"Inlababo kana talaga" Baham







The next day

BEATRIZ

Nolan's therapy

"Dada, I can't" Nolan and I see him hurt and struggling

"Anak, just try ok? Kaya mo yan"

While he was lying down ay pinapamove yung foot niya up and down pero masakit daw

"I will never play basketball again" mangiyak-ngiyak na sabi ni Nolan

I chuckled

"Are you sure?"

"No I'm just kidding" Nolan

Loko talaga haha, kaya si Beth na therapist niya napapatawa na rin eh. While Beth and I were taking care of Nolan, our other therapist came to me

"Boss, nasa office pala si ma'am Cait hinihintay ka" therapist

"Sabihin mo mamaya nalang"

"Dad, are you leaving?" Nolan

"No anak, no. Anyway, are you hungry? What do you wanna eat?"

"Pizza and ice cream, dada, please?" Nolan

"Ok ok. I'll be back"

"Don't take too long ha?" Nolan

"Hehe I won't. Oh you listen to your tita Beth din ha?"

"Yes dada" Nolan

Dumeretso ako sa office and there I see Cait playing with Caleb








CAITLIN

"Nagpakita ka kay Nico?! Did he see you?!" Bea

Bea is talking about kaninang pumasok kami ni Caleb dito sa Physiolab

"I guess? Bakit ba?"

Si Caleb tahimik na pinapanood lang kami ni Bea, hindi dapat niya naririnig at nakikita mga 'to eh

Napahilamos sa mukha si Bea

"What were you thinking? Anong iisipin non pag nakita ka? Alam mong lihim lang ang pagkikita namin ng anak ko. Cait, ilalayo nila sa'kin si Nolan" Bea

"Gusto mong tinatago kami ni Caleb ganon?"

"It's not that, pero sana man lang nag-ingat ka. I texted you diba na si Nico ang kasama ni Nolan" Bea

Ang saya pa nga namin ng anak ko na bumisita dito at ayain sana si Bea na kumain sa labas, pero ganto lang ang ipapakita niya sa'min

"Sige, sorry. Uuwi nalang kami"

"No, Cait no. I'm sorry" Bea

"Caleb, let's go baby?" sabi ko kay Caleb

"Mommy, where are we going?" Caleb

"Going home, baby"

"Aren't we gonna eat ice cream with daddy?" Caleb

"Cait, dito nalang kayo. I'm sorry ok" Bea

Sinama ko pa rin si Caleb at umalis na kami







NICO

I saw Caitlin na dumaan kaninang nasa lobby ako at may kasamang bata, nasa 4 years old siguro yung bata? Malakas kutob ko na yun ang anak nila ni Bea, pero anong ginagawa nung Caitlin dito?

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