CHAPTER 18
"Ano, natawagan mo?"
"Hindi. E, si Micah?"
"Oo. Pero abala raw. Si Anthony?"
"Hindi sigurado."
"Bitch, move!"
"Sino 'yan?"
"Wala!"
"Puta, ba't ka galit?" nakangusong sabi ni Clevi.
"Ikaw ang kausap ko! Tutumba ako kung hindi ka uusog aa kabilang dulo!"
Napapahiya namang ngumiti si Clevi at umusog na sa kabilang dulo ng upuan.
I don't know why they are so busy, that they didn't eat their breakfast or morning snack.
Mariella and her son with Amethon and Eniell went to the store. Pero bago nagpunta na sila ng mall no'n.
Enrico was left alone with me.
"My,"
"Hm?"
Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko kaya naman nilingon ko siya.
"Mali po ba na bumalik pa ako?"
"Nah. You just had the wrong time."
"It was always my fault. Have I ever done good?"
"Mmm,"
Hindi niya ako tinanong ulit. He just waited for my answer.
"Coming back,"
Napangiti siya dahil sa sinabi ko.
It's true that coming back is good at times. Not because they will prove you the love they have for you, but because they are brave enough to still come back.
No one has ever braver than staying, but coming is also being brave.
Dahil sa kabila ng lahat, kahit alam mong wala ka ng babalikan, heto ka ngayon, nasa nakaraan. Handang ayusin ang kasalukuyan.
"My, nasabi ko na ba sa 'yo kung gaano kita kamahal?"
Umiling ako, "I felt it and still feeling it."
"Your love, my.. n-nawala ba?"
"I have been called heartless and cold, but I can love fade less."
Umiiyak niya akong niyakap.
Emiela's son may look like her, but they will never be the same.
Enrico grew up being with Amethon, Ezra and me. I have no doubt that he would grow up like this because of us. Especially, because of Amethon.
Amethon never had a friend, but he has another sibling by heart.
Enrico and I fell asleep on that kind of position.
Nagising na lang ako na nasa harapan ko na si Amethon.
His face was expressionless, but his eyes were looking so sad.
Hindi naman ako makatayo dahil yakap-yakap ako ni Enrico habang nakapatong ang ulo sa balikat ko.
"I never felt this pain before, mom."
And with that, umalis siya.
I do not regret anything. But I have a little time left.
Nanatili pa kami sa ganoong posisyon ng isang oras. Paggising ni Enrico ay tinanong niya kung nakabalik na raw ba sina Amethon.
