Faith
People complain why they been through a lot. People hate when challenges is on its way to them. People choose to avoid rather than to fight. They choose to let it go rather than to try.
One of my principles in life is it is better to try and fail than to regret for not trying at all.
"Blythe, bantayan mo si Brix!" Brett shouted. Napatingin naman ako sa dalawang bata na tumatakbo papuntang dagat sa likod ng bahay namin. Brix ran like a penguin dahil maliit pa ito at medyo chubby. Natawa naman ako.
Naramdaman ko naman ang pagyakap ni Brett sa likod ko. I was grilling meat and pork for them. Dinampian naman ni Brett ng halik ang pisngi ko.
"I love you, Faith."
"I love you too, Brett. But, please. Bantayan mo doon ang anak natin." sabay tulak ko.
"Blythe is there. Hindi niya naman pababayaan ang kapatid niya." sagot nito.
"Nalagyan mo ba sila ng sunblock?" tanong ko.
"Oh shit. I forgot!" sabi nito at mabilis na umalis sa pagyakap sa akin. Napanguso naman ako.
Blythe and Brix are his most priority. I become second! Imagine, the head over heels Brett can now say no to me. Well, that's how our family works. Whatever we do, our kids should be our priority.
Napangiti naman ako habang tinitingnan silang tatlo sa dagat. Habang nilalagyan nu Brett si Brix ng sunblock lotion ay binabasa siya ni Blythe. Kinuha ko naman ang cellphone ko sa tabi at kinunan sila ng litrato na tatlo.
If Brett is overprotective to Blythe, he is ten times more protective to Brix. For him, Brix is a miracle to us. Brix gave us another reason to live and love life even more.
Tinawag ko naman sila ng natapos kong lutuin ang tanghalian namin. Naunang tumakbo si Blythe dahil gutom na raw ito. Ayaw pang umalis ni Brix sa tubig.
"Buhatin mo na, Brett." but he keeps on resisting.
"Malalaglag ka, Brix." sabi nito sa anak. Pero tawang tawa ang bata habang gumagalaw-galaw habang buhat-buhat ni Brett.
After eating our lunch together, our kids played with the white sand. Blythe is building a castle while Brix is digging for sand. Nilalagay niya naman iyon sa laruan niya at binibigay sa kanyang ate.
Brett and I are sitting looking at them.
"Our Blythe is no longer a baby anymore." he said out of nowhere. She's nine years old already. Blythe changed a lot physically. She looks like my mini me! Parang noon mukha ni Brett ang nakikita ko sa kanya, ngayon ay itsura ko na.
She has a very long hair and she is morena now. Nawala na ang kulay gatas niyang balat dahil araw-araw naliligo sa dagat at palaging sumasama sa mga ka-klase niyang lumakad kapag uuwi. Kahit may sasakyan naman si Brett at pwede siyang sunduin ay ayaw niya dahil mas gusto daw niya maglakad-lakad kasama ang kanyang mga ka-klase.
Kami lang palagi ni Brix ang natitira sa bahay. Brett is working at their Inn. Minsan binibisita kami nina Mercy.
"Very beautiful." he added while looking at Blythe. Tumayo si Blythe at sumayaw-sayaw doon kaya ginaya iyon ni Brix. Natawa naman kami ni Brett sa kanila. He snaked his arma around me and kissed my temple. "Thank you for the wonderful family, Faith."
I kissed his lips and hugged him so tight.
"I want to give you more but I can't, Brett. I'm sorry." I decided to take pills. Hindi na ako pwedeng mabuntis pa dahil baka hindi ko na iyon makakayanan pa. It is better to be safe than to be sorry.
