It is indeed a lovely day for Dawn. No stress, traffic, she's away from work, and she's thankful because she can spend the whole day sending out prayers up there for her little angel. Yes, a little angel.
January 6, 1993
"Mr. Richard?"
"Yes? Anong nangyari sa mag-ina ko? Are they alright? What happened to her delivery?"
"Sr, to answer your questions po. Just go with me, she needs you there."
Goma, in his entire life, never felt this happy. He & Dawn were able to keep her pregnancy, a secret. No one knows about it except his Lola Lydia, the Gwapings, who have been there since they found out that Dawn is going to be a mom, & Dawn's family.
When he entered the room, there's joy that he couldn't explain. He immediately took a picture of his two loves, Dawn looking down, smiling on their daughter.
Dawn & Richard, who had been confronted by the doctor that their baby can't stay long. Her life has only been given 1 day to live. They have prepared for this day. A day of bliss and the other day, for sorrow.
"Love..."
"Babe, how can you let this angel go?"
"Dawn, lahat na, nagawa natin pero wala. Maybe God has a better plan for us."
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After praying and visiting her little girl who's supposedly to be on her teenage years now, Dawn goes to her bedroom and stays there alone. She's fascinated to the fact that still now, the world doesn't know about their baby. She opens her Instagram and found something very very unexpected.
richardgomezinstagram:
years ago, on this same day, a lovely little angel came into my life. it was a tough journey. first, because we needed to keep it as a secret. we were told that she had only been given a day to live. dawn & i needed to be strong enough to face this challenge. when i entered the room, there's a joy in my heart. dawn with her mini me. in my life, i've never been this happy but i also knew that after this happiness, sadness will come along. she's supposedly to be on her teenage years now, watching concerts, seeing a boy for the first time, going home late for so many reasons, we'd imagined you like this, anak. but your nanay said, "no, hindi pwede. i want her to be the nicest girl. no boyfriends, no late dismissals, lagot ka sakin tatay if ever." i know you're up there anak, watching the angels sing, do you still remember the song nanay and tatay used to sing for you? ask the angels to sing it for you. i love you, my little marie rachel. tatay is another year closer in seeing you again, my love. :-) #misskanangpogimongtatay
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Dawn found herself in tears as she finished reading Goma's message to their daughter. He posted a black and white picture of Dawn looking down on their baby, with tears on her eyes, holding the baby's cheek.
Minutes after, she is now flooded with comments like, "Totoo ba?" "Omg, why? How did you keep this for a long time?" "Salute to you, two. This isn't easy." "Did your spouses know about this, too?" "Ah, kaya pala nawala ka sa showbiz nung mga time na 'yun." and many more. She also receives text messages from her closest friends in showbiz but she decided not reply on those, instead post something that will answer everybody's questions. She doesn't know how to start this post, she wasn't prepared, though! Before that, she just couldn't read Goma's message without any comment, so she goes to his Instagram account, to the post then comments something below,
dawnzulueta:
@richardgomezinstagram Tatay, are there any ways on how to send this picture & message to our little girl up there? ☺️👼❤️
Now, it's time for her to post something she could also send to their daughter in heaven...
dawnzulueta:
Probably, the worst decision I've done, was to keep this baby a secret to everyone. I didn't have the chance to say to the world how this little angel changed me. When I decided not to tell you all about this little girl, I didn't give myself a chance to let everybody know how much joy this little girl brought into my life. 👼❤️ Nanay's heartbeat stopped when I first laid my eyes on you because of the joy I feel inside but I never thought that yours will, too. Nanay and Tatay weren't prepared, Anak. We've seen you battled with the needles and all others needed for the said operation, you're such a strong fighter, my Love. Since your first day in Nanay's tummy, you had to deal with Nanay because your mom is so maarte & maselan until the day you told us, "Tay, Nay, We've fought the fight! I need to go. Papa Jesus is calling me na po." Maybe if you were given a longer life to live, I would have had someone who will text me at night, "nanay, go here in my room. xoxo", or when you are confused on which one to wear for tomorrow's party, "nay, which one? the pink dress or this skirt?" but still, thank you, Anak. Thank you so much for coming into my life. ☺️🙏 Nanay & Tatay love you so much! We miss you, everyday. 😪
PS: Hug Lola Lydia for us, okay? Especially for your TATAY @richardgomezinstagram 😚❤️
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After she wrote a message for her lovely angel, a feather fell upon her shoulder. She smiles thinking that a feather appears when an angel is near.
"As long I'm breathing, you'll always be remembered." she whispers.
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