♛Fourteen♛
Ylejah:
“And I got ten stars, mommy! Ten shiny stars..”
Something pinched my heart seeing my daughter bragged her stars to her mom—on her cold tomb. It was an early Sunday morning when I and my daughter paid a visit to her mother’s tomb here in Burnaby Private Cemetery.
I..I want to say sorry, baby.. I was kneeling on the ground alongside my daughter, Lana who kept on talking to her mother. I hope she listens because—I couldn’t help the guilt building inside my soul since the day I left Philippines.
“Daddy!” Tawag sa’kin ng anak ko. I smiled at Lana and kissed her quick. “Yes, baby?” She’d been telling her mom her awards that she garnered during her advanced class—she’s really brilliant. A smart pretty princess..
“What about you? What do you want to sa
