Long Lost Daughter

47

It's already a.m, uuwi na kami mamayang afternoon.

Bumibili ako ngayon ng pagkain ni Celestine, ang may bantay sa kaniya ngayon si ate.

Papalipasin ko lang ang birthday bukas ni Celestine at kikilos na'ko.

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Tapos na'kong bumili, andito na'ko ulit sa hospital.

I was about to open the door, i stoped it when i see that ate and Celestine is talking.

So i closed the door a little bit para hindi ako makita.

I'm just listening to them.

"They just need to do some x-rays 'nak then uuwi na tayo, okay?" Ate said.

Celestine nodded.

"Nasaan si mommy po?" Celestine's looking for me.

This seems so interested.

"She's buying some food..." Ate answer her.

"Are you alright?" Ate asked her again because she's been quiet.

"opo...h-hindi ko pa din po kasi...matanggap."

"Mahal na mahal ko po si mommy...tapos gano'n po.."

I felt a heartache when i heard that.

"Sa...totoo lang po, ang hirap na pong magpanggap na okay." Celestine said.

"Shh...everything will be alright, andito pa si tita." Ate said.

Celestine is so comfortable with ate, i wish i was it.

"Hindi niyo din po ba alam 'to, tita?" Celestine ask her.

Umiling si ate sa tanong ni Celestine.

"Tayo po pala ang mga hindi nila sinabihan...M-mahal po ba ako ni mommy?."

She's questioning her self now, mommy loves you so much anak. You're loveable.

"O-ofcourse she is!!" Kibit-balikat na sagot ni ate.

"si Celes lang naman po 'yung mahal niya." Sabi ni Celestine na medyo paiyak na.

That's not true baby, mommy is willing to give up everything just to prove  you that i love you so much. More than that.

"No, don't say that...Let's just wait nalang sa plano ng mommy mo, okay?" Ate said.

"Basta 'wag mo na'tong uulitin, pa'no nalang kung mas malala pa dyaan ang inabot mo?" Sabi ni ate kay Celestine.

"Wala na pong mas sasakit pa sa nararamdaman at nararanasan ko ngayon." Malungkot at tulalang sabi ni Celestine.

I'm really dissapointed to myself, i failed to protect her. I failed for being her mom. This is all my fault, i wish i could take back the days.

Inabuso ko ang kabaitan niya, i'm taking her advantage.

I really knew it at first that she's really not okay, ta's dinagdagan ko pa 'yung sakit.

I saw that ate is hugging Celestine now, i'm really sad.

They're hugging each other.

Nagulat ako ng may mag-salita, ang Doctor.

"Ma'am you don't want to go inside po?" Asked me.

"Uh---ahm..go ahead doc" sabay na pinadaan ko siya.

Pumasok na din ako pag-pasok ng doctor.

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Sabay kaming napatingin ni tita sa pintuan ng pumasok ang doctor kasunod si mommy.