Chapter 39
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"Good thing you decided to come home, Noella," pasi-una ni Frian.
Narito kami sa labas ng Worship Center. Katatapos lang ng session at lahat ng mga kasamahan namin ay nasa kusina dahil may pagkain kasi. Birthday ng isang pastor.
"Pinayagan lang akong umuwi, Fri," I replied while my arms are crossed. He walked me to the parking lot of the worship center where the car was parked. "If I was not allowed, kahit anino ko hindi niyo makikita sa Pilipinas.
"Rahim prayed really hard for you to be allowed to come home. Suprising isn't it?" he broke the news to me with a smile on his face, and because of the a dimple showed up. "I know because I saw it."
Nanlaki ang mata ko roon. "He did that? Really?"
Tumango si Frian at ibinulsa ang dalawang kamay.
My brother is never that type of person. I even thought he never believed in God because he's all that. Genius and he questions everything he finds unreasonable. Hearing that he prayed for me to come home is some sort of miracle from heaven.
"Hindi lang naman si Rahim ang nagdasal noon. Your friends too," he said.
I can't help but to smile because of that.
"Hindi lang rin kaibigan at kapatid mo ang nagdasal para doon, Noella."
"Who else?" I asked curiously.
He just gave me a sly smile and shrugged. "Anyway, do you feel fine now? Last time I checked your eyes years ago they were lifeless. Ngayon parang gumagaling ka na."
My forehead creased. "Anong tingin mo sa akin? May sakit?"
Tumawa siya. Ngayon mas naalala ko si Deo dahil sa kanya. Hindi naman kasi maikakaila ang resemblance nilang lahat. Pero mas paborito ko ang ngiti ni Deo. Idagdag pa na parehas sila ng skin complexion na pagka-moreno at kung paano ngumiti. Maybe that is the Hiñagos' most attractive physical asset, their smiles.
Hindi ko maiwasang bumuntong hininga at iiwas ang tingin. I don't want to see that familiar smile.
"Wag ka ngang ngumiti," I said, iwinasiwas ko ang kamay para pahintuin siya.
"Naalala mo si Kuya no?" bulong niya. "Ay biro lang, may boyfriend ka na nga pala."
"Tumigil ka nga," asik ko. "At hindi ko nobyo si Sergio."
He chuckled cooly. He examined my eyes as if finding something. "Your eyes are not that dull anymore. Continue what you are doing." Tango niya.
"Are an ophthalmologist or something?" asik ko.
Well... Ang lakas talaga ng pakiramdam ng taong to. I doubt if there is something na hindi niya nararamdaman agad.
"God punished me for two years probably, Fri..." mapait akong ngumiti. Napansin ko ang pagkahinto niya at pakikinig niya sa akin. " Bago lang nakabangon ulit tapos parang nalugmok ulit sa pag-uwi ko dahil ngayon pa lang ako nakapag-luksa sa kamatayan ni Papa."
"I understand..." he nodded. "But you know probably He was not just punishing you but rather teaching you things."
"I'm realizing it slowly. Eventually I'll figure it out." I assured and chuckled. "Ang sakit niya magturo..."
"Do you need a hug or something?" he offered jokingly. "I can't give you that
"Ayoko rin no," inirapan ko siya.
Huminga siya ng maluwag. "Good. Ang dami nang nakatutok sa ating dalawa at pakiramdam ko kung hindi ako maiingat ay baka mapano ako."
He pointed Rahim from afar looking at this direction. Kahit kailan talaga hindi pa rin nagbabago.
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