Cherry Blosom (kathniel)

One

10 years passed.

I was 10 there. I am happy to have them until one day. My fantastic life became miserable. My dad is always drunk. My mom was blaming my dad. I think mom doesn't deserve this treatment.

"No! Rafael! this is enough! nahuli na kita! I caught you with my bear 2 eyes! don' lie!" I understand what they are saying. I understand why they are blaming. I understand why my mom is always staring on our family picture and crying.

"n-no, kahit na Cherlie. Please, ikaw, kayo parin nang anak ko ang mahal ko. Pease don't leave me." my dad was holding my mom tight. Nasasaktan na sya, she's always hurt physically and emotionally.

"ouch! leave is or we will leave!"

"dad! mom! dad remove your hands! My mom was hurt!" my dad, alam nya ang ibig kong sabihin. He doesn't even looked at ne. He just removed his hands and left us dumb there. Lumuhod si mommy para pigilan ang luhang tumutulo sa mga mata ko. She wiped my pure tear with her soft white hand. How lovely my mom is.

"don't cry, remember, your beauty ha?" I wiped her tears too.

"mommy, you don't deserve this! we should go now! I packed my things." I shaked her shoulders but a tear fell.

"mommy, I don't need him! we don't need him!" she wiped her tears and get our things.

"saan kayo pupunta. Kung aalis ka, hindi mo isasama ang anak ko!" my dad grab my hand but I didn't left my mom's hand.

"No! ano? What will happened if you! You'll take care of my child? I can't imagine! saakin sya pupunta!" she grabed my hand furiously, I huged her back and we run.

Our manong driver drove the car as fast as he could. My dad was following us.

"mommy, I am scared. Manong, be fast!" I ordered manong. He nodded and made the car faster.

"mommy?"

"shh. Everything will be fine, fine, fine. Okay?" she'calm like clouds. I just nodded.

And I felt the car. My dad's car was near...nearer and nearer.

"Ahh! manong right!" my mom commanded.

"ma'am! We might fell!" manong warned us.

"Ahh! anak!" she said as she covered my head.

Then everything went black.

When I woke up, I saw my mom's head was bleeding.

"mom! mom!"

"shh..I want you to burry me there. That tree saved you." she said pointing the tree.

"I planted that when I was a kid. Then now...it was a beautiful tree."

"mom! mom! don't shut your eyes!"

"shh close your eyes."

"no!"

"shh close it." she covered my eyes and sings her lullaby. My mom, mom. My mom, I opened my eyes when I felt her hands down.

"Mommy! mommy! Mommy!" I shaked her shoulders, but no response.

Until I felt the blood in my hands. I found a fire arm's bullet.

"Ahhh! you'll pay for this!"

"it's too late daughter." then everything went black.

I dreamed about my mom. She's happy there, I finally came here, with her.

"you can't." she hold my chin up.

"mommy."

"shh you can't" she repeated.

"why? mommy? mommy! mommy!" then I woke up. That's my second life, that's my mom's life.

Then every day. I always visits my mother's tree. I know that this is the start.