"Anak? Ano iyong narinig k----- Randy!"
Agad siyang lumapit sa lalaking nakahiga sa sahig. Kasabay nang kaniyang pag-iyak ay ang kaniyang paulit-ulit na pagtawag sa pangalan ng lalaki.
I took a moment to stare at the woman's face.
She has a pointed nose and a reddish cheek. Her thin lips compliment her eyes which are shining due to the tears coming from it.
That was when I realized who she was.
"Ma? Ma, ba't ka umiiyak?"
Dahan-dahan akong naglakad papunta sa pwesto niya. For Pete's sake, she's crying! And God knows how it feels like seeing your mother, cry. Looking helpless.
"Ma, what happened? Anong nang----"
" 'Wag kang lalapit! 'Wag kang lalapit sa'kin!" She exclaimed while raising her right hand as if she was telling me to stop.
"Ma, bakit? Ano bang nangya-----"
"Anak... Anak..."
Patuloy pa rin siya sa pag-iyak. Walang tigil. Hindi ko alam kung anong nangyari, at mas lalong hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit ayaw n'ya akong palapitin!
Tsaka ko lang nakita ang isang lalaking nakahiga sa kaniyang hita. Pilit kong inalala kung sino ang taong iyon. Alam kong kilala ko s'ya, I just can't remember who he is.
A tear escaped from my eyes when it finally sinked in.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Clairvoyant's Date
Mystery / ThrillerA story about Raiah Gonzales, a teenager, who thought she had the perfect family. One day, she recieved a suspicious paper with a date written on it. Who would've thought that a group of numbers would change her life? A series of numbers which have...
