"Ano pong kailangan kong malaman?" pag-uulit na tanong ko na nakapagpahinto kina Dra. Hidalgo at Dr. Hernandez.
I walked towards them at saka ko sila tiningnan. They're just staring at me, gobsmacked and didn't know what to do.
"Hija..." she went closer to me and held my hand. "I don't know where to begin. Ang dami kong gustong sabihin sa'yo, pero hindi ko alam kung saan ako magsisimula."
I tilted my head. "Bakit naman po?"
"It's really complicated, hija," she said.
"No, you started it and I want to hear it from you, Dra. Hidalgo. Ano pong meron kay Mommy? Ano pong dapat kong malaman tungkol sa kanya?" I asked.
"Marami, hija," sagot nito. "Hindi ko alam kung tama ba itong panahon na ito o hindi. Ang gulo, hija."
My eyes were now wondering what would be that thing that they badly wanted for me to know. I was waiting for an answer but no one came out.
"Is this about how Mommy died? Or before? May iba pa po ba siyang iniwan sa akin? Bilin?" I asked.
"It's about on how your Mom died," sabi nito.
I frowned. "Namatay po siya sa panganganak sa akin, 'di po ba?"
Dra. Hidalgo started shaking and tears erupted her eyes.
"I'm sorry, hija. I couldn't say it straight. But yes, it's about on how your Mom died. If you want answers, you can search it by yourself. The answers are just there. You can have it in a snap. The answer you've been waiting for is really near. Nandito lang ako para ikwento o ilahad sa'yo ang lahat," she said. "Mas mabuti nang ikaw ang mismong makatuklas ng sagot."
"Hindi ko masabi sa'yo dahil umurong, hija. I was there when your mother labored and while doing the procedure, I was also there, taking a video. Reminiscing that moment makes my heart ache. For almost 29 years, hindi ko ito nakalimutan."
"Search for the answers. I'll wait, hija."
What is about my mother's death that makes Dra. Hidalgo tremble with trauma? Ano ba talaga ang totoong nangyari? Bakit parang nakukutuban ko na may kakaiba at hindi tamang pangyayari?
Hindi ako nakaalis agad sa kanila. Instead, Dra. Hidalgo just filled me stories about my Mom. This time, it was before her labor to me. On how she was there for me and her.
"Your Mom, hindi maselan ang pagbubuntis niya sa'yo. At the age of 36, malakas pa siya," Dra. Hidalgo said. "She's really healthy, and so does her pregnancy..."
"Bakit po kayo ang kasama ni Mommy?" I asked. "I mean, bukod sa mag best friend po kayo..."
And her answer really shook me.
"Your father was with his original family," I frowned. "He's married when you were conceived."
I gasp as my eyes started to water. How... does it mean...
Ito ang dahilan kung bakit inabandona ako ng tatay ko. He abandoned me even from the moment I wasn't even born. And the most cruel of them all...
My honorable mother, Dra. Diana Castro, was a mistress.
"Your Mom doesn't have any idea that your father is a married man," Dra. Hidalgo clarified. "Kaya sobra-sobra ang galit ko nang nalaman ko 'yon and when I was about to tell your Mom about it, your father doesn't even want to tell Diana that she's his mistress. He even threatened me! I feel so guilty, hija! I'm so sorry." she cried.
Umiling ako. "It's not your fault, Doc..."
"Your father made your mother a mistress, Addison. Wala man lang akong nagawa bilang kaibigan niya! And I would never ever forgive myself for that! Diana died without knowing the truth!"
BINABASA MO ANG
Between the Ice of Hearts (Cold Hearts Series #1)
Fiction généraleAddison Bermudez, a careless, carefree teenager who thinks that her life has no direction at all. She thinks that she's a hopeless case. Like what her famous saying, "I can do whatever the hell I want with my life." When things change, a lot for thi...