Cracks of the Broken Heart (Shardon Story)

Chapter 31

Two Years Later

"Doc? Doc?" nagulat ako at tumigil sa pag-iisip nang tawagin ako ni Mae.
"What did you just say?" halos pabulong kong tanong.
"Okay ka lang po ba, Doc? Kanina ka pa kasi tulala." nag-aalalang tanong ni Mae.
"I'm sorry. I'm okay. Anong sinasabi mo kanina?" tanong ko.
"Sabi ko po wala na po tayong patient na naka-appoint today. Magpahinga nalang po kayo. Ako na po ang bahala dito." sabi niya.
"It's okay, Mae. I'm fine. A lot of things occupied my mind these days. I'm sorry." sabi ko na ikinatango niya na lamang.
"Nga po pala Doc, may invitation po kayo galing po kay Sir Ricci." sabi niya at nilahad sa akin ang nakasobre. I smiled. Ito lang ata ang magandang balita na natanggap ko sa buong araw na ito. Wedding invitation ni Ricci at Blaire. Who would've thought na sila pala ang magkakatuluyan sa huli.
I called Blaire.

"Hello, Shar! Ba't ngayon ka lang tumawag?"

"I'm sorry. Busy lang talaga. Natanggap ko na pala ang invitation ninyo ni Ricci. Congrats sa inyo. "

"Thank you, Shar! You really should be there. Isa ka sa pinaka-importanteng bisita, Shar. Hope you will not disappoint us."

"Of course, Blaire. I should be there. Kailangan kong masaksihan ang pag-iisang dibdib ng dalawa kong kaibigan." napangiti ako sa sinabi ko.

She giggled. "I will tell Ricci about your call. I miss you na frienny!"

"I miss you too. Sana magkita tayo ngayon." malungkot na saad ko.

"Nasa Bohol ako eh. But I'll call you once I came back. Sabi kasi maghanap kana ng one true love mo eh. Hindi ka pa ba naka-move on sa pinsan kong gago?"

That caught me on guard. Hindi ako makasagot. Natigilan din si Blaire.

"Oh shit! I'm sorry. I'm sure Ricci will kill me with this."

I fake laughed. "Okay lang. I think I need to go back to work. I'll see you soon, Blaire. Ingat kayo diyan."

"Ingat ka din, Shar. I hope malalampasan mo na kung ano man iyan." malungkot na sabi niya bago namin pinatay ang tawag.

Napabuntong-hininga ako. It's been almost one year. Kamusta na kaya siya?

"Tita!" nagulat ako sa tili ni Sophia, tumatakbo papalapit sa akin while her arms are spreading.
"Hello, baby. I missed you!" sabi ko at yumuko para salubungin ang yakap niya.
"I missed you too po. We visited at Mommy's tomb today. It was her first anniversary po yesterday but Daddy was busy." sabi niya.
"I'm sorry to hear that baby! I'm sure your mommy was happy to see you again. Our baby is cute talaga" sabi ko sabay pisil sa pisngi niya.
"Tita! I'm not a baby anymore! Big girl na po ako." reklamo niya. I chuckled at binuhat ko siya. She hugged me from my neck.
"Yes. Big girl kana. Ang bigat mo na eh." I said as I carressed her hair. If my baby is still alive, siguro karga-karga ko din siya ngayon. I cried. Sophia looked at me worriedly.
"Tita, miss mo na din po ulit si Baby Chloe? Stop crying na po. I'm not crying nga po whenever I misses Mommy. I'm sure kasama na po ni Mommy si baby Chloe sa heaven. " she said and wiped my tears using her tiny hands.
"I'm sorry baby. I couldn't help it." sabi ko. It's been a year since she left the world. I couldn't even see her face not even touched her. I couldn't even kiss her and tell her how much I love her. I visited my daughter yesterday because it was her anniversary too. I almost lost my consciousness because of crying too hard.
"Tahan na po Tita ganda. You still have a daughter, me." sabi niya sabay pa-cute sa akin. I laughed.
Nung nawala sa akin si Chloe, I've been depressed for a long time until Sophia came. She makes me happy even just for a small things. Kapag naluluksa at namimiss ko si Chloe, she's always there to make me feel better after. Kaya laking pasasalamat ko kina Mika at Nash because they brought an angel to make me happy again.