Week had passed Irene is at San Juan while Greggy is in Forbes together with Victoria, walang ka ide-ideya si Victoria na okay na pala sila Irene at Greggy ngayon. Hindi muna nila ito sinabi dahil they want to surprise Victoria and that surprise is still in the making.
Greggy is leaving for his business trip to US and he will be staying there for 2 weeks kaya Victoria will stay with Irene at forbes. It's 9 a.m na, hindi na sumama si Victoria kay Greggy sa airport, nag diretso na siya agad sa forbes kasama yung dog niya.
Few minutes later ay nakadating na siya. Imelda is in tacloban together with Aimee since malapit na ang pasko pinuntahan nila doon yung mga kamaganak nila na mga Romualdez.
VICTORIA'S POV
Kakadating ko lang ngayon dito sa San Juan, pag-pasok ko sa loob ay walang sumalubong sa akin, wala ata si mommy dito, buti naman. Agad akong dumiretso sa kusina para kumuha ng makakain, lunes ngayon kaka grocery nila nung sabado kaya sigurado ako madaming laman ang pantry nila lola at ref.
After kong kumuha ng mga pag-kain ay inakyat ko na ito sa kwarto ko at binuksan ko na ang tv at nag nextflix. Sana 'wag agad dumating si mommy.
IRENE'S POV
I'm here at the airport, me and Greggy are going to US. Eme eme lang na may business trip siya don pero we're going to have a date there. We plan it nung nagkabati kami.
Hinihintay ko nalang ngayon si Greggy na makadating, nandito ako ngayon sa terminal 2 ng NAIA.
I'm so glad kasi me and Greggy will spend 2 weeks in US ng kaming dalawa lang. Sana sa susunod kasama na si Victoria at sana magkaayos na kami pag balik naman ng pilipinas ni Greggy.
After 10 minutes ay nakadating na si Greggy, masaya ako nang makita ko siya, Siyempre niyakap ko siya. "are you ready, Dear?" tanong nito sa akin. "Last week pa, Love. I can't wait to spend my weeks with you together, just the two of us" sabi ko sabay halik sa kanya.
Kinuha na namin yung maleta namin at sumakay ng eroplano since nakabili na kami ng ticket namin last week pa.
VICTORIA'S POV
It's now 6 p.m at hindi pa dumadating si mommy, saan na ba nagpunta yon?
Nagugutom na ako kaya nagluto na ako ng dinner ko. Medyo natatakot na ako kasi mag-isa ko lang dito sa bahay ngayon, nasa bakasyon yung mga tauhan dito sa bahay ni Lola eh.
After kong kumain ay umakyat na ako sa taas, nandito ako ngayon sa balcony ng kwarto ko, nakatingin sa mga bituin.
Habang nagmumuni-muni ako ay sinubukan kong tawagan si mommy para tanungin kung nasaan siya ngayon pero hindi siya sumasagot, tawagan ko kaya si Tita Imee?
I dialed her number na....
on call
"hello Tita?" sabi ko
"bakit ka napatawag?"tanong nito sa akin. "eh kasi Tita, wala pa po si mommy dito sa San Juan, wala po akong kasama dito"sabi ko sakanya"What?! eh nasan na kaya yung nanay mo?" she said. "Ewan ko po, hindi ko din po macontact"I said. "Hintayin mo ako dyan ha, sasamahan kita dyan"she said at mabilis na ibinaba ang telepono.
end call....
After kong matawagan si Tita Imee ay pumasok na ako sa loob ng kwarto ko at nilock ang mga pinto at bintana. I went to the sala para hintayin ang pagdating ni Tita Imee. Nagseselpon ako habang nakatalukbong ng kumot.
Few minutes later, Tita Imee arrived kaya mabilis kong binuksan ang pinto. I hugged her. "Buti dumating po kayo agad, natatakot na po ako dito" I said while hugging her. Tita Imee chuckled. "para namang bata, don't worry Tita is here. Saan na ba kasi nagpunta yang mommy mo?" she asked. We went to the couch at umupo muna. "Hindi po nagriring yung phone niya eh, baka lowbat po or walang signal yung phone niya ngayon" i said worriedly. Galit ako ngayon kay mommy pero sana naman walang nagyari na masama sakanya.
"Tita, paano kung..." Tita didn't let me finish my word. "Gaga, walang masamang mangyayari sa nanay mo. Malay mo nag de-date sila ng daddy ko dib" she said. I rilled my eyes. "Imposibleng mangyari yon Tita" I said. "Posible" she retorted. "Impossible po. Kumain ka na po?"I said. she just nodded.
"Tita, samahan mo ako mamaya ha? Sa kwarto ko tayo matulog" sabi ko habang nakayakap sa braso niya, she just smiled and nodded.
It's now 10 at nakatulog na si Victoria, Imee is still awake. She decided to call Irene, she's at the balcony. Irene amd Greggy just arrived at USA she was so shocked when she saw 120 missed calls from her daughter. Now Imee is calling her kaya sinagot na niya ito.
"Hoy! Irene! Kung saan saan ka nagpupunta, kanina ka pa hinahanap ng anak mo! Mag-isa niya lang dito sa bahay ni mommy, paano kung may masamang nangyari sa anak mo?...." Irene didn't let Imee finish. "Ate, magkasama kami ngayon ni Greggy, tskaa andyan ka naman eh. Pag bigyan mo na kami"she said that makes Imee speechless.
"O-okay na kayo ni Gregorio?" she asked habang patingin tingin kay Victoria na mahimbing ang tulog ngayon. "Oo, ate" she said. Imee got kilig . "Gaga ka, sumama ka kay Greggy sa USA? kayong dalawa lang?"she asked"Oo, ate. 'Wag mo munang sasabihin kahit kanino ah, lalo na kay Victoria " she said. Napakunot naman ng noo si Imee at nag iwan iyon ng isang malaking katanungan sakanya. "Bakit naman? Ayaw niyo bang sumaya yung bata?" she asked. "Basta ate, kami ang bahala, tulungan mo nalang kami ni Greggy, ha?" she asked. Imee said yes to them at binaba na ang phone.
"Nasa USA pala ang mag-asawa"she whispered at napasapo sa noo. Shen went back to bed at tinabihan na si Victoria at natulog na din.
Irene and Greggy is now in their hotel room, they're noth happy. after nilang iligpit ang mga gamit nila ay sabay silang nagshower at humiga na sa kama. Irene is hugging Greggy, Greggy is also diong the same. Nakaunan si Irene sa braso ni Greggy, they're watching tv. Greggy can't stop smelling Irene's hair. it smells like strawberry and vanilla.
"I love you" Greggy said while looking to Irene. Irene looked at Greggy and kissed him on his lips. "I love you too, baby" she retorted then smiled. Greggy hugged Irene. They're just hugging each other until they fell asleep.
MORNING CAME.....
Maagang nagising si Victoria, she went outside to look for her mommy but hindi niya ito mahanap. She decided to call her but it's just ringing. "Kagabi hindi ma contact, ngayon naman 'di sumasagot Ugh!" she said frustratedly.
She's stamping her feet pababa ng hagdan, she's frowning. Imee is at the kitchen right now and saw Victoria. "Why are you frowning?"she asked. "Mommy is not answering my call" she said. Imee remember what Irene said to her last night. She smiled. "Malaki na yung nanay mo, hayaan mo na siya"she said. "Are you serious, Tita? 24 hours nang wala si Mommy, nag-aalala na po ako"she said, she's now crying. Imee laughed at her. "Tita, mukha po ba akong nag jojoke?" she said. "Lagi ko kasing inaaway yung mommy mo eh, baka nilayasan ka na?"Imee said. "Mommy ko pa din siya, mag-aalala pa rin po ako. Galit lang po ako pero hindi ko po sinasabing wala na po akong pake sakanya"she sobbed.
"Iyaking bata, don't worry nakausap ko na ang mommy mo. Mawawala siya ng ilang araw kasi may emergency sa makiling"palusot ni Imee kay Victoria.
"Bakit hindi mo sinabi sa akin agad? Nag sayang pa ako ng luha tuloy"she said wiping her tears.
"Tinitesting lang kita, baka kasi hindi mo na love ang mommy mo eh"she said while caressing Victoria's hair. "Nakakainis ka, Tita but, I love you po!" she said at niyakap si Imee.
Nakahinga na ngayon ng maluwag si Victoria, now she knows that her mommy is all good.
After nilang kumain ay umakyat na ulit siya sa kwarto niya, Imee is going to senate dahil may pasok siya today.
Victoria locked all the doors and windows to make sure na walang makakapasok sa bahay.
She decided to call her mom.
Irene and Greggy is having a dinner and masayang nagsusubuan(ng pagkain) nang biglang tumawag si Victoria. Irene warned Greggy to shut his mouth dahil wala itong kaalam alam na magkasama sila ngayon.
on call...
"Bakit hindi mo sinasagot yung mga tawag ko? Di ka manlang nagsabi na nasa makiling ka pala ngayon"Victoria said who is about to cry.
"Sorry, akala ko kasi hindi mo ako hahanapin eh, galit ka sa akin diba?"she said. She's stopping herself to laugh because Greggy is making some weird face infront of her, he's making her laugh, but Irene controlled her laugh.
"And so? You need to inform me kung saan ka pupunta para alam ko kung saan ko pupuntahan yung nanay ko. Alam mo ba na hindi ako makatulog kagabi kasi hindi ko alam kung nasan ka? Paano kung may nangyaring masama sa'yo?"she sobbed.
"Fine, sorry. Akala ko kasi you don't care about me na..." she said
"Galit lang ako pero mawawala din yon but yung care ko sa'yo never mawawala yon! Nakakainis ka mommy!" she said and hang the phone.
end call.....
"Iyakin yung Anak natin Greggy, nagmana sa'yo"Irene teased him. "Anong ako..."Irene cut him and gave him a death stare. Greggy swallowed his lump and nervously laugh. "Sabi ko nga iyakin ako, Dear."he said. Irene smiled at pour some wine into Greggy's glass. "I love you, Gregorio "she whispered enough for him to hear. "I love you too, Chinita ko"he whispered and Irene got butterflies. She always got butterflies on stomach everytime Greggy calls her "chinita".