The moment she realized what happened, Nikka collapsed in Commandments arms.
Gusion, Zeus and Spongebob welled in tears. Commandment's eyes fixated at them for a long time. He wanted to comfort them unknowing that he himself needed it.
Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ni Damon. With a lethal pain in his heart, he left.
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We are standing before his deathbed.
" Nagmamadali ka kaya di na kami nakapagpaalam," I uttered.
Naramdaman ko ang kamay ni Spongebob sa balikat ko.
" I will find your daughter. Aalagaan ko sya para sa'yo. Pangako yan."
I still feel thousands of pricking pain in my chest. I still see him in my memory, hear his voice and laugh at his jokes when I'm alone.
" Bro, nice meeting you," sambit ni Gusion habang pinagmasdan ang mukha ni Sasuke.
He's not wearing his mask anymore. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang ginawa ni Commandment para payagan nila kaming makita ang mukha ni Sasuke.
" Siguro hinihintay mo oras namin no? Gusto mo ring makita ang mukha namin hahaha," Gusion faked a laugh.
Pinahid ko ang mga luha ko.
Tanging paghikbi lang ni Gusion ang narinig namin.
" Bago siya umalis sa room namin nung araw na yun, may nabasa kaming tula na sabi niya, gusto niya raw iparinig sa inyo."
" Anong tula?" - Spongebob
" It was a poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye."
Tahimik kaming nakikinig habang nirerecite ni Gusion ang tula. In its every word is a thorn that keeps on pricking our hearts.
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
Wala na ba talaga siya? Hindi na ba sya babalik?
He would always be alive in our memories. You would always be, Sasuke.
I smiled weakly as I studied his face. Nagkakamali ako. Mana pala talaga sa kanya ang anak niya.
Contrary to the face I imagined behind his mask, he had the face of a company's heir. He had the face of a soon-to-be CEO.
If I had known this face of him, I might have had a crush on him.
Kaso wala na eh.
" How many times do we have to move on?"
Tanong ko na naging dahilan para mapatingin silang lahat saken.
"As long as we live Left Knight. As long as we breath," tugon ni Commandment. Nakatingin siya sa dalawang bangle na nakapulupot sa wrist niya. One belongs to him while the other belonged to Sasuke.
