Remembering You

TEARS BEHIND HER EYES

Keesha's POV

"What happened to you in your past?" tanong ni Matthew

Expected ko naman na yun yung itatanong niya

And since for me his like my younger brother maybe i should trust him

Kaya tumingin ako sa kanya ng nakangiti at sinimulan ko ng magkwento

"5 years old lang ako nung umuwi kami dito sa pinas , kasi nagtayo ng isang branch dito yung business nila dad with his older brother , and mom says that dad will manage that company here that's why we need to move here" saad ko tinignan ko saglit si Matt at nakita kong seryosong nakatitig lang siya sakin at naghihintay ng susunod kong sasabihin kaya tinuloy ko yung pagkukwento

"After one week mula nung makarating kami dito , mom and dad told us that we will go on a vacation but something bad happened .. And that changes my whole life" naluha ako ng maalala ko nanaman yung nangyari

At naramdaman ko nalang yung kamay ni Matt sa mukha ko habang pinupunasan niya yung luhang tumutulo sa mga mata ko

"Noona its okay if you cant--"

"No Matt i want it .. I need someone to tell about it , maybe its one of the way for me to be bold"pagputol ko sa sinasabi niya at itinuloy ko yung pag kukwento ng mapakalma ko na yung sarili ko

"Habang nasa byahe kami papunta sa rest house nila Mommy sa Batangas .. We were so happy back then , katabi ko yung kuya ko sa back seat while my mom sit's beside dad .. Kuya and I were singing the song that my mom wrote , nang may truck na sumalubong samin kaya iniwas agad ni daddy yung kotse but sad to say the other side of the road is cliff and dad cant control the car and thats the reason why we fell and thats the last time i saw them" sabi ko habang derederetso pa rin yung luha ko

"Nagising ako , nasa ospital na ko at una kong hinanap yung kuya ko , but no one can tell where they are , so i started to cry and cry until i faint again , after a week they brought me in an orphanage without me knowing where my family is .. All i know is that im alone ..... sabi lang nila hindi ko rin naman daw maiintindihan kahit ilang beses nilang sabihin sakin kung anong nangyare eh"

"So pano mo nalaman na patay na yung parents mo?" tanong ni Matt

"Sa totoo lang hindi ko alam" simpleng sagot ko

"Huh? Eh diba pinapahanap mo nga yung puntod nila?" Curious na saad ulit niya

"Oo , imposible rin naman kasi na mabuhay pa sila sa nangyare , at kung buhay man sila edi masaya.. Pero ang hirap lang paniwalaan na buhay sila eh" sa ngayon medyo kumakalma na ko , hindi na ko masyadong naiiyak

"Why Noona?"

"Because i know na kung buhay man sila matagal ko na silang kasama , hindi ako magtitiis ng 14 years na wala sila sa tabi ko , dahil for sure hahanapin nila kami ni Kuya"

"Kung sabagay , pero pano ka naman nakakasiguro na buhay yung kuya mo?" Tanong niya

"Im not sure Matt , but i believe that hes still alive because he promised me , he promised that he will never leave me ... Alone" saad ko at nagsimula ulit tumulo yung luha ko

"So pano ka napunta sa mga Salvador?" Tanong niya ulit

"Alyssa and her family visited Love House Orphanage , kasi isa sila sa mga sumusuporta dun , at sa tuwing bumibisita sila dun every month lagi kaming naglalaro ni Alyssa , and for her im her older sister at siguro napansin rin ng parents niya na halos ayaw akong iwan ni Lyssa kaya nagdecide sila Mama na ampunin ako , and thats the reason why im living as Keesha Salvador" saad ko