Long Lost Daughter

30

"Ma!!!!" Iyak ni Jack.

Nilibing na si mama.

"Ma 'wag mo kami iwan!!!" Hagulgol niya.

Nakayakap ako sa kaniya habang umiiyak rin.

'ma ang bilis-bilis mo naman kaming iwan, hindi pa'ko nakakabawi sa'yo ma balik ka na please' sabi ko sa isip ko habang umiiyak.

Nag-uwian na ang mga tao, kami nalang ni Jack ang tao dito.

Hindi kami umaalis, hindi pa namin kaya.

Umiiyak lang kami sa harap ng puntod ni mama.

...

napatingala ako ng may naglapag ng bulaklak.

Si Ms.Irene 'yon.

Naalala ko bigla 'yung pagtago niya sa'kin ng alam niya tungkol sa kaso ni mama.

"Ms.Irene?" Sabi ko ng umiiyak pa.

"Tine.." kasama niya din si Sir.Greggy.

"Tine--"

"Ano hong ginagawa niyo dito??" Tanong ko.

"C-can we talk please?" Sabi ni Ms.Irene

Tumayo ako at si Jack ay nakatingala lang sa amin.

"Talk?, Ms.Irene...." humagulgol ako sa iyak.

"Bakit tinago niyo ho 'yon sakin??!"

Nakita kong nalungkot si Ms.Irene at yumuko.

"I-im really sorry Tine...I--i'm just finding a good way a right time.."

"Right time?, Ms.Irene...Nakikita niyo ho ba 'yung kalagayan namin ng kapatid ko??"

"Alam kong alam niyo po kung bakit patay na ang mama namin ngayon"

Oo, dahil isa siya sa nakakita ng mga nangyari.

"Yeah--yeah i know...Let me explain please" Sabi niya.

"H-hindi...a-ayoko po..Hayaan niyo po muna kami ng kapatid ko.." sabi ko ng umiiyak.

sumama ang loob ko kay Ms.Irene ng gawin niya 'yon.

Ang unfair-unfair niya, bakit niya tinago 'yon? Para sa anak niya?.

Naiintindihan ko na gusto niya maprotektahan si Celes, pero mali si Celes e.

"Let's give her a space, Hun.." sabi ni Sir.Greggy kay Ms.Irene.

"No..Tine"

"Hun..please let's go"

Hinawakan siya ni Sir.Greggy dahil ayaw magpatinag ni Ms.Irene.

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Galit sa'kin si Tine.

I knew it, alam kong magagalit talaga siya.

Naguguluhan kasi ako kaya hindi ko nasabi agad.

Ayaw niya na'kong makausap.

Pa'no na??, My daughter is mad.

I'm very wrong.

"Hun.."

"It's okay hun.." Greggy said.

"I have something to tell you." I said.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Tine..Tine is our daughter." My voice cracks.

"w-what??, For real?" He asked again.

"yeah...Diba our baby have a mark on her back with a heart shape?"

"Yes, why??"

"Tine have that"

I saw how he shocked.

"And? What??"

"She told me too...That her birthday is July 16--"

"That is our daughter's date of lost" he said.

"Yeah...That's her birthday because that's the day when her parent's found her."

"Her name..."

"The Tine" He continued.

"And the DNA result.."

"DNA???"

"yeah, i really have a strong feeling that she is our daughter that's why i did that..."

I gave him the DNA result and when he finally saw it.

He feels amazed and shocked at the same time.

"W-why did you hide this??" He asked.

"Because at first i'm not hundred percent sure...i-i'm sorry..." I started to cry.

"Shh, it's okay.Atleast now we know where and who is our daughter. We just need some time and she need some space."

"Look at this" and i give the picture.

"Her mother gave this to me before she died, she told me too na ipakita ko'to kay Tine in a right time..I think this is our time."

"This is our baby, bago siya mawala right?" He said.

"yeah...kaya siya talaga ang anak na'tin, naaawa ako sa anak na'tin Greggy" i cry.

"Let's talk to her tomorrow okay??"

He said and kissed me in my forehead.