Holding Unto You

chapter 35

for months he lives here sa condo, weekends sa amin si Chloe

We're financially stable naman since may ipon na naitabi si Ash from the left overs sa allowance nya

Today is his graduation kaya nasa amin si Chloe

Napalapit na din sakin yung bata as time goes by and she loves to cook

I call Ash "daddy" pagandito si Chloe, one time kasi she heard me call Ash "love" then the next time love na din tawag nya

Ash went out of the room buhat buhat yung toga nya

"dad look at my dress, tita Ana picked it for me" sabi ni Chloe tsaka umikot

"My anak is so pretty" sabi ni Ash tsaka kinarga si Chloe

"lets go?" yaya sakin ni Ash kaya kinuha ko na yung bag ko

"Chloe your bag, you want to be like tita diba?" sabi ko tsaka inabot kay Chloe yung maliit na bag ko

Nilagay ko lang dun yung wipes nya, powder and cologne

Kinuha naman ni Ash yung isang bag namin na may mga extra clothes and emergency kits for Chloe

Pagbaba namin sumakay na kami sa expedition and head to the school

Ash parked near the school's event hall

I am wearing a white spaghetti strap pencil dress paired with my black heels and black bag while Chloe is wearing a white floral dress and her new white flat shoes

Everyone looked at us nung hawak hawak ko yung kamay ni Chloe at nasa likod namin si Ash

"sya ba nanay? akala ko si Eli?" I heared one of their batchmates say kaya nilingon ko si Ash

sinabayan nya na kami ng lakad while holding Chloe's other hand

madami pa ang iniintay and Chloe is tired standing

"daddy buhat" sabi nya kaya binuhat sya ni Ash at ako na ang humawak nung toga nya habang suot yung cap

"next week si mommy ana naman" sabi ni Ash and Chloe smiled

"sama ulit ako?" tanong nya and I nod

"ofcourse!" simpleng sagot ko bago pinunasan yung pawis ni Chloe

Chloe signed na may ibubulong sya sakin kaya lumapit ako

"tita water" she wispered and I smiled

"nasa sasakyan, you want me to get it?" tanong ko and he nod

"sige na pumunta muna kayo sa sasakyan, magaircon kayo dun. I'll call you pagpapasok na" sabi ni Ash tsaka binaba si Chloe

naglakad kami ni Chloe papunta sa sasakyan nung nakita sya nila Nikki

"hi Chloe, where is mommy?" tanong nila and Chloe looked at me

"Mommy" sabi nya tsaka ako tinuturo

"No, si Eli" tanong ulit ni Marie

"sabi ni daddy pagkasama ko si Mommy ana sya Mommy ko" sagot ni Chloe 

"tita excuse po nauuhaw na po kasi ako, kukuha pa kaming water" polite na pagkakasabi nya kaya tumayo na din ng ayos sila Ella

Pagdating sa expedition I gave her water and she saw her biscuits kaya hiningi nya yun

She's sitting in the passenger seat while I'm in the driver seat helping her eat her biscuits na di nagkakalat

I opened the aircon para hindi sya mainitan and played a video on her ipad para di mabored

Pagtingin ko sa labas I saw Ash's mom