Lea's POV
"Saan... sa Palawan?"ako
I asked her and wait for her answer.
"Sa Virgia Island po, Miss Lea! Sa may Sitio Del fonso po!"Faye
I inhaled after I heard that. Hindi kaagad ako nakasagot. Ewan ko, nag-iiba talaga ang pakiramdaman ko kapag naririnig ko ang lugar na 'yan.
"Bakit po, Miss Lea? Nakapunta na po ba kayo doon?"Faye
Umiling ako.
"Huh? Ahh... h-hindi pa."ako
Pagkaila ko kahit kasasabi ko pa lang sa kanya na masama ang magsinungaling. She nodded with a smile on her lips like the usual. I cleared my throat and smile at her.
"Ahm, ayun lang? How about your parents?"ako
"Ahhh. Ano po, ahh... may Nanay at Tatay po ako. Si Tatay po mangingisda tapos si Nanay naman po... dating katulong ni Tatay. Kumbaga siya po 'yung naglalako ng mga nahuli ni Tatay. Pero dati pa po 'yun kasi po ngayon lumalala 'yung sakit ni Nanay kaya sa bahay na lang po siya."Faye
"Ano ba ang sakit ng Nanay mo?"ako
"Sa atay po, cancer."Faye
I gasped.
"Stage?"ako
Nawala ang ngiti sa labi niya at bumuntong hininga.
"Stage 3 po."Faye
I shook my head.
"That's a difficult stage already. Bihira na ang gumagaling kapag nasa ganyang-"ako
I shut my mouth when I realized what I was saying.
"I'm- I'm sorry, Faye."ako
"Hindi po, okay lang po. Ayan din naman po ang sabi ng Doctor sa amin. Kaya nga po nakikipagsapalaran ako dito sa Maynila kahit na alam kong mababang trabaho lang ang makukuha ko para kahit papaano po, malaki po 'yung perang maipadala ko kay Tatay at maipa-opera na namin si Nanay."Faye
I look at her who smiled again while telling me her mother's condition. That made me smile, too. She's such a precious and strong young lady. I stood up from my seat and sat on the chair in front of her. I unconsciously get her left hand.
"I'm really sorry, Faye. I didn't mean to- say those things earlier. Kung gusto mo, pwede kitang tulungan sa pagpapa-opera sa Nanay mo."ako
I caress her hand so she looks at it. Her eyes blinked many times and look at me again.
"Po?"Faye
"Papa-operahan natin ang Nanay mo."ako
I grin at her. Her eyes became watery at hindi kaagad nakapagsalita.
"What do you think? Are you going to accept my offer?"ako
She sobbed then suddenly I found myself hugging by her.
"Miss Lea, salamat po!"Faye
There it is again, my heart's beating so loud. It usually happens to her, only to her.
"It's... it's okay, Faye."ako
I slowly caress her hair and smile. I don't know why I feel this kind of feeling towards her, I badly want to help her. I closed my eyes and hug her back as if she's a long lost friend.
"Thank you po ulit. Hulog kayo ng langit, Miss Lea."Faye
I laughed as we break our hugs. She sniffed and dry the tears on her cheeks.
