Promise To A Stardust

Kabanata 23

Kabanata 23

When I say Caspian is a crybaby, I mean it.

Pagkasabi ko palang sa kanya ay walang mintis na sa pagtulo ang luha sa mga mata n'ya, he was gasping, drop by drop, his tears are falling, I caught his eyes glistening in so much confusion ang happiness.

"R-Reev... How," Halos ibulong na n'ya. "S-Si Castor."

I sighed, nangilid ang luha ko habang pinagmamasdan s'yang may halo ng saya at pangungulila ang mata.

"T-They're twins, Cas." I whispered.

Caspian sobbed, napatungo s'ya at hindi ko na s'ya napigil sa biglaan n'yang pagtayo sa kama at halos takbuhin ang pwesto ng anak na nakatutok sa telebisyon.

He kneeled. Niyapos n'ya ito at napuno ng pagtataka ang mata ni Riu nang humikbi si Caspian habang yakap-yakap s'ya.

"A-Anak," Caspian gasped and hugged Riu closer to his body. "I-I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry..."

My heart melted, I saw how Sirius lips protruded, his confused green eyes suddenly shifted to an emotion. I saw how tears formed on his eyes and I bit my lip when Sirius encircled his little arms on his father's nape and hug him.

"P-Papa po kita Papa Caspian?" Sirius asked.

Caspian nodded, sinapo ang mukha ng anak at hinalikan ang noo nito.

Hindi ko na napigilang tumulo ang mga luha habang pinagmamasdan sila. My son is sitting on the sofa and his father, looking like a lost kid is kneeling and weeping on his feet.

My heart feels in pain. Magkahalong sakit at saya ang nararamdaman habang pinagmamasdan sila.

Kaya pala sobrang magkamukha. I always thought they were just look alike but then, realized, it was all because they're father and son.

The darkness slowly faded on my heart as I stare at the two pure souls near me, hugging and crying their hearts out. I coudn't bear it, seeing them together makes my heart constrict that oxygen almost left my lungs.

I bit my lip, nanginginig man ang tuhod ay naglakad ako patungo sa mag-ama.

Sirius was crying too, ang mga berdeng mata ay kumikislap.

I slowly sat beside them on the sofa, just staring quietly at them. Sumisikip ang dibdib ko habang naririnig ang mamarahas na hikbi ni Caspian.

"I-I'm so sorry, baby... P-Papa failed you." He whispered and hugged him tighter.

Binawasan ko ang luha kong nagmamalabis sa mga mata.

Nakita kong napatingin sa akin si Sirius, ang namumungay na mata ay mas lumambot.

"M-Mimi, diba po, baby mo po ako? Galing po ako sa heart mo?" Ang pahikbing tanong ng anak ko.

I tried stopping myself but I ended up crying again when he said that.

"N-No, baby..." I shook my head. "You're my real baby, not just from the heart. You...you came from Mimi." I said.

Humikbi si Sirius ang maliit na braso ay ipinamunas sa mukha habang nagsasalita.

"S-Si Papa Cas po? From heart?"

"Y-You came from Papa Cas too, baby." Paliwanag ko.

As if matured enough, he nodded, tila may realisasyon na naisip at muli n'yang niyakap ang ama na walang tigil sa pag-iyak at pagyakap sa kanila.

They stayed like that and I let them and just stared at them quietly. Ganyang-ganyan rin ako nang mapag-isa kami ni Sirius pagkatapos namin s'yang mailigtas. Muntik na rin akong mahimatay sa kakaiyak habang yakap ang isa sa kambal ko and I felt what Caspian is feeling right now.