Glimpse of Us

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Jeongyeon visited Jihyo. Nang makita sya nito ay agad sya nitong niyakap nang mahigpit at naiyak sa mga bisig nya.

"Stop crying unnie. It might be dangerous for you and the baby" Jeongyeon tried to stop Jihyo from crying.

"I'm sorry if hindi ako nakapunta doon" Iyak ni Jihyo kaya marahang pinunasan ni Jeongyeon ang mga luha nya.

"It's fine. Yeonwo will surely understand" Jeongyeon gave Jihyo a small smile.

Mas lalo namang napaiyak si Jihyo dahil sa pagkakarinig sa pangalan ng inaanak. Ilang minuto lang rin ay tumigil na sya.

"Kamusta ka naman? Si Nayeon? Okay ba sya? Bakit iniwan mo sya? Sinong kasama nya ngayon?" sunod sunod na tanong ni Jihyo.

"Relax, mahina kalaban. Isa isang tanong lang" Jeongyeon tried to lightened up the mood but Jihyo already saw the pain in her eyes.

"She's with Momo. Umuwi si Momo agad nung malaman nyang bumalik na kami dito. They needed some time alone kaya naisipan ko nading dalawin ka" Jeongyeon replied.

"Jeongyeon, ikaw kamusta ka na?" marahang tanong ni Jihyo sa kaibigan.

There was a brief moment of silence before Jeongyeon was able to answer the question.

"I honestly don't know unnie" napayuko si Jeongyeon.

"I honestly don't know if I'm okay or not" Jeongyeon bitterly chuckled.

Agad na nakaramdam ng awa si Jihyo sa kaibigan.

"It hurts.. so much that I don't know what to do. I feel numb because of too much pain unnie. But I needed to be strong for Nayeon. I already lose Yeonwo.. I don't want to lose Nayeon this time. I'm afraid unnie" naiiyak na pag-amin ni Jeongyeon.

"Why do you feel afraid?" Jihyo asked, reaching for Jeongyeon's hand.

"I'm afraid because I feel the change between us after Yeonwo left us unnie. I'm afraid na hindi namin kayanin parehas. We are both in pain and we're both tired" Jeongyeon answered.

"Jeongyeon, you said you needed to be strong for Nayeon because you don't want to lose her right?" Jihyo asked Jeongyeon who is just staring at her.