I always feel like I'm floating through life. There was nothing to hold me in one place, there's nothing that has enough weight for me to stay.
Still... I wanted to believe that there's something special out there waiting for me.
Pero hindi pala g...
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CHAPTER 6: FORCE
ERIS' POV
"Achoo!"
"God bless you and peace be with you."
I blew my nose before I turned to look at the person behind me. Nabungaran ko si Hera na kasalukuyang may tulak na stroller. One that is specifically made for triplets because her daughters and son are on it. She and her husband, Thunder, adopted then after the babies' biological parents died during the volcanic eruption. Sa pagkakatanda ko ay si Hera mismo ang nakapagsalba sa biological mother ng mga bata. Unfortunately she didn't make it.
"You're supposed to only say bless you," I told her while still sniffling.
"Mas okay nga eh para sure. Na-blesss ka na, naging peaceful ka pa."
"Walang gano'n," sabi ko.
"Sino'ng may sabi? Batas ba 'yan?"
Naiiling na niyakap ko ang mga dala ko na folder na para bang magagawa ng mga iyon na salagin ang nararamdaman ko na lamig. "Alam mo, minsan bawasan mo rin ang kakadikit sa asawa mo. Nahahawa ka na sa... sa allergens na laganap sa lahi nila."
Napasimangot ako nang maalala ko ang taong rason kung bakit ako nagdudusa ngayon. Hindi sana maging masarap ang ulam niya ngayon.
"Ay walang contribution si Thunder sa pagiging unique ko. In born na 'to."
Pinaikot ko ang mga mata ko. I can't contest what she said because she's probably right. Na-intensify lang nang mag-combine ang ugali nilang mag-asawa. "Kung sasama ka ng meeting, lumayo kayo sa aking mag-iina. Mahawa pa ang mga chikiting mo."
"Hindi sila sasama. Hinihintay ko lang ang tatay nila."
Sinilip ko ang mga anak niyang tulog na tulog sa stroller. They're all wearing a bear onesie. "Bakit tatlo lang 'to? Binenta niyo na ba 'yung isa?"
"Hindi pero malapit ko ng ipaampon kay Yogi bear iyon." Tinuro niya ang mukha niya. "Iyong eyebags ko may pamilya na. May extended family pang kasama. Napakaiyakin ng isang 'yon. Sa tatlong 'to Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars lang sapat na. Kay Alaz pati Ama Namin nakanta ko na."
I know her pregnancy wasn't easy. We're all worried for her kasi kahit masaya siya na madadagdagan ang malaki na nilang pamilya, alam rin namin na dala niya ang takot sa kahihinatnan ng magiging anak niya lalo na kung naging lalaki si Alaz.
Thunder has a hereditary disease that were passed down through the men in the family. He almost died, his father before him almost did too, and they lost a lot of family members because of it. They didn't want to watch that happen to their child too. That's why they never really wanted to have one biologically. But fate intervened and now they have their new bundle of joy, Mishiella Azul Alazne Night, named after Thunder's Grandmother, Hera's favorite alcohol drink to join the trend of the other agents, and Alazne that came from the suggestion of my sister because it means miracle.
