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Aga was carrying Aya while walking to the hallway of the hospital. They just came by to see an orthopedic and pediatric doctor to check on Aya’s knuckles and so far, it was already treated but they were advised to give it a rest for the mean time.
“Daddy, how am I supposed to write and play if I am not allowed to use my right hand?”
“You need to sacrifice for the mean time, anak. Ikaw naman kasi, eh. Just user your left hand na muna.”
“But my penmanship is terrible at the left”
He chuckled, “Okay na ‘yun kaysa sa wala ‘di ba?” he said. Naputol ang pag-uusap nila nang biglang mag-vibrate ang telepono ni Aga kung kaya’t huminto muna siya saglit upang kunin ito sa bulsa niya. “Oh, wow!”
“Why, Dad?”
“Your Lolo texted me and he said that we should meet him at the restaurant right now.”
“Really?” Aya excitedly exclaimed. “I miss Lolo!”
“He surely misses you too” Aga answered and smile at his daughter.
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“Hi, Tito Leo,” Aga greeted a man who is in his early 60s upon seeing each other in the restaurant. He’s with a young woman who is his youngest daughter. “Hi, Sarah. Nandito ka rin pala.”
“Oo, Kuya, sumama na ako kay Papa kasi miss ko na ‘yang batang ‘yan”
“And speaking of, hello my love. I miss you so much!” Leo said and carried Aya.
“Kanina pa po ba kayo? Galing po kasi kaming hospital.”
“Nakikita ko nga kung bakit. Anong nangyari? What happened to your hand, peanut?” napangiti si Aga nang marinig kung paano tawagin ng matanda ang anak. They still call Aya peanut.
“I punched my classmate, Lolo”
“What? Why?” he asked. Kinuwento naman ni Aga kung anong nangyari kahapon na ikinagulat naman ng matanda. Binigyan niya si Aga ng isang makahulugang tingin nang marinig ang buong kuwento.
“Ang tapang naman ng baby namin, pero masama ‘yun, Aya. Hindi mo dapat ginagawa ‘yun.” Sarah said.
“Yes, Tita, I already said sorry,” the little girl said. “Dad, can I go to the bathroom?”
“Sure”
“Ako na sasama,” Sarah volunteered. “Let’s go, peanut!”
“Ang laki na ni Aya” saad ng matanda habang sinusundan ng tingin ang apo.
“At lumaking makulit at maldita”
“Parang nanay niya lang” the old man said and look at him. Aga just smiled. Right, Leo is Aya’s mother’s father. He knew that he’s longing for his daughter for it’s been a long while since he last saw her.
“Wala pa rin kayong balita kung nasaan siya?”
“Ang totoo niyan, Aga matagal ko ng alam kung nasaan siya,” sagot niya na ikinagulat ni Aga. Isang mabigat na hininga ang pinakawalan ng matanda bago kinuha ang isang sobre at magpatuloy, “Halos isang taon ko na rin siyang pinapahanap at noong nakaraang buwan, my private investigator reported to me that she’s in rehab.”
Tinignan ni Aga ang laman ng sobre at may mga larawan nga doon na kita siya na nasa isang rehab center, “Have you visited her? Have you talked to her?”
ESTÁ A LER
Sober
FanficHe never wanted to keep Aya's mom unknown to his daughter. She is still her biological mom. She conceived Aya. She gave Aya's name. But, everytime he looked at his daughter and remembered that he almost lost her because of her own Mom, it makes him...
