We were just quiet when we got into the tricycle hanggang sa pagbalik, nagreklamo 'yung driver at sabi na hindi niya na raw kame maihahatid papasok dahil sirasira raw ang daanan at baka magkaproblema kame.
Kaya ngayon ay naglalakad nanaman kaming dalawa, wala kasing available na motorcycle ride and i don't know why. Siguro ay nag l-lunch pa sila or nagkataong namamasada silang lahat.
"About last night—I'm so sorry if i talked too much,"
Hindi niya ako tiningnan at dirediretsyo lang ang paglakad niya. Hindi nalang ako nagsalita dahil baka nabibigatan na siya sa mga karga, and I'm here just talking without even carrying anything dahil nasa kaniya lahat.
"You don't have to, everyone has to speak," i smiled.
"Have you ever cried?" I asked him. He just look at me as if i said something wrong.
"Everyone does," nagsisi tuloy ako sa tanong ko. I don't know, but he kinda looked pissed.
We became silent again, and i hate it. I'm trying to think of some questions to ask him until "Do you have sister? Or brother?"
"I do have a sister,"
"Wow really? You must be an overprotective brother! So where is—"
"And she's dead,"
"Oh, i'm sorry," i felt bad for him. I can't imagine kung mawawalan ako ng kapatid, lalo na kung kasalanan ko kung ba't siya nawala.
"Hi manang!" Pagdating namin ay nakabukas na ang pintuan at nakarating na si manang galing hospital.
"Oh, nakabalik na kayo. Tara kumain na tayo," i checked on the wall clock and it says it's exactly 1pm.
"I'll just change po muna," agad na akong pumasok sa kwarto at nagpalit ng damit. Paglabas ko ay saktong kakalabas lang rin ni Nathan sa kwarto niya. Nalinisan na ni manang ang kabilang kwarto at maayos na nailabas ang mga gamit na nakatambak doon.
We all took the same seats at nag dasal na si manang. "Kain na,"
I was just halfway to finish my meal nung biglang nag ring ang phone ko. When i saw who it was ay bigla akong kinabahan. "Sasagutin ko lang po,"
Lumabas ako at nagdalawang isip pa bago tuluyang sagutin ang tawag ni Dad. It's been 5 days simula nung umalis ako sa amin, and he's probably so worried now.
"D-dad," i said.
"Zeya, thank God you pick up the call this time! I want you to be back here at once," he said, with a hint of authority in his voice.
"I'm sorry Dad, i-i can't. I know you're mad about what happened at alam kong nagalit sa'yo si Tita Jane. I'm sorry,"
"I'm not mad Zeya, that was just a normal response. Please, umuwi kana," i was so worried about how my Dad sounded like, I'm sure he's tired, exhausted and frustrated dahil dumagdag pa ako sa problema niya. Alam kong mali na umalis ako sa amin, pero natakot lang talaga.
"Is Angelica okay?"
"To be honest with you, she's not. Pero sabi ng mga doctor somewhat she's having a progress,"
I remain silent for a sec,
"Just go home, please. It's not your fault okay? Hindi naman ikaw ang nakabangga sa kapatid mo. It was just an accident Zeya don't take the blame 'cause i know you neither wished for it to happen,"
I cried, atleast my guilt was reduced. But i can't go back seeing my sister suffering. It hurts me.
"I'll go back soon Dad, i promise, I'm so sorry,"
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RIVER FLOWS
RomanceZeya went somewhere to try to forget about the what she calls a mistake, even just for the meantime and that's the place where she thought she could find peace, And she met him.... The man seemed like someone who she can't talk to, but he's that per...
