"May problema ba? Al? You can tell me..." Mahina kong sabi.
Yumuko siya saglit at tiningnan akong muli. "I do have, Luci."
His expression became into the most innocent and soft man in the world.
"What is it?"
His eyes welled up. "I... I wanted to feel the love. The attention... from my parents. I want to be l–like anybody else. I want to be the best, the b–best son they deserved..."
"H–hindi ko naranasang mayakap nila... I never heard the word proud from them. I'm depressed, Luci. I'm broken. They...they don't l–like me."
I sighed out of empathy. "You don't deserve that..."
He chuckled. "I guess, I deserved that. I am nothing but a burden to them, to you..."
"You are not, okay! Hindi ka pabigat!"
I tapped his shoulders. "We can't fix the world if we can't fix ourselves. Let's explore life, together. I will be your number one fan, Aldous!" I smiled.
"Kaya ayan?" Tinuro ko ang braso niya. "Tigil mo 'yan, masasaktan ka lang. Kapag naisip mo 'yan isang gabi? Tawagan mo 'ko."
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Novela Juvenilan epistolary: gunitang nilimot series #6 ★berenice & aldous | completed
