CHAPTER 5.1: THE SECRET PROMISE
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Later, Aling Trena asked, “What if she finds out the truth?”
“That day will come eventually.”
“Do you think she'll be angry with us?”
“No.”
“How can you be so sure?”
“Because we never took her in to hurt her.”
He looked at Aling Trena.
“We chose to love her.”
“Will she be angry?”
“No. We took her in because we chose to love her.”
“And we'll take care of her.”
“For how long?”
“Forever.”
The couple looked at each other.
“Promise?”
“Promise.”
That night, they made a secret promise.
They would never tell anyone where they had found Angel.
They would never reveal the strange mark on her wrist.
And above all, they would never allow Angel to grow up believing that she was somehow different from everyone else.
They would do everything they could to give her a normal childhood.
A childhood filled with love.
A childhood free from fear.
A childhood where she would simply be their daughter.
Neither of them knew that the promise they made that night would one day be tested.
Months passed.
Angel continued to grow.
She learned to crawl.
Then she learned to stand.
And eventually, she began to speak.
One morning, while Aling Trena was preparing breakfast, she suddenly heard a small voice behind her.
They would hide where they found Angel and never reveal the strange mark on her wrist. They would give her a childhood filled with love, free from fear, and let her grow up believing she was simply their daughter.
Neither knew that their promise would one day be tested.
Months passed. Angel learned to crawl, stand, and speak.
One morning, while Aling Trena prepared breakfast, a small voice called from behind her.
“Nay…”
She froze.
Slowly, she turned around.
“What?”
Angel looked at her and smiled.
She froze and turned.
Angel smiled.
“Nay.”
Aling Trena covered her mouth.
Tears instantly filled her eyes.
Aling Trena covered her mouth, tears filling her eyes.
“Reno!”
Mang Reno hurried into the room.
“What happened?”
Mang Reno hurried in.
“She called me Nay!”
He looked at Angel.
“What?”
“Nay!”
Angel repeated the word.
Mang Reno smiled.
“Trena…”
Aling Trena immediately picked up the child and hugged her tightly.
Aling Trena hugged her tightly.
“My daughter!”
For that simple moment, every remaining doubt disappeared from Aling Trena's heart.
It no longer mattered who had given birth to Angel.
She was her mother.
And Angel had chosen them as her family.
They had no idea that somewhere far from their home, someone was watching.
Deep in the forest, a mysterious figure stood beneath the ancient trees, staring toward the distant farmland.
In its hand was an old symbol.
A star.
“She's growing,” the figure whispered.
A faint, unsettling smile appeared.
“It won't be long now.”
The forest fell silent once again.
But somewhere beyond the mountains, something ancient had begun to stir.
At that moment, every doubt disappeared. It no longer mattered who had given birth to Angel.
She was Aling Trena’s daughter—and she had chosen them as her family.
But far from their home, someone was watching.
Deep in the forest, a mysterious figure stood beneath ancient trees, holding an old star-shaped symbol.
“She’s growing,” the figure whispered.
A faint smile appeared.
“It won’t be long now.”
Beyond the mountains, something ancient had begun to stir.
The secret was no longer sleeping.
It was waiting.
And sooner or later…
it would come for Angel.
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