Missing You Ms. Lopez

Part 15

"I'm sorry Mrs. Lopez... I'm really sorry.." Patuloy na pag-iyak ng aking asawa habang nakaluhod... The woman tapped Eeian's shoulder and said..

"Stand up iho.. Alam ko namang minahal mo naman talaga ang anak at apo ko.. at nakikita ko yun sa mga mata mo.. kung paano ka magmakaawa para humingi ng tawad sa amin.. And besides, Jeff and Nika already told me how good you are as man, and as a husband.. Masakit para sa amin ang mawalan ng anak but still I thank you for taking care of my daughter... " the woman said at inalalayang tumayo si Eeian mula sa pagkakaluhod nito.

"Mom!!"  I was a startled when I heared my daughter called me. I saw the five of them looked at me upstairs.. Sa lahat ng tumingin sa akin, Eeian's action caught my attention ng bigla siyang umalis sa sala habang nakayuko ang ulo.. I looked at Princess na ngayon ay nakahawak sa aking mga kamay habang nakatingin sa ibaba para salubungin ang tingin ng mga taong nakatitig sa amin.

"Hi...!" Princess greeted as we walked downstairs.

"My Goodness... she's pretty..." Tge woman suddenly kneeled down para maka-lebel niya si Princess at biglang niyakap ang aking anak.

"I'm your granny... you can call me Mama or Granny Sha.." The woman embraced Princess tightly tsaka agad naman akong niyakap ni Ms. Nika with a longing expression on her face.

"I know it was you.. It was you all along..." she whispered at agad kumalas sa pagkakayakap sa akin..

"Huh? " I asked with confusion... I don't know what's happening at kung bakit mamula mula ang mga mata ng babae at lalaking kanina'y kausap ni Eeian..

"anak.... " Biglang sabi ng babaeng umakap kay Princess kanina.. She embraced me ganun din ang lalaki kanina...  I looked at Jeff and Nika with what's-happening-look na ngayo'y nakangiti habang nakatitig sa amin.

"Namiss kita anak... sobra... " the woman said..
"My princess..." sambit din ng lalaki..

After a minute ay kumalas na rin sa pagkakayakap ang babae at lalaki... litong lito parin ako hanggang ngayon habang nakikipaglaro sina Jeff at Nika sa aking anak..

"H-hindi ko po maintindihan.." bigla kong saad sa harap ng babae at lalaki..

The old man handed me an envelope.. I opened it immediately and gasped for air when I read the details being printed on the papers inside the envelope.

Schiara Sxhan Lopez
July 29, 199*

All the other information about me was listed and I cannot deny that the picture posted on the file was only me and not anybody else.

'Eto ba yung regalong para sa amin ni Princess na sinasabi ni Eeian kanina?' isip ko.
The man that punched Eeian a while ago was my dad... and the woman who swiftly hugged my daughter is my mom... Bestfriends ko din pala ang magfiancé na sina Nika at Jeff. ..

Today's April 22.. It's Princess birthday at best birthday gift daw para sa kanya na makilala ang mga granny at tito and tita niya.. Mom and Dad keeps on playing with my daughter while Nika, Jeff and I are talking about things.

"Hindi parin ba kayo nagkakaayos ni Eeian?" Jeff asked.

"Yah...  I should take some time para makapagdesisyon ng maayos .. The wound is still fresh kaya medyo mahirap pa para sa akin ang kausapin siya. ..." I answered.

"But the question is, do you still love him?" Nika intruded.

"I always do.." sagot ko.

"I'll talk to him..." biglang pagtayo ni Jeff at naglakad palabas ng bahay para hanapin si Eeian.

"As I can see sis, Eeian might have hurt you but I can definitely see how he loves you so much hindi lang ngayon kundi maging nung una ko siyang makilala. When I looked at him in the eyes, nakita ko kung gaano siya ka inlove sa iyo... sa babaeng sinasabi niyang bumuo sa kanya upang maging isang mabuting tao. It was you and Princess..." Nika elaborated the story.

"Pero ang hirap kasi Nika ehh.. I've loved him for years and he did not even told me about that.. ngayon lang Nika, ngayong LANG..
kung sana noon pa, I would have known Princess's real father..."

"Adrian would love to see you if Eeian just told him about you...but it's all done.. it was 5 years ago.... Ngayon, Adrian is getting married soon...  with someone he says he's inlove with... " parang nasaktan ako sa narinig ko.. He's still my daughters father.. If he just known our very own existence, magpapakasal kaya siya sa iba?

"S-sino?" I asked.

"Bianca... Bianca Lewis... " Nika answered.

I heaved a sigh and said..

"What should I do now? Ayokong makasira ng buhay ng iba.... kahit na alam kong anak niya ang anak ko .."

"You're going to win him back..." Jeff suddenly intruded..

"H-how? " I asked.

"We'll find a way, Sxhan... We will..." Jeff said with a grin on his face...