Bawat Piyesa

36

ELLA

"It's nice to meet you, Ella. Pasensya na sa nagawa ko sainyo ni Jema" sambit ng papa ni Jema

I smiled at umiling

"I-its okay l-lang po, t-tito... m-masaya naman po k-kami ngayon w-with our k-kids" Sagot ko

Nanlaki naman ang mga mata niya

"May anak na kayo? C-can I see them?" He said

"J-jema will take you there po t-tito... N-nasa b-bahay po namin a-ang mga b-bata" sagot ko

"Just call me Papa, Anak. Kasi Kasal na din kayo ni Jema at... may anak na kayo" sambit niya

I smiled and slowly nodded

Pumasok naman bigla ang nurse

"Uhm, Ms. De Jesus Your medicines po" sambit niya

Tumango naman ako

"J-jessica anak, pwede ko bang... makita ang mga apo ko?" He asked

Napa tingin naman si Jema sakin

I smiled and gave her a nod

Approving his father's request

Apo niya din naman sina Adrienne at Aidan eh

Jema heaved a sigh at tsaka tumango

Napa ngiti si Papa at niyakap si Jema

Kami lang dalawa ni Jema ngayon, Sina papa, at yung dalawa naming mama ang nag bantay sa mga bata

Sina alyssa, Mich, Jia at Kyla at nag ttrabaho muna

Pero bibisita din naman mamaya

"Lovelove, are you okay?" I asked

"H-huh? oo naman. Bat mo na tanong love" Sagot niya

"Wala lang, naka tulala ka kasi wife" Sambit ko

Nag buntong hininga siya at inilapag ang ulo niya sa dibdib ko

"I love you, Jema" I kissed her forehead

"I love you too. Kailan ka ba gagaling? Gustong gusto na kitang I uwi. Mailayo ka lang dito, puro lang sakit dito eh" sambit niya

I chuckled and held her hand

"wife, as much as I want to, pero hindi pwede. You know that naman diba? n-na anytime..." I stopped

Napa tingin naman siya sakin

"Walang aalis!d-diba...d-diba s-sabi mo l-lalaban ka" She sobbed8

Niyakap ko naman siya

"You still have to chase your dreams, Architect. Ikaw may pangarap ka pa,eh ako? Wala. Pabigat lang ako sayo, Jema."Sambit ko

"H-hindi! e-ella naman oh! w-wag ka n-na u-umalis...l-lovelove p-please" Jema cried

I smiled and kissed her forehead

For the last time

"Mahal na mahal kita, Mahal na mahal ko kayo ni Adi at Aidan." Sambit ko

"L-love...wag" Jema sobbed

I smiled and slowly closed my eyes

I can hear Jema crying hard

Till the next sunrise, My Jessica

JEMA

"time of death 1:43 pm"

I cried and cried

Bakit?

"j-jema?anak anong nangyari?" Si Mama

I hugged her tight

"m-ma.." I cried hard

"Kayo po ba yung parent ni Patient De Jesus?" I heard the doctor asked

"O-opo...A-ano pong nangyari sa anak ko?"tanong ni Mama

"I'm sorry to say this, but Ms. De Jesus passed away" The doctor replied

Umiyak ulit ako na napa upo

Everything was blurry

And black

Nagising ako sa kwarto namin

Naka uwi na pala ako

But the person who made me feel home just passed away

I sobbed and cry

"I-I'm sorry...E-ella I-I'm sorry"

"E-ella, bumalik ka na p-please"

"L-lovelove p-please"

I felt someone's arm wrapped around me

"tahan na anak ha? tahan na" yung mama ko pala

"M-ma, b-bakit... b-bakit p-pati m-mabuting a-asawa p-pinagkait s-sakin? m-ma...h-hindi ko a-alam a-anong g-gagawin ko...m-ma, t-tulungan niyo ko" Everything was blurry

"I iyak mo lang yan ha? sige lang, Jema anak" Sambit ni mama

I cried and cried when the door suddenly opened

It was papa, dala niya ang mga bata

"Your kids wants to see you, anak." sambit niya

He slowly went closer to us

And then dahan dahan na inilapag ang dalawa sa higaan

"why sad mommy?" Adi asked

I did not reply and hugged him

"I-I'm sorry, a-anak...k-kasalanan ko" I sobbed

"Jema, anak tama na. Papang, paki labas nalang muna ang mga bata ha? sige na" sambit ni mama

"Don't want to go outside lola!I want mommy" I saw Adi frowning

"Halika na, apo. Pa iyak na din tong si Aidan" Papa Slowly held his arm

"Pero lolo—"Papa cut him off

"Sige na ha? I'll buy you some ice cream sa labas. Basta maging good boy lang kayo ni Aidan" Papa said

Umiyak lang ako ng umiyak sa balikat ni Mama