WITH EYES TO THINK (Completed)

CHAPTER 56: HER SAD REMINISCE

CHAPTER 56

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HINDI ALAM ni Leighton kung ano ang sasabihin niya. He looked daze, yet he responded to Eun-ji's hug.

As Eun-ji broke the hug, agad niyang pinahiran ang kaniyang luha and gave him a smile. "Welcome back," she muttered.

Pagkatapos ay pumasok na sila sa loob ang isinara ang pintuan. Dim surroundings welcome Leighton's eyes. They did not turn the lights on because they worry that it would catch attention of the Nanos. They just used lamps and candles, enough for them to see the surroundings, their faces.

Eun-ji guided Leighton to sit on the couch while Sahara just stood first beside him.

"Oh, finally, tita Sahara. You're here already---"

Mula sa kaniyang kwarto, lumabas si Yuna. Napatigil siya sa kaniyang pagsasalita nung nakita niya ang taong nakaupo sa couch, kaharap ni Eun-ji.

"L-Leigh?!" she muttered in shock and surprise. Gaya ni Eun-ji, her tears automatically flooded. "Oh, my god..."

Agad siyang pumunta sa direksiyon ni Leighton and just like what Eun-ji did, she hugged him.

Hindi maintindihan ni Leighton ang kaniyang nararamdaman. Unconsciously, he moved his hand slowly to caress Yuna's back and a tear suddenly dropped from his eyes.

"W-We missed you s-so much. We thought w-we'd already lost y-you," hagulgol ni Yuna.

Sahara just stared at Yuna's and Leighton's moment. Eun-ji, who was sitting on the couch, couldn't help but wipe every single tear dropping from her eyes. Lice, Oharra, and Kiera, on the other hand, immediately rushed towards the kitchen nung bigla nilang naamoy na parang nasusunog na ang kanilang niluluto.

"Urgh..."

Leighton was the one who broke the hug as he felt his head suddenly ached. Napaungol siya nang kaunti at napahawak sa kaniyang ulo.

"Y-You okay?" Yuna asked immediately while glancing at Leighton, and Eun-ji who stood up and moved closer to their direction.

Leighton just nodded his head as a response.

Then, Sahara cleared her throat. "Give him space first. He needs to process everything. Anytime, his head aches because many memories would suddenly flash in his mind," she said and after that, Eun-ji and Yuna sat to the couch just across Leighton.

"If he does not still remember everything, why did you take him here already, mom? You said you will bring him here once he remembers everything," Eun-ji suddenly asked. "You took so long to go back here. What happened, mom?"

Paulit-ulit na sinabi sa kanila dati ni Sahara na kailangan munang magpagaling ni Leighton sa probinsyang Saka bago niya ibabalik sa Santa Luna. Kaya umabot ng tatlong taon doon si Leighton.

Nakatingin lang si Yuna kay Leighton na kasalukuyang nakayuko habang hawak-hawak pa rin ang ulo niya. He could still feel pain in his head slightly.

With folded hands, Sahara walked past behind Leighton at umupo sa tabi nito---in front of Eun-ji.

"Something happened there," Sahara said while glancing quickly at Leighton. "He's no longer safe there that's why I had to bring him here. The organization already knows that he's alive and staying in that farm. Fortunately, he's not in the house when they invade. But, the Cortes couple were killed."

"W-What?" hindi makapaniwalang sambit ni Yuna. "They're really crazy."

"Someone must have told them Leighton's location. They did not seem to focus on finding him because if they really do, then he must be dead right now. They might have gotten to him already, and not went to Cortes house where he's not there---only the couple," Sahara stated with a sigh. "And now that Leighton is here, we need to pay much attention to him. He's still in his recovery stage. If you want to tell him something, just be gentle and don't force him to remember everything," she continued at napatingin sila kay Leighton na tulalang nakatitig sa sahig. "Anyway, what just happened earlier?"