2103: Martial Law (Love in Dark Times)

How I fought for your Mother

I shall put up a good fight, live to tell our children and grand children how I fought for their mother.

It has been a few weeks since naka-labas na si Denise ng ospital. The case will be tackled today. Nahuli na nila ang pulis na nagpaputok ng baril. Nasa Senado kami ngayon, dahil dito lilitisin ang kaso ng pulis. Noong isang linggo lang ay pumanaw na ang Presidente ng Pilipinas sa sakit na Cancer sa Prostate. Naupo na si Leni Robredo bilang presidente at tinapos na nya ang pagkakaron ng Martial Law sa Pilipinas. Nanawagan din ito sa libo-libong pamilya na naka-ranas ng abuso sa kamay ng nga Metrocom na humarap sa hukuman para sa isang paglilitis. Isa si Denise sa libo-libong tao na nakaranas ng abuso sa mga metrocom.

Denise and I held hands as we entered the Plenary Hall. This was a Christmas gift to every 106 Million Filipinos. Ang matapos ang Martial Law at maibalik ang demokrasya sa Pilipinas. Denise sat at a different seat as I did too, doon siya sa unahan ng Plenary Hall habang ako ay sa audience seat lang. Kasama ko ang Pamilya ni Denise.

The hearing started in 15 minutes. After we have arrived. The Senate hearing went well, dalawang oras ang itinagal ng hearing, tapos nagrecess muna sila.

Agad pumunta si Denise sa upuan namin.

"Love, CR tayo." Aya nito sa akin.

"Tara, mahal." I said as I got up from my seat.

Magkahawak kamay kaming nagpunta sa cr. She went into one of the cubicle sa cr, I did too. Tahimik lang kaming umihi. Pagtapos ay lumabas na ako sa cubicle at nag-hugas ng kamay. I watched as she came out the cubicle herself and washed her hand.

"You did great kanina, mahal." I said to her smiling.

"Love, nag-sabi lang naman ako ng totoo eh." She said smiling.

"I know you did just that. Pero mahirap kasing magsabi ng totoo lalo na kung nadadala ka ng bugso ng damdamin mo." I said to her.

"Alam ko, love. Salamat sa inyo nila mommy at andito kayo ngayon." She said smiling.

"Walang iwanan mahal. Alam mo naman yun." I said smiling back at her as I held her hand in mine.

***Flash forward to 2020***

Lumipas ang ilang buwan, it was the year 2020, she had gotten the bar results, she topped the bar exam with a grade of 92.2% by this time, kaka-open lang nila ng law firm, Jopson and Daughter law firm. Where they mostly help Lumads and other human rights victims. She had a blossoming career as lawyer after the senate hearing.

Bagamat may mga tao silang tinutulungan ng libre, madami pa din silang clients na biktima ng pango-ngotong ng mga pulis. Big businessmen na hinaharass ng gobyerno para magbayad ng malaking pera.

She was living her dreams of becoming a human rights lawyer. Habang ako ay isa nang sikat na song writer. After releasing my Synthesis album this year. Naging tanyag ako na music artist.

People collaborated with me, I had to give up teaching for this. Dahil most of the time na meron ako ay naigugol ko na sa pagsusulat. Ilang buwan na din simula ng nagpropose ako kay Denise. Next 5 months ay lilipad na kami ni Denise sa Amerika para doon ay magpakasal. We have been planning the whole thing for the past two months of the year 2020.