Nasa labas si dave ng hospital at nag iisip kung ano ba dapat ang gawin upang mapatawad sya ni Athena sa kapabayaan nya.
Nasasaktan ito sa nangyayari,masyado syang gago upang hindi manlang naramdaman ang nararamdaman ni athena,mahal nya ang babae ngunit natatakot itong ipakita ng lubos,ayaw nyang masaktan,ayaw nyang bumalik sa dati.
"Athena this is about my kuya"
"What is it about?
"You know he ask me to help him para bumalik ang tiwala mo sa kanya"
"And? Honestly i trust him,but i just don't want to be with him anymore"
"Do you mind telling me the reason why?
"To be honest,i gave him everything i can,you know i loved him,tinanggap ko lahat ng sinabi ni grace,all those words na hindi ko kayang tanggapin tinanggap ko,kasi mahal ko ang kuya mo"
"Hindi mo na ba sya mahal?
"I still do love him,pero i have to sacrifice,i want to love myself also"
"You don't have to leave him athena,you can be mean to him"
"The thing is i dont wanna see him"
"Baka dahil sa pagdadalang tao mo lang yan?
"Siguro nga,kaya mejo naguguluhan din ako,i dont know what to do"
"I have to tell you something that might help you decide"
"What is it"
"My kuya has been hurt since he was young,hindi lang siguro halata kasi nakatago iyon sa maganda nyang mukha"
Natawang sabi nito.
"Loka,and?
"When he was eighteen our parents died in a car accident,that's because dave got drunk in a club and he did ask my mom and dad to pick him up"
"He was young when start dringking?
"Yes,actually he's not the type of person to drink anytime,only when he is sad or has problems,at that night,he cant accept the fact that he got a low grade on one of his subject which he studied"
"That is his reason?
"You dont know how he study,he is a book worm,he wants everything to be perfect in academic"
"Woaw never knew this side of him"
"So back when he was drunk,my parents rush to this club,coz its the first time my kuya ever taste alcohol,so they are worried,malapit na sila sa club when a van hit their car,nag paikot ikot iyon sa highway,hanggang sa may paparating na malaking truck,and then there,dun na sila namatay"
"What? Oh my God,hindi ko alam"
Nangingilid na ang luba ni athena
"We found out that the driver of the van was drunk,so since then kuya dave start blaming his self,hindi sya nakikipag usap kahit kanino kahit kay kuya justin,hindi rin sya nakikipag socialize,wala syang ibang ginawa kundi aral bahay,and because he is older he has to take care of our family's business,so ni hindi sya nagsayang ng oras,o nag laan ng kahit anong oras para sa sarili nya,i never seen him smile,or nakipag biruan,he was under the dark,masyado nyang dinibdib ang nangyari,at lagi nyang sinisisi ang kanyang sarili,kung hi di raw dahil sa kanya baka buhay pa ang magulang namin,at that time he has no friend,buti nalang si kuya justin ay anjan para sa kanya kahit tinataboy na sya ni kuya nuon,na depress ang kuya,hindi namin alam kung ano ang gagawin namin para bumalik ang dating sya,at dumating yung point na ayaw nya rin akong mag gala or kung saan saan pumupunta"
"Why? Nagalit ka ba sa kuya mo?
"Yes nagalit ako kasi akala ko gusto nyang magaya ako sa kanyan,na walang kulay ang buhay,na nakakulong lang sa kwarto lalabas lang pag kakain na,but then when he told me the reason i was crying,yun ay dahil ayaw nyang mawala ako,ayaw nyang may mawala na mahal nya sa buhay,so he did everything to protect me"
"Ang tatag naman nya"
"Yan din ang akala namin nuon,pero umiiyak sya gabi gabi,yung mukha nya na parang matapang na walang problema? Behind that beautiful face,a pain was hiding,he even have a diary na sinasabi nya duon yung mga bagay na pumapasok sa isipan nya nung na depress sya,but luckily he was strong enough to prevent suicide"
"Did he commit?
"Nope,pero on his diary lagi nyang sinusulat duon na parang gusto na nyang mawala sa mundo,but then dahil raw sa akin kaya hindi nya iyon ginawa"
"Was he in relationship with grace that time?
"No he wasnt,he know grace since they were young but they never dated,hanggang sa mag nineteen si kuya,he finally open doors,and ayun nga nag ka gusto sya kay grace and he even start talking to kuya justin"
"But then when grace left and marry another guy,akala namin babalik sa dati si kuya,we were surprised kasi hindi sya gaanong nasaktan,akala namin magkukulong na naman sya sa kanyang kwarto like before,kasi nga nawalan na naman sya,me and kuya justin was worried at that time at hindi ko alam na he then met you,so kuya justin told me that you helped him forget the pain,kuya justin said that my kuya's smile was brighter than before nung nakita ka nya.
"Ikaw ha baka pakana nyo lang to"
"No ate,you can ask kuya justin about it,tapos nag umpisa na daw na gumanda ang araw ni kuya,je always smile,tapos lagi na syang nakikipag usap,which is very anusual,masaya nga kami ni kuya justin lalo na ako nung nalaman kong ikakasal na sya,i thank God kasi dumating yung araw na ikakasal na sya,all i wish for him is to be happy,kasi alam ko kahit ngayon dala parin ni kuya yung pag sisisi sa pag kamatay nila mama,but he has to accept the fact that it wasnt his fault,pero kahit ano oang sabihin ko sa kanya hindi nya iyon tinatanggap"
"But i see him like he doesnt have a past"
"Yun ang akala mo big sis,although i can say na he is happy because of you,but part of him is still suffering,and i cant forgive myself kung bumalik si kuya sa dati,i cant stand seing him like before,ayaw ko syang makita ulit na masaktan,at mag mukmok"
"So athena i beg you,wag mong iwan ang kuya,marahil hindi mo nakikita na nasasaktan sya,pero alam ko,at natatakot syang mawalan ulit ng magal,hindi natin alam kung ano ang maisipan nyang gawin at this point kung iiwan mo sya,you mean the world to him ate,kaya ako ng nag mamaka awa sayo,kung mahal mo sya please stay"
"Ikaw ha pinapaiyak mo ako eh"
"I mean everything i said ate,hindi ko ito ginagawa para iangat ang kuya,i'm doing this kasi ayaw ko syang bumalik sa dati,na helpless,hopeless,kaya para manlang sa magiging anak nyo big sis,forgive him"
