DaddyMaaga pa lang ay inihanda ko na ang costing plan na kailangan ibigay kay Santi kahit na alas nuwebe pa naman ang appointment ko sa kanya. I keep pacing back and forth inside my office thinking about it. At ang lagi ko lang naalala ay ang nangyari ng nagdaang gabi.He might think I am really foolish and inconsistent dahil taliwas sa kilos ko ang mga sinasabi ko. Oh god. Kung bakit ba naman kasi palagi nalang akong tinatraydor ng sarili kong katawan?Hanggang sa byahe papunta sa building ng LHR ay wala ako sa sarili. Ilang sandali ko pang hinamig ang sarili sa loob ng sasakyan bago tuluyang kumalma. I strut my way towards the information para hingin ang floor ng office ni Santi."It's on the 10th ma'am."I just nodded at the girl and headed towards the elevator. At habang lulan niyon ay palaging nagfflashback sa isip ko ang nangyari ng nagdaang gabi. We didn't really talk about it. Kaya siguro ako napapraning ng ganito. Oh my god. Daig ko pa ang teenager na first time ma-inlove. Di

AddictedIt sounded like a threat. It is a threat. What else would it be? I should be angry. But the traitor part of my body is telling me otherwise. Agad kong iwinaksi sa isip ang katiting na pakiramdam na iyon. Akma na akong magsasalita nang may mahihinang katok mula sa pinto. Wala akong nagawa kundi buksan iyon. It was Callar, anxious and about to cry. "What's wrong, baby?" I hugged him. Hindi mapirmi ang mga mata niya at pilit may hinahanap. "Daddy," he sobbed softly while looking straight at Santi. He then came to us and hugged Callar. At dahil yakap-yakap ko ang anak ko ay napagigitnaan nila akong dalawa. "What's wrong?" He asked softly. "I thought you left us again!" Patuloy ang mahina niyang pag-iyak. Santi's grip tightened and he kissed Callar's forehead. I just listened to them closely, my chest tightening with pain. "I won't leave, little man." It was like Callar have known his father all along. He was comfortable around Santi as if he had known him all his life.

Home"Sigurado ka na ba sa desisyon mo?"Bahagya akong natigilan sa tanong ni Manang. I didn't notice the weight of all of these until now. Matagal ko ring pinigilan ang sarili ko. Mas pinangibabaw ko ang galit at takot kaya kahit sa sarili ko takot akong aminin ang totoo. I didn't know how I manage to actually stop him when he was about to let go. Was it my instincts? Or was it actually my love for him that manifested through that action? I am not sure of so many things. But I'm sure of one thing. I want to give it a try once again. Ngayong nalinawan na ako sa kung ano talaga ang nangyari years ago, siguro naman panahon na para palayain ko ang sarili ko mula sa galit. I've lived all these years believing he actually fooled me. Siguro naman panahon na rin para pagbigyan ko ang sarili at ang anak kong sumaya kasama si Santi."Yes, Manang." I smiled.I bit my lower lip to stop myself from smiling like an idiot. Ngunit mukhang hindi iyon nakaligtas sa paningin ni Manang."Mukhang nagkaa

TrappedI woke up feeling sore all over my body. Ayaw ko pa sanang tuluyang magmulat ng mga mata pero ang nakakakiliting bagay sa leeg ko ang tuluyang gumising sa akin. I opened my eyes only to see Santi all over my body. Halos hindi na ako makahinga sa bigat ng paa at braso niya.He continued showering wet kisses on my neck, on the sensitive part of my ear, and my jaw. I bit my lower lip when his hand started caressing my body."Hmmm, morning baby." His husky morning voice tickled me.Madaling araw na kaming natulog kaya naman sobrang pagod at panlalata ang nararamdaman ko kahit mataas na ang sikat ng araw. I'm just glad it's the weekend and my son doesn't have a class."Morning," I replied half-asleep.He kissed my lips lightly that made me open my eyes fully. Sa kinikilos niya alam kong may binabalak na naman siyang kapilyuhan."Santi, I'm still tired." I groaned and turned my back on him. He continued kissing the small of back. Hinayaan ko nalang siya sa ginagawa niya. His massiv

PastI can almost feel the numbness of my face as I stared at the large frame of the Del Rio's mansion. I decided to talk to Donya Esmeralda first before anything else. Nagsimula lang naman ang lahat ng ito dahil sa biglaan niyang anunsyo noong birthday niya. I didn't mind it because I thought I have made everything clear with our last talk. Hindi ko akalaing hindi pa rin pala nagbabago ang matandang Donya. Still stubborn and self-centered. My thoughts drifted away when I felt my mom's hand squeezed mine. Tipid niya akong nginitian. Papa is with us, too. Santi insisted on tagging along but I didn't let him. Hindi nga iyon mapakali habang inihahatid ako ng Malolos."You sure you're gonna be fine?" He kept asking that for God knows how many times."Yeah, of course. I can handle this," I repeated for the nth time.Nagpatuloy pa na ganoon ang usapan namin hanggang sa tuluyan din siyang sumuko sa katigasan ng ulo ko. He kissed me lightly on the lips and the top of my head before finally l