(Phone conversation)
FRI AT 11:09 PM
Middle conversation.
Tita Ritz:
Totoo ba, Hannah? Naghiwalay na kayo ng anak ko?
Hannah :
Tita... (Pause) Sorry po.
Tita Ritz :
When we talked last time, you didn't say anything. And now, this?
Hannah :
Ano po bang sinabi ni Zig?
Tita Ritz:
He said that it's over between the two of you. But it's obvious when he talked to us. I saw it in his face! Mahal na mahal ka ng anak ko. Kaya ano'ng nangyari? Bakit... bakit mo siya iniwan?
Hannah :
Hindi ko siya... iniwan, Tita. It's just as he said it. It's... it's over.
Tita Ritz :
You stood by him even when things weren't that good. Sigurado akong may nangyari! Dahil ba 'to kay Jeric?!
Hannah :
Po?! Pa'no po nasama si JT rito?
Tita Ritz :
Hindi sinasabi ni Tim pero malakas ang kutob ko! Alam naming may babaeng kinahuhumalingan si Jeric ngayon! His social media status... it's full of that girl! Nag-away sila ni Zig, umalis siya ng bahay... he even transferred Jerome from our hospital to his friends'! 'Wag mong sabihing... kahit na alam ni Jeric ang relasyon ninyo ni Zig, nakipagmabutihan siya sa'yo!
Hannah :
Tita... hindi po ganyan ang nangyari! (Sharp breath) Labas po si JT rito.
Tita Ritz :
I hope so, Hannah. Because I saw the way Jeric looked at you back at the hospital... he looked at you with affection. And you... please tell me I'm just imagining things. This isn't good for anyone, anak. Papa... he won't like this.
(Silence)
Hannah :
I'm sorry, Tita. I'm sorry that my feelings for Zig changed. I didn't mean to change... It just happened.
Tita Ritz :
I wanted to believe that... I really do. (Voice breaking) I've been a bad mother to Zig. I left him... And for a long time, he was by himself. When I came back, there was nothing that he needed from me. I never had the chance to be a proper mother to him. (Sobs) I saw him happy again... whenever he was with you. So, please... if you could still change your mind about this... don't leave, anak. Zig is hurting. I don't want to see him hurting...
(Long silence)
Hannah :
I'm really sorry, Tita. Mag-uusap po kami ni Zig. I'm really, really sorry...
(Long silence)
Call cut.
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Fallback Girl (Chat MD Series #3)
ChickLitA girl, hoping. A boy, waiting. Unsent messages. Unsaid thoughts. Unanswered love. Pretentions. And all the unwelcomed feelings in between. Jeric Teodoro's story. 3rd Installment of Chat MD Series.
