slammed open. Padabog na pumasok si Tita Aurora kaya’t napaayos ako ng upo. I drew in a long breath before looking at her. “Po?”“Huwag ka ngang magmaang-maangan
WARNING: Mature Content AheadKAIA CLEMENTE POINT OF VIEW.“This is your room?” I turned on the lights before looking towards Lieutenant Fontanilla. He was standing still while his hands were on his pockets. “This isn’t mine. Sa pinsan ng kaibigan ko pero rito ako tumutuloy nitong mga nakaraang araw,”
“Y-You’re not Kuya Dylan’s girlfriend?”I shot a brow up before lifting my shoulder in a half shrug. “Do I look like I am his girlfriend?” pamimilosopo ko pa. I saw how her face darkened because of what I said but I just shrugged it off. “Danielle naman kasi, sinabi ko naman sa ‘yo na hindi ‘yan s
“Do you really think that being a brat will help you survive, huh, Kaia?” I was pulled out of my own reverie upon hearing Aziel’s name on the other line. I can’t help but to roll my eyes out of disappointment.“Hindi mo ba narinig ang sinabi ko sa ‘yo, ha? It wasn’t entirely my fault. Kasalanan niy







