MICHONNE
I stayed in my grandfather's room until he woke up. Nanatili lang akong nakabantay sa tabi niya habang pinagmamasdan ang kaniyang kalagayan. He's just sleeping but it scares me. I'm scared that the day will come when he might not wake up anymore. I am not ready to let him go.
I lifted my head when I felt warm as he gently touched my hand. Napunta ang tingin ko sa kaniya at mapaklang napangiti. He just responded with a hearty smile like he always does. Habang naramdaman ko ang muling pangingilid ng aking mga luha.
"Does it hurt a lot?" I asked. He feigned a smile and slowly shook his head. He's lying.
"Stop crying, apo. I still have time to live, save your tears until my last breath, hmm?" My tears started to fall after what he said. How can he be so indifferent when I know he's in so much pain?
Kinuha ko ang kanan niyang kamay at mahigpit 'yong hinawakan habang nanlalabo ang mga matang tumingin sa kaniya. Parang nahihirapan akong lumunok sa mabigat na pagkabog ng aking dibdib. Hindi ko mapawi ang luhang dumadaloy sa aking mukha.
"H-Hindi ka ba natatakot mawala?" naturan ko habang patuloy sa paghikbi. He heaved a sigh and smiled again.
"It's just death, Mich. Even though it feels like a distant notion; when we become conscious of its existence, it's already standing right on our doorstep and we can't escape from it," he uttered nonchalantly as if death is just an illusion.
"How can you say that so easily..." I sniffled between words. He took his hand and softly wiped at my tears.
"It's just that... I have lived long enough that it's not hard for me to accept my faith. But before I leave this world, I only ask for one last thing and that is for happiness to always find its way to you even after I'm gone." Muli na namang bumugso ang luhang namumutawi sa aking naniningkit na mga mata. I stood and wrapped my arms around him as he stroked my head with care.
It's just hard to accept that I'll lose him too. I have already lost my father and losing him is like broken glass that can never be whole again. Am I being greedy if I say I don't want him to leave?
"I'll be here... I'll always be here in your heart..." he expressed which made me cry harder.
Hinayaan niya akong umiyak nang umiyak sa harapan niya hanggang sa tuluyang maubos ang luha ko. My tears welled up my eyes and I ended up having a runny nose.
"Now listen to what I'm about to say, Michonne." He looked at me straight into my eyes. "This is about your father. I should've told you this long ago but I waited for the right time to tell you what you deserve to know, " he added in a low voice.
Malalim akong napabuntong-hininga at napaiwas ng tingin. Is this really the right time? I don't think I can process everything I have to know when I'm occupied by the thought that he'll be gone forever. That I have to know the truth when he's about to leave me behind. How can he do this to me?
"Can't you tell me this another time, Lo?" mapait kong pakiusap dahil pakiramdam ko mawawala na siya sa tabi ko kapag nasabi na niya sa'kin ang lahat ng dapat kong malaman.
I know I've been waiting to hear this matter from him but I have become afraid... I'm scared to face everything without him by my side.
"I want to tell you this now because I don't know if there will be another time..." he answered. I wiped a single tear that rolled down my cheek. The fact that he was right made me more sorrowful.
"What about my father?" tanong ko nang wala na akong magawa kundi ang hayaan siya. Maybe now could be the right time and I have no choice but to face it despite the fear I have.
BINABASA MO ANG
Gangster Association: Forgotten Queen
Aksi[ON-GOING] Michonne is a former agent who worked in a secret organization and was considered the best among the agents. But she turned her back on that dangerous job and decided to take over a university owned by her parents after she met her husban...
