The Condom King (COMPLETED)

Kabanata Trenta'y Tres (Pagpapatuloy)

Mallory

At the end of the day, I'm still thankful na buhay si Hlioll. Buhay ang lalaking pinakamamahal ko. What really happened is may car na nag-overspeed, as in super overspeeding talaga kasi intoxicated 'yung driver. Sobrang lasing na lasing siya at kamuntikan pang mabangga ang ibang sasakyan. Unfortunately, 'yung sasakyan 'nung tatay ko 'yung minalas at nabangga. Hlioll told me that it happened so fast at nagulat na nga lang siya when my dad hugged him bago sila nabangga sa isang sementadong bahay. 'Yun pala my dad made sure na if mabangga man sila kung saan, siya 'yung makakatanggap ng grabeng impact. He intentionally saved Hlioll kasi before he died, in his very last breath, he said, "If I die today, know that I am happy. I'm happy that I saved you. Take care of my daughter and love her because I failed to do it when I am still alive...". Sobrang sakit talaga sa dibdib. Hindi man lang kami nagka-usap ng masinsinan at never akong nagkaroon ng chance na makatawanan at maka-chikahan siya. I wish he could have lived longer. I wish I had more time with him. How I wish life can be doubled. How I wish we can turn back time.

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Hlioll

Kakatapos lang ng libing ng daddy ni Mallory at nasa bahay na nila kami. Nasa kwarto lang si binibining baby kasi sinabihan ko siyang magpahinga kasi ilang gabi siyang puyat which is makakasama sa magiging anak namin. We should be celebrating kasi may bagong blessing sa family pero how can we if may tragic na nangyari. Baka nga namatay din ako eh. Baka dobleng pagluluksa pa 'yung nangyari. Mallory's Dad saved me. Hanggang ngayon parang hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala. To think na baka namatay din ako and I have been through a life and death situation, I'm fucking grateful that I can still breathe. That I'm alive. Gustuhin ko mang pektusan ang tatay ni Mal sa pagsagip sa 'kin, wala na akong magagawa pa kundi magpasalamat. Her Dad wanted me to live kasi may future pa raw ako...kami ni Mallory. So siya wala? I think he's just too brave and he loves Mallory so freaking bad that he sacrificed his life for her daughter's sake. Other than God, he is now my another hero.

Nalaman ko na lang na buntis si Mallory the next day after the accident. I had to be rushed into the hospital kasi may mga sugat-sugat pa rin ako. Sabi nga ng doktor, kung hindi daw itinaya 'nung tatay ni Mal 'yung buhay niya, ako sana ang patay ngayon kasi 'yung napuruhan talaga ay 'yung sa side ko, sa kung saan ako nakaupo. I had some cuts in my forehead and at the back of my head due to the debris and a scratch in some parts of my body. Come to think of it. Ako sana 'yung patay na eh. Ako dapat 'yun eh. Ako sana 'yung nasa kabaong na. I owe my life to Mallory's dad. Dang. It would have been me.

He sacrificed his life kasi may future pa raw ako. I know it is with Mallory and the family we're about to make pero na-realize ko na maybe it's also because I have a company that's waiting for me. May kompanyang nag-aantay na pamunuan ko. Is it like a sign that it's time to be better and chase brighter things in life? I think so. Whew. Mukhang mapapalaban tayo sa buhay ah. Pero it's okay. It's about time to face what I should be doing and where I should be fucking at.

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4/12/20
3:57 P.M.