K U R T
[Two months later]
"Are you okay, Son? Wag mo masyado madaliin ang mga bagay bagay. Ikaw lang din naman ang magnanana n'yan lahat, don't stress yourself too much." Bungad ni Dad nang pumasok s'ya sa office ko dito sa bahay.
Inaaral ko na kasi kung pa'no mamalakad ng isang company.
Wag madaliin ang mga bagay bagay.
Hindi naman talaga.
I'm just getting myself distracted.
Ngumiti ako at sinara muna ang binabasa ko.
"I'm fine. Wala rin kasi akong magawa." Paliwanag ko.
Umupo s'ya sa gilid kung saan may maliit na sofa.
"Kailan ka magpapakilala ng Girlfriend mo sa'kin? Don't tell me wala kang balak na bigyan ako ng apo."
Natawa ako ng mahina sa sinabi ni Dad.
Automatic akong napahawak sa kwintas na suot ko at naalala ko nanaman s'ya.
Sabagay, wala naman araw na hindi s'ya sumagi sa isip ko.
"Maybe.. soon." Sagot ko.
Ibinaling ko na ang tingin ko kay Dad na ngumiti lang sa'kin.
It's been two months.
Tairish is completely gone again along with her family.
Two months feels like two years because of her words.
Dahil hindi na ako makapaghintay kung kailan s'ya babalik.
O kung babalik ba s'ya?
I don't know.
I'm wondering.. if longing for someone who were still alive is this hard, what about my father?
Pa'no n'ya nakaya na wala si Mama?
"Dad.."
Tinignan lang ako ni Dad at hinintay na ituloy ang kung ano man na sasabihin ko.
"How did you manage to keep on going when Mom died?" I asked.
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