Even If It Means A War
Kabanata 26
"Happy birthday to me!" Malakas na bati ni Roine sa saliri at hinipan ang kandila ng malaki niyang cake.
"Happy birthday!" I greeted my son and hugged him from the back. "I love you!"
"I love you too!" he turned around and hugged me tightly. "Thank you, Mom!"
"You're welcome, my love," I kissed his head.
"Maligayang kaarawan, big boy!" inagaw ni Rems mula sa akin ang bata at pinaulanan ng halik. "Wala akong gift kasi sabi mo you don't accept gifts unless it's from your Mom and Dad e!"
Nagtawanan kami.
"Yeah, Tita Rems. You're right," ani Roine at tumango atsaka nilambitin ang sarili kay Rems.
"What about me?"
"Daddy!" Agad na tinakbo ni Roine ang pinto nang pumasok si Rall na may dalang regalo.
"Happy birthday, Roine," Rall hugged him tightly.
"I'm three now, Dad!"
No, son. You're four-year-old.
Kumain kami sa hapag. Maraming kwento si Roine sa kung anong gusto niyang gawin ngayong nagpalit siya ng edad. At the top of his list is his want to go back to the Philippines which also a plan of Rall and I had been discussing for a month now. I also planned to enroll him in school this year.
"Mag-aayos na ako ng mga papel," tumabi sa akin si Rall sa sofa. "Roine will have a lot to take care of, but I'll handle it."
Nasa loob ng kuwarto sina Rems at Roine at naglalaro. Nasa sala naman kami ni Rall.
"Hindi ko pa rin alam kung makakaya ko na bang bumalik sa Pilipinas,"
"Roine is already four. We decided not to enroll him here," he sighed. "Tatlong taon na rin, Yary."
We stayed for years just to make Lolo believe that we were really married. Our families believed we are married. It was a civil wedding. No one was happy, but of course, aside from our families.
It's been three years. Kinasal kami ni Rall. Umayon sa plano ang lahat pero naramdaman kong ang daming kulang. Ang daming nawala sa buhay ko kahit iisang tao lang naman ang iniwan ko roon.
Ang sabi ni Rems nang malaman ni Zame na umalis kami, binalak daw kami nitong sundan. I expected that. Hindi niya napagtagumpayan 'yon dahil hindi niya alam kung nasaan kami. I also heard from Rems that Zame left Sorsogon and went to Manila. He stayed there for a few months.
I did not try to contact him yet because I knew what he would do once he found out where we are. He would come to take us, his child, and me. Lolo would surely find out if that happened. Tiniis ko 'yon para mailayo ang pamilya namin sa kapahamakan.
Isang araw, sinubukan kong bumalik. But Ate Kristina did not allow me to reach out to him again. I tried to contact Zame but she blocked me before I could do it. Ang dami kong ginawang paraan pero desperada pa rin akong bumabagsak sa mga maliliit na balita galing kay Rems.
My last piece of news about him... nagkamabutihan na sila ni Shell.
When I heard that news, I was torn apart.
Kaya natatakot akong magbalik. Despite being separated from him for three years, my love for him didn't change. Siya pa rin. Siya pa rin ang mahal ko. Hanggang ngayon. Walang pagbabago 'yon. Hindi magbabago.
Pero siya... mukhang hindi na ako.
Just thinking about how happy they might be now, with no hindrance, no chosen time, and day to meet, broke my system.
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Even If It Means A War (Chaotic Series #1)
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