Irene
I told Isabelle to stay in the living room with the boys since I'm heading upstairs to change my clothes.
"Irene, you're here na! Where's the young girl?" tawag ni manang Imee nung nakita niya akong papasok sa kwarto.
"Oo manang, magpapalit muna ako, she's in the living room with the boys." sabi ko, excitement is evident in her eyes at alam ko namang magkakasundo si Isabelle at si manang.
"Okay I'll go check on her, I'll be introducing myself too." she replied excitedly, sabik na sabik itong makita at makilala si Isabelle.
"Tita, where should I put Isabelle's bags?" Borgy suddenly spoke from behind, agad ko naman binuksan ang pinto ng kwarto ko.
"Borgs, please put it nalang here inside my room."
"Okay tita."
"I'll see you guys downstairs." sabi ni manang, tumango lang ako at pumasok sa kwarto.
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Imee
I'm heading downstairs, katatapos palang naming mag-usap ni Irene at magpapalit pa daw siya ng damit. Habang papalapit ako sakanila, alam kong magkasundo na ang mga ito dahil naririnig ko na ang mga tawanan nila.
"Hi kids!" I shouted, joyously.
"Tita Manang!" Sandro, Simon and Vinny exclaimed as soon as they heard me coming.
"Hello po, Senator—" sabi ng isang mahinhin na dalagang nakangiti saakin.
"Hi, you must be Isabelle?" tanong ko, naiilang pa ata ito at nahihiya kaya't inabot ko ang kamay ko.
"Ako nga po, I'm Isabelle po." pagpapakilala niya saakin, napakahinhin ng batang 'to.
"Beautiful name and so you are hija, ang ganda mo!" sabi ko, agad naman itong ngumiti na para bang hindi naniniwala.
"T-thank you po, Sen—"
"Ano ka ba, masyado kang formal hija. Call me tita Imee." I told her, ngumiti ako sakanya na para bang kakilala ko na ito ng mahabang panahon.
"Thank you po, tita Imee." she replied, mukhang nahihiya pa siya.
"That's more I like it. I'm glad you're getting along with the boys." I said, shifting to another topic para naman maging komportable ito kahit papano, napatawa lamang ito.
"Why? Are they so makulit ba?" I asked and glared at the boys, agad naman nilang pinagtanggol ang mga sarili.
"Tita Manang, we're not. We're just talking about something, right Belle?" Sandro justified, looking at Isabelle.
"Well yeah, kind of tita." She said and chuckled, ang gandang bata, sobrang genuine ng ngiti at alam mong napakainosente at mabait.
"Hmp, okay then. I'll go to the kitchen muna." sabi ko sakanila, kailangan ko pang magluto.
"Are you going to make your pinakbet pizza na tita?" tanong ni Simon, agad naman akong tumango.
"Yes!" I exclaimed.
"Pinakbet Pizza?" Isabelle asked, she's surprised with it.
"Yes sweetheart, one of my best dish." I proudly conveyed.
"Aw okay po, sa Ilocos po meron din pong ganyan kaso hindi ko pa natatry yung doon.." she shared, oo maraming ganon sa Ilocos pero mas masarap parin luto ko noh!
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Long Lost Daughter
FanfictionThere lived a mother named Irene whose heart bore a deep and unending ache as many years ago, a devastating storm had swept through their lives as she lost her one and only daughter. This is a story of a mother who's longing for her daughter's love...
