5 years later

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Mommy I had a bad dream, I saw a man in my dreams his sad mommy. His crying looking for you mommy. He keep saying Sara in my dream.

Shhh! Stop crying na anak. Why don't you sleep here beside mommy tonight huh? Stop crying na kasi baka magising ang mga kapatid mo. Vin naman anak you do this every night don't tell me Pati Ikaw need narin nang therapy jusko naman anak.

Mommy... do you know him? This is not first time I saw that man mommy. Siya palagi ang nasa dream ko po, but he doesn't do anything , but look for you mommy.

"Kahit May idea na ako sa aking utak kung sino yung lalake, I don't want to assume that it's Bong. It's been 5 years since what happened kaya as much as I tried to forget him nag papakita na siya sa mga anak niya kahit sa panaginip lang".

Anak how would mommy know him?! Eh it's your dreams anak. Ganito na lang why don't you describe him na lang to mommy?

Eh mommy why ka po niya hinahanap sa dream ko? He keep saying your name. He said "Sara, asawa, my love". He has an eyes po so liit, like my eyes po mommy. Saka po his always dress in black mommy holding po some alak mommy.

"When he described it, I know it's him. It's Bong, but panu? His happy with his life now. Atleast bago ko siya iniwan masaya siya".

Nako naman anak ko... Tignan mo ang ingay mo here comes your brother and your sister. Tama po ba to open my door like a swat team? Gabi gabi na lang mga anak. Para Saan pa ang mga kwarto niyo kung ganito tayo every night.

Sorry po mommy kasi why is Vin sleeping with yah? "At umiyak na rin ang bata".

Jusko mga anak come here to mommy's bed. Ang lalakas nang pakiramdam niyo grabe. Lalo kana Sandra. My miss mataray ni mommy.

At sa lahat nang anak ko si Simon ang pinaka tahamik saka nila. Minsan wala din siyang imik. Kaya madalas siya ang kawawa saka nilang tatlo.

Mommy next time po. Pag Nandito si Vin gisingin niyo rin po kami ni Simon mommy kasi po that's unfair. Mommy pwede po ba next time I have my own room na kasi po si Vin he keep dreaming and crying about a man po. His so ingay po mommy. Your two boys are so annoying mommy. Kahit Hindi mag talk si Simon his annoying too po.

Sandra naman anak ko. Please be kind to your siblings and specially to Simon. Napaka maldita mo talaga.

Bago pa ako mag kapag sermon nang tuluyan tulog na ang mga anak ko.

"Hangang Kaylan ko kaya silang kayang itago, is Bong even looking for us? Haist I can only wonder how his doing. Araw-araw si Vin and Simon reminds me of him. Hindi lang yun, Sandra attitude reminds me of Bong. Parehas na Parehas sila ugaling Mafia".

My phone lights up on my side table..

"kamusta ang mga apo ko Sara? How is Simon? Reminder he has a speech therapy today with his pedia. I will send my team there later to pick you guys up Saka dito na kayo mag lunch sa bahay mamaya. Miss ko na rin ang mga apo ko, Lalo na ang princesa ko".

A message from Apo.

His the one who takes care of me and the kids. This house we lived in, bahay to ni Apo. Kahit na alam ko nung una Ayaw niya sakin, pero na pa mahal na sa kanya ang mga bata. Lalo na si Sandra spoiled na spoiled kay Apo.

"Yes po dad. Thank you po sa lahat dad and specially for helping me with Simon po. Such a big help dad".

"Anything for my Apo".

Apo is what I called our saviors. I can only wonder how me and Bong could've raise these kids. I can only hope how he could've seen how they grow, Maski nga ang mga una nila Hindi niya nakita.

Habang buhay ako mag iisip "what if".

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