Chapter 8

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It's almost 7 pm when Aly and Iyah got home. pagod na pagod ang anak niya sa paglibot nila sa mall at paglalaro nito.. bumili din sila ng laruan para dito.. She allowed Iyah to pick what she wants dahil hindi naman kasi ito madalas magpabili ng laruan sa kanya..

Iyah and ate Lyka are seated at the backseat of the car. Nakahiga ang bata sa hita ni ate lyka dahil nakatulog na nga ito sa pagod.


Pag dating nila ng bahay ay agad niyang kinarga ang bata papasok ng bahay..

Aly: ate lyka yung mga pinamili na lang natin ang paki buhat mo.. ako na ang bahala kay Iyah..

Dinala na niya ito sa kwarto ng bata, dahan dahan niya itong inihiga sa kama..

Kumuha siya ng pang palit ng damit nito atsaka niya pinalitan ng damit si Iyah..

Aly: (She kissed Iyah on her forehead) I love you Iyah..

She stares at her daughter's face one last time before stepping out of her room..

Dumeretso siya sa kwarto niya at hinubad ang t-shirt at shorts na suot niya bago siya pumasok ng banyo para maligo.. hinayaan lang niyang bumuhos ang tubig sa buo niyang katawan.


No matter how hard she tried hindi maiwasan na hindi maisip si den..

She's hoping na lahat ng nararamdaman niya para sa Doctora ay umagos kasama ng tubig paalis sa katawan niya.. alam niya na impossibleng mangyari iyon dahil alam niyang tumatak na sa puso niya si den..

When she's done bathing she wore her bathrobe tapos ay lumabas ng banyo para kumuha ng damit niya..

After niya magbihis ng sando at boxers she laid her back on her bed.. Muli naisip niya si Iyah.. If she's going to ask kung may babaguhin siya sa buhay niya ang sagot ay wala.. Everything that happened in her life she’s to go through it again, even how crappy and shitty her life have become she’ll gladly take it knowing that one day she will receive the most beautiful gift that she’ll ever receive in her existence. That is when Iyah came in her life.


Bago pa siya dalawin ng antok sunod naman pumasok sa isip niya ay si den..

She remembered everything that happened to them how they met, how mesmerized she was when she first laid her eyes on her. She never believed in love at first sight not until she saw Den. After Liza, she never thought that she could ever love again, akala niya sila na lang ni Iyah ang magiging magkasama habang buhay. Okay lang naman sa kanya yun siguro dahil hindi pa niya nakita ang babae na magpapabago ng isip at paniniwala niya.

Every time that she will get to meet someone she knows right away that she will just come and go. Pero iba si den, something tells her that she’s different from everyone that she met. Unang kita niya pa lang kay Den, she believed that she’s “The One’, she wanted her to be “The One” and she has to be “The One”. In short she’ll do everything para magkaayos sila ni Den dahil wala siyang balak na layuan ang dalaga.


Aly: (she let out a deep sigh) good night babe.. I'm loving you from a far but doesn't necessarily mean that I'm giving up on you.. (she said to herself before going to sleep)

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Den is now at her condo.. Pagkatapos nila magusap ni Aly kaninang tanghali hindi na ito nag paramdam pa muli..

aaminin niya may isang parte sa puso niya ang gustong magsisi dahil sa mga sinabi niya dito pero nanaig ang kagustuhan niyang kalimutan na ito..

Madiin niyang pinikit ang kanyang mga mata.. she tried her best to think of Myco.. How did they meet.. dahil nga they are a product of an arranged marriage, at first ayaw niya dito.. What does she expect she wanted to be in control so when her parents told her that she will marry Myco naging rebelde siya..

Tinataguan niya ito palagi pag dinadalaw siya nito sa bahay ng parents niya o kaya sa school where she's taking up medicine..

I guess somewhere between those times she suddenly pity Myco and felt bad for him after all pareho lang naman sila ng sitwasyon nito. She tried to befriend him, baka sakali na maging ally niya ito at dalawa na silang hominid sa kasal, pero mas nagging kilala niya ang binata she she saw na hindi lang puro good looks ito. He is respectful, kind and ready to sacrifice his own happiness para lang sa pamilya niya. He also has a good upbringing..

They often see each other and one thing led to another, she found herself falling for him. Sino ba naman ang hindi ma fall sa isang lalaki na almost perfect, he’s every girls dream.

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