PARALLEL UNIVERSE
NORTH SHORE, HAWAII SUMMER 2015
BELLE: Mommy and Tatay got married after a week together. Too fast, right? My father was not an American citizen then. He only had a temporary working visa. Mommy said they are already adults to waste time on dating and such. In an independent country where marriage is only an option. It is ordinary for couples to live under the same roof after the first time they met. Exactly how mom and dad were.
My father has chosen to stay in Hawaii for a specific reason that he kept from me for more than twenty years. Mom knows about it, but she was forbidden to speak about the matter. Mommy Ui and Tatay Dencio have been married for almost twenty-two years now. I wish my marriage would be long-lasting like theirs.
I am blessed to have lived sixte
