MAG-IILANG araw na si Hena sa States ay nagkulong lamang siya sa kwarto. Lalabas lamang siya doon kapag kakain na. Pati ang Mama niya ay nagtataka. Pagod lang siya, ang dinadahilan niya. Pati si Lady Elle ay kinukulit na siyang bumalik sa trabaho. Still, ayaw pa rin niya.
Naramdaman niyang umupo sa kama ang Mama niya. Hinaplos nito ang kanyang buhok.
“You can lean on me, Baby girl. I’m just here.”
“What about, Mom?”
“’Bout Kei.”
Napatayo siya bigla. She faced her mother. “M-Mom..”
Ngumiti ito. Hinaplos ang kanyang mukha. “I’m your mother, Hija. I feel the sadness in you. Para mo na rin akong sinasaktan. I know you’re a fighter. Wala kang inuurungan. Pero iba kay Kei. Nagiging mahina ka.”
Her Mom looked at her sincerely. Tama ito. May ina siya na maari niyang sandalan. Sumandig siya sa balikat ng kanyang ina. Niyakap naman siya nito. Kahit papaano’y gumaan ang loob niya.
“You really are my mother, Mom.”
Tumawa ito. “Of course. Pareho tayong maganda.”
“They all say na parang ako ikaw.”
“Yes. But you are tougher than me.”
Tumingala siya rito. “Dahil alam mo ang ikasasaya mo. You know how to get it. Kahit alam mong wala kang panghahawakan basta doon ka masaya, kukunin at kukunin mo. At kapag hindi talaga kayang kunin, alam mo kung paano magpapatalo. ”
“Are you proud of that?”
“Of course! Because you’re not afraid to get hurt. At least you try.”
Nag-init ang kanyang mga mata. “Yeah. It is easy for me to do that but I hardly deal with downfalls. So I’m not tough, Mom. I’m not.”
“You are. You dealt when you gave up Kei. You opted to sacrifice. Sacrificing him was already your downfall. And moving-on with him is just the follow-up.”
“Whatever. It was all hard. I don’t know if I can…”
“Sshht! Of course, you can.”
She felt the tears running on her face. “I lo..love him, Mom.”
“Go on. Just cry. Alam kong mahal mo siya. Mahal na mahal. You offered your heart to him but he refused. And now, you let him go, he’s definitely happy. Doon ko mas napatunayang mahal mo nga siya. Despite this kills you inside as long as he was happy. You will deal with it. Love is not just giving affection to him or to be closed to him, but it is also sacrificing. You know, you’re the reason why he’s happy. Because you gave him freedom to be with his own happiness. ”
“Si P-Pam…siya lang ang makapagpapasaya kay Kei.”
She hugged her. Crying like a baby.
“At first it’s hard. But it will heal. You sacrificed too much. Maawa ka sa sarili mo, anak. Paano ka makaka-move on kung nagmumukomok sa kwarto? Go out. Shop, date, anything. You deserve it.”
“Just bear with me a little longer. Hindi ko pa kaya. But I will do that don’t worry.”
“I will bear with you with the rest of my life.”
BINABASA MO ANG
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