He chuckles. "I'm fine," he answered. "I was busy but I am fine. Are you doing well, as well?"
I nodded my head repeatedly. "Yes, yes, I am. I missed you..."
"I missed you, too. If everything went well for this one last work, I will go and see you."
"That's not as dangerous as your work before, right?" I was worried, I don't know if it was the same as before.
"I'm fine. It's not dangerous. All I have to do is to talk to them. If something goes wrong, our country might go an all-out war against them." Napangiti naman ako dahil hindi ko naramdaman ang kaba sa sinabi ni kuya. "But, of course, hindi sila papayag dahil alam nila kung anong klaseng tao ang mga estudyante ng Mint Academy," he joked.
Hindi naman ako nagsalita. I was so glad that I heard my brother's voice. "Did you already visited mom?" I asked.
"Uh-huh. She's doing grate with her treatment. It was all thanks to your senior who happened to be her therapist."
Right, it was an alumnus who treated my mother now. Nang magising si mommy ay sobrang saya ko. Dahil doon, 'yung physician na nag-alaga kay mommy noong nasa hospital ay ni-recommend sa amin ang isang therapist na graduate rin sa Mint Academy.
"Thank goodness," I murmured.
"Why don't you visit her? She said she misses you so much," my big brother said.
Napayuko naman ako. Am I allowed to? Kung hindi naman din kasi dahil sa akin ay hindi rin naman kasi dahil sa biological mother ko ay hindi mangyayari 'to. It was my entire biological mother's fault but I have no rights to judge her but what she did was wrong.
"KeCy, baby..."
"Yes?"
"It wasn't your fault, all right? It was ours. You're just caught with it so you don't have to worry about it. Go and see her. It would make her feel better. You're her favorite after all," he teased. Napakagat naman ako ng ibabang labi. Hindi ko mapigilan ang mapahagulgol.
After our call ended, I stayed in my bed, crying. I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do.
Shall I go and meet my mom? But, if it weren't for my biological mom this wouldn't happen. I feel like I should be responsible for everything that happened to my brother's family. Kahit na hindi nila ako sinisisi, kahit na hindi ko sila matingnan sa mga mata ngayon ako pa rin ang iniisip nila.
Napabalikwas naman ako nang upo nang marinig ko ang katok sa pinto. Tumayo ako at tiningnan kung sino sa peephole.
It was Yana and Henry.
I opened the door and tilted my head as I leaned on the door frame. "So, what's the matter?" I asked, looking at them curiously. "Did everything went well?" I added.
Hindi naman sumagot si Yana at saka naman ako tinabig pagilid. Napanganga naman ako dahil tuloy tuloy lang silang dalawa sa pagpasok sa hotel room ko.
"Wow, kwarto n'yo?" hindi makapaniwala ko na sabi.
Hindi naman nagsalita si Yana at nahiga lang sa kama ko. "Did you cry?" she asked, looking at me worriedly.
Huminga na lang ako nang malalim at saka naupo sa sofa. "I asked you first." Hindi ko alam kung anong trip ng mag-jowa na 'to.
"Everything went well, of course. Mr. Ro has already decided to take over the research. However, he still asked for our help." Henry then sat down in the sofa in front of me. "Did that answer your question?"
