C H A P T E R 15:
Venice
"D-Dad, huwag po muna kayong umalis . . . please," wika ko at agad na niyakap si Dad.
"I'll be back, okay?" he said and leaned towards me. He kissed me on my forehead. "You'll wait for me, right, My Princess?"
Napakagat ako sa pang-ibabang labi bago umiyak nang umiyak. Lumapit sa akin si Mom at agad akong binuhat.
Gusto kong sabihin kay Dad na 'wag nang umalis. I wanted to stop him pero wala akong nagawa kundi ang umiyak na lang nang umiyak.
"Sus, napakaiyakin naman ng Iris na 'yan oh," wika ni Mom at natawa. Inayos niya ang buhok ko gamit ang daliri niya. "Babalik rin si Dad. May kailangan lang siyang ayusin." Napabaling siya kay Dad at ngumiti.
Napatingin ako kay Dad at agad siyang lumapit sa akin kaya niyakap ko siya habang umiiyak.
Hindi ko magawang sabihin sa kanya . . .
Hindi ko magawang pigilan siya . . .
Humiwalay na siya sa akin at sa huling pagkakataon ay hinawakan niya ang tuktok ng ulo ko saka ngumiti nang matamis.
I didn't know that this will be the last time I will see my Dad's smile.
"I'll be back, okay? We'll still build our castle, right?" wika niya. "It's just two months at magpapasalubong ako ng vanilla ice cream. It's your favorite, right? You like it more than the chocolate flavor." Bahagya siyang tumawa.
I nodded while my tears are continiously falling from my eyes.
He kissed me at my forehead again. "Bye, Iris." He then kissed Mom and smiled at her. "Mag-iingat kayo."
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