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Sunday, July 20, 2008
An Awful Day it seems I was sound asleep on my bed, still savoring the fleeting happiness that I had in my dream when suddenly, I was startled by the loud ringing of my phone. It was vibrating roughly beside my pillow. I annoyingly reached for it, ready to answer the call and condemn whoever that was on my receiver. I heard the voice of my mom, asking me if I was still asleep. Of course, I thought to myself. I just answered her with a plain yes, and immediately asked her where she was. And her reply shattered my spirits to the core. Who would have thought that last friday would be the last time I would see her? Who would have thought that our parting at Carriedo would be the most excruciating memory of her that I would ever have? Damn it. Had I known, I would have cancelled my prior engagements to actually spend the day with her. Had I known that her leaving would be sooner than I thought, I should have ditched my elbi trip and went straight back to manila to meet her up. I knew it. I already had the feeling that she would leave soon, a whole lot sooner. It would be months, or years even, before we finally see each other again. And when that time comes, I don't know if I'd still be the same person that I am now. I don't know if I would still feel the same towards our relationship as mother and daughter. Sure we would chat all the time through Yahoo Messenger, and she'd call me from time to time, but our conversations would be extremely different from before she left. Things would just not be like they used to be. No. Not anymore. "Eto, nasa airport," she replied. "Ha? Anong ginagawa mo dyan?" I asked, surprised by her answer. "Eh biglang naconfirm na ngayon na daw yung alis ko eh. Kahapong 3pm ko lang nalaman kaya nagmamadali ako nagpack eh," "Ahh.." I replied. My voice was almost too soft to be even heard. "Oh, may sakit ka pa?" my mom asked. I coughed loudly. "Oo, meron pa eh. Pero medyo okay okay na naman," I managed to answer. "Uminom ka na ba ng gamot?" "Oo.." "O yun. Basta. Regular dapat ang pag-inom ng gamot. Atsaka dapat kumain ka ng maraming maraming fruits. Kainin mo yung dinala ko dyang grapes ah. Maganda yun sa katawan para maging healthy ka," "Okay," I sounded bleak. "O sha. Sige. Magpahinga ka na ah. Ingat ka dyan," she reminded me, her voice filled with sincerity. "Ikaw din, sige," "Bye" "Okay, bye!" "I love you," "I love you too! Bye.."I pushed the end button on my phone. Soon after, tears endlessly fell down my eyes as if there was no tomorrow waiting.
7/20/2008 10:50:00 AM
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