I Found You

Epilogue of Book 1

 "It's been 10 years Baby boy, 10 years na pero hindi ko pa rin makalimutan ang ginawa mo, seriously, naiinis ako sayo." tears started to flow from my eyes.
Pinunasan ko ito at tumitig muli sa lapida niya, "Xander Lazaro, I badly miss you. 10 years na simula ng iniwan mo ako, physically. But I still feel your love for me here." Sabay turo sa dibdib ko. Ilang sandal rin akong natahimik at nakatitig lang sa lapida.
"Mommy!" sigaw ni Xander.
I saw Xander standing in a grave.
"Come here Xander."
Tumakbo siyang lumapit sa akin at nang makarating siya ay niyakap nya ako.
"Mommy, who's this?" he asked.
"Uhm... Xander meet Uncle Xander."
"what? Our names are the same?"
"Yes baby, I got your name from him." Sabay kurot sa pisngi niya.
"Xander... 10 years had passed, hindi kita pinalitan, still ikaw pa din ang una dito sa puso ko pero kailangan kong mag-move on, hindi sa gusto kitang kalimutan, gusto ko lang gawing masaya ang mga araw na ibinigay mo pa sa akin para mabuhay. I married Briann, if you can still remember he is my classmate way back 10 years ago. Meet Xander, ipinangalan ko ang first born naming sayo, kung naging babae sya Cassandra naman or Clarisse. Actually dalawa na ang anak namin, we married 2 years ago and don't worry were stable. Nga pala, I graduated with diploma, i'm a Heart Surgeon now, alam mo bakit eto kinuha ko? Because I want to save lives and people who are suffering from heart diseases, like me."
"Are you okay Khyla?" Briann asked.
"yea." Tipid kong sagot.
"Xander, this is Briann, my husband. Sorry for not visiting your grave for 9 consecutive years. I was in UK, studying. We need to go."
Tumayo ako at kinarga si Xander, naglakad kami palayo sa puntod. Nang makarating na kami sa sasakyan ibinaba ko si Xander at pumasok na si Briann.
Tumakbo ako pabalik sa puntod at umiyak.
"See you again Baby Boy, see on the next life. This is not a goodbye but a farewell." After that I kissed his tombstone.