"Bei let's talk later. I have a hundred questions for Jema but I cannot even ask one of it."
I typed it in when Jessica talked to one of her relative. But I failed to send it.
She went back to me after a few seconds.
We are not talking.
She just placed her head on my chest and cry.
I cannot even muster a single sentence.
"Deanna, magstay ka rin ba sa lamay sa Laguna? Nagpaalam ka na ba sa coffee shop?
Samahan mo ko please? Parang bibigay na ko eh."
And she cried harder.
All her relatives' eyes are on me. I don't know exactly what to think pero I just tried to not look at them and focus on my grieving girlfriend.
"Okay Baby. I'll stay here with you."
She mouthed thank you and placed her head on my shoulder.
After a quarter of an hour dumating na yung hinihintay. The vehicle that will carry Tiyang Floring's body in Laguna.
I just held Jema tight when she started wailing again.
Sa amin na sumabay si Mafe at yung dalawa pa nilang kaanak.
I quickly grabbed Jema's luggage sa likuran ng kotse at nilagay iyon sa trunk.
I reclined Jema's seat para makasandal siya ng maayos.
Bea is with Kyla. May daraanan pa raw sila.
After a couple of hours, nasa Laguna na kami.
The wake will take place sa bahay mismo ni Tiyang Floring.
Nakaayos na yung veranda.
Wala nang mga gamit.
They are waiting for the funeral setup.
Nanay Fe is not here. Si Tatay lang na agad sumalubong sa amin.
Umakyat si Jessica sa second floor nitong bahay.
I want to follow her pero nahiya ako kaya dito ko na lang siya hinintay sa baba.
" T I Y A N G ! ! ! "
Jema screamed.
Almost all of us are shocked but I was the first one who made it to her side.
She is lying on the floor. Nakaopen ang vault na obviously siya ang nagbukas. Papers are scattered sa paligid niya.
I picked it all and looked for the first page.
Last will and testament.
Jessica is her one and only heir.
It's odd that I remembered clearly na marami kaming agad na umakyat dito pero walang sumunod sa akin dito sa room.
Mahina na lang ang iyak ni Jessica pero natatakot pa rin ako magsalita. I don't know what to say. Baka kasi lalo siyang umiyak. I see the exhaustion all over her face.
