WE MADE our way to the stage. Agad akong lumapit kay Tita Alice at masaya siyang niyakap. Her tight hugs told me that she missed me too. I really found a second mother in her. I also gave Tito Jad a hug.
‘Naks! Mother! Ibang level!’
Nagpatuloy ang kanta ng lahat ng tao sa loob ng covered court. Maliban siguro sa akin dahil hindi ko alam ang kanta dahil Ilocano song iyon. Tahimik lang ako sa tabi ni Tita Alice at nagmasid lang sa paligid. Some of the Montoya cousins settled at our back while the two brothers were standing beside me. Si Tito Jad naman nasa tabi ng host, masaya ring nakikanta.
Lalapit na sana si Alas sa kinaroroonan namin pero bigla siyang hinatak ni Tito at pinaupo sa upuang nasa pinakagitna ng stage. Then, a male employee gave Tito Jad a flower crown which he immediately
