L O R R A I N E"NO ROSA! HINDI KA MAKIKIPAG KITA SA HUNTER NA 'YUN! IS THAT CLEAR!?"Mariin kong utos sakanya. Tanghaling tapat, tonight is Christmas Eve, despite the cold weather and Christmas spirit ay heto kaming dalawa, nag aaway sa living room ng bahay nya, here in UK."Bakit hindi mo maintindihan!? He is my friend! We are good friends Lorraine! I can't just ditch him dahil gusto mo!"I slowly nodded. "Okay. You see him once again, you'll lose me. Tandaan mo yan Rosa."I took my coat na naka patong sa back rest ng couch na kinauupuan nya ngayon. She's crying,  I don't know why pero di ko na balak alamin. I

"Do you know how much I love you?"Malambing na tanong sa akin ni Rosa habang nakahiga kami sa kama at nakayakap sa isa't isa."Yes."Sagot ko naman sakanya saka bumuntonghininga."Antok ka na ba?"Tanong nya sabay halik sa leeg ko."Not now, babe. I'm tired."Sambit ko saka tumalikod sa kanya."Bakit? Raine? Hindi na ba ako sapat?"Nakaramdam ako ng inis sa sinabi nya."Ano na naman bang problema mo Rosa?"

R O S A"Hahaha that's embarrassing! I told Raine to take me home kahit na stranger pa sya sa akin, I even thought na straight sya dahil she kept talking about her daughter so I thought she wouldn't understand. But when we got home, I kissed her and she kissed back! Hahaha that's very lucky of me."Nakinig nalang ako sa kwento ni Karen. Ang bagong babae ni Raine.  Napailing ako habang bumubuntong hininga. Naramdaman ito ni Eve kaya naman bumaling sya sa akin. "Babe are you okay?"Napatingin silang apat sa akin."Uhh, yes."Nagkatinginan kami ni Raine pero binawi nya ang tingin nya at hinalikan sa noo si Karen."Yes, baby. I'm okay."Niyakap ko ang braso ni Eve at hinalikan ito."Hmm, it's getting late na pala. Solenn we should head out na. Caitie must be waiting for me."Tumayo sila at saka tumayo rin si Solenn."Already? hindi ka na ba magpapapigil? Come on"Pigil ni Solenn pero hindi na

R O S A"Caitie, can I ask you something?"Umupo ako sa buhangin habang abala sya sa paghuhukay ng buhangin."Yeah, sure!"Sagot nya."Why did you call me your other mom the first time we met?"Bigla syang napalingon sa akin. "Because, I saw your picture on mom's stuffs.""And then?""She got mad at me for being nosy, and in the middle of the night, she walked in my room and laid beside me, she smelled funny and act funny. She told me that you're my other mom."Tahimik lang akong nakinig sakanya. "Why were you so happy when you found me?"Tanong ko habang abala parin sya sa paglalaro sa buhangin."Because, I wanted to have another mom. Mommy wasn't like this before. She used to be so distant and sometimes won't notice me. But I've always felt missing her all day. I get sad when I wake up she's gone but I am soooo happy when she gets home."Napangiti ako sa kwento ni Caitie.

L O R R A I N EI had a dream. A wonderful dream. Kasama rito si Caitie and Rosa. Hinahabol namin ni Rosa si Caitie just to tickle her while the ocean tries to wipe our footprints behind us with its waves. Umaalingawngaw yung tawa ng dalawang taong mahal na mahal ko. Rosa's laugh that makes my heart beat fast. And Caitie's that sounds like the laugh is coming from an angel.  Yeah, she is an angel. Si Caitie yung naging dahilan kung bakit umayos ulit ang buhay ko. She's the reason why I am back on track. I kept on denying it to myself before, that she's my angel. I kept on being distant dahil hindi ko alam kung kaya ko bang maging magulang. But day by day, I wake up to the fact that I am a mother. I had a dream. A dream that's beautiful and sweet. A dream of a happy family, with Caitie, Rosa, and me."Are you sure? Busog ka na talaga? Ang hina mo na kumain. Sige ka pagagalitan ako ng mommy mo kapag nagising sya and na