I was a bit stunned by what Lolo asked me.
What are you talking about ho?
Remember a couple months back? Your high school graduation?
Oh. That? It's okay Lolo, I understand, the flight's too long.
No apo, you don't understand. We were supposed to be there. Pero si Lolo, Di na superman, I fell ill a couple days leading to our flight.
Flashback
Pa, ang aga niyo ata mag impake?
Excited Lang ang lolo anak, aba, with honors gra-graduate ang apo ko. Napadaan ka pala Anak?
Dinaan ko Lang po yung gamot niyo pa.
Ay salamat.
Papa ok ka Lang?
Medyo sumasakit Lang yung ulo ko, wala ito.
Madalas po ba sumakit pa?
Medyo, dala na to ng katandaan anak.
Are you sure pa?
Richard don't worry about me, I'm fine.
Day before the flight.
Pa? Napatawag ka?
Are you busy Anak?
Bakit po?
Bring me to Dr. Reyes, mag papatingin ako. At kailangan ko ng clearance.
Sige po. Papunta na po ako.
At the doctor
Good afternoon Misters Gomez.
Good afternoon doc. May go signal na ba ako bumyahe?
Actually, Mr. Gomez, I'm afraid you cannot take a long flight, especially in your state.
What's wrong with papa doc?
I'll be honest with both of you. Upon running all the lab work, we're afraid we found something, well irregular.
End of Flashback.
They found a tumor apo, and they had to operate before it got any bigger. Medyo blessing in disguise nga ata yung check up kung yun eh.
Why didn't you tell us po? Lolo, I could've done something, I could have been there with you when you needed me.
And for you to worry about me? Of course not! That was your graduation, i forced your papa to go, but he said he couldn't leave me. That's why I'm asking you apo. Please forgive your papa, not for him, but for me. I couldn't bear the fact that you would not talk to me because of a sacrifice he had to make years ago. Apo, your papa loves you very much, hasn't his letters been enough proof?
Letters? What letters po? I didn't get any letters?
