Five years — and never has she gone to — but Yuki challenged her fears and went to her mom's old office, just two rooms away from Hakim's. It would have been a lot easier for her to come inside... if this isn't the same room where her dad hanged himself. It took her five long years.
What could be there? Or who?
Habang nakakapit pa rin sa doorknob at hindi binubuksan ang mga mata kahit nasa loob na siya, kinapa ni Yuki ang paligid gamit ang kaliwang kamay. Nang makapa ang light switch, agad niya itong pinindot. Bagamat nakapikit, nakita niyang lumiwanag na ang kwarto.
She finally closed the door behind her. After taking a couple of heavy breathing, pinili niya na ang dumilat. The room doesn't look empty at all. It's so clean, bright... and alive. Hakim must've been keeping it the same as if his older sister is still here. This brought Yuki to tears. Iniisip niya rin na pinaglalaruan ang damdamin niya. Anong mas titimbang? Matutuwa ba siya, o magagalit dahil tila tinatago ng liwanag ang nangyari sa kwartong 'to?
She can't even bring herself to stop crying. Just how much did this father love her child? Gaano kabuo ang desisyon niyang tapusin ang sariling buhay para magpatuloy ang kay Yuki? Gaanong takot at tindi ng pagluluksa ang inabot ng mama niya nang madatnan 'yun? They could've parted in good terms, but he left without forgiving her for losing faith on their daughter's survival.
Inside the drawer of her mom's desk rested a piece of sticky note for five years now. As Yuki sat on the chair, she pulled the paper out. Although it's obvious that someone had tried to bring it back to its shape, the paper still has the marks of being crumpled. Some letters were even washed away by what she believe was her mom's tears. She still could read what it says.
[I will not forgive you unless you save Yuki. She's our only child.]
Tahimik na lumuluha si Yuki habang paulit-ulit na binabasa 'yun. Not known to anyone, Kisan talked to Yuki after her dad's kidneys got transplanted to her. Unconscious pa siya noon, pero rinig niya ang boses ng mama niya. Her mom repeatedly blamed her for Yuto's death. Although Kisan fulfilled her parental duties to Yuki until her last breath, she left that scar in Yuki's heart.
Just under where the paper was placed, there was a dark blue folder. Agad na binuksan 'yun ni Yuki. Record ng isang pasyente. Huling pasyente ng mama niya. Now, this made Yuki lose power in her hands. Dumulas mula sa mga kamay niya ang folder na may lamang ilang piraso ng mga papel.
[PATIENT MEDICAL RECORD]
[Name: Ciela Assistio]
[Age/Sex: 48, Female]
[Attending Physician: Dr. Kisan Mercado-Sarmiento]
[POSTMORTEM REPORT]
[Name: Ciela Assistio]
[Findings: ...fractured skull, swelling of the brain...]
[Conclusion: Cause of death is Traumatic Head Injury by fatal staircase fall. Manner of death is accidental.]
"Why did you take him away from me? Kasalanan mo. Ibalik mo sa'kin ang asawa ko."
"Anong kasalanan namin ng papa mo? Just why were you born like this? How many people should lose their lives because of you?"
It wasn't only my dad. I killed two people that day. And I killed my mom, too.
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See You Tomorrow, Yuki (EDITING)
RomansaA healing romance between Yuki, a long-term patient known to be rude and cold-hearted, and a physical therapist called Aciel. Seeing through Yuki's inner self, Aciel tries to befriend her. Yuki who's devoid of emotions now learns it all through him...
