"Mom!" I shouted as soon as I entered her office inside her clinic building.
I'm still wearing my School uniform dahil dito na ako dumiretso nang matapos ang klase.
"Where's Mom?" I asked Belinda, her nurse Secretary.
"Wala po si Doctora Nicolas, Ma'am Chandra. Sinundo po ng Daddy niyo" magalang na sagot nito sa akin.
I smiled at her before nodding, dismissing myself.
"Sa company ni Daddy, Manong" sabi ko sa driver nang makalabas ako sa clinic ni Mommy.
It's already 6 o'clock in the evening nang makarating ako sa company ni Daddy.
"Where's Dad?" I asked his secretary.
"Ma'am Chandra, umuwi na po sila" sagot nito sa akin.
I looked at him with furrowed brows. Isn't it too early to go home? Usually, around 11 to 12 am na sila umuuwi.
I left the building and immediately entered our car.
Agad kong kinuha ang cellphone ko at agad na tinawagan si Mommy.
But hindi niya sinagot kaya ang kay Daddy ang tinawagan ko. But still, there's no answer.
Agad akong kinabahan for unknown reason.
"Kuya, can you drive faster?" natatarantang sabi ko sa driver ko.
"S-sige po" sabi nito sa akin.
Hindi na ako naghintay na pagbuksan ako ng pinto.
Mabilis na akong lumabas ng sasakyan at patakbong pumasok sa loob ng bahay.
"Chandra" naiiyak na banggit ni Manang pagkapasok ko pa lang sa bahay.
"W-what happened?" naguguluhan na tanong ko.
"Y-your Mom" sabi niya.
"Where's Mom? Dad?" I asked, not minding his last words.
"Dinala sa ospital si Carmina" umiiyak na sabi ni Manang.
"W-what!?"
Agad kong tinawagan si Daddy pero hindi pa din ito sumasagot.
I'm still here in our living room, waiting for Daddy to go home or atleast to call me back.
Hanggang sa may malakas na nagbukas ng pintuan dahilan ng maagap na pagtayo ko.
That was the first time I saw Daddy that weak and fragile. He's crying as he fell in the floor near the main door.
"D-dad, what happened? Where's M-mom?" nagaalalang tanong ko.
"W-wala na si Mommy mo, C-chandra" humahagulgol na sabi ni Daddy.
...
And that was the last time we lived normally.
BINABASA MO ANG
SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
TerrorChandra is one of those people who is diagnosed with psychosis. Psychosis affects her thoughts and perceptions. It alters how she process information, making it difficult to determine what is real from what is not. People with psychosis may hear, s...
