"Dad, you had another blackout, haven't you?" "Dad, you still don't remember what's happening?" "What day is it?" "It's already eight o'clock?" "Dad, does "alas otso" mean eight o'clock?" "Yes, take a bath now." " It's warm now." " It's still cold!" "It's already warm, come here." "It's still cold!" "Dad, it's still cold!" " Dad, my classmate also had a blackout..." " What?" "when we played, then... he was sent to the clinic, then... our teacher said that he was sick." " Are you also sick, dad?" " No." "Dad is fine, I am used to it." "Just use this." "I'm sorry son, if only your mother was here we shouldn't be like this." "Move your arms up." "The other side." "ok, let's hurry." "Hurry up son." "Dad, I want to also have a long hair." "So that we're the same." "You can't have a long hair yet." "It isn't allowed at your school." "Pull it up, pull it up." "Do it when you're older." "You're very fat." "Here." " Dad." " What?" " My classmate who had a blackout..." " Had a blackout?" "His mom taught him how to stop his blackout." " Is that possible?" " Maybe." "I don't know, your classmate might be just fooling you." "Dad, I already used that!" " What?" " I already used that yesterday." "I forgot to have it washed, and... it will still do, it's hidden inside your shoes." "I'll just wipe it." "There." "The other one." "Wear it again." "Slide it in, slide it in." "Then the shoes, get it in." "Get it in." "Stand up." "Dad!" "If you want, I'll ask my classmate to teach me." "Then I'll teach it also to you." "There's no need, your dad is fine." "Let's go." " Dad, carry me please?" " There's no need." " Carry me!" " You're already heavy." " Your bag." "Let's go." " Come on dad, carry me." " Come one, carry me." " No." "You're too heavy." "Get down, get down." " Are you ready?" " Dad, your keys?" "Dad, maybe you left it in the car last night?" "Dad, the wiring is broken again?" "Son, come on in!" " Dad?" " What?" "Does it feel good to be drunk?" "Don't worry son, your dad will minimize drinking." "Are you okay with that?" " Dad." " What?" "Have your eyeglasses repaired, your eyes might get worse." "Why should I?" "It's still..." "Isabel!" "Were you hurt?" "You don't listen me!" "Haven't I told you not to go out!" "Haven't I told you?" "!" "Is that your child?" "She suddenly crossed, luckily I stopped immediately." "I apologize." "I apologize." "Are you blind, my friend?" "What?" "Is there something wrong with your eyes, my friend?" "Are the holes on my roof that hard to see?" "I've patch it with the roof seal, haven't I?" "Yes, there are so many patches" "It should be done by someone who fixes roofs so that there are no leaks." "Even the septic tank, over there at the vacant apartment... the smell leaks down to us." "I've even bought a lot of air freshener from Belen, but it still stinks." "I'll cement the top cover so that the stink won't come out." "You'll just cover it again?" "You should have just sucked it out so... the clog would be gone." "Why is it that you are telling the owner what to do?" "You have so many complains!" "If you want, you can just leave!" "Your wife won't be happy... if she sees what you're doing to your apartment, my friend." "Can I talk to you?" "Even for just a while?" "What do we need to talk?" "How are you now?" "I we would just be greeting each other, we're just wasting time." "We missed you very much." "What do you want me to say?" "If even I want to, Niño won't ever come with me." "You can still return!" "One more chance, Rose." "It's enough, Gil." "I guess this is the end for us." "You're only saying that because you're afraid." "I can change." "Just come back." "I won't Gil, not anymore." " Dad, what was that?" " It's nothing, son." "Just go back to sleep." "Dad will just check." " It's warm." " Dad, it's cold." " It's warm." " it's cold." " It's warm." " it's cold." " You're still young already persistent." " You're also persistent, dad." "Wow, dad!" "It is warm!" "Now you believe me." "Starting now, the water you'll be bathing is warm." "You know what?" "When I woke up I immediately boiled water for you." "Was that cool?" "We now have soap." "You have breakfast too." "Dad, won't you be asking what day it is today?" "Wednesday..." "Past 7:30 in the morning and..." "Today is a sunny day." "Raise your armpit." "Smell it." "It's newly washed." "I dried it at the refrigerator so that you can use it today." "Later I'll buy you a new school shirt." "Dad, you're eyeglasses are the only thing you haven't fixed yet." "It's still fine." "Where did you get your wounds from?" "It just got wounded last night." "We need to go early." "slip it in." "Let's go." "Isabel!" "Isabel?" "Where could that child be?" "Rose, I know that you're there." "It's alright if you don't want to talk to me." "That's just fine." "I just want you to know that..." "I stopped my drinking." "And..." "I will go through a rehab." "I am now also looking for a job." "And first thing tomorrow I'll go to the doctor." "Isn't it that you said that it isn't normal for a person who always faints?" "I know what you're thinking." "That I won't go through with it, but it's not!" "I can do this, Rose!" "I also promised Niño that I'll change." "Rose, I'm also making a promise to you." "If ever... you'll change your mind," "I also want you to know that..." "There will be a different Gil that you'll come home to." "Dad!" "Have you seen my slippers?" "Slippers?" "I haven't my son, where did you left it?" "It was just right here yesterday!" " Look under the seat." " It isn't there too." " Even under the table?" " No it's not!" "Son, I'll answer it." "Just look for your slippers upstairs." "It may be under the bed or..." "look for it." "I apologize, I was wondering if you have seen Isabel?" "Isabel?" "Your daughter?" "Yes." "She's been gone for a while." "Maybe..." "Maybe she's at the house of her friend or classmate?" "No, no." "Isabel isn't going to school." "She also has no friends." "Have you looked inside the compound?" "Yes, but no one saw her." "Maybe you've seen her?" "No." "Where could that child went?" "I have been looking for her." "I am worried that something had happen to her." "Probably not." "Don't worry, if I see her I'll inform you right away." "Thanks, Gil." "Have you asked help from the police?" "No, no." "I'll look for her first." "She might be just around." "That should be replaced, my friend." "What is it that you want?" "I was going to pay you though I have a lot of complains." "Here." "That's complete, my friend." "Here." "Hire someone to fix the roof." "It's good that you have realized, my friend." "Here's another, for 1 round of drink." "So that's why you even repaired the septic tank." "You're fine now!" "But, I woke up with the noise from the other house." "I saw you, my friend!" "I've cemented the top of the septic talk so that it won't stink." "Alright." "But it still smells, my friend." "I've already told you to have it sucked." "I am sure, there's something clogging it." "Alright." "Me and your mom had a talk earlier." "I told her that..." "I don't drink anymore." "We missed her so much and I hope..." "I hope that she'll come back." "Isn't that great my son?" "Your mom is coming back." "We'll all be together, just like before." "Dad, can't you forget mom?" "No my son." "I can never forget your mom." "But dad, whenever you get a blackout there's a lot of things you don't remember." "My doctor told me that the reason I'm having blackouts is because... there are things that happened to my life that my brain can't handle." "Like... too much sadness," "terrible pain, too much problems." "Your dad has many problems." "And when drunk." "Dad, did mom hurt you?" "Your mom didn't hurt me." "She'll return." "Your mom is just having a vacation." "Dad, it's a good that you're not drinking anymore... because you might also forget me." "No my son, your dad is always thinking of you." "Sorry for disturbing you Gil." "Is there already someone occupying the farthest apartment?" "Not yet, why?" "I told you so grandma, it's just your imagination." "Why, what's happening?" "I can't be wrong with what I've heard." "It isn't my imagination." "I heard the child, she was crying." "You're persistent grandma, no one lives there." "I heard the child, she was crying." " She's sobbing, have a look." " Grandma." "Go there, you'll hear the child." "She's crying." "That's enough, let's go home." "I'm really sorry, Gil." "I apologize for my grandma." "Is there something wrong with the car, sir?" "No, it's nothing." " Are you sure?" " Yes." "Alright, go on." "Dad, your wound." "Belen, I apologize if I am disturbing you." "I just want to know what the news is." "What did the police say?" "What did they say about your child?" "How old is your child, Gil?" "Seven." "Isabel is only 2 years older." "Does your child like milk?" "Milk?" "No." "So does Isabel." "Whatever I do, she doesn't drink the milk that I give her." "Not so hot, too cold, too sweet!" "I can't seem to get the taste she likes." "Maybe because I wasn't around when she grew up." "I had her adopted when I gave birth." "But I promised that I'll return for her." "Because  she's my child, she's mine." "I should be the one to raise her." "That's why when..." "I have saved a little money..." "I came back for her." "I took her back." "But she got mad." "She said... she wanted to go home, I told her that this is her home." "She said she wanted to see her mother..." "I told her that I am her mother." "I tried to let her feel that I very much... very much love her." "I wanted her to know that..." "I was sorry to have her adopted." "I asked her to give me another chance." "I just wanted..." "I just wanted her to treat me as her mother." "But she didn't." "I envy those who are not even her bloodline." "She loved them like her true parents." "But me, who's her own mother  she could never love." "I am afraid  that I won't see her again." "Dad?" "Dad, what's the matter?" "Nothing, I just wanted to hug you." "You might not want to be hugged when you're older." "You might want to get married right away and leave me." "Dad, I won't ever leave you, I'll always be at your side." "Oh, you finally found your slippers?" "Where did you find it?" " I wasn't the one who found it." " Who?" "Isabel did, she found it inside the trunk of our car." "I told you, my friend." "The septic tank is clogged." "Come, take a look." " What did you do?" " Take it easy, my friend!" "I just wanted to show you the thing that clogged that I saw." "Don't touch it!" "If you don't remove that, the smell won't go away, my friend." "I don't care!" "I am the owner of this apartment." "you have no right to come in here." "I see you here one more time, I'll report you to the police!" "Dad, Isabel visited me." "She said that I should help her." "She said that she's in a dark place." "She wanted to shout but no one can hear her." "Shut up Niño!" "Dad, she wanted to shout but no one can hear her." "I already told you." "Dad, but she is pitiful." "Son of a bitch!" "What you're saying isn't true!" "You are not talking with Isabel!" "Don't be a liar!" "Dad, it's true." "I am talking to her." "She's here!" "You won't stop?" "!" "You won't stop!" " Don't..." " Dad, that's enough!" " Stand up!" " Dad, that's enough!" "Stand up!" " Dad, that's enough!" " Don't be a liar!" "Don't you ever learn to lie!" "Don't be a liar!" "Don't be a liar!" " Don't be a liar!" " Dad, that's enough!" "Dad, that's enough!" "I don't want to be with you!" "You're bad!" "I don't want!" "What I am saying is true." "Isabel is here." "I see her." "I am talking to her." "Believe me, believe me." "Not all you see..." "Not all you see are real." "No I can't, I can't let you come in." "You're so persistent, my dad is still sleeping." "And I can't leave my dad, I can never leave him." "My dad will get mad." "Who were you talking to?" " Dad, don't get mad." " No, I am not angry." "I told her I won't come along." "Won't come along?" "Who will you go with?" "It's Isabel, dad." "She will show me where she is." "Son, stay there." "Don't go down." "Dad, you promised. haven't you?" "You said you won't drink again." "You'll stay with your mother for a while." "She'll be taking care of you for a while." "It's better that you stay there for now." "You're not safe here." "Dad, I thought you're not mad at me." "I thought I wasn't that hard to take care." "Let's call your mom now." "Dad, I won't leave you!" "I don't want to be with mom!" "Son, listen to me." "I am your dad." "I know what the best is for us." "Stay with your mom for now." "Dad, mom is already gone." "Don't be hard headed son." "Come on." "Let's go to your mom now." "Dad, mom is already gone!" "Dad, mom is already gone!" "What are you doing there?" "Isabel said that all you parents are alike..." "You don't listen to your children!" "Come on son, let's go home." "Don't be hard headed!" "Come here!" "Come here!" "She went home, Gil." "My child returned." "Have you seen my child?" "Be quiet, my child is resting." "She's been gone for a while, that's why she needs to sleep." "Where did you take my child?" "Where did you take my child?" "!" "What are you saying, Gil?" "Is your son buried?" "I ask of you not to be too loud." "My child is resting." "Gil, don't go up there." "Gil, come down here!" "Gil, you'll pay for it!" "Didn't I tell you?" "Don't bother my child!" "What?" "!" "Get out of here!" "What do you want me to do  so that you'll accept that I'm your mom?" "!" "You can never leave here!" "Will you tell me the truth, my friend!" "what are you hiding in the septic tank?" "What..." "Hey!" "Just a second!" "Sir, someone took my child!" "'Till when was your child missing" "My child is not missing!" "I suspected that my neighbor took him." "I didn't mean to run over her child." "I was drunk then." "What is the name of the one you said that took your child?" "She is the main suspect on the kidnapping of Isabel Ildefonso." "We just don't have any solid evidence against her." "But the when the child disappeared  the people adopted Isabel suspected that Belen took her." "Because Belen was saying that she is the true mother of Isabel." "Belen, where is my child?" "I just wanted her to understand me." "She wouldn't listen to me." "She wanted to go home." "I told her that this is her house." "I am her mother." "She was crying." "She got mad." "She wanted to leave me." "She was going home to her true parents." "I can't take it." "I can't bear to lose my child." "That why I tied her up, I covered her mouth." "I didn't know that she had a heart trouble." "I just wanted us to be together." "I am her mother, she is my child." "Is it wrong?" "Sir, it isn't true." "Over here." "There is where I saw." "Here, I saw it over here." "Even the stink is his." "Son of a!" "What did you do there?" "!" "Nothing, I just saw it here." "Dad, it's good that you're not drinking anymore... because you might also forget me." "No my son, your dad is always thinking of you." "I washed your socks." "I even washed your socks." "I boiled hot water." "Sir, you can't carry him." "Let go of me!" "We're going home!" "Sir, you shouldn't touch it." "Sir, sir, let's go." "I won't leave you, dad." "I'll always be at you side."