Special Chapter 4
CHIO'S POV
Limang araw ang itatagal ng funeral service ni tito Richard ayon sa mommy ni Ianna. Hihintayin pa daw kasi na dumating ang iba nilang kamag-anak galing sa abroad.
Ang lolo ni Ianna ay dumating noong ikalawang gabi mula sa Australia. Ang ina ni tito Richard ay matagal nang pumanaw kaya't mag-isa na lamang ang kanyang ama kasama ang bunsong kapatid ni tito.
Ianna rarely spoke to anyone since the first day of the funeral service. Palagi siyang nasa harap ng kabaong ng kanyang ama. She insisted that she wanted to sit near his dad. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi niya parin gaanong matanggap na wala na ang kanyang daddy.
Minsan ay bigla nalang tumutulo ang mga luha niya kaya't hindi ako umaalis sa kanyang tabi. It's either I'm standing beside her or talking to the visitors nearby.
Si tita Camille ay abala din sa pag-asikaso sa mga taong dumarating. Mabuti nalang at dumating ang ate ni tito Richard para tulungan siya. Sa tingin ko nga ay di siya nakakatulog ng maayos.
"Ianna, aren't you hungry?" tanong ni Heather, pinsan ni Ianna.
Ianna just smiled weakly at her and shook her head bago bumaling ulit sa kabaong ng daddy niya.
Before tito Richard died, there was a time na nagkausap kami. Iyon yung time na unang punta ko sa kanila at umalis si Ianna para maghanda ng meryenda.
"Chio hijo, do you still love my daughter?" tanong ni tito Richard pagkaalis ni Ianna sa kwarto.
I was slightly taken aback by his question and it made me think.
Do I still love Ianna?
"You know how much I love Ianna, tito." I gave him a weak smile.
"Then, why did you leave her?" nakakunot ang noo ni tito. Tila hindi niya maintindihan ang isang bagay.
Ianna probably didn't tell him about our break-up. Maybe she's ashamed of what she did.
I was contemplating on how to answer. I don't want to give him the wrong idea.
"Because I was weak, tito. There are things na hindi ko maintindihan noon." Malumanay kong sagot. "Besides, we're still young. I'm scared that Ianna will not be happy with me in the end."
Bumuntong-hininga siya at umayos ng upo bago nagsalitang muli.
"The way I see it, Chio, you are the reason for Ianna's happiness. Nang umalis ka, nakuwento sa akin ng mommy ni Ianna na naging malungkutin siya. She rarely gets out of the house. Halos di na nga daw ngumingiti ito."
Ianna's happiness? I don't know.
Then, why did she cheat? I don't know.
There are things that are hard to explain when you don't know the exact story.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Endless Chase
Narrativa generale"The chances of me moving on from THAT guy was as great as the chances of snowing here in the Philippines..." -Ianna Gersen Alonzo "She's all that I want. I'd choose her in every lifetime we would live. But would this unending cycle end? I wish she'...
