Elaidia"Our daughter, Elaidia. She already signed the contract to marry Vincent Lincoln." Mariin akong napapikit nang sabihin iyon ni dad."Really?" nakangiting tanong ni mommy pero kita pa rin ang pagkabigla niya. "Sure ka na ba sa desisyon mo Elai?" tanong pa ulit niya."Yes mom," sagot ko."Chris? Pinilit mo na naman ba siya?" "Ofcourse not. I didn't expect this. Nagulat din ako nang malaman ko na pumayag na siya. To be honest, 'di ko na siya inaasahan.""Mom, I'm okay with this. Ako po mismo ang nag-decide.""Fine. Pero kung gusto mo mag-backout ay ayos lang. Ako ang kakausap kay Vanessa," sabi pa niya. 'Di talaga siya payag sa ginawa ko."Mom, I can handle this. Okay? Don't worry about me," sabi ko at nginitian siya. Pero 'di man lang nagbago ang ekspresyon niya. Kita ko pa rin sa mga mata niya ang pagka-dismaya at lungkot."Edalyn, just accept it! 'Di ka ba masaya? Makakapagsimula na ulit tayo.""Yeah, here we go again. You chose business over to our daughter.""Mom? No, ako p

ElaidiaThe front door creaked as I pulled it open, the sound echoing through the empty hallway. I hesitated for a moment, my hand lingering on the doorknob. I breathed in deeply and closed my eyes, feeling the cool breeze brush against my skin. I opened my eyes and turned to look back at the house. With a deep sigh, I turned and began walking down the path, my footsteps echoing on the pavement. I didn't look back again, determined to keep moving forward, away from the life I had known and towards a new beginning."Elaidia!" I heard mom shout my name. I smiled. "Mag-iingat ka ro'n ha? Tawagan mo kami.""Mom, sa ngayon hindi ko po muna kayo tatawagan or itetext. Mom, may asawa na po ako. We need time to each other.""Edalyn, Elaidia is right. Kailangan nila ng oras mag-asawa." I saw Mom change her expression. "Mom? Nag-usap na po tayo 'di ba?""Y-Yeah. Basta mag-iingat ka," she said without looking at me. "Hello, Edalyn!" Napalingon kaming lahat nang biglang dumating si tita Vanessa.