Back For You (TLG Book 2)

Epilouge

I suddenly froze when i finished reading the paper i just saw in a drawer next in our bed. I wish im just dreaming but im not. Everything i just read was true and it is accompanied by evidences.

"Dhie what-- d-dhie."

Napakuyom ako ng kamay at napapikit ng mariin.

All this time nabuhay ako sa isang kasinungalingan. Bakit ngayon pa?!

"Tell me the truth Rhian. Tell me everything i should know." Kalma pero matigas kong sabi.

"R-raine i didnt-- im sorry."

Humarap ako sakanya.

"Why Rhian? Of all the things bakit ito pa ang tinago mo sakin?!" Hindi ko na napigilan pang sumigaw.

Then she started crying.

This past few years everything was so magical. Simula nung nagkabalikan kami sa pangalawang pagkakataon i did everything just to be with her. I sacrificed my career and spend my days in her own kind of way. Bumawi ako sa lahat ng kasalanan ko sakanya. But why now. A sudden change. All those magical moments is now becoming a nightmare.

"Were almost a year married Rhian. Did you already forgot our vows? For better for worse right? Pero bakit itinago mo lahat ng to?! Im your husband for god sake!" Marajas kong naitapon ang mga medical papers.

"Hindi ko intensyong itago sayo Raine. Im scared... Im scared Raine that you might not accept--."

"Talagang hindi Rhian! Any husband cant accept that their wife is dying!!!"

I wish that im only just dreaming. I cant bare to see my wife in a coffin. I cant.

"How did this happen?" Malamig kong tanong.

Napaupo siya sa gikid ng kamay habang ako nakatayo parin.

"It was few years ago, bago pa lamang ako sa trabaho doon sa California when i got fainted. I was immediately rush in the ER and there they discovered that my childhood disease came back. When i was 7 i was diagnose with Rheumatic Heart Ailment, it causes me not to breathe easily and it make my immune weak. 2 years akong naghirap sa sakit na yun but i became better. Akala ko... akala ko hindi na yun babalik. I didnt have the symptoms before i fainted."

I just listened to her. Hindi ko namalayam na umiiyak na din pala ako.

"Im sorry Raine. Ayoko ko namang itago eh. Actually that's also one of the reasons why i came back for you. Not only to apologize and reconcile but also to say my last words. Im lucky that until now im alive but my sickness is getting worse and im trying my best to live a few more for you and our family."

Napapikit ako ng mariin.

Bakit parang wala na akong magawa? I want her to share her pain with me. Kung sana ako na lang ang nakakaranas ng lahat ng sakit ng asawa ko. Bakit kailangan pang mangyari ito?

Should i not deserve to be happy?

7 years later...

"Grabe pala kuya no, nakakaloka yung kwento niyo ni Ate Rhian." Joash blurted. Siya ang bagong team captain ng basketball team na iniwan samin ni Dad.

Napangiti na lang ako.

"Actually i never believed in destiny before, even true love but it seems like the world doesnt want me to be a stone hearted guy."

"Pero kuya after nung nalaman mo ang sakit ni Ate Rhian anong nangyari?" He asked.