5 years later... Malapit nang gumabi nang dumating kami sa Manila. It’s a long and tiring flight. Kung hindi si Lionel ang kasama ko ay paniguradong aantukin ako. We were both bored back in Hong Kong! Sobrang homesick kami roon. I am missing my husband and my son, while he’s very crazy thinking about his wife. Ganoon yata talaga siguro kanag sobrang mahal ang isang tao. “Please take your seats for landing,” anunsyo ko at inayos ang suot kong salamin. Napatawa ako nang maisip na gustong-gusto ko na talagang mag-landing kaagad. Apat na araw na ako sa Hong Kong at gustong-gusto ko nang umuwi. Actually, pareho kami ni Lionel na gusto nang umuwi. Nilingon ko si Lionel nang iangat niya ang kaniyang kamay. Ngumisi ako at nakipag fist bump sa kaniya. Ngayon na lang ulit yata kami naging magkasama sa iisang fligh

Nagising ako isang araw nang maramdaman ang pagdampi ng halik sa aking noo.I slowly opened my eyes, and I smiled when I saw River looking at me happily.“Good morning,” I greeted him. Lumapit ako sa kaniya para mas lalo siyang yakapin.Ikinawit niya naman ang aking hita sa kaniyang baywang bago ako muling niyakap.“Happy Birthday,” he said. Huh? Really?Kumunot ang aking noo at iminulat ko ang aking mata. I looked at him and saw him smiling widely.“What?” I asked him with so much curiosity.Bahagya siyang tumawa bago ako pinaulanan ng halik.“Darl

“Open your mouth,” I told Sandra.Nilingon nya ako gamit ang mapupungay na mata at saka siya ngumuso. I laughed at her cuteness before I convinced her to open that pretty little mouth of hers.She did what I said and enjoyed the cake I fed her.“Even the cakes taste really great. Shall we try everything?” she asked. I laughed and nodded. She seems to enjoy a lot here. Narito pa rin kami sa Dessert Museum at ineenjoy lahat ng kaya namin. Hindi ko na mabilang kung gaano na karami ang natikman namin pero hindi pa rin kami nabubusog. Maybe because we eat little portions of everything.“The staff are staring at us right when we entered. I bet that they're stunned to see a well-built man inside a

The storm is still preventing us from searching the sky clearly. Wala kaming ideya kung anong aircraft ang ginamit ni Alejandro... o kung talaga bang ginamit niya iyon.“Why are you still awake? Hmm?” I asked Jordan when I visited him.“I can’t sleep properly. Have you eaten?” he asked.I smiled weakly and shook my head.“You should eat. If Mommy comes back, she'll be angry if she'll know that you didn't eat,” he said and held my hand.Nag-angat ako ng tingin nang makita sa likuran niya si Dad.“How is everything going?” Dad asked.“The authorities are helping us too. Sinisimu

“River! What the hell happened? What did that bastard do to Sandra?” salubong sa akin ni Lionel nang makarating ako sa kanila.Bumaba ako ng sasakyan at ngumiti sa kaniya. He looks so worried and behind him is his wife. Nakita ko ang galit at panggigigil sa kaniya. It seems like Alejandro wronged them as well.Subalit nang makita niya kung gaano ako kalugmok ay unti-unti niyang ikinalma ang sarili. Dapat lang niyang ikalma dahil pinapahanap ko na si Alejandro. Ang gusto ko munang tutukan sa ngayon ay ang aking asawa.When Lionel sensed my mood, wari ko ay naintindihan niya na agad ang nangyayari. M-Maybe he already has an idea.“I-Is the news… t-true?” tanong niya sa akin. Ramdam ko ang pag-aalinlangan sa boses niya.