Five Stars

26

"How's the trip yesterday, love?." I asked callie while doing her bath.

Gabing-gabi na din sila nakauwi kagabi.

"Really great mom, i never knew that philippines are much better than California." She answered.

"Well kinda, but pretty naman both right?." i said.

"yes, i want to go on other places here mom!!." Excited niyang sabi.

"Well, we were gonna think about that." I said and i smiled at her.

After a bath, tinulungan ko na din siya na magbihis.

"Mommy, lola said someone's calling you outside." katok ni Alfonso sa labas ng kwarto.

"Okay!, wait a minute pababa na kamo!." I shout a little.

"here we go, come on?." Aya ko kay Callie ng matapos kami.

Bumaba na kami at dumiretso siya sa mga kuya niya para makisama, Naglakad naman ako palabas to see who's the one calling me.

It's Greggy again.

"Irene." He called me.

"What are you doing here?." I asked him without letting him go inside.

"To visit our kids." He said.

"...I think it's not the right time, leave this place Greggy---."

"No, Kelan ba 'yang right time?. after a years? why wouldn't you let me see our kids???." He said.

"Magugulat sila!, Ano ba sa tingin mo magiging reaction nila lalo na ni Callie???. Are you out of your mind?." Pakikipagtalo ko sa kaniya.

"That's why i'm here nga para maayos na?!, Hahayaan mo nalang ba talaga na hindi nila ko makasama o makilala man lang until they grow up???."

I stayed silent, i didn't even know what to say.

"Irene?, ano ba'yan napakatagal mo dyaan at hinahanap ka ni Callie!." Sigaw ni ate sa mula sa pintuan ng bahay dahil nasa gate kami.

"Irene ano ba--." Natahimik si ate ng makita niya si Greggy.

"Gregorio?, oh you're here...W-what are you doing here??." Ate asked him.

"Isn't obvious Imee?, i am here for my kids, for my family and for my wife." He said and ate looks at me.

the moment of silence and awkwardness after he said that.

"Fine...I'll let you see our kids but in one condition." I said seriously.

"what?." He asked.

"Don't you ever hurt them by your words, watch your mouth carefully." I said.

We start to walk inside, Greggy is following us.

"Mommy!, where did you go?." salubong sa'kin ni Callie.

Nasa labas pa si ate with Greggy.

"Outside lang, andon sila kuya oh let's go sa couch?." Aya ko sa kaniya.

Nang maupo kami parepareho nabaling ang tingin namin ng mga anak ko ng bumukas ang pinto.

Ate went here inside at kasunod niya si Greggy.

I saw the shocked in Alfonso and Luis face.

"Ohh, mommy you have visitor po?." Callie said.

"Hi." and Callie wave at Greggy while they are walking towards us.

"Hala mommy, he is the guys po doon sa store diba?. Mommy sorry po galit ka po ba dahil siya po nagbayad?, Mommy." and she pout.

"No baby, stay quiet po okay?."