Kai's life was close to perfection but due to his inability to hear, the loss of communication became a hindrance to having a normal life. Despite having troubles, he tried his best to cope with his underlying situation. Carrying the disability for...
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Chapter 11
After all these years, I continued fighting the same demon. And my life depends on where I stood now... behind the railings of the bridge. Or maybe it's the other side of it?
But it's not worth it.
That's what I thought as I leaned over the bridge. I have been in my darkest days pero hindi ko pipiliing kitilin ang buhay ko dahil lamang sa nangyari. I know that I will always be at fault there pero over the years, natatanggap ko naman na ako talaga 'yong problema at hindi sila. I turned to be the problem. I wore it like a crazy fashion show. Hindi na nila kailangang ipamukha sa akin 'yon.
Nakatatak na sa akin ang sinabi sa akin ni Dad no'n. And the fact that it changed me as a person, it became a mark of my horrible past.
Amidst those hurtful things that were thrown at me, I chose not to give up. I know that there's a better opportunity for me that serves a greater purpose. Hindi 'ko pa man nakikita ang kasukdulan. And even though I kept asking for the signs, sa maling direksyon pa rin ata ako napupunta.
I finished my four-year college course and finally got a degree in business. I should be proud of that because I was the only one in my college who had a disability and people admired me for my persistence and courage to do something out of the box. I should be. Hindi laging nakaaahon sa iisang bagay.
For the past years, I continued learning even though I kept on making mistakes. Just like what I did earlier, alam ko na kung anong gagawin ko ngayon.
"Kai?!"
Inangat ko ang ulo ko nang marinig ko ang pangalan ko. Nakatungo lamang ako at nakaupo sa tabi ng stone railings ng tulay. I saw Millarca stepping out of her car. Nagmamadali siyang tumakbo papunta sa akin. She immediately asked if something was wrong with me or if I harmed myself. I shook my head to confirm that there's nothing bad that had happened to me.
"What are you doing here?"
And I didn't get to understand what she said because my mind has been going all around. Nang i-angat niyang muli ang ulo ko para tingnan namin ang isa't isa sa mata ay doon ko lang naintindihan ang sinasabi niya. My device ran out of battery so I can't hear anything right now other than feeling the vibrations from the ground. I can't even understand her lips. My mind won't participate with me right now.
"I'm fine, Millarca," I spoke but I don't know if I made a sound.
"Let's stand up," aniya. Hinawakan niya ang magkabilang braso ko para itayo ako. "What are you even thinking, Kai?"
Pinakita ko naman sa kanya na out of battery na ang hearing aid ko. Napaisip ito sandali kung anong gagawin niya.
"Hindi 'ko nadala 'yong extrang hearing device mo pero baka gusto mong bumili tayo? May sixty thousand akong cash sa wallet ko. May paggagastusan sana ako pero baka mas need mo. What do you think? Hanap tayo ng store na pwede pang pagbilhan?" She tried to gesture what she said as much as she could and I read her lips moving to know what she's talking about.
