Five Stars

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"Mommy!!!." salubong sa'kin ni Callie.

"Irene, you're here...Are you okay?." Ate asked me so worried.

"Yes ate." and i smiled.

Greggy is on my back.

"Callie, look." And Greggy gave her what we bought.

"Wow!, thank you daddy!!." Callie's voice.

"Bonget is looking for you after we heard what happened, let's talk about it later pag dating nila dito." Ate said.

I can see the worriedness in their words.

"Where's Luis and...Alfonso?." i asked because my eyes can't see them around here.

"In your room, waiting." Ate answered me.

Iniwan muna namin si Callie kay ate to check Luis and Alfonso upstairs.

"Mommy?...Mommy!!!." Takbo sa'kin ni Alfonso at Luis pag-pasok ko and i kissed them.

"Mommy, where have you been?." Luis asked me and he was about to crying.

They hugged me both so tight, maybe they know what happened to me.

"Mommy, what happened??. Are you now okay??, Nahuli na po ba 'yung bad guy???." Alfonso asked me.

I hold his hands.

"Yes 'nak, Mommy is okay na din..so stop worry about me okay?." And i smiled.

The moment of silence...

"Thank you for saving mommy, dad." And alfonso hugs her daddy.

Greggy hugs him too, this is so overwhelming..This is the first time again i saw them hugging each other.

Luis are smiling at them, cute.

"Thank you, you came." Sabi pa ni Alfonso.

"I just heard about what happened, i was so worried to you mom. I was looking for you yesterday and...suddenly the police came here telling us that you have been kidnapped and daddy called them to help him saving you." Kuwento ni Alfonso ng bumitaw na siya sa pagkakayakap.

"Aww, i love you." I said, Greggy and i had an eye contact.

"I'm sorry for being a selfish dad, i missed you." Alfonso starts to cry.

"Shh, don't be sorry anak...Naiintindihan ng daddy." Pagpapatahan sa kaniya ni Greggy.

After a few more minutes of talking we decided to go downstairs.

Kuya, Liza and mama is there too.

"Irene, let's talk." Sabi agad ni kuya.

"Hi boys, Hi callie...Let's go upstairs?, sa kwarto namin!!." Aya ni Liza sa mga bata para makapagusap kaming matatanda.

They followed Liza at nakaupo kami ng magkakatapat.

Hindi ko alam ang mararamdaman ko.

"Jake Jimenez, right?." Kuya asked me, I know what he's talking about so i nodded.

"Diba he's your boss when you are working here back there???." Tanong pa ni kuya and i nodded again.

"What's the reason daw?, bakit niya ginawa 'yon?."

They are all looking at me now, nakakapressure.

"H-he told me that...he loves me daw, i-i don't know?, maybe he's just insane." Kibit-balikat kong sabi.

"Actually galing ako sa prisinto and i checked him, He's not even begging for me or what..." Kuya said.

"The police told us na nasa kwarto daw kayo ni Jake ah?, Nako buti nalang hindi natuloy napakasama." Ate rolled his eyes.

"y-yeah...Greggy came there." I said.

"Nga pala...How did you know?." Ate asked him.

"uhm..we're actually having a meeting earlier then i heard his staff talking about irene...Then i tried to followed them, the place looks so old and that's it i call the cops and i heard her voice screaming inside the room." Nakayuko lang ako nakakahiya ang mga nang-yari.

"Kapal ng mukha?!, paano niya nagawang humarap sayo sa meeting niyo ng nasa kaniya na pala si Irene no'n???." Ate is so mad.

"Exactly...How can he do that." Umiiling na sabi ni kuya.

"What's that meeting all about?." Mama asked.

"About sales and ratings of company, for both Araneta and Jimenez companies po." Greggy answered.

"Diba Irene you told me na that Jake is a family friend of...Shaina ba o Lara?, kaya ka nga nakapasok sa company nila diba?." Baling sa'kin ni ate.

"It's Shaina...y-yeah, but they are not that close naman." I told her.

"Ohh...I wonder why, bakit hindi ka sa kompanya ng asawa mo namasukan o pumasok una palang?." Ate asked.

I didn't think about that.

Greggy and i stayed silent.

"Uhm..Una palang kasi ayoko talaga siyang pagtrabahuhin, i'm always telling him na that's my obligation. She don't need to work for our family dahil kaya ko naman...But still makulit ang kapatid mo." And he looks at me, nanlaki ang mata ko kaya tiningnan ko siya ng masama sa sinabi niya.

Parang pinagtutulungan ako ng mga 'to.

"Pareho tayong may obligasyon do'n." pagsusungit ko sa kaniya.

"Stop for being a stubborn Irene, look what happened to you." Suway sa'kin ni kuya.

"Akala mo ba hindi ko alam na nagtrabaho ka din sa California dahil nauubos na 'yung savings mo??, I told you diba? na just tell us if you need anything so we can help you." Sabi ni kuya.

Pa'no niya nalaman 'yon???.

"May anak ako, so dapat lang na magtrabaho ako dahil kailangan 'yon." Sagot ko.

"We are not stopping you to work on your own, pero sana hayaan mo din kaming tulungan ka." Ate said.

"Tama na 'yan." Awat samin ni mommy dahil mukhang nagtatalo-talo na kami dito.

Moment of silence after kaming sawayin ng mommy.

"Maging masaya nalang kayo at ligtas si Irene." Sabi ni mommy.

"Thank you for saving Irene, Greggy." Tungo ni kuya sa kaniya.

"My pleasure to save my wife." He smiled a little.

Ate is looking at me so dirty, having an idea that Greggy and i will going to be together again.

Kuya told me na aasikasuhin nila ni Liza ang kaso, because Jake can fight with us.

Mayaman sila kaya kaya niyang labanan ang kaso, makakapag piyansa siya anytime.

Mama talk to me too after that, she's comforting me.

We are so thankful to Greggy, I don't know what's really happening.

All i know now is i'm still into him, i'm still inlove with him...

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