The Truth Untold

EPILOGUE

It's been five years already since Papa told me everything. Everyday, I couldn't help from thinking about everything that had happened in the past. Mula noong inamin niya sa akin ang lahat ay hindi na ako dumalaw pa sa kaniya. Masakit din para sa akin ngunit hindi naman ako bato para hindi makaramdam ng pagkalumo sa lahat ng inamin ni Papa sa akin. Mas pinili ko na lang munang mapag-isa mula noon.

I am now here at my house. Yes, my house. I am now planning on what will I do later on but I remember that I should go to the cemetery to visit my loved-ones. I started to get ready for later.
After I took a bath and had my breakfast, I changed already and I just wore a black cropped-hoodie and simple white high-waisted jeans with a pair of white sneakers and I just let my hair down. I am now at my car and I'm on my way to the cemetery.

"Hi, Franco! How are you?" I greeted Franco as I arrived at the cemetery. "I wonder what you look like today if you're still alive. I miss you, Franc," my tears started to fell when I remember again his bubbly face. "It's been five years since you left me. You're already happy now, aren't you?" I sighed and calmed myself. "For the two years, you've been with me, you stayed with me even though my Papa was the reason why you died. Thank you for that, Franc. It feels like it all happened yesterday. The wounds in my heart were still fresh." My sobbing stopped when someone gave me a handkerchief. I saw Franco's mother when I looked up to see who it was from. I greeted her.

"You know, Hazha? I admire you for being brave. Thank you for serving the justice for my son." She said after we greeted each other. "Ano ka ba, Tita haha. It's been five years since you started thanking me about this." She laughed a bit and gave me a fake smile.
We talked a lot but after a couple of minutes, I excused myself because I'm going to visit my parents, too. We hugged each other and bid our goodbyes before I left.

After a while, I arrived at the other cemetery of our city. "Hi, mom! Hi, dad! I'm sorry kung ngayon na lang ako ulit nakadalaw sa inyo, ah? Pero pinagdadasal ko naman kayo everyday. Busy lang ang baby niyo sa works. Haha." Ano kaya ang magiging buhay ko kung nandito pa rin kayo sa tabi ko? Marami pa akong kinuwento sa kanila tungkol sa buhay ko until I decided to leave. "Mom, Dad, babalik na lang po ako next time. May dadalawin pa rin po ako. I love you both." I left flowers first before leaving.

I sighed when I arrived at my last destination this day. Kaya ko na ba? But even though I am not sure if I could handle it, I kept walking until I reached him. "Papa," my tears flowed immediately even though I only said one word. Yes, Papa Zoren died and I now regret the times I did not visit him.

*FLASHBACK*

"Hello, Ms. Trinidad, this is SP04 Lee Corre speaking. Can you come here at the city jail as of the moment? Mr. Zoren Trinidad wants to see you," the police stated as I answered the call. Ayoko, ayokong pumunta. "Hello, sir. I am sorry but I can't go there right now. I am busy." Sabi ko sa kaniya kahit na hindi naman ako busy. "Bu-" I cutted him off. "I'll hang up now, I'm busy, sir. I'm sorry. Bye."

*END OF FLASHBACK*

I only I knew that would be the last time I would see my papa, I would have just gone to him. That day, when the police called me, my papa was already seriously ill and did not want to be sent to the hospital. But the next day, the policemen already took papa to the hospital because his condition was already severe.

*FLASHBACK*

"Hello, Ms. Trinidad. Again, this is SP04 Lee Corre, can you come here at Casaul General Hospital?" Napabangon ako dahil sa narinig ko.
"Why? Is there something wrong?" I asked him. "Mr. Trinidad is here. He's sick and it's geeting worse that's why we already took him here." My tears fell down as I hung up. Papa...