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“Look, Irma!” Ana starts again when we just remain staring at each other with her brother like strangers. We both look at her. “I know that my brother messed up big times. I know that you may still be hurting. But for your daughter’s sake, leave whatever bitterness you have against him and establish a good relationship with him. Your daughter needs to see that—her mom and daddy at peace.” She states.She has a point. And I know that. And I want that for my child. I do not want her to see us fighting like cats and dogs with her father. For all I know, that kid is blamed for every odd thing about her dad. I want that to stop. I do not want her to point her fingers at me again. And above all, I want her to have peace. I want her to be happy. And the starting point of that happiness is us—the way Ray and I conduct ourselves before her.“Look, Irma.” I turn to Ray as he speaks. “You are right. This is all my fault. I caused all this, and you do not know how much I regret it. I know it is s

Walking inside the house, Angel runs to her daddy’s arms the moment our noses pop into the house, while Julie remains mouth-ajar after seeing Ana. I shut the door behind me, knowing that her sermons were piling up in her head. I know I will be in for a baking-hot lecture when she decides to break the cold-shoulder strike.“I missed you, daddy.” Ana whimpers while her face is still buried in Ray’s neck.Ray tightens her arms around her in their intimate embrace. He is on his knees to match her height. His eyes are shut, letting the messages for his daughter flow through his system. “I missed you so much, princess.” He says this, kissing her as he pulls her away from the embrace. He cages her tiny arms into his hands, showering her with kisses before speaking again. “Daddy is so sorry, okay? I got caught up in something, but that will never happen again.” He explains—short and straight.“Would you have come, Daddy, if Mom didn’t come for you?” Angel asks softly. It seems like she has cr

“She what? Why don’t you just go and slap that witch with the evidence that she freaking wants and let's see what she will have to say next? I will even take you there myself. I want to see her deny her crimes even with the evidence in front of her.” She says, angrily.“No. Not yet.” I state.“Not yet? You would rather Ray and Ana be torn about who to believe because you don’t have the evidence? Are you worried that they will never believe you completely until they see the evidence?” She asks.I shake my head. “That is not going to happen. I already have Ana and Ray on my side.”“What makes you so sure?” She queries.“You should have seen how Ana questioned her mother. They even dared her to swear that she was innocent. They are still in shock at what her mother did, and they hate her. Not completely because she is still their mother, but the detest they feel for her is enough for me.” I state. I wonder what that is feeling right now. What is she saying about her children being with m

My daughter is all bubbly as I finish preparing her for school. She is even humming some unknown songs that I have never heard of. Wow! How does life change? “You seem so happy, baby. What's up?” I inquire as we go downstairs for breakfast,She jiggles. “Of course I am so happy, mom. Daddy is driving me to school. Finally, my friends will meet my dad. They will know that I have a daddy just like them.” She says so proudly.“Were they bullying you because you didn’t have a daddy before?” I ask. I can't remember how many times I have banged her with this question, and I usually get the same answer. I just feel the need to ask because today she is in a good mood. Maybe I will get a different response today.But she shakes her head. “No, mommy. I just felt a little jealous seeing them have their daddies while I only had a mother.” He says.A little jealous? All that she put me through was all because she was a little jealous. My! What if she grew more jealous? Would she have burst like a

Ray clears his voice after a moment of silence. “I just came to check what has been keeping you for so long. Angel is getting late for school.” He says this while standing at the doorway. He always has bad timing to pop up. I hope he did not hear it all.“I will take the breakfast to Angel. Julie says as she grabs the tray in haste. Shiet! The gossip got us so hooked that we did not see time fly by. What were we thinking? To think that the poor guy came in even before time. Can I curse this friend of mine for arousing such mid-hooking gossip? “Hey! Where are you going?"Huh!I halt my course and glare at this one. What does she mean by where I am going? Am I not counted for breakfast or what? “To have breakfast, of course,” I state, glaring at her as she stands beside Ray, both of them closing all the space that I can escape through.“No. Don’t worry. I will serve Angel. Why don’t you stay here for a while and have a word with our guest? I am sure you have not even greeted him, right?