In the of the story, it started when Connie went to Pepes place for consultation.

The problem of Connie is how to remove her other navel. Because if she (if ever)
give birth, where would the other umbilical cord be connected. Connie told Pepe
the story about her child hood times. Pepe talked to Seiora de Vidal, and veryth
ing that Seiora de Vidal told Pepe exactly the opposite of what Connie told Pepe.
Some things that Seiora de Vidal told Pepe, was that Connie only have a navel, h
er navel was not really two. Also the age, which Seiora de Vidal said that Connie
was just 18 years old. And she was not just got married that day, but she was m
arried almost a year already. Pepe know that Connie hide from her after hearing
that Seiora de Vidal ordinary that her father was in news and that controversies
often comes when her father is in the government. Connies mom told her not to be
affected with the controversies. After that, Seiora de Vidal also told Pepe that
her daughter likes Paco. Pepe knows Paco because they were classmates during the
y are in Grade School.
After talking with Seiora de Vidal, Pepe went to Texeria s after. They talked and
Pepe discovered that Paco was in Manila, he writes Mary alot of letters about C
onnie s Mother. Paco was in manila with his band to play and sing in two differe
nt clubs, they had already signed contracts. Paco became interested with Manila,
while Seiora de Vidal became interested with Hong Kong. The even talked an said,
they would meet often and know each others countries. One time, Connie s mom wa
s not around their house, and Paco met Connie. Starting that time, connie starte
d watching Paco and his band playing for the club. Until one they, there were fe
w people fighting and one of them got shot. Connie was there and she was shocked
. Paco with Connie went together to a Chinese Temple. Connie told Paco that she
can talk to somebody else, Connie left him. After some weeks past by, Paco exite
d the club that he was playing for, and suddenly saw Connie s car in dark. They
drove till they reach Paco s hotel. Paco went out of his hotel room and go away.
After that happening, 2 days to be exact, Paco left Manila alone and went back
to Hong Kong.
Mary, Pepe, Paco went to the park and talked. After few hours, Mary went home ah
ead with her children. The two gentlemans talk about Connie s two navel. They wh
ere wondering if it is true or not. After talking about it, Pepe went home while
Paco was left in the park. When we came home, he saw his father who was suppose
d to be in Manila. His father was very unusal that time and cannot answer most o
f Paco s questions. Tony his brother and Rita, who he is engagage to, went to Pa
co s house becuase their father was their. They ate together and his father went
to his room earlier that other. They were all thinking what happened to their f
ather when he was still in Manila. He wasn t able to answer their questions and
he went to Hongkong earlier than what is expected. The only this he saw in the r
oom was the dirty run that was full of dust. Pepe gave up of figuring up things
and went away.
in In the next chapter, Rita Lopez and Hellen Silvas painting shop. The phone ran
g and the person on the phone was Pepe and ask Rita to go to a dinner with Mary
and Paco. Hellen told Rita it was sweet but Rita said, it was all Marys idea. Rit
a wanted to go home and change clothes but Pepe told him that they will be going
straight to Ritas shop. So Rita has to just stay in her shop and not to change c
lothes. So they went to ride a ferry going to a Disco club in Tovarich. They wen
t there to see one good band playing in Tovarich. Pete Alfonso went near them in
the bar and talk to them. And ask a drink with them, Paco ask Pete Alfonso why
there where no singer and pianist. So he answer and said they ran away and need
a replacement. So Paco applied and was accepted to start the next day.
Next, Rita asked Pepe to dance with her but Pepe told him he was too full to dan
ce. Pepe ask someone who was siting across them awhile ago and said it was Vidal
. After talking, Pepe ask permission to Rita if she can go to the balcony, Pepe
went to the balcony to talk with Connie Escobar. Pepe went back to Rita and told
them to go home first because he is going to talk to someone. So Connie Escobar

drive Pepe very fast but Pepe said stop and went away. But after minutes pass b
y, Pepe went back to the car. Then Connie told Pepe stories and atlast, the arri
ved at the hotel. Connie kissed Pepe on his cheeks and go to her room. But, Conn
ie went back to Pepe and ask him to bring her to other places. Pepe ask her why
and she said, because his husband is up their. Pepe told her, why should you get
worried. Connie told him that Macho has other girls, the worst thing about it w
as, her own mother Concha De Vidal was the girl of his husband. Connie saw the l
etters of her mother to Macho. So Pepe help her and brought her to his wifes plac
e. Connie ask Pepe to tell Macho that she was just sick, she dont like to go ther
e.
Pepe told that to Macho, Macho ask Pepe if Connie is alright, and ask him if he
is a doctor, Pepe told him he was not a doctor. So Macho ask him to get Connie o
ne, Macho was asking and asking Pepe where Connie is but Pepe didnt tell him beca
use it was what Connie ask him to do. When Pepe was to leave Machos room, Macho s
top him and told the story of how he and Connie got married. Macho became emotio
nal, while the story was on going. Machos father was stroke and after a few days,
Machos father died. So Macho has to take care of their business and their haciend
a.
As Pepe went home, just daylight before Rita awoke. Rita didnt saw Connie in the
sofa.
The next chapter started when it was New Year in Hong Kong. Paco and his band pe
rform in Tovarich. Everybody there was having a lot of fun. In the convent of St
Andrew, Father Tony was planning to teach novices different languages. But he h
ad a visitor, it was Seniora de Vidal. She told Father Tony that Connie was star
ting to invent stories. She knows that Connie hated her because she as Father To
ny to convince her to go back to his husband Macho. After hearing the story, Fat
her Tony was confused and felt very uncomfortable. After that, Father Tony when
to the club to talk to Pepe, Rita, Paco & Mary. He told them everything that Sen
iora de Vidal told him, there Paco hated them more.
Later that night, Concha remembers when she first met his husband Esteban Borrom
eo. A Handsome boy, a good painter, and an activist she fell in love with and wh
o she married. After Esteban died, she met and married her latest husband, Mr. V
idal.
That night, Concha ask Father Tony to go to her car. They talk everything about
Conchas past and about Connie. Then Tony and Pepe went home and they saw Connie s
tanding infront of their door. They try to talk with her, to forgive whatever he
r mother did to her. And try to start a new life, and told her she only have one
navel. And it was just her imagination. Then Connie started to tease Father Ton
y and Pepe to look if she really has two navels.
The next chapter is about what happen to the Connies life. How she want to destro
y her parents. How she hated her husband Macho and cant forgive him. How she sees
the world as an evil world, trying to live in a make believe world. Connie cant
accept to accept the really world.
While Connie was on the top of the peak. She recalled everything that happened a
nd felt hated that is inside her heart, her mothers and his fathers. She remembe
r the times when she always says that her father and mother are bad, and not her
. She felt soared but still, cannot accept the truth. After a while, she went to
the Monastery.
When she was in the Monastery and got inside, she wanted to talk to Father Tony
but is was an older father who approach her. They had confrontation of what Conn
ie really felt. The father showed her that she was bad. But whatever the Father
told her, she always believe that she is not bad.