Empty Space

CHAPTER 2

BONGBONG

year 2017...

I am peacefully drinking my coffee here in the table near the poolside area while reading some newspaper based on Philippine headlines na pinapakuha ko talaga to keep myself in touch sa Philippines

Me and my family are currently living here in london

After losing the 2016 election we decided to stay in london for a while to make ourselves cope up on what happened

We strongly believe that I was being cheated that day but we couldn't do anything to prove it cuz the government is purely not on our side so I decided to concede cuz I don't want anymore trouble

That election leave me and my family so much pain that added on our pain from before it was really traumatic that I don't want to run in any highest government position anymore I would rather run in local nalang again in ilocos maybe.

We are staying here in london for more than a year now as my 2 sons is studying in here

While reading the news paper something caught my attention as the headlines is about this famous davao mayor na nanuntok ng head engineer "mayor inday sara" i voiced out while reading her name

I look at her picture so intently she look so fierce and I couldn't help myself as I felt this little admiration for her she is so beautiful nakadagdag sa dating niya ang pagiging matapang napangiti ako unconsciously just by looking at her photo

And it came to my knowing that she is president duterte's daughter I couldn't judge her just by one sided story coming from this media

I believe that she didn't do it just because gusto nyalang hinde nag iwan ng mahalagang impormasyon ang media kung bakit niya yun ginawa hinde talaga mapagkakatiwalaan minsan

"Hi hon good morning" liza my wife greeted me smiling and kissed me on my cheek I notice that she's fully dressed up so I ask

"Oh hon why are you so dressed up?" she sat on the chair in front of me

"Im just going to vinny's school I have some important thing to do there you don't have to wait for me at lunch na pala were going to eat outside aren't you going anywhere?"
she asked while sipping her coffee

"Nah im staying here"

After A little chitchat and breakfast eh umalis narin si liza

As I saw liza leaving napabuntong hininga ako I felt this weird feeling of emptiness once again Its as if like I don't know what I really want in my life anymore

We are just like this for so many years now we are not passionate on each other anymore we are just simply.. husband and wife

I feel like Im standing in the middle of nowhere and the world has no color

As time goes by I forgot the feeling of being genuinely happy and I don't understand myself anymore

Its like my life has an Empty Space waiting for something to fill it in..

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