Naputol ang kwentuhan nina Yasmin at ng Auntie niya nang dumating si Yaya Minyang dala ang kanilang cordless phone, "Ma'am si Mamang, gusto daw kayong kausapin."
Kinuha ng Auntie niya ang phone mula kay Yaya, "Hello....Yes, I'm okay. Kayo? Kamusta naman kayo dyan?-Yes Mamang, okay naman po ako dito, so you got nothing to worry. Besides, inaalagaan ako mabuti ni Yasmin-But Mamang I don't want to go back to Australia-not yet. Basta, I will call you if I'm ready to go back there. Yes...Yes I will, don't worry too much. Okay. Ingat din kayo dyan.-Yasmin, Mamang wants to talk to you." Ipinasa ng Auntie niya ang telepono kay Yasmin para makausap siya ni Mamang.
"Hi Mamang! How are you na po?" Tumayo si Yasmin mula sa garden bench na kinauupuan nilang mag Tiya at lumakad palayo dito.
Bahagyang naririnig ng kanyang Auntie ang paguusap pero sigurado siyang tungkol sa kanya ito. Malamang ay inuutusan ni Mamang si Yasmin na i-convince siya na bumalik na sa Australia. Hindi naman nagtagal ay bumalik na muli si Yasmin. "I'll make a guess, Mamang asked-No, forced you to convince me to go back to Australia." Ngumiti si Yasmin habang bumalik ito sa kanyang pagkakaupo. "Yang matandang 'yan kung minsan nuknukan ng kulit. Sometimes I can't imagine how I was able to live with her for eight years," dagdag pa ng Auntie niya.
"Well, I just told her that I will prepare your ticket as soon as possible," sagot ni Yasmin.
"No! No one is leaving. I cannot go back there-yet," sabay iling ng kanyang Auntie.
"But Auntie, please....You know how important it is for you to go back there." Umusod si Yasmin papalapit sa kanyang Auntie. "Tell me, bakit po ba ayaw ninyong bumalik sa Australia? Is it because of her? Please tell me, baka sakaling maintindihan ko...baka makatulong ako." Hindi sumagot ang kanyang Auntie at nanatiling nakatingin sa Taal Volcano, "Auntie, if you know where she is right now, then why don't you go to her? Mag usap kayo. Get a closure or start anew with her," she held her Aunt's hand and gave it a soft squeeze, "Don't waste time, Auntie."
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