Growing up dominating the household, Diamond Alvaro finds no solution rather than get away to reduce the pressure she's having around her mother, leaving her sister all behind.
If only she was as mighty and smart as everyone paints her to be, she wo...
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"Umuwi na tayo, anak."
It was the hardest weeks of my life and my Dad was being pathetically cold about it. My young mind couldn't fathom how he could react to all of this so lightly, he doesn't even cry during the wake.
She lost her wife just like how I lost my mother so I it find so confusing to see his deadpan face, it was his fault that she died just like it was mine. I regret watching our house burn to ash that night so I'm hoping that he also regrets watching our family receive threats from the other side.
I hate him for taking everything so lightly, for thinking that it was all an empty threat and it will soon stop. For smiling even after hearing the public accused him of being a huge fraud, and I hate him for not showing any emotions after my Mom died.
"Alam kong galit ka sa akin..." he breathed the emotions that weren't visible on his face. The skies are getting darker and darker each time.
"I want to stay here for a bit longer."
"Apat na oras ka nang nakaupo riyan, wala ka bang balak magpahinga?"
I balled my fist and veered my gaze. I don't like having this conversation with him but I don't wish to disrespect him in front of my Mom's marble tombstone. It will only mean that I'm disrespecting her as well.
I didn't respond so he continued, "It's not your fault, anak. Don't torture yourself."
"It is..."
"Your mother won't be happy to see you like this, she will also be in pain once she learns that you're blaming yourself for what happened. I know it's hard to accept but she's no longer with us, all we can do is accept it as it is."
"You are trying to escape the consequences of your actions again, Dad. I know that you're in pain as well so why are you trying to act as if her death is just nothing to you? I just couldn't get it——"
I was spilling out my emotions toward him before I even realize it so I halted and tried to compose myself again. Then as I was doing so, my gaze met his. I've always known that I have his eyes but the anguish present in mine was nothing compared to what was present in his.
Tumikhim ako habang nakatitig sa kawalan, napagtantong wala akong karapatang sabihin sa kanya kung gaano kasakit sa akin ang pag kawala ni Mom dahil kung ano man ang galit at lungkot na makikita sa mga mata ko, hindi iyon papantay sa pangungulilang ilang linggo na niyang kinakalaban.
"Adam." His voice was still warm but forced.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have talked to you that way... I, I'm just tired."
I was looking down at the ground so I did not notice how close he already was when I felt his calloused hand caressing my black textured two-block haircut. Then a voice came out of his lips,
