Long Lost Daughter

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Many days ago, medyo nawawala ako sa wisyo.

Sobra akong nai-stress, ang dami kong iniisip.

Mabuti at nandyaan si Greggy para asikasuhin ang opisina.

I'm doing my thing now, i'm so busy. nasa baba si Celestine kasama sila ate.

knocking..

"Come in" I said.

It's Celestine.

"Mommy." She calls me.

"Hm?" I'm still looking at my laptop.

"Sama po kayo?" She's asking.

"Mommy?"

"oh..oh..where?" I asked seriously.

"Supermarket po, with tita imee." She said calm.

"Mommy??" She calls me agai, hindi ko kasi siya nasasagot since sobrang busy ko.

"Oh.."

"Ano po bang ginagawa niyo?" She asked.

"Nothing, i can't go with you now guys. sorry." I said.

"Mukhang stress na po kayo, ayaw niyo po talaga?" she's so innocent.

"Mom--"

"I said no." Mariin kong sabi.

i saw her reaction, the calm in her face fade away.

i stood up immediately to go on her.

"S-sorry" She walks backward.

umiwas siya sa'kin.

"S-sige po, sorry po sa abala. S-sabihin ko nalang po kay tita." Bigla siyang umalis ng walang pag-alinlangan.

Omygosh irene!, What did you do?!.

Hindi ako makapaniwala sa ginawa ko, nabigla ako.

Naiwan akong naka-sapo sa noo dahil sa ginawa ko.

she's just concern, i'm so stupid.

.....

Naririnig ko na nandito na ulit sila baba, i decided na bumaba na rin since i want to say sorry.

"Ate imee" I call her.

She turn around and asking me why.

Umiling lang ako, they're looking at me.

Si Celestine, seryoso 'yung mukha.

"Punta po muna ako kay Jack, tita. maiwan ko po muna kayo dito." She's avoiding me now.

This is my fault.

"Oh, ito sa'yo." And she gave me ice creams.

"Binili 'yan ni Celestine, palamig ka muna." She said.

She's not talking about what happened to me and celestine upstairs, maybe hindi na sinabi ni Celestine.

And she efforts to buy me ice cream, kahit na gano'n ang ginawa ko.

I really don't deserve her.

"Ate..."

"Oh?"

"I think she's mad." I said, because now she's avoiding me.

"Ha?, why?"

"Kasi kanina...Inaaya niya ko sa taas kaso mukhang nasigawan ko ng kaunti." I explain.

"Ay kaya pala, hindi 'yan galit. Baka nagta-tampo lang, tingnann mo nga oh ni-hindi ka nga kinalimutan bilihan." Naka-ngisi niyang sabi.