PAUBAYA
Author: BINIBINING_MARIEL
Mom, can you tell me a sad story?”
“Sure baby.” Tugon ko.
“Your dad. Highschool kami no’ng makilala ko siya. Crush na crush ko siya no’n and guess what?”
“What mom?”
“Pareho kami ng Tita mo na bestfriend ko no’n, we both had crush on your dad.”
“Really? Tita, the one who died because of leukemia mom? ‘Yong tita na lagi mong kinukwento sa akin mom?”
“Yes, you got it right. Shall I continue the story?”
“Yes mom!”
“Pareho kaming may crush sa kanya pero di kami nag-aaway. Pareho kaming nagfafangirl, tumitili, kinikilig pero...

never kaming nag-away until una akong napansin ng dad mo. And he chose me, and then we got married and lived together for almost 6 years.”
“Aww, malungkot nga ‘yan sa part ni tita mom.”
“And you know whats the sad part there for me?”
“Ano po?”
“Your dad never loved me. He only married me because your tita asked it before she died. He really love my bestfriend, your tita.”
“M-mom…”
“And guess the saddest part…”
“What mom?”
“You were not really mine. You came from my bestfriend’s womb whom your daddy loved very much.”