Love lives here .....

"From the way you talk about her, it's pretty obvious that you like her."

"It's difficult not to like someone as good-natured as Chaewon."

"I'm not talking about that kind of like."

"Are there different kinds of like?"

"Of course there is the approval like which is your classic like, the disapproval like which is slightly more confusing than its generic counterpart, this "like" is actually a dislike and the "I'm trying to flirt with you" like; riddle me this… how can you sneakily invade your crush's every thought?"

"You're younger than me and you talk to me about a crush."

"Never mind. The "I'm obsessed with you" like and this occurs when you do a little too much of "I'm trying to flirt with you" and the ambiguous like. Disapproval? Approval? Usually applicable only in response to an ended relationship, the ambiguous like leaves most people confused. The mislike which is the worst and deadliest of all likes… you were probably trying to stroll when suddenly that like comes out of nowhere and before you know it… you liked someone you shouldn't have, the meet a cute stranger like happens when you give a witty comment to your friend, the "I don't hate you anymore" like happens when you guys are currently fighting, the "I saw her, but don't feel a need to talk" like is especially useful on birthdays and the promotion like if your friend has a blog or something."

"I don't know about the likes that you're talking about but one thing is for sure Chaewon and I are destined to be where we are right now and should stay that way. If my relationship will only end up like mother and father then I wouldn't dare to be the one to hurt her like that."

"You can always choose not to end up like our parents."

"You're probably right but I still have 10, 20, or even 30 years to think about it."

"If that's how long it will take for you to think about it then Chaewon will already have 4 children by then and I won't wait for you either."

"I'm going to tell father you're already thinking about marriage, hahaha," and Henry ran off to their house.

"Don't you dare!!!!!" Olivia ran after his older brother also.

Amor knocked on the door but no one is answering thus she cried out Theo's name instead, "Theo! Theo, it's me, Amor!! Please open up!!!"

"Ma?!" Emma called out her name from behind.

The startled Amor looked in the direction from where the voice was coming from, "Emma?"

"Mama, it's really you. Don't bother calling out papa he left since this morning, he might be back late in the afternoon or maybe at nighttime already. Are we going back home to grandma's?"

"Uhm..... I can't come back later when your father's home but since we agreed that you will only stay here for a week I don't think he would mind if you leave without asking permission from him."

Henry and Olivia just arrived home but they were able to hear what Amor said, "Can we stay here for 1 more week ma?" Henry asked.

"Ah..... do all of you feel the same way?"

"Kuya (older brother) Henry will be away for another 3 years and it's not a guarantee that he can visit us here every now and then," said Olivia.

"Oh..... if you all feel that way then I'll come back and fetch you next week but I'm taking Michael with me."

"Thank you ma," said Emma.

"Michael, let's go."

"Yes ma," Michael replied.

"Bye ma," said Jacob.

Her parent's house is only 1 kilometer away thus she arrived there only after a few minutes of travel.

"Amor you're here, come in," greeted her father.

"Where's mother?"

"Come with me, your mother is preparing afternoon snacks for you."

"Amor, Michael!" greeted her mother. "You can stay in the kitchen while I take out the afternoon snacks."

"Ma, can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Huh? Yes," Elizabeth's startled reply.

They left Michael in the kitchen with Daniel so that the 2 of them can talk in the living room.

"I went to Theo's house earlier to fetch the children but he was not there and the children wanted to stay there for another week."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Because I don't have that much time left to stay here and I want to spend more time with them."

"Why are you worried? After all, he is still their father....."

"But I am also their mother."

"It's just another week for sure you will have plenty of time left to spend with them once they're back here."

"I might ask my boss to allow me to extend a few more days here with the children especially now that we're no longer living with their father."

"Don't worry about your children," assured Elizabeth.

"I don't know how the children are coping especially Henry," long-withheld tears have now been freely released and are dancing on her cheeks.

"I'm really sorry Amor if we cannot be of much help but still don't hesitate to ask and we'll sort things out together, okay?"

"Thank you ma I guess I need to get used to sharing my time with the children separately," before Elizabeth can respond Amor stood up because her words have now turned into cries.

Going back to the kitchen brought her to reality again, not knowing where to draw her strength from she still managed to walk toward Michael.

"Uhm..... after next week I'll go back to your father's house to fetch your older siblings okay?"

"Do you need help, ma?" asked Michael.

"Ah..... thanks Michael but I'll be fine."

Amor went back to Theo's house and she can see that the lights are already on, "Is Evelyn with him?" she asked herself.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Who is it?!" Theo cried out from inside.

"Oh..... it's..... it's me..... it's me, Amor," she can hear Theo trying to open the door now.

"What do you want?"

"Uhm..... I'm here..... I'm here to fetch the kids," and Theo moved out of the doorway to make way for her to get inside.

She glanced around the house to see if Evelyn is with him before she went inside the room to get her children's things.

Theo followed her inside the room and sat on the bedside, "She's not here, she went home for a bit."

"Ah..... it's good to know that you're able to spend time with the kids."

"Why do you burden your parents in taking care of my children?"

"Ma?!" Henry called out her name from behind.

The startled Amor looked in the direction from where the voice was coming from, "Henry?"

"Mama, it's really you. Are we going back home to grandma's?"

"Oh..... we agreed that you will only stay here for another week right?"

Olivia and Emma just arrived home but they were able to hear what Amor said, "Can we stay here for another week ma?" Olivia asked.

"Uhm..... do all of you think the same way?"

"Aunt Evelyn is always not around thus there's no one to take care of papa," said Emma.

"Ah..... if you all think that way then I'll come back and fetch you next week but I'm taking Jacob with me."

"Thank you ma," said Henry.

"Jacob, let's go."

"Yes ma," Jacob replied.

"Bye ma," said Olivia.

Hiding from the moon trying to forget the hurt, but she can't seem to let it go.