Between the Spaces

Kabanata 39

Another one! Stay safe and healthyyyyyy!

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Kisses

I was trying to call Donny for several times now pero hindi ko sya ma contact. Naisip kong baka busy lang dun sa Pilipinas or ano. Kaso, nakakapanibago kase nasanay akong kahit hindi ko naman siya tinatanong ay nag uupdate naman sya ng mga ginagawa niya.

"Anak, bored ka na ba dito?" mommy asks,

"Naku mommy, hindi naman po! Bakit po? May kailangan po kayo?" agad kong tanong sa kanya,

"Naisip ko lang. you should be going out by now, kasama yung friends mo." I smiled at the thought.

"Wala naman ho dito yung mga friends ko mommy diba, nasa Pilipinas naman sila lahat." I told her and cannot fake my emotions,

"Pwede ka naman nang umuwi, kung gusto mo?" she smiled at me, hindi naman ako sumagot, "Diba, sabi ni Daddy, I will be okay here. We will be okay. We want you and your normal life back." Sabi niya sa akin

"Would you be fine here, ma?" I shyly asked her,

"Miss mo na no?" tanong niyang nanunukso, if you look at my mom now, hindi mo aakalain na may sakit sya, kase, nakangiti lang naman sya and she her thoughts are still about the normal things that she usually has, "I'm sure hindi na ngayon mapakali si Donato. Miss na miss ka na nun, Seski." Sabing ganun ni Mommy

"Syempre Mommy, nakakamiss naman talaga si Donny. Pati yung ibang mga friends namin." Sagot ko sa kanya, "But I'd still choose you and dad, over and over again." I told her,

"Come here." Tawag niya sa akin and motioned me to sit on her bed, "I'm sure they missed you too, anak. But do not forget that you have a life to live, okay? Hindi lang sa amin ni Daddy iikot dapat ang mundo mo. You are too kind to be just living in our world. You deserve the world, anak."

"Mommy naman eh. Para mo naman na akong pinapamigay sa iba." I cried droplets of tears,

"To naman. One day, we'll face this truth. You are no longer ours. Isasauli ka namin ng daddy mo sa nagmamay ari talaga ng puso mo. And I hope that no matter how tiring it could be,..." sabi niyang ganun

"Ma, stop naaaaa."

"And I hope that no matter how tiring it could be, you will also choose Donny over and over again." Sabi niyang ganun and smiled,

"Iiwan mon a ba ako?" tanong ko sa kanya, "Are you dying?"

"I'm trying not to, anak. So please, do me a favor and live, too." Those are the words that struck me, Mom was right, I guess it's time for me to get back to the track. Hindi ko pa naman sya nasasagot, bigla naman tumunog cellphone ko,

"Sagutin mo nak, baka si daddy mo yan." I stood up and got my phone, Si Kuya RJ.

"Mommy, sagutin ko lang po si Kuya RJ. Baka importante." I pointed the door, at lumabas saglit before I answered the call,

"Kuya RJ?, you called." Sabi ko sa kanya,

"Hi! Seski!" He was all energized when he spoke, "Where are you?" tanong niya,

"May care package na naman po ba?" tanong ko ulit, the last time he called me, may pinadala si Donny na care package sa akin, the 3rd time that he did that, nung hindi ako nagrereply, Kuya RJ took a little bit long, before he answered,

"Ahmm. Oo eh. Care package na naman." He told me,

"Nasa kay mommy pa po kase ako, baka mamaya pa po ako, uuwi." Sabi ko sa kanya, he didn't answer again, "Pero kuya, you can drop it nalang dun sa bahay. I'll appreciate it in any way that you could." Nahihiya narin kase ako minsan sa abala ko sa kanya, minsan pa, nagiging driver na siya kahit hindi naman talaga kailangan,