Sid an Atheist, Learned How to Love

Chapter6: The Bet, Part 4 (The Revelation)

 You will never know how strong the light of a candle is

until it is left in the dark.

Likewise, your true strength as a person is proven when you are in your darkest moment.

 Gel's POV

(A/N * Ito na yung kinukwento ni Gel, though ginawa ko na lang syang flashback)

 Galing ako sa mayaman at masayang pamilya. May Daddy na kahit laging busy sa trabaho ay may time pa rin para sa amin ng kapatid ko. Dating international model ang mommy ko. But she stopped, nung ikasal sila ni Dad.

 Lahat ng gusto ko noon nasusunod. Malling, traveling ang studied at well-known school.

 But one day, someone called us. And said that my  Mom is dead on arrival. Car accident. Nabunggo ang sasakyan nya ng humaharurot na truck.

 Matagal bago nakarecover si Dad sa pagkamatay ni Mom. Ofcourse, because he loves Mom very much. That's why I felt relieve nung may dinala syang babae sa bahay and introduce as his fiancee'. Si Tita Sylvia. Since then, sa bahay na sya tumira kasama ng anak nya sa unang asawa na si Grace.

 It's not that i don't love my Mom anymore. It's just that I don't want my father to feel the pain of my Mom's loss over and over again.

 Sa simula,naging maayos naman ang pakikitungo nya samin ni Mari.

 Pero nung tumagal, nagbago sya. Kapag wala si Dad naaabutan ko na lang si Tita napinagbubuhatan ng kamay ang kapatid ko.

 I tried to protect her, but I always ended up saying Im sorry for her. Because of the fear na bumalik nanaman si Dad sa dati.

 But another challenge came to our life. Dadis sick. May butas ang puso nya, at matagal na pala itong nararamdaman ni Dad. But he don't even bother to go to the hospital for checkup.

 Kaya nung biglang magkaroon ng problema sa company ng di inaasahan. Inatake sya sa puso. He died.

 It's really hard for me. Matapos mawalan ng ina, mawawalan kapa ng ama. Masyado pa kong bata.

 Pano na si Mari? Ako? Hindi ko pa naman kayang magtrabaho. Highschool palang ako. Hindi ko alam kung kakayanin ko.

 Matagal akong hindi lumabas ng kwarto ko. Pero alam kong hindi ko kayang hindi manlang dumalo sa libing ni Dad. Dahil sabi ko nga, I love him.

 Nang nasa sementeryo na kami kung saan si Dad ililibing. Isa-isa ng naghulog ng white roses ang malalapit kay Dad. Nagsimula kay tita, but i cried harder when Mari talk to Dad while throwing the white rose at his coffin.

 "Da-dad I-I will miss you.Wherever y-you are now, I know that your happy. Kasi kasama mo na si Mommy. But Dad, paano nakami ni Ate? Sino ng mag-aalaga samin? Wala ng magdadala sakin ng magagandang barbie dolls and chocolates. Dad? Bakit ka agad sumunod kay Mom? Kailangan ka pa namin. But don't worry Dad huk. I huk will take care huk of ate. Even if she's elder than me. I am willing to be her  big sister whenever she's weak and fragile. I love you Dad" Marigold (whilecrying)

 I hug my sister at ako naman ang naghulog ng bulaklak.

I silently prayed.

" Dad, alam mo ba ang sama sama ng loob ko sayo? You don't know how big responsibility is in my back now. But despite that, I know you're happy now  together with Mom. I know God has a plan, sa lahat ng  nangyayari ngayon. But Dad, help me to handle this problem, for me and for my sister. I love you Dad. Thank You for being my Superman. I promise to take care of my sister. I will miss you. Sabihin mo kay God protektahan kami ha? Sbihin mo sa kanya wag kaming pabayaan."