Hani catches few snowflakes falling from up above with her palm.
Beautiful. Even though these are too tiny to even look at but, if you have eyes craving for beauty, you'd search in even the tinniest of things.
Ang lamig sa labas.
"What are you doin' out here you little beauty?"
A woman passed by and asked her.
"Im waiting for someone." she replies and looked down.
"Who is that someone? Did that person literally said here, outside? You'll die out here alone."
"My dad." Malungkot na sagot nito.
The woman stared at her only to know that it was Jason's daughter, their crazy neighbor in Rose Street.
Her eyes. Greener than Green. Just like her dads.
She gulped upon remembering a horrible incident. Naalala niya bigla ang isang balita na nabasa last year. At sino naman ang di Makakalimot sa headline nun?
'Dead body found at Steeple River.'
The face and the name. How could she forget?
Jason Black-Smith.
"Come. Let's wait for him inside." she smiles and lent her hands to her. Han grabs her hands and followed the woman.
"By the way, what's your name?" the woman raised a question.
Gab looks up to her and smiled. "Hani Corinth Smith."
"That's a cute name! Mine is Veronica. But you can call me Nica. My aunt actually made that name for me. Her name is Vivian. Made it seem like Im her daughter."
Nagpupumilit na ngumiti ang batang si Hani 'Sml?' but unfortunately, she can't say that to her instead she looked around. Her eyes stopped by a dozen of pictures.
"Are you married?" Tanong niya bigla.
Hindi niya alam kung bakit yun ang lumabas sa bibig niya na ke dami dami pa naman niyang ini isip.
She noticed a while ago that all of Veronica's pictures are selfies. She must really love herself.
Veronica bursts into laughter. "Silly no." she pinched her cheeks. "But almost."
"What do you mean almost?"
"Well..." she fidgets her fingers and shyly spoke. "It's a long story. Well, hey Do you want something? coffee? juice? milk? shake?milkshake?"
Han gave her a confused look. "Juice please."
Hani sat straight and placed both her hands on her lap. She silently scans the place. Chill and cozy bungalow. So cool. She has a nice taste. Must be an interior designer.
"Is he the one?" Han pointed a small picture on the left side that has red hearts for a design on it.
Veronica's eyes widen in shock. 'What?! I got rid of that last month?! WTF is going on?!'
Hani seems to notice her reaction so she didn't mind asking. "Or he's not the...One? Is he?"
Pumeke ng tawa si Veronica para mawala ang akward na tensyon na namamagitan sa kanilang dalawa. "N-no...I don't actually know him. Maybe my friend left this in here."147Please respect copyright.PENANAT0HEMm2rUc
She quickly turned the picture facing the wall and frantically laughs.
"Y-you know my friend. She uhhh... forgets about some things a lot."
'Can I tell her that she's lying? And it's actually too obvious?' Isip ng batang babae.
"Uhhh... Here's your juice. Enjoy!" Veronica handed her the juice and sat down in the couch in front of the young girl.
She took a peek on the picture while Hani was still drinking her juice. 'Jesus! How could this happen?!'
"You know what,..."
Nabigla siya sa pagsalita ng batang babae so she immediately faced her again and smiled as if nothings wrong.
"What?"
"I think it's him. I do actually." Hani spoke that shook the hell out of her.
She looked at the picture again. 'This is it! Im burning you wicked picture.' She was about to stand up to get the picture when Han spoke out of nowhere.
"Not the picture. That man right there." she then pointed the dining table.
A man with blue eyes is staring right straight on them. It was kinda creepy though cuz half of his face can only be seen, because the other half is shadowed.
"WTH?!" Veronica cursed.
"How did you get in?!"
"Easy honey." he chuckles and fixed his golden locks. "I'll be gentle. I promise."
"You perverted monkey! Get you and your motherfxxking dxxk out of my house right now!" She was about to run straight up to him when he raised his right hand. Stop.
"What?!"
"Im only here for one thing." Asik ng lalaki.
"Oh that picture!? Yes! You can have it!..." Veronica went about and took the picture and placed it in his hands.
"Do not touch me." he insisted and got rid of her hands on his.
"Ha!You think?! Your the dirty one!How many women have you bedded before you said I love you to me that night?Huh? How many women have you fxxked before you proposed to me?"
In everyone's shock, including Hani Veronica licked her right palm whole and wiped it on his face.
"I am here to get my son." he said and wipes the saliva on his face off with his cloth.
"What son?You don't have a son!" Bulyaw nito sa lalaki.
"Mom Im home!"
"Eh?" Napaurong ang dila ni Veronica nang marinig niya ang boses ng nag-iisang anak niya.
Brian enters the scene, with his backpack.
Hani looked at them with complete frustration. 'What a sad family..." 147Please respect copyright.PENANAIpEbdzZ3KL
She looked at Brian, then to Veronica, then to the man.
"Im not going anywhere without my son." Seryosong sabi nito.
Brian ran straight to his mother and hugged her.
"This isn't your son."
"I am not stupid Veronica."
Brian indeed looked like the man. His complete carbon copy but a 12-year old version. 'How could Veronica say it's not his?'
But not long before that, Han woke in realization, only to find out that Veronica is already lying on the floor while Brian cried.
Nagulat siya sa kanyang nasaksihan. It was too much for a 8 year old's eyes.
The man came straight up to Brian and held him harshly by the hand. "Let's go."
"No!Let go of me!" Brian insisted and tried to get rid of his hand on his wrist. "Mother!"
Then some few men in black suit came and took the poor little boy.
Han had nothing to do but hear his cry.
The man was about to go when she noticed Han. So he went near her and kneeled.
"And who are you?" he asked.
Hani just stares at his face. 'He doesn't look like a criminal with that face that's why no one can catch him and throw him in jail. He must be an evil sorcerer.'
He smiles and pinched her cheeks. "You are so cute."
Hani wipes her cheeks in disgust but she doesn't show it in her face. Instead her eyes landed on a shiny thing on his chest. A tiny gold pin with a David's Star designed on it.
"Oh you like this?" he took off the pin and handed it to her. "Here. It's yours."
He placed it in her hands and left. Forever.
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