It's been a year since Race and I quietly said our vows, just the two of us, three months after I gave birth. It wasn't the grand wedding he envisioned for me, though he was willing to give me the celebration of my dreams in a far-off country.
Pero mas pinili ko ang isang simpleng kasal lang. I wanted our wedding to be pure and intimate with just our loved ones and a few friends watching. We stood together under the setting sun, hands intertwined, promising to love each other for the rest of our lives.
Nagbaba ako ng tingin sa tiyan ko na patuloy kong hinahaplos bago tumingin kila Race. Both of them are playing on the carpeted floor. Their laughter fills the room, which is warm and comforting.
"This is love," I whisper to myself, still caressing my little bump. "Not the fairy tales I us
