Mended Broken Souls (✔️)

Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Sinulit ko ang bakasyon sa probinsiya dahil kailangan nang bumalik sa trabaho. Four months lang kami parehong nag-leave ni Caleb sa trabaho kaya sinulit pa namin ang natitirang mga araw.

I spent more time with my Mom whenever the sun sets because that's the time Caleb would go to his home. She often asks me about how I was doing for the two years at work. 

She wants to be sure that I was fine there, and have no enemies o 'di kaya'y ka-kompetensiya o gustong makipag-kompetensiya. I told her that I'm fine.

"Tagal n'yo na rin pala ni Caleb, 'no? Kung kailan lang... palagi ko siyang nakikitang nakatanaw sa 'yo mula sa malayo na parang ikaw lang ang nakikita niya, at sa mga panahong iyon, wala pang namamagitan sa inyong dalawa dahil ang tigas mo... Mga bata pa kayo no'n, pero look at you now, may mga trabaho na. Kulang na lang ang kasal..." She chuckled.

Muntik na akong mabilaukan sa kinakain ko nang marinig ang huli niyang salita. Well... marriage is really anticipated to couples, pero naantig lang ang kung anong damdaming nasa loob ko sa tuwing naiisip at napag-uusapan iyon. Uminit ang pisngi ko sa tuwing naiisip na... mapupunta kami ni Caleb doon.

However, as of now, I'm still not yet ready for that because I still want to travel the entire world with him, and still wanna know things about him that will surely increase.

"Oh, bakit, Anak? Doon din naman papunta, 'di ba? I can see already that you are a wife material. You know how to cook, you know how to do house chores... You can do that all whenever you're not at work. Handa na lahat, pero... mahalaga pa rin kung handa na ba kayo." She slowly smiled.

"I'm still not really for it, Ma... and I know that Caleb would understand and respect that."

"But honestly... ayaw ko rin munang malayo ka sa akin dahil 'pag mag-asawa na kayo, sa kaniya ka na uuwi, 'di ba? Siguro sa 'yo matutuloy ang hindi natuloy na pag-aasawa ko, Anak. At masaya ako roon. That my experiences before wouldn't be repeated in you."

Hindi ko alam kung bakit nangilid ang luha sa mga mata ko lalo na nang makitang natulala siya saglit. I held her hand and embraced her sideward. Naramdaman ko ang halik niya sa noo ko.

When the end of our leave whilst vacation came, I sadly packed my things up. Ganoon talaga kadali ang panahon. Nang nasa airport na kami ni Caleb, I didn't anticipate to see my grandparents on the father side with my Mom. I didn't know why a curve plastered on my lips, and just... genuinely smiled at them.

Their faces were hesitant to go near me, the reason why I was the one who stepped forward to embrace them both. Tears begun to well up in my eyes by feeling them embraced me back.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit... I just woke up this day thinking about forgiving them genuinely. I perceived how I was caging myself in the vestige. I couldn't feel the entire peace if I wouldn't set free the grudges from my heart.

It was still hard to move forward if a part of you still lives in the past, keeping grudges in heart. So today, I forgave them vocally. I can now leave the Province for how many times with the brimming serenity in my heart.

Walang halong pagpa-panggap lahat ng sinabi ko sa kanila. This isn't even planned. Since they asked my forgiveness, their words at that day didn't occupy my mind. This genuine forgiveness just came out naturally... I don't know. I am blessed because my heart already tasted the freedom from being intricately caged by the agony from the past.

Caleb and I planned to travel the different countries together whenever we're free from our work. For the next three years of our relationship, all we did was to travel and discover things about ourselves together.