Hello, My Moon! 🌙

CHAPTER 28

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~Flashback~

Bong’s POV

I’ve been staying here in the US for almost a month now and I cant wait to go home. Biglaan lang din kase ang pagpapapunta saken ng ate Imee ko dito dahil may mahalagang bagay daw kaming dapat pag-usapan.

It’s about our mother’s murderer.

My mom passed away when I was 6 years old. Sobrang bata ko pa non at sobra akong nabigla nang malaman kong isang kriminal ang nakapatay kay Mom.

Sa murang edad ay namulat kaming magkakapatid  sa eskandalo. Lalong nakakaawa ay ang kapatid kong si Aimee na sanggol pa noon at wala pang muang sa mundo. Ni hindi nya naranasan kung pano mag-alaga ang mom namin dahil maaga nya kaming iniwan.

Hindi nahuli ang totoong pumatay kay mommy pero nahuli ang isa sa mga kasabwat nito. Naipakulong sya but that doesn’t seem to be enough for our family.

It’s been almost two decades now but we never stopped seeking for justice. Lalong lalo na ang panganay namin na si ate Imee who’s been very eager, all throughout these years, to find the man responsible for our mother’s death.

Kaya naman when she made a long distance call to me, saying that she already has a lead to where that cruel man is hiding, walang pagdadalawang-isip akong nagpa-book ng flight to get to her immidiately.

Sumunod din naman si dad after a few days habang sina ate Irene ay naiwan to look after Aimee. As much as possible ay hindi na namin ipinaaalam kay Aimee ang tungkol sa bagay na yun dahil ayaw naming maapektuhan nun ang pag-aaral nya.

“That murderer! “ mariing sabi ni ate Irene sabay hampas sa table nya.

Nandito kami ngayon sa opisina nya sa San Francisco, California. Ate Imee lives here and works as a lawyer. She’s here with her husband and two children.

And of course her inspiration and what provoked her to be a lawyer is because of our mother’s unjust death. She witnessed how our family fell apart when our mom died and since then, all she ever wanted to do is find the justice our mom deserves.

“How’d you find out about this, Imee? Are you sure na tama yung impormasyon na nakuha mo? “ tanong ni Dad.

“I’ve been working on mom’s case for so long, Dad. And YES! Sigurado ako. Sigurado ako na malapit na nating mahanap yung hayop na yun? “ gigil na sagot naman ni ate Imee.

My sister turned to me with wrath in her eyes.

“Now, Bong. I need you to help me. I need your hundred and ten percent focus on this matter. Alam mo naman kung para saan lahat ng to diba?” Sabi saken nito.

Hindi naman ako sumagot at tinanguan ko lang sya.

I wanted to bring justice for my mom as much as my whole family does. Even at a young age, Alam ko na ang hirap na pinagdaanan ng mga kapatid ko at ni Dad nang mawala si Mom kaya naman ganun na lang din ang kagustuhan naming lahat na makamit ang hustisya para sa kanya.

Nagtagal pa ng ilang oras ang pag-uusap naming pamilya tungkol sa kung paano, kailan at saan namin mahahanap ang kriminal na yun. Matapos nun ay bumalik na kami sa hotel na tinutuluyan namin at nagpahinga.

Nang makarating na ako sa hotel room ko ay agad akong nag-shower at nahiga na sa kama. Habang nakatingin sa kisame ay hindi ko maiwasang isipin ang nangyari bago ako umalis ng Pilipinas.