When She Left Me Part 5

           Karla kept asking her dad if their mom is coming to the play. But for every question she throws to her dad, he only gives her one answer: "I'm not sure". Yuichi, who's already in his pirate costume, is already about to cry when he asked Larry this heartbreaking question: "Doesn't Mommy love us anymore?".

    Larry assures his kids that their mom loves them so much. He also told them that they are not to blame for whatever it is is happening between their parents. But heaven knows he's lying.

The dad is worried if the mom is ever going to attend. He already sent a barrage of text messages to her phone but still no reply. Finz suddenly came into the picture, asking if how thing's are doing about the annulment thing. (FYI, Finz got kid of his own who goes to the same school as the twins. Who knew?)

"I'm not sure. I really haven't heard from Marla since God-knows-when. Hell, it must have been seven or eight months since she left me and our kids on our own."

"But you still love her right?", out pops Finz' forbidden question.

"I still love her. I love her for right reasons. I know she loves me too. I would have understand if she hates me for what happened in the past but marrying me means something right?"

"It may have meant something...But it is possible that it may have meant something else?"

"Finz, I don't know what to do. I'm so confused. I...just can't believe that Marla is actually leaving me...for good!"

"Hold on to your tears dude. You don't want your kids to see you like that, you know."

"You're right. I should be strong for my kids. I know we could get through this somehow."

      It's past 4:30pm and the play is about to start. Many from the audience are in their seats, awaiting for their little ones' spot in the limelight. The same goes to Larry who continue to try and keep things together with his kids.

     As he sees Yuichi and Karla singing and dancing, he couldn't stop himself smiling in tears. He's so proud as a dad to witness what could be his kids' best moments in their lives, yet he knows it won;t be complete without their mom.

    Speaking of "mom". Amidst the crowd of parents inside the school theater, one familiar rose is found there among the thorns, standing at the very back.

It's Marla and it turns out she got Larry's messages after all. She sees Larry but the guy didn't notice.

In silence, she uttered a few words:

"I'M SORRY..."

To be continued...