The Destined Encounter 57 Chapter 57: Torn

Happy Independence day to my Mother land! Since tomorrow is a celebration of independence of my mother land I'll be releasing a new chapter as a gift.

Salamat Po. (Thank you.)

Happy Reading ?!

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Lee's silent night was disturb by the continues ringing of his doorbell like the only thing that's missing is to actually break the doorbell just for him to open the door. Lee was not expecting any visitors and he is too tired to even entertain anyone. He wanted to ignore it but the pestering sound of his doorbell won't let him. He tried to call security but the person on the other end of the line just told him that it was his parents and there's nothing they can do about it. The drowsiness that Lee has been enduring suddenly vanished upon hearing that it was his parents who are the mad person who keeps on pressing his doorbell. He was expecting them but he didn't know that the news would fly this fast. it hasn't been a whole 24 hours since he visited his older brother and here his parents trying to break open his door. Lee hurriedly went to the front door of his bachelor's pad, like he was about to fly just to get there as fast as he can.

"Dad! Mom!" Lee greeted his parents like normal, like he knows nothing why they are in his pad late night. The sharp gaze of his father's eyes is like piercing through him.

"Dong-ha not here, inside let's take it inside." Rebecca instinctively calm her husband down. Lee widen the door to let both of his parents inside. He knows that he will had it coming but he didn't know that it will be this fast. He didn't even get a wink of sleep since yesterday and his body is just too tired but all that tiredness fade instantly and was replaced by different emotions. He didn't know where to start, he didn't know how will he going to explain it to them and what will their reactions could be. He knows that I just like him they will be put in a difficult situation because no matter what kind of wrong things their sons had done they would always try to understand them that's how their parents had always been — well in his case that's how they always been his brother has always been a good guy even when he was philandering he always make sure to break it clean that's why his parents never had a problem with his brother, this will actually be the first time.

"Explain to me why is your brother in the Prison!" His father shouted the moment they got inside.

"And why did you refuse to help him. You're brother's you should be helping each other." Dong-ha added.

"Calm down Dear." Rebecca tried to calm her husband down and later on looked at Lee. She walk near her son and hold his hands. " Lee I know you two are close to each other so what's the matter Son. We can't understand, we still yet to see his lawyer so we went here as soon as we came back. We want answers." His mother said like she was begging for an answer.

"Mom, Dad take a sit first." The two took a sit and Lee seated across them.

"I don't know where to start. I had a hard time accepting things when I came to know it and I couldn't imagine how the two of you will going to accept it and what action you will going to take.....but whatever your decision will be I'll understand cause you are our parents, you only wants what's best for us." Lee started. This are the times that he wished that Dexter is with him, he deeply regretted when he refused his lover's invitation of staying the night with him. He insisted that Dexter needs to go home to rest.

"Tell us Lee, we want to know!" His father is already running out of patience.

"It's about Theo."

"Theo? our Theo?" Rebecca asked.

Lee nodded. "Theo ran away from brother cause he was abusing him, physically, mentally, verbally, psychologically.... name it Mom brother had done it." Lee heard his mother gasp in shocked.

"No, not your brother.... There has been a mistake. He loves Theo so much how is that even possible." Rebecca couldn't believe. Not one she had seen the two fight or had an argument.

"Son there must have been a mistake. I was with your brother the whole time even when you got back here I was left with your brother....."

"You only had seen brother Dad cause at that time Theo already ran away. He ran to Terrence house and not to us cause he doesn't want brother to know and most importantly he doesn't want us to know, he doesn't want your son's image to us get tainted." Lee can see confusion and hurt in both of his parents eyes and it hurts him to see them like this. No matter how s.h.i.tty of a son he is he still loves his parents because never once they force the two of them, they are always there to support both of them. People often envy him for having such kind of parent who wouldn't pressure their kids.

"There must have been a mistake son." His mother asked again like begging.

"Brother admitted. I talked to him." Lee heard his mother cry that his father immidiately console.

"Maybe we can talk to Theo, have the both of them consultation a therapist for couples... I don't know what they called it. Every couple in a long term relationship experiences things as this." Dong-ha suggested.

"Dad! Battery is not a simple thing, Coercion is not simple, adultery is not simple, and most importantly R*p* is not simple. Dad Teakyun did all that and a lot more. I know how you feel about it I know cause I'm his family too, but we can't just turn a blind eye to these matter just because he is our family — Theo is our family too." Lee understand where his parents coming from. It's funny to think that all three of them are being torn between two family members that they love.

"But Tea is my son." Rebecca insisted. "I can't bare to see my son in that place. He was not meant to be in that place."

"Sssshhhhhh Darling don't cry, don't cry. We will find ways we will not going to let Teakyun to stay in that place for too long." Dong-ha promised to his wife. Seeing his wife sad is his greatest weaknest and he would do anything just to take away the things that's making her sad.

"I'll talk to Theo about this. Since it was your friend who press the charges it will be void once Theo withdraw the case." Dong-ha said with finality, he was convinced that he can make Theo withdraw the case cause the Omega loves them like they are their own family.

"Fine you want to talk to Theo, Ok I'll take you to him tomorrow. Go home for now and take a rest, I know you two are both tired. You'll need a lot of strength for tomorrow. No matter what happened and what your decision maybe, know that I will always love you Mom, Dad. I love Brother too you know that. It's just that I choose to do what's right."

"No we will stay here, we will go together tomorrow. As much as possible we don't want to delay things any further. You might not understand us now but when you become a parent you'll know why we are doing this." Rebecca know that her son was in the wrong but she's her son's mother and no mother wants to see their son miserable.

That morning the three drove to where Theo is. The dark circles under their eyes can not hide the sleepless night that they had. The frown on their faces that screams worry and nervousness. Everyone in the car didn't utter a word from the moment they left till they reach their destination.

Rebecca thought that Lee will drive them to where Theo is currently living but to her surprised they did stop in a hospital. Out of curiosity she asked her son. "Son, can we first go to where Theo is? Just come back here once we are done talking to him."

"Mom Theo is in here. If you want to speak to him we need to get inside." Lee's mother didn't asked any further it was enough for her to know that Theo is in that place and that they will finally be able to speak with her in law. The three went inside the hospital, the nurse lead them to where Theo's room is located but since Theo is still in the ICU they were asked to wear the proper clothing before they can get inside.

Rebecca still could not understand why they were in a hospital and why they need to wear such thing and who is in the ICU. "Son where are we really going? We can't waste anymore time." His father finally spoke the questions that Rebecca also want to asked but too afraid to do so. She fears that her thoughts are right.

"You done Mom? Dad?" Lee just answered his father's questions with another question. Without waiting for an answer he walked pa.s.s by them and went in to one of the rooms in the ICU. His parents followed him. He heard his mother's loud gasp the moment she saw Theo laying unconscious in the bed with tubes to his mouth to breath in properly. A lot of things are attached to his body to properly monitor his heart condition.

"You wanted to talk to him, unfortunately he can't still answer you back, the doctor said he will be able to wake up probably by tomorrow but since you are in a hurry you can speak to him now." Lee said. He didn't even bother explaining to his parents what happened to their daughter in law. He just lets them looked at Theo and absorb the gravity of the situation. Just how did their eldest son messed up his wife.

"What happened to him?" Dong-ha asked.

"Brother Happened, Brother lost his s.h.i.t 4 years ago because of the things that happened to Theo even though it happened when the two of them were still not together. He beat the c.r.a.p out of Theo, violated him, traumatized him. He found out he was sick about two years ago, he ran away from brother to make up for all the wrong things he had done to his family but brother found him and forced him again. He was just rush here by brother when he fell unconscious two days ago. He almost died that night Mom!" Lee shout tears were already forming to his eyes. He heard his mother cries after hearing what he said.

Rebecca went to Theo's bed and hold his hand. "I'm sorry I didn't know, son Theo mother didn't know what you have been through. I didn't know I'm so sorry. I have been a bad Mother, I didn't thought them to open up to me so I can give them an advice so I could guide him. Even now I have been selfish thinking only about my son. I'm sorry." Rebecca curl up like a child while holding Theo's hand as she repeatedly says her apology.

"I'm a failure as a mother, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." Dong-ha went to his wife's side and tried to pull her from Theo.

"That's enough Rebecca, that's enough." Dong-ha's heart was breaking at the sight of his own family he didn't know they will be torn between their love for their son and what is the right thing to do. They were in that position when someone utter a word that is barely a we whisper. All three looked at the woman who just came in. She's the perfect portrait of a simple house mother, her tan complexion rea.s.sembles Theo but her soft and small facial features makes her look like she's just in her late twenties.

"Theodore?" The woman walked slowly to the man laying on the bed. She didn't bother saying hi to the three people inside and just focus her attention to the man she specifically visit. Tears are br.i.m.m.i.n.g to her eyes. She tried so hard not to cry as she comes close, she looked at Rebecca who is holding Theo's hand.

"Can-,can I hold him." The crack and the emotion to the woman's voice a.s.sured Rebecca just who the woman is to Theo's life because she knows that feeling, she knows it clearly because she's also a mother herself. Rebecca let go of Theo's hand only for the woman to hold it.

"Theo, can you here me?" The woman said in a whisper like she's talking to a child.

"Mom---mom is here. Whatever pain it is that you are feeling you can always tell it to me..and..." The woman snip as her tears fall one after another. "And I promise to make it go away. Just like before, no one can hurt you now." She wipe her tears away and tried to laugh. "Remember your promise to me and Dad, you said you will always going to be happy for us, because seeing you happy is what's making us happy. That's why you need to wake up, get well and show us again your beautiful smile."

Rebecca could not bare to hear the other things that the woman is saying. She could not bare hearing those heart breaking things so she got out. She took a deep breath before she squat and let herself cry. She didn't thought that it would be this hard. Her pain seeing Teakyun in that state can not be compared to the pain that Theo's mother might be feeling right now. Dong-ha hug his wife from behind he knows the weight that his wife is carrying with her. He knows because it involves their children. "It's my fault, if I didn't focus in building my career and in helping our business maybe just maybe I might have thought them how to open up to us."

"It's not your fault. It's my fault if only I'm financially capable during that time then you won't need to work together with me. It's my fault cause I couldn't provide you with better life that you deserve back then that's why you were forced to work together with me." Dong-ha tried to take all the blame.

"No, no, you only wanted what's best for us and what's best for our children." Rebecca tried to console her husband.

"But in expense to our children's future. How funny that we both worked hard so they can have a great future but in the end we failed to give them the best gift any parents should have given. We are such a failure." Dong-ha laughed bitterly. He looked at Lee who is just standing behind them watching his parents silently. "Lee son, we will go see your brother. We will proceed with his case, I'll talk to him he needs to understand what he had done wrong. It's the best thing we can do for him as his parents."

"Are you ok with that Mom?" Rebecca nod. I no longer have the face to show to Theo's mother. I'll let faith decide what will happen to your brother but no matter what we are still here to accept him. I don't still know yet what is Theo's full Condition but we will try our best to help him." With that say both Lee's parents left the hospital.

"You were the one who called me right?"

"Yes Auntie." The woman smiled at Lee.

"It has been so long Lee. When you helped my son eloped with his boyfriend that's the last time we saw each other. We made peace with the fact that Theo made up his mind being together with your brother, somehow it made us happy cause for the first time we saw just how determine Theo is with his decision. We are just waiting for his return to ask us for our approval." The woman blows a loud breath.

"I thought that when you call that the time finally come, I was also thinking that maybe we are already grandparents judging from how long they have been together but when you said that Theo is in a hospital and in a critical condition I actually don't know what to say nor do. My precious son, I imagined different scenarios of our meeting but none of these is included to what I had imagined."

"I'm sorry." The only thing that Lee can say. He doesn't know what to do for he knows he doesn't have any rights to console the woman. "Where are the rest of your family Auntie?" Lee asked.

"They were out of the country, I already told them maybe they'll arrived the day after tomorrow."

"Lee I heard what happened, where is Theo? How is he?" Lance asked the moment he saw Lee, he didn't even noticed the woman standing just beside Lee because of too much worried.

"He's out of danger now as per Terrence when I called last night but his condition is still not stable. Terrence will be here later in the afternoon, Nick will come with them. He was not able to come here because of Terrence children."

"Nick is here? You mean Nicolas?" The woman uttered in full surprised. She was not expecting that Nick, Theo's friend is here and he knows that Theo has been going through with something.

"Yes Auntie. I just found out yesterday, Terrence informed Nick first about this they actually have plans in letting you know it's just that things got out of hand. We really are sorry auntie." Lee apologize again.

"auntie, I'm sorry I didn't noticed that you were here." Lance immidiately apologize.

"Lance it has been so long. That's ok I know that you are worried about my son, thank you for worrying and showing your concern for him." The woman looked at the man beside him who is wearing an oversize long sleeve dark blue white stripe shirt and a white short. Lance noticed where the lady is staring at so he circle his arms to Liam's waist and slightly pulled him closer to his body.

" Auntie this is Liam my wife," Lance then looked at his wife adoringly. "Love this is auntie Criscel Theo's mother." Theo immidiately grab the hand of the woman to properly greet her and to show her respect.

"It's nice meeting you." Liam said shyly, it hasn't been a while since Liam and Lance arrived when they heard another voice from a far. All of them turned to see who called.

"Adrian, Derek and Zeejay what are you all doing here?" Lance asked in confusion if he remembers it right Theo is not close to the three of them only to Lee, Terrence and him so he's wondering what are those three doing in the hospital.

"We came as soon as we heard." Adrian said still catching his breath. Lance looked at the other two who are also out of breath, it's obvious that these three hurriedly came in the hospital.

"Yeah, so how is Theo?" Zeejay asked who is wearing a mask, shade and cap inside the hospital lobby.

"He's ok now but still under monitoring." Lee simply answered he's too tired to give the exact details.

"How about you how are you holding up?" Dexter asked. The eyes of the other two immidiately lit up when they heard Derek asked the question. It's obvious that these three are worried for them three but most of all to Lee cause he's the one getting pressed in between his family and his best friend.

"I'm ok, I'm holding up just fine." Lee answered, he may seem fine on the outside but they know that he is not. The normal Lee is full of foolish ideas that are out of this world that will surely annoys them but him acting normal and calm is an indication that he's not fine.

"If there's anything we can help you with or Theo just tell us and we will try to help you." Zeejay offered.

"Thank you, ow by the way this is Theo's mother Auntie Criscel and Auntie these are our crazy friends." The boys stayed in the hospital for hours, they waited for Terrence to come. They waited in the waiting area for not everyone is allowed for long inside the ICU. People who pa.s.ses by often look at their direction and giggles as they pa.s.sed by.

Lee noticed Derek s.p.a.cing out so he asked Zeejay who is the most gossiper amongst them. "What's wrong with Derek? He has been s.p.a.cing out. Did something happened?" Lance asked.

"He's having that dream again." Zeejay flatly answered.

"That dream again? So have he seen the face of the man in his dream that's why he's acting like that?" Lance asked half joking, but what Zeejay told him actually triggers his curiosity if this time Derek finally saw the face of the man in his dream.

"Yeah...this time he saw it clearly, but he doesn't know who that man is."

"Really?" That answer really surprised Lance he was just joking when he asked it but never thought that finally the mistery man in Derek's dream finally now has a face. Derek has been dreaming that person for a long time now back when they still in middle school. This actually one of the reasons why he decided to travel the world to find the places in his dream and to also try to find the man that keeps on appearing on his dreams aside from photography and capturing breath taking sceneries.

"Derek don't think about it too much. You stopped dreaming about this guy for years now, maybe the reason you dreamt about him again is because you where reminded about him." Lance said giving his friend a piece of advice.

"But he's now have a face, I have never seen a beautiful face as he is." Derek said, it's like he had known the man from a long time ago. "Lance is it possible to fall for the man who appears to your dream? Even back when his image is blur in my dreams I have feelings towards that person but now I had seen his face those feelings got stronger. It makes me want to find him again."

"Derek think about it carefully now, you already spent years finding that man and yet here you are alone." Lee let out his piece of mind, he do agreed with Lance.

"But I did find the places in my dreams. They do exist." Derek defended.

"Maybe you just saw it in a television and subconsciously dreamt about it. Your parents will be very angry if you go out again exploring the whole world trying to find a person that doesn't exist. Good thing that the reason they knew was that you just love photography but if they known that you are infatuated with the man in your dreams they will surely going to let you see sa shrink." Adrian added.

"Beside if you do find that person, do you think your Mom will permit you dating someone you choose for yourself? Also you know nothing about love so how can you even be sure that you have feelings to that nameless man?" Zeejay asked. "That's why I told you not to hangout with the married man they will pollute your mind with the thoughts of love!"

Derek didn't answer he knows that Zeejay is right. Their family is different than Lance, Terrence and Lee. They don't have the luxury to choose who they can spend the rest of their lives with. The the way the man in his dream smiles makes him want to break their family tradition, he makes him want to go against his family but how can he do that when he doesn't even know if the man only exist in his dreams or if he exist in reality too.

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Chester went to the grocery store to buy for their weekly supplies. even though they have maids to do the shopping he still wants to personally do that though Terrence insisted to always take someone with him to help him with the shopping Chester still doesn't want to grab too much attention so he usually ask Nick to come with him but since Nick is with Terrence and Auntie is with the kids he decided to go and just asked Damian the personal body guard a.s.signed by his Husband to always accompany him.

"I don't understand why do you keep doing this sort of things when you have people you can just asked to do this stuff for you." Damian commented, yes in that few days that the man has been with Chester he easily got used to the presence of the Omega. Chester is not a hard person to deal with as a matter of fact he's the kind of person who will treat you like his friend rather than just an employee hired by someone to boss around.

"I don't know, I just got used to doing things as this." Chester simply said while he inspect the cabbage in the vegetables area.

"You really are weird, you know that?" Damian chuckled. "Others loves to boss around people like us but you are different. No wonder that stubborn Terrence fell for you."

"You are one to talk to, you are quite talkative for a body guard you know that? It seems you and my husband are close?" Chester asked, even though the two have been quite gotten close to each other there are still a lot of things that Chester doesn't know specially the relationship of the man to his Husband for him to entrust his safety to him.

"Ow that, lets see. I was actually a body guard of a political person, actually I have been a body guard of different person but something happened and someone pulled a trigger on somebody and your husband happens to be in the way so out of instinct I caught a bullet for him and was able to save him since then he hired me. I usually look after Auntie and Uncle not that they needed to cause you know they have lots of body guards with them but I was kind of surprised that he called me to personally look after you."

Chester was not able to say anything, the thought that Terrence almost got hit by a bullet made him froze in fear. "Thank you..._ " Chester hold Damian's hand to thank him. "Thank you so much for saving Terrence before."

"That happened a long time ago. No need to thank me for the things that happened a very long time ago." Damian said shyly.

After the two had finished doing the groceries, Chester decided to by some cuts of cake with different flavors. He asked Damian to just wait for him inside the car but Damian insisted so Chester just let the man to tag along with him. "Why did you bought so many? You should've just bought the whole cake."

"They looked tasty that's why I bought different cuts of each." Chester feeling satisfied paid the cakes which he bought and went out of the store. The two was still not far when they noticed a commotion in the alley. There were two guys who appears to be ganging up someone. Chester doesn't want to get involved with their affairs but one of the men slapped the person on the cheek that made her fall to the ground. The other one even grab her hair that's when Chester noticed the familiar face of the woman who was. .h.i.t. Without words Chester walk fast towards the group of men ganging up the poor woman.

"Excuse me, I think you shouldn't hurt her. I will call a police if you still continue with what you are doing." Chester threatened, he doesn't look nervous on the outside but on the inside his whole being is shivering from fear.

"Ow look it here. Looks like an Omega." The man looked at him from head to toe then he looked at the man beside him. "Do want to try a pregnant one?"

"I'll call for the police I'm warning you!" Chester Warned, he took out his phone but the man tried to grab it from Chester's hand that made Chester close his eyes out of fear. He waited for the man to grab and drag him but nothing came so he opened his eyes and saw the man lying on the ground with a bleeding lips.

"If I were you I will just leave this place quietly but if you are looking for more pain then I will gladly going to give it to you." Chester looked at the man standing beside him, he didn't notice his presence till Damian spoke. The other man ran to punch him but every punch that the man throws at him are being Dodge effortlessly like the Damian was just playing with the man and when Damian had enough he grabbed the hand of the man as he Dodge his punch and then pulled it forward that made the man lost balance as he was pulled by force then Damian took this opportunity to give him a blow using his knee and finally hit the man's back with his elbow, this made the man lost consciousness. Damian looked at the other man who was frozen to where he was seated.

"Do you also want to try?" Damian smirk. Chester saw the fear on the man's eyes as he quickly run for his life leaving his unconscious companion.

Chester look at the woman who still remain seated on the ground. "Nadia are you ok? Your name is Nadia right?" Nadia bitten her lips and then nod in response.

Chester help the woman to stand up. "Why are you with them? Do you want to talk?" Nadia remain quiet.

"Come here, we will take you home." Nadia followed them quietly. She followed Chester like what she was told.

"Why are you being so nice to me? After what I have done to you why still help me?" Chester looked at her at the rearview mirror of the car.

"Just because someone did something bad to you once doesn't mean you have to do the same thing to them. That will only going to create more misunderstanding and fights. I'd rather have you as my friend than my enemy." Chester commented.

"I am working at the club, we don't have anymore money to eat. The two guys you saw earlier want extra service from me which I don't do. I'm already a stripper, I don't want to stoop so low selling my body to them so I refused then they got angry." Nadia with a low voice confessed.

"What do you mean working at the club?"

"We will die of hunger if I don't do that, I can't let Lily work she's too young for that. It's already been too much when we have to flee and suddenly left like that. After all it was my fault this happened to us." Nadia laugh.

"What do you mean?" Chester asked.

"Nothing, it's just a boring story anyways." Nadia said shrugging aside the issue. Nadia blows a loud breath and inwardly swearing at herself, everything that's happening now are all because of her greediness and selfishness. The mess she got herself and family into.

Chester, Damian and Nadia finally got to an old rundown apartment where she lives in with Chester's father and his wife together with Lily. It took them almost half an hour of walk just to get there, that they even have to leave Chester's car and just walked because of the narrow pa.s.sages. Nadia opened the door and was immidiately welcomed by the cheerful Lily. "Nadia you're home!" Lily quickly hug her. "I was getting lonely here being all alone."Lily looked up as she pouts to Nadia complaining how lonely it was being left all alone."

"Don't worry I'm home now, where are the others?" Nadia asked. Lily looked at Nadia weirdly on the face.

"What happened to your face?"

"Ow it's nothing." Nadia simply answered. "Lily we have visitors go greet them." Nadia said. Lily excitedly looked who's in front of her that she didn't notice.

"Brother?"

"Lily." Chester opened his arms to hug his half sister.

All four of them are enjoying talking to each other like they have known each other for the longest time now. Chester took all the food and ingredients he bought from the grocery and gave it all to them, he even cooked them for dinner which what they ate that night. "It's getting pretty late Chess." Damian reminded him.

"I told auntie and Terrence that we may take a while but if we stay later than 7 that husband of yours will surely bombard me with calls and text messages so I think we better go." Damian explained..

"Yeah you're right." Chester commented.

"Chester I was jus wondering, why is that you live in a shabby apartment but you own a car?" Nadia asked out of curiosity. "And if what Damian telling is true then how can you afford a body guard?"

"The answer is simple Chester is feigning poor." Chester hit Damian to his shoulder.

"I'm not feigning I'm really poor." Chester insisted.

"Yeah tell that to the banks who knows just how much money your name has just sitting inside the bank."

"That's not mine, it's Terrence." Chester flatly said

"Whatever is his, is also yours. Terrence didn't signed a prenuptial agreement. He even gave you the authority over his a.s.sets and money." Chester know just how big Terrence trust to him. He gave him the same power and authority with his accounts, money and a.s.sets telling him that everything he owns technically owns by Chester too.

"Y----You mean that Terrence guy is your husband and and and and that he's rich?" Said like she was about to faint.

"Yeah, all of that are true." Chester admit.

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I just want to share to you guys this song ❤️ Ow you can skip this part if you find it not interesting hehehe anyways this is just me sharing a piece of me. hehehe Thank you ?.

(I just got the translation of this from Lyricstranslate.com. I was kind of having a hard time finding the right terms or words to translate this song for they used deep construction of sentences for the lyrics, so yeah I just got the translation from the internet (though I only got the chorus part.). The translation is pretty much close to the original meaning of the song, actually this is the closest I could find. This song is one of my favorite songs that is dedicated to our Motherland where I live in.) I simply just want to share this hehehe.

"Dakilang Lahi" sung by Ms. Ciara Sotto

Happy Independence Day!!!

O, ang pag-ibig ko sa'yo, Inang Bayan...

(O, my love for you, Motherland)

Ikaw ang siyang dalangin ko sa Diyos kailan pa man,

(You are my prayers to G.o.d, forever)

k.u.minang na ang 'yong bituin at sumikat na'ng araw...

(The stars have glowed and the sun has shone)

Ang kalayaan mo'y sinisigaw

(We cry for your freedom)

Ang bukas ay tanging sa'yo nakalaan...

(The future lies on you)

Kayumanggi ang kulay ko,

(My color is brown)

Dugo't pawis inalay mo

(You offered blood and sweat)

Di ka na maaapi, ngayon o kailanman...

(You won't be oppressed anymore, now and forever)

Pag-ibig ko sa'yo, Inang Bayan...

(My love for you, Motherland)