Chapter 84: Pag-aayos

“MOMMY, STOP CRYING na po…” pakiusap ni Cora sa mommy niyang wala pa ring humpay sa pag-iyak.

Ngumiti si Cathy at kinalma ang sarili bago tinuyo ang magkabila niyang pisngi gamit ang mga palad niya. Sinigurado niyang walang natirang luha sa mukha niya bago umupo sa harap ng mga anak niya.

“I'm sorry. I'm sorry kung nagawa ko kayong ipaglayo. I made a mistake. I'm really sorry. Please forgive me.”

“Mommy, you don't need to apologize,” sambit ni Chase bago sinapo ang pisngi niya. “You didn't even make a mistake—you just did the thing you thought was right,” dagdag pa nito.

“Chase is right, Mommy. Apologizing isn't really necessary. Instead, we can show our love for each other, or better yet, we can fix the things that were broken,” wika naman ni Parker.

“They're so young, but look at how they think,” nakangiting usal ni Phoenix.

“I still made a mistake. Hindi ko agad kayo ipinakilala sa isa't-isa,” anang Cathy.

“But we're complete now, mommy,” usal naman ni Cora.

Napailing na lang si Ca