Kai's POV
Today is the second day of the funeral.
Marami pa ring tao ang nakikiramay, and this time, they decided to stay here.
Nakaupo lang kami sa pinakasulok ng chapel.
Kenzie is busy gripping her flask na naglalaman ng pinaghalong Alfonso at Coke.
Kentaro is also holding his own one liter flask.
May kumakabit kay Kenzie and it was Jay.
He's with Claire and all her friends. They're not my friends anymore.
"Kenzie, my deepest condolences," sabi ni Claire and Kenzie smiled at her. She also looked at me and I gave her a reassuring smile.
Umupo sila sa likod namin without uttering a word.
Tahimik lang ang lahat.
Dumating din ang iba naming schoolmates and dance troupe but all that Kenzie did was smile at them.
Nang maggabi, my parents suddenly showed up.
"Omma! I didn't know you were gonna be here," gulat kong sabi sa kanya but she ignored me and went straight to sit next to Kenzie.
"Your Omma's been crying the whole flight. Her heart breaks for her," bulong sa akin ni Appa while hugging me and I softly smiled at him.
All our hearts break for her.
Omma hugged Kenzie tightly and then she started crying.
All the tears she kept drinking away, all poured.
"You must be Kai's parents. I'm Kenzie's grandfather, Kingston. This is my wife, Margaux," pagpapakilala ni Lolo Kingston kay Appa and he shook his hand.
"My deepest condolences," sabi ni Appa and he smiled.
"They said that it's not fair that the parents have to bury their child first, but I don't think I can take it if I put my daughter on Kenzie's place now. I can't imagine what she's going through," sabi ni Lolo Kingston and Appa sighed.
"It's complicated, right? You don't want to be left alone in this world where your child no longer exists, but at the same time you don't want to leave your child alone in this cruel world," Appa said quietly at napatingin naman ako sa kanya and I saw his eyes filled up with tears.
"It really is hard," sagot ni Lolo Kingston at natahimik na kami habang patuloy pa rin ang pag-iyak ni Kenzie sa yakap ni Omma.
I'm just imagining a world without my parents, sobrang sakit na. Iniisip ko lang, para na akong mababaliw.
Paano pa kaya ang nararamdaman ni Kenzie?
Napatigil ang pag-iyak ni Kenzie nang bigla siyang manakbo palabas ng chapel.
I immediately followed her only to see her puking.
Agad akong bumalik sa loob para kumuha ng tubig at wipes.
"Here," sabi ko sabay abot sa kanya ng tubig at minumog naman niya ito.
"Mackenzie, are you okay?" Biglang sulpot ng Lola Margaux niya.
"Of course," she answered bitterly at sumuka na naman.
I continued to hold her hair and rub her back.
"What do I do without you?" Natatawa niyang tanong at tumingin sa akin.
"You don't have to worry about that. I'll always be here," sagot ko sa kanya.
