Falling apart

Chapter 25

Irene's POV :

We are here in the hospital already . Ellie is getting her cast on . She's pretty nervous at first kasi its her first time getting cast . Nandito kami sa labas ng emergency room waiting for her . Its only Me , Greggy , and the boys . Hindi na sumama sila Manang kasi may meeting sila for Matt's campaigning strategy . Lumabas na si Elle assisted by a nurse , I thanked the nurse and We proceed to pay the bills and plan to ask Elle for dinner , Sana naman pumayag sya . Its a private resto naman. We hop in the car and all of fell in a deep silence .
Greggy who is sitting on the passenger seat beside Alfonso who's driving . "Umm Anak ? Do you wanna have dinner with us ?" Tanong ko sa kanya . "Saan po ?" Tanong nya . "Sa private resto na your Dad book kaninang umaga para satin . Sayang din kasi yung reservation ehh ." Lambing ko sa kanya . She look at me plainly , I put my head on her shoulder and look at her straight in the eyes . "Please ? Anak wala naman walk in dun ehh and its a private room naman ehh ..." Sabi ko sa kanya . She heave a sigh and nod . "Will it really be safe there ?" Tanong nya na paiyak na . I hug her and kiss her temple . "You're safe Elle nandito kami ni Kuya Alfonso ohh ! Sayang naman itong mga muscles namin kung di gagamitin." Sabi ni Luis kaya hinampas ko sya sa braso . "Ano ba Luis ! Pag ikaw napaaway kahit ano pa ang dahilan ako pa ang mag papakulong sayo !" Sabi ko na ikinatawa ng mag aama , pati narin si Elle . Napangiti naman ako dun . "No Kuya ! Pangit ka na nga lalo ka pang papangit hahaha !" Tawa ni Elle . "Basta Ellie kami ang bodyguards mo . Ang rami kaya naming mga lalaki ano !" Sabi ni Alfonso. "Anong pangit ka dyan ! Mag kamukha nga tayo ehh!" Sabi ni Luis . "Hindi kaya ! Napulot ka lang daw sa tae ng kalabaw sabi ni Mama !" Pang aasar ni Elle . "Ma totoo ba yun ?!!" Luis said na nagpapaawa . "Im sorry Luis , but its true ." Sabi ko and touch his face . "Ibig sabihin wala kang mana hahaha!" Tawa ni Alfonso. "Enough of those kids , malapit na tayo ..." Saway ni Greggy .

Nang makarating kami sa parking lot . Elle can now walk but paika ika pa rin . Pinalibutan namin si Elle and the restaurant's security guards escorted us to our room . The boys and Greggy ordered roast beef and I ordered chicken fillet and we are just waiting for Elle's order . " Anak , anong gusto mong kainin" . "umm... Ma , gusto ko po ng steak and caesar salad please ." She ordered . The waiter took our orders and left the room . "Bunso ang raming mong order ahh !! gutom ka gurl ?!!!" Asar ni Luis . "Hindi kaya !!! I only ordered steak and salad while you ordered roast beef !!!" Pagtatanggol ni Elle sa kanyang sarili . "at least we didn't order something for the side ..." pag sali naman ni Alfonso . "wag kayong hihingi ahh !!" sabi naman ni Elle . "uyy ! biro lang namin yun sayo ! alam mo namang mahal ka namin kasi ikaw ang bunso namin !" sabi ni Luis at kinurot ang pisngi ni Elle na agad naman nyang tinanggal. "Ano ba Kuya ! sabing hindi nga ako ang bunso !! Tsaka sabi nila Mama na pag iisipan daw nila ni Daddy yung about sa adoption kaya magiging Ate na kami ni kambal if ever na pumayag sila Mama , Right Mama ?" Baling sakin ni Elle sa akin . Agad naman akong ngumiti sa kanya bago bumaling kay Greggy. I saw his expression and it's quite sad and a little disappointed , I hold his hand and squeeze it , He answered it with another squeeze . "if ever na mag adopt nga tayo ng baby , ano gusto mo girl or boy ?" Tanong ni Alfonso . "Kahit anong gender Kuys basta cute okay na sakin ." sabi ni Elle na naka ngiti. She really is hoping to have a baby sibling , Sana makapag hintay pa sya ng matagal , Mahirap pa naman itong tanggihan and when I say she's very willful she is very willful that no one could stop her and her ambitions are big , She got it from her Dad , being ambitious but not in a bad way and being willful, well she really got it from me hehe . "sa tingin mo papayag sila Mama ?" Tanong ni Luis . "Papayag sila mahal nila ako ehh hahaha !" biro nya . Bigla nalang nagbago ang expression nya . "Bakit anak may problema ba ? " Tanong ni Greggy . "Ma , Dad pwede wag muna tayo mag adopt ?" Tanong nya na ikinagulat ko . Ano kaya ang naisip nya at biglang nag bago ang isip nya . "Bakit naman anak ? akala ko ba gusto mo magkaroon ng baby sibling ?" Tanong ko . "Oo nga liit bakit ?" Tanong ni Alfonso . She sighed and fidget her fingers . "The baby's safety." She simply said . Agad naman akong napalingon kay Greggy and he nods his head signaling me to speak ."Umm anak ... That is what your Dad and I are thinking about and besides now that we are both in the same page , I just want you to know that your Dad and I have talk about it with your Pops and Mama Imee . We told them to get some advices and They also think that it is not the time to have a baby even if your Dad and I want to grant your and your kambal's wish this is not really the time lalo na mag eelection na dito sa Ilocos and tatakbo pa si Kuya Matt mo its not safe . Ngayon pa na may nang harass sayo , We should make sure our safety first for now . Is that okay with you anak hmm? Are you willing to wait ?" I explained to her and hold her hand , She nod her head and smile . "yes Mama Im willing to wait ." Sabi nya . Ang bait talaga ng anak ko , Di pa nga nadating yung baby nag aalala na sya agad about its safety .

The food have arrive and we all start to eat and I can see that nahihirapan kumain si Elle kaya I asked her if she want me to help her feed her self . "Nak tulungan na kita ." sabi ko and sliced her steak into small bites . "Say ahh" sabi ko at sinubuan sya . "Thank you Mama !!" sabi nito na ikinangiti ko . "Hon hiwain mo nga din yung beef ko hindi ko mahiwa ehh " Pag papacute na sabi ni Greggy na deadma ko lang . "Cheh ! Manahimik ka nga Gregorio ! Baka balian kita ng buto dyan ehh !" bulyaw ko na ikinatawa ng mag kakapatid . "aray !! pain , puot , hapdi,pighati , lumbay !" Luis said na aktong nasasaktan . "it really hurts na magmahal ng ganito ..." Kanta ni Elle . " ang shakit !! Tara inom ng San Mig , Dad !" sabi naman ni Alfonso at nagtawanan ulit silang tatlo . "Sige tawa pa kayo , Hindi ko babayaran yung bill ." Naasar na sabi ni Greggy . "charot lang yun Dad !!" tawa ni Elle .

We all got home and for now dito muna matutulog si Elle sa tabi namin . We are putting pillows around her and she starts to giggle , Our night is full of cuddles and kisses we make sure that di nya madadaganan ang arm nya na naka cast . We talked about her school and she said that she will start her school next Monday and her teachers are kind cause they even offered her na next next week pa sya gumawa para makapagpahinga sya ng maayos but she said no kaya ang desisyon ay the teachers wont give her deadlines nalang . They saw what happen to Elle and they felt sorry that is why . She also ask about our schedule and how long are we gonna stay here . She also told us about how she lives alone in her apartment and some funny moments she had in that house . She said that once we visited her sister after getting back in Manila . Nasa Alabang lang pala sya grabe !!! ang galing mag tago ng anak ko , before she sleep pinainom ko muna sya ng gamot na binigay ng doctor para hindi kumirot ang bali nya . Natuwa naman ako dahil nag lalambing sya sakin at kantahan ko raw sya . Its been a long time since nakantahan ko ito . I start to hum a rhythm and once I make na natutulog na ang mag ama ko ay saka ako humiga at natulog sa tabi nila .

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Hello guys !!! sorry kung iniba ko nagkaroon kasi ng technical problems kasi dalawang device ang ginagamit ko to write this story . The comment section is still available for name suggestions . Again a boy and a girls name , mas marami mas maganda kasi mas mahirap pa gumawa ng pangalan kesa gumawa ng plot twist sa totoo lang mga mare ... Ill try to update asap kasi nahihiya naman ako sa inyo at pinaghihintay ko kayo ng matagal hehe... Kung hindi ako nag uupdate malamang tambak ako sa module expect nyo na yan kay author dahil isa ako sa mga dakilang procrastinator ng Philippines , opo kasama po ako sa kampon ni Mayot Inday Sara Duterte na inaming nag procrastinate sya kahit pero di halata . Basta give a name and I would appreciate it pretty much !! Yun lang Lab U !!!