"Aalis na ako sa pamamahay na ito" tumakbo ako pababa ng marinig ko ang sigaw ni Mama.
Naabutan kong nakaluhod si Papa sa harapan ni Mama at nagmamakaawa na huwag kaming iiwan.
"Ma.. ma" mahinang bulong ko,
Napalingon silang dalawa sa akin, tinawid ni Mama ang pagitan sa aming dalawa at agad akong hinawakan ng mariin sa aking mga balikat.
"Anak, Mama will be back soon okay? Mawawala lang si Mama ng ilang araw, be a good girl okay? " bilin ni Mama at ginawaran ako ng isang ngiti.
"But.. you said you're leaving in this house Mama... Why is that? " tanong ko. Alam kong hindi lang ilang araw si Mama na mawawala.
Narinig ko ang pagbukas ng main door ng bahay, napalingon ako at nagtatakang tumingin sa dalawang lalaki, isa ay parang ka edad ni Mama at yung isa bata pa, ka edad ko.
"Who are they Ma? " nagtatakang tanong ko.
"Mom.. Let's go, ma le-late na ako sa Practice" narinig kong sabi ng bata.
Napalingon ako sandali sa kanya at agad ibinalik ang tingin kay Mama.
"Anak, I'm..sorry, please forgive Mama, I have to do this, I'm not happy anymore " nakita ko ang pagtulo ng luha ni Mama.
Napahikbi naman ako..
"So you're really leaving us Ma? " inosente kong tanong habang humihikbi
"Y--yes, I'm done anak, I'm sorry" tanging sambit niya at agad tumalikod pero bago paman siya humakbang, narinig ko ang sinabi niya
"I will not let myself forget you anak, I'm sorry for being selfish, I love you" sumama siya sa dalawang lalaki habang hatak hatak ang kanyang mga gamit, napalingon ako kay Papa at lalong bumuhos ang aking mga luha ng makita siya, he's crying.
I run towards him and I hugged him tightly, how can a 9 years old girl handle this kind of situation ?
We both cried, we cried like it's the end of the world, well for us it's really the end of the world, because my Mama left us.
That's when I realized that love doesn't exist, if it does then why did Mama left us? then why did Papa cry?
Mama said she love me, then why did she left me?
If Mama really love me, she should be here taking care of Papa.
Love gives burden to someone.
Love will leave us nothing but a broken heart.
Love is not about happiness, it's about saying goodbye.
Love is not living your life with someone for the rest of your life because love is about leaving someone behind.
Love is not worth the risk.
Love is not worth fighting for.
Love is pain.
I came up with that definition about love not because I'm bitter, but based on my experience.
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