#A4Day27 : Tunnel

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It was late during a friday night when the Faulkerson family was on their way home from a week long vacation. The rain was pouring heavily as large drops loudly thumped on the windshield of their car. Richard was driving, together with his wife Maine on the passanger's seat and their 4 year old son, Thirdy, sound asleep in the back.

"Tulog ka muna, Mahal. Matagal pa ang byahe natin." Richard said as he saw Maine yawning.

"Hindi, Mahal. Okay lang ako. Kelangan gising ako para hindi ka antukin." She smiled.

"O sige, eto na lang, may tanong ako sa'yo."

"Ano yun?" She asked, raising her brow.

"Kasi madalas ako yung tinatanong mo neto eh. Pero ngayon ako naman magtatanong sa'yo."

"Ah ano..umm..kung mabaho ba yung utot mo?"

He laughed. "Hindi! Ano ba yan, Meng!"

"Eh madalas ko yun tinatanong sa'yo diba? Ano na lang, kung may babae slash lalaki ako?"

"Ikaw talaga. Hindi kasi yan. Pero wait, may lalaki ka ba?" He teased.

"Wala! Dalawa lang kayong lalaki sa buhay ko ngayon noh."

"Ha? Dalawa?"

"Oo. Bukod sa Tatay ko, kay Kuya at kay Dean, ang lalaki sa buhay ay ikaw saka si Thirdy."

"Weh.." He faked a frown.

"Oo nga! Ano na ba kasi yung tanong mo?"

He paused, glanced at her and smiled. "Happy ka?"

"Hmm.. I have to think about that."

"Huy!"

"Syempre naman noh. Tatagal ba yung relationship natin ng sampung taon at yung marriage natin ng lima kung di ako happy?" Maine reached out to Rj and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Talaga?"

"Oo naman."

"Kahit simple na lang yung buhay natin? Kahit hindi na tayo artista?"

Ever since Richard and Maine got married and started their own family, they chose to live their life away from the limelight. It was such a drastic change but they figured they've already made their mark in showbiz and left their legacy.

"Oo naman. Sa totoo lang I think we really made a good choice when we decided to quit showbiz. Kasi ngayon, we can live our lives in peace. Kahit na may occassional gossip paminsan minsan, okay lang. Masaya pa rin."

"Talaga?"

"Oo noh. And hello, our lives are far from simple. Ang gara ng buhay natin, ikaw kasi, daming ipon." She giggled.

"Syempre. Para sa future mo, ni Thirdy at ng mga future kids pa natin."

"Future kids? Sure ka?"

"Oo. Bakit, ayaw mo na ba?"

"Gusto ko. Pero akala ko okay lang sa'yo kahit si Thirdy lang?"

"Syempre gusto ko ng Baby girl."

Little did Rj know, Maine was pregnant. And she has been keeping it from him, wanting to surprise him when they got home.

"Darating din tayo dyan. Basta ngayon, alagaan muna natin si Thirdy, okay?"

"Ok--"

"Mama...Papa..." Thirdy stirred and scratched his eyes. He awoke from his slumber and then started sobbing.

"Thirdy? Bakit? Why are you crying?" Maine turned to him, worried.

"Mama...I...I had a bad dream.." Thirdy continued crying.

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