"Hey! I told you not to cry, right? I'm here. I'm not leaving. Para ka namang bakla eh, kalalaki mong tao, umiiyak ka."
She smiled at me. I swear, she has the prettiest smile. Siya yung taong kapag ngumiti, mahahawa ka.
"Hey baby, cheer up! Okay lang na hindi ka nanalo. I'm still so proud of you"
She can make me smile even when I'm in my worst. She can make me feel perfect with her simple words.
"What's wrong? Come on, tell me. Diba dapat walang secrets."
She knows when I'm okay and when I'm not. She knows me too well. In fact, I think she knows me more than I know myself.
"If I go, don't cry okay?"
"Why? Where are you going?" I asked her
She smiled. "Basta. Don't cry ha? Promise?"
Kahit naguguluhan ako sa sinabi niya, nagpromise na lang ako. Alam ko naman na hindi niya ako iiwan eh. "Okay. I promise." She then kissed me on my forehead and went to her room.
Days after she made me promise, her doctor called me.
"She is sick. Leukemia, stage 4. She can die anytime soon."
I was horrified. Naalala ko bigla yung sinabi niya nung gabing nag-usap kami. Everything became so clear to me. Kaya pala parang namumutla siya nung mga nakaraang araw. Kaya pala parang nahihirapan siya. Kaya pala sinabi niya yun. Kaya pala pinapangako niya ako.
Nagising ako sa pagkakatulog. Napanaginipan ko nanaman siya. 3 months have passed but I'm still haunted by memories. Gabi-gabi ko siyang napapanaginipan. Tatlong buwan na ang nakalipas pero parang kahapon lang nangyari ang lahat. Madaya ka. Sabi mo dapat walang secrets pero hindi mo sinabi sa akin. You told me you won't leave me but you did.
I promised not to cry, right? Sorry but I can't do what I promised. Is it possible not to cry if you lose the most important person in your life? Parang hindi. Madami akong gustong sabihin sa'yo. Madami akong good news. Sigurado akong matutuwa ka kapag narinig mo ang mga yun. Pero paano mo pa maririnig? Paano ko pa masasabi sa'yo? Eh wala ka na. Iniwan mo na ako.
"I miss you mom."
BINABASA MO ANG
Music, Songs, Lyrics and Stories (one-shot stories)
Novela JuvenilOne-shot stories inspired by songs' lyrics.
