Nagising ako bandang alas kwatro ng hapon dahil sa pag ring ng cellphone. Agad ko'ng sinagot nang makita kong si Yssa ang tumatawag.
"Hello Bes, I've been calling you for hours!"
"Sorry naman, I just woke up. Jetlag, you know." I replied at her.
"Gosh, you mean you're already here? Kailan ka dumating? Bakit hindi ka man lang nagpasabi? Ugh, sana nasundo kita."
I think I can hear pain her voice.
"Isa-isa lang, aba. Mahina ang kalaban. I'm sorry best friend. Gusto ko kasi pag nagkita tayo, yung ready ako. Ang haggard ko pa kaya."
"Alam mo, nakakatampo ka. Kung hindi pa ako tumawag, di ko pa malalamang nakauwi na pala. Nakakasakit ka ng damdamin, alam mu yun? I'm your bestfriend. We were supposed to be partners. But you shut me out. I know you've been through a lot. I don't even know what happened to you in the last five years. Please, let me in again."
Napabuntong-hininga ako. Alam ko naging unfair ako kay Yssa. Siya yung best friend ko. Siya yung lagi kong kasama noon. Siya yung tagapagtanggol ko kapag may nambubully sa akin. Somehow, I felt guilty because she felt neglected and I hate it. I didn't mean it that way.
"Bes, bes naman eh. I know I've been so unfair to you. Don't worry, we'll have time to catch up. I'll tell you everything. Kung ano'ng nangyari sa akin, bakit ko kinailangang umalis. Please don't feel bad. You are my only best friend and I really can't afford to lose you. You know what, why don't we hang out later? Dun sa dating tambayan natin? 6 pm"
"Hayy, as if namang may magagawa pa ako. Tapos na, nangyari na eh. Sige, see you later!"
Pagkatapos naming mag-usap ay agad akong naligo at nag ayos. Tiningnan ko ang sarili ko sa salamin. Gone was the trace of pain and bitterness. Looking at me is a young lady with huge determination to success in life. Despite what had happened in the past, I managed to survive. And I will survive. Never will I let anyone ruin me again. Never again.
Naisip ko ang anak ko, ano kaya ang mangyayari kapag nag-aral na siya. He's a very sweet kid and I don't want him to be hurt. I know time will come when he will be looking for his father, asking about him. I want to be honest with him. Hindi ko itatago sa kanya ang totoo. After all, he deserves to know. Pero hindi sa ngayon. Ayokong magulo pa ulit ang buhay ko kaya hanggang maaari, ayoko muna siyang makita.
A quarter before 6 nang maisipan ko'ng umalis na.
"Dad, alis po muna ako. Magkikita kami ni Yssa. Iwan ko po muna si Marco sa inyo kung okay lang."
"Of course anak, kami na ang bahala sa kanya. Give yourself a break, have fun anak."
JE LEEST
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