Walking in the Wind (Valdemora Series #2)

Chapter 30

"Come on, Theo! Get up! We're getting late already." Tinapik ko ang balikat niya ng ilang beses. I kissed his cheek the moment he opened his eyes and it diverted on me.

Kinusot niya ang mga mata saka umupo at niyakap ako. Ah. one of the best feeling every morning.

Mas lalo akong nanggigil sa kanya kaya sinuklian ko iyong yakap niya. He's my favorite person to look at everytime I'm waking up.

It's my mother's birthday today and we're already late. Paano ba naman kasi, late na kami natulog dahil may pinuntahan kagabi kasama si Mavy.

That man is spoiling us with dinners. Hindi naman ako makatanggi kasi itong anak ko ay gustong-gusto palagi.

And I couldn't take off their closeness together. Talagang masaya ito kay Mavy kaya minsan ay hindi na ako napapansin. I'm getting jealous with my son's relationship to Mavy.

"Get up. I'll bath you." Pinatayo ko ito saka kami dumiretso sa bathroom. Kahit dalawa lang kami na narito sa bahay ay ayos na sa akin.

Si Mama naman saka si Papa ang nakakasama niya dito kapag nasa trabaho ako.

"Ma, I'm a big boy now. I can bath myself."

"Yes, you are. I just want to bath you baby so stop whining. Mama missed you so much."

And I've got a chance to be with him now. Ilang buwan rin kasi akong nanatili sa barko at hanggang video chat lang kami.

I'll be spending most of my time with my son now. Kaya heto, birthday ni Mama kaya natagalan kami. It will be held on a hotel. Ako na mismo ang nagsabi sa kanya na doon na lang ganapin dahil ako naman ang gagastos.

It's not a problem to me anyway. Kahit sa ganoon man lang ay makabawi ako.

I've been working for 5 years now. Sa una mahirap kasi nga malayo ako sa kanila, pero unti-unting nasanay na rin.

I can still remember myself crying in the middle of the work because I am missing my son and parents so much.

Buti na lang talaga madali akong nasanay sa trabaho. Wala namang istorbo.

I have my own house. We're now staying here. Pinatayuan ko rin sina Mama ng bahay kahit noong una ay ayaw nila.

I forced them to have a new house since I can pay for it. Kaya ko naman talaga kasi nga nag-ipon naman ako para doon.

Mayroon akong savings para sa bahay ko at bahay nila. And now, I already fulfilled it.

My dreams are now in reality. Bawat pangarap na inaasam ko ay may nakalaan talaga na pera. I've worked hard for it.

Pambawi man lang sa nagawa ko noon.

After all what happened before, I was pregnant. Noong una ay hindi ako makapaniwala kasi kasabay na nangyari iyon ay ang pag-iwan naman sa akin ni Joaquin.

Chesca helped me but I guess it was too late already. Joaquin left me... for good.

He went abroad without telling me, without letting me know of everything. Doon ko lang din natanto na wala na nga pala kami.

My parents became disappointed on me, especially my father.

Sila ang nag-alaga kay Theo noong nagsimula na akong magtrabaho. At first it was really depressing not seeing my son for about a couple of months. Ilang beses akong umiyak kakaisip sa kanya.

I was miserable that time, scared to face the reality and the unending anger of my father to me. Nang malaman niya ay pati ako nanghina.

I saw him cried in front of me for the first time. Hindi nakakilos at hindi makapaniwala sa naging kahinatnan ko.