Heaven Knows part 4/last
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The moment he opened his eyes once again. He found himself in a dimly lit room, with a concerned pair of eyes looking directly towards him. A very familiar eyes that he knows by heart and the mere sight of that eyes made him bawl his eyes out... crying in relief
The moment Daniel opened his eyes. He cried in an unknown relief. Relief that someone's there to comfort him and hug him. Relief that he can be his own true self, but deep down he felt an extreme fear.
"Ma?"
"Daniel."
"Ma."
"Jusko, anak, ano bang nangyayari sa'yo?" With that he cried a river. Totoo ba ang lahat? Hindi nga ba ito panaginip? Wala na nga ba talaga si Kathryn at Sabrina?
"Anak, tahan na. Nag-aalala na ako sa'yo?" Hindi mawari ni Karla ang gagawin sa anak. It's been years since he saw him like this. He looks so devastated and vulnerable at that moment.
"Mama— Kathryn—S-sab" putol putol na sambit ni Daniel habang umiiyak.
"Ano? Anak, kalma muna, baka hikain ka." May pag-aalalang sambit ni Karla. Yinakap ni Karla si Daniel na tila isa itong paslit. In reality, she doesn't know what to do. If only Kathryn's there, she'll know how to comfort him.
"'Nak ano bang nangyayari? Hindi ko alam gagawin ko?" Naiiyak na sambit ni Karla. As a mother, doble ang nararamdaman niya pag nasasaktan ang kanyang mga anak. Katulad ng sinasabi ng maraming nanay ayos nang ako wag lang ang anak ko.
"Mama si Kathryn, iniwan na ako ni Kathryn?" Nahihirapang sabi ni Daniel. Mababakas naman ang kaguluhan sa mukha ni Karla. Hindi niya mawari kung anong ibig sabihin nito.
"Huh, anak? Ano bang sinasabi mo?" Pinipilit tignan ni Karla ang mukha ng kanyang anak na patuloy pa ring umiiyak. Halong pagtataka at pagaalala ang makikita sa mata ni Karla.
"Ma—" Just as he was about to tell her, a beautiful lady in her white top and baby pink shorts came in with a sleeping baby girl.
"Ma anong—" bago pa matapos ni Kathryn ang kanyang sasabihin ay tumakbo at niyakap na sila ni Daniel. Lalo namang napaiyak si Daniel when he realized that everything is just a dream. Right then and there, he thanked God that it was just a dream. It is true that we only realize one's worth when they're gone, and Daniel's fortunate that he realized it before it's too late.
"Mahal? Ano ba nangyayari sa'yo?" Tarantang sabi ng asawa. Hindi niya malaman ang gagawin because she's extremely worried of him. Sino nga ba namang ang hindi magw-worry kung nagpa-dede't nagpalit ka lang ng diaper ng anak mo, pagbalik mo umiiyak na ang asawa mo.
Good thing Karla was there for the weekend, at mabilis na nadaluhan si Daniel sa kung ano man ang nangyayri dito. Dapat ay mags-sleepover sila kala Karla ngayon dahil miss na ito ng mga bata at day-off rin ng kanilang mga helpers. But Karla decided to be there instead since she's slatd to visit her brother abroad for his birthday.
Karla was on her way to the living room nang mapansin niyang may sumisigaw sa kwarto, akala niya ay naga-away ang mag-asawa kaya't dali dali niya itong pinuntahan. Kathryn on the other hand was heating Sabrina's milk in the kitchen.
