SUBMISSIVE 2: THIRDY VILLANUEVA

CHAPTER 29

TWENTY NINE

LIFE IS SHORT.

As he looks at the tombstone in front of him, he sighed. He doesn't know how to feel. Maybe because his heart is already numb? Maybe because he can't feel anything? Regrets? Loneliness?

No.. He did his best.

He knows he does.

"Bud"

"Brad"

"You okay?"

"Condolence?"

"Let it go bud"

"Accept it pre"

"Life is short. You should know that"

"Ganyan talaga ang buhay. May mauuna, may.. Mauuna talaga" Napatingin siya kay Xonti. Ito yata ang bumaril e. He was what. Ex CIA?

Xon smirked.

His friends tapped his shoulder. Tinanguan niya lang ang mga ito.

Looking back at the times, he must say that death is sudden. You can't predict it nor avoid it. At one time you were happy seconds later, you're dead.

Siguro kapag alam natin ang oras natin, makakapaghanda tayo. Magagawa siguro nating itama ang mga maling gawain natin. Baka sakaling makakapag iwan tayo ng magandang kwento para sa atin sa mga susunod na henerasyon.

Our legacy.

And then we will ask ourselves, is it worth it? Is my life here in this world worthy? Did we do our best to live our life the way we wanted to?

Nakagawa ba naman tayo ng mabuti? If only death is predictable, then we can do better. Wen can ask forgiveness to the people we hurt. To the people we did hurtful deeds. Makapagsisi sa lahat ng bagay na hindi nagawa ng tama. Hindi man maitama ang madaming pagkakamali, at least, nagawa nating ihingi ng patawad.

He sighed. "So. This is our last goodbye huh? Hindi ka man lang nakapag paalam ng mabuti.. "

He chuckled humorless. Umiling saka yumuko..

"Let's go?"

He looked behind him. He smiled. "You okay?"

"Yeah. Let's go or later? Era is with nay Helen. Nauna na sila nila mama" Napapikit siya at ninamnam ang malamyos na boses na tatlong araw niyang hindi narinig.

He was restless. He was devastated. He entered the chapel with his knees on the floor. Crying in front of the Lord. To give him another chance to show his love to his beloved. He promised God that he will do everything in exchange of his fiancee.

Whatever it takes. He will do it. Just.. Let her alive.

Dinamayan siya ng mga kaibigan niya. Jeferrylle's friend did her best to save her. He was there when she entered the room. She was crying while attending Jeferrylle. Together with her nurse friend—Lenoxx' wife.

But as a professional, she did her best to calm herself. He did see it. May panginginig sa mga kamay nito, she's in her misty eyes but nevertheless, she did it.

Napag-alaman niyang tinakbo nito ang unang palapag, sa sarili nitong clinic paakyat sa fourth floor kung nasaan si Jeferrylle. Umiiyak, nagwala ng hindi siya pinapasok.

He can say, if you have the right friends, you will walk in the right path. Ang sabi, mas importante ang pamilya kesa kaibigan. Pero siguro naman dipende lang din sa kaibigan. May mga kaibigan na nandiyan lang kapag meron kang yaman at pera. May kaibigan na nandiyan kapag nasa kadiliman ka at hindi ka iiwan.