Fated

Fated 3

Fated

No backing out

Dumaan ang aming finals sa university, ang pasko, ang bagong taon at iba pang occasion na para bang hangin lang sa sobrang bilis at tila sinadya ng tadhanang pabilisin iyon.

Sa mga nag daang buwan ay halos araw araw na kaming nag uusap at nag kikita ni Keia. Minsan naman ay si Exie ang kasama ko kahit na magkaiba ang schedule namin kapag papasok.

Lunes ng hapon. Nandito kami ni Keia sa pool nila at naisipang maligo dahil nararamdaman na rin ang init dahil sa pag pasok ng marso. Malapit na ang bakasyon kaya sinusulit na namin dito.

"I want to meet your Mom too. I'm sure she's pretty like you!" si Keia habang nakaupo sa side ng pool, tanging tuhod at paa lang ang nakalubog sa tubig.

I combed my hair backwards pagkaahon ko sa harap ni Keia.

"Oo, i think i look like her." tumango tango naman si Keia. Her skin is shining dahil sa araw na tumatama sa malamig na pool. I can see the excitement in her eyes.

This is why i like her, she's so pure.

"Do you have a picture ba? Can i see! I'm really curious. You don't look like your Dad that much, i think nakuha mo ang eyes niya but overall i think you look like your Mom!" she giggled, tinampisaw pa ang kanyang paa dahilan para mag talsikan ang tubig kaya nag tawanan kaming dalawa.

"Fine, papakita ko sayo. I have her picture, i saw it inside my Dad's room." kuryoso naman siyang napalingon sa akin at sandali pang nanlaki ang mata saka sinipa ang tubig.

"Oh. my. gosh! Really? Sa loob ng room ng Daddy mo?!" nag titili ito at malawak ang ngiti.

"Oo bakit? I saw it when i was a kid tapos kinuha ko."

"He still loves her! Don't you think? Why would he keep his ex wife's photo inside his room! That's suspicious!" umiling iling ako sa kanyang mga pinagsasasabi.

I mean it's possible and impossible at the same time. I don't know the reason of their broken marriage kaya hindi ko rin alam kung posible bang may nararamdaman parin si Dad kay Mom. Lalo namang hindi ko alam ang nararamdaman ng Mommy ko. It's my first time meeting her, I don't even have vivid memories with her when i was a kid. Dad brought me here when i was only turning 1 year old that's what i remember when Nana Louisa told me about it.

"No, I don't think so Keia. Why would they even divorce in the first place if they love each other?" natahimik naman si Keia sa aking sinabi saka ngumuso at humalukipkip sa gilid ng pool.

Tinalsikan niya ako ng tubig sa muka dahilan para gantihan ko siya na ikinatawa nanaman naming dalawa. Siguro kung may makakakita samin dito aakalain nilang baliw kaming dalawa.

"You're so serious naman! Malay mo diba, i mean people change, it's been what? Years already passed since nag hiwalay ang parents mo. What if they realized that they still love each after all these years. Right!?"
sandali pakong nag isip ngunit lumangoy rin ulit palayo.

Rinig ko pa ang pag sigaw ni Keia sa pangalan ko.

Hindi na siguro, ayoko namang umasa na mabubuo pa kami ulit. For Pete's sake I'm already 20 years old. I don't think they still love each other. But whatever the reason of their divorce, i want to stay out of it. Wala na rin naman akong magagawa, it already happened. I just want a closure with my Mom and then i'll fix my relationship with my Dad. After that I'm going to take my studies seriously.

When I'm done fixing everything with my Mother. I'll fly back here right away. Nandito rin naman ang buhay ko, i don't want to leave this place for long. This is my home, my friends are here.