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Kabanata 2

Life

Exactly 5 years ago at this place when I left everything. I cut everything off, start anew, and promised to myself that this time, it will never be fuck-up like before. When I gave birth to Zick . . . oh, my Eizickiel, he completed me. Again. As if he built a new version of me. That every time I remembered something from the past, I wanted to go back and just fucking punch my face for being such an idiot and impulsive. The young version of me just ruined everything in me but gave me an important lesson, and I can't believe that I am actually doing this kind of decision.

"Be careful, baby, you're going to fall because of that." I reminded him dahil pinilit niyang buhatin ang bag ko sa kagustuhang tumulong.

As if I didn't know that he's just showing off some skills to Calix.

"I got this, Mum," he said then chuckled.

Napailing na lang ako nang lakad-takbo siyang tumungo kay Calix na kasalukuyang hatak-hatak ang maleta namin at hinihintay na lamang kami sa harap ng sasakyan. Mabagal kasi ako maglakad.

"He wanted to show off to you." Natatawa kong salubong kay Calix saka inabot kay Kuya Dave ang bag na dala ko.

Calix let me in first at sumunod siya. Zick is now reading something beside the window of the van. Nabaling ang tingin ko kay Calix nang hulihin niya ang kamay ko at marahang hinalikan iyon.

"I'm glad you're finally back," bulong niya sa 'kin kaya napangiti na lamang ako habang hawak ko ang kamay niya nang mahigpit.

Yeah, I hope so.

Mahigit isang oras lang ang naging byahe namin bago kami makarating sa bahay. Walang sumalubong sa 'min maliban sa maids dahil bukas pa uuwi sina Kuya at Mom. Uncle Raul's call did leave me no choice but to make a decision right away. Kinabukasan ay nag book kaagad si Calix ng ticket para sa 'min while Lynne and the others are still in States para sulitin ang bakasyon nila.

Calix took Zick to our room dahil nakatulog na ito sa byahe and we don't want to wake him up dahil pagod na pagod siya. When I entered our house, walang masyadong nagbago except the atmosphere of it. It was so quiet in here na halos ikabingi ko na iyon.

Inilibot ko ang paningin ko sa buong bahay and that made me remembered everything that happened. I closed my eyes and sat down in the living room for a moment.

"You okay?"

I snap when someone called me. I raised a brow and saw Calix walking towards me at may dala siyang tubig. Inabot niya sa 'kin 'yon kaya agad kong kinuha.

"Jetlag?" He asked.

I just nodded at him and then leaned toward him. "I have to go to work tomorrow already. Ikaw?"

Ramdam ko ang saglit na paghalik niya sa tuktok ng ulo ko.

"I have an important client. I'll pick you up tomorrow at lunch. What do you want to do today?"

"Who's that important client?" I asked him, not minding his last question.

Narinig ko ang pagngisi niya kaya nilingon ko agad siya. Napakunot ang noo ko when I saw him widened his smile.

"What?" I asked him, still looking at him.

Ginagap niya ang kamay ko habang panay pa rin ang ngisi.

"We've been together for how many years, ngayon ko lang narinig sa'yo 'yan," naloloko niyang sinabi sa 'kin kaya mas lalo akong nagtaka.

"What are you talking about? Nagtatanong lang ako because I'm curious, Mr. Laxamana."

Nang sabihin ko iyon ay humalakhak na ang lintik na Calix kaya sinapak ko na ang braso niya.