27 - Hair

27

I'm here again. I'm back to where I belong. What happened on that island should be forgotten. I'm here, and I'm married. My daughter and son have a father, and it's Ivo. I shouldn't be thinking about anything but only my life here in Manila and with my family.

Pero paano kung magkita kami bigla rito? Maliit lang ang mundong ginagalawan namin. We have a mutual friend, and he is also one of the investors in our company. Anong sasabihin ko sa kanya kapag nagkita kami?

I bit my lower lip. Wala naman dapat akong sabihin sa kanya! Come on, Affeya! Think about something! Don't fvcking think about him!

"Mom!" Napakurap-kurap ako nang kalabitin ako ni Zally. She is now innocently staring at me.

"Oh. Sorry. What is it?" Tanong ko dahil hindi ko alam kung may sinasabi ba siya o wala.

Hindi nagsalita si Zally kaya napasulyap ako kay Ivo. Binabalatan nito ang orange, pero ang tingin ay nasa akin. I saw him looking at me with a disappointed look. Anong ginawa ko?

"Pinapaabot niya ang tubig, but