Unbind the Strings

Eighteen

"That's the least I can do for you...I love you so much." I looked up to him and he grabbed my head, giving me a forehead kiss. We smiled at each other and I waited for his car to go away before I entered the house. I went to my Mom's room to say good night.

"Ma? Where are you?" I asked, slowly turning the knob to enter her room.

I went inside and saw her sitting on her bed, looking like she's having a bad time breathing. I ran towards her and asked her what's wrong. I took her medicine from the drawer and reached for the water on her bedside table.

"Eto ba 'yung gamot mo, Ma? Bakit parang iba na itsura?" I asked her looking at the medicine in my palm.

"Oo anak, 'yan 'yung binigay sa 'kin ni Dok. Mas mataas na raw dosage niyan para hindi ako mahirapan pag may heavy activities akong gagawin." I handed her the pill and she drank it slowly.

"Ma, are you sure you're okay?" I asked her, gently stroking her back. She nodded and held my hand.

"Yes, anak. Medyo napagod lang siguro ako from the preparations but I'm fine...Don't worry about me, okay? Matulog ka na, anong oras na..." I nodded and fixed her bed before kissing her good night.

"Good night, Mommy. Thank you for taking care of me and my event. I love you! I'll prepare breakfast tomorrow so you don't have to wake up early." I said while smiling. I reached the door and slowly went out to go upstairs. I took a bath and rested for a bit before checking my social media accounts about the event a while ago.

I saw a lot of pictures tagged with me and I liked all of them. I kept on commenting to express my gratitude and repost some of them. I message my friends and asked them if they enjoyed the program. Neil said he enjoyed the foods the most, what should I expect?

I sent a text to Jay before going to bed. I prayed and thanked God for giving me another life here in this world. I was planning to prepare breakfast for my Mom tomorrow so I hope I won't wake up late. 

I stretched my arms and slowly opened my eyes as I wake up. I grabbed my phone to look at the time.