PROLOGUE

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I woke up to thunder and lightning accompanied by a cold breeze coming from outside my window.  I am afraid of thunder and lightning because it is really scary for an eight years old child like me.  I could do nothing but cover my whole body with a blanket trembling and crying because in this case my father would come to my room to calm me down in this kind of event. Even if I want to go out and visit my parents, I am led by fear and crying due to thunder and lightning.  I was only like this for a few hours until the rain and lightning stopped.  I heard a noise coming from our living room so I decided to go down and see if that was my father who had just returned from work and came home from midnight again.

"Daddy?  Ikaw na po bayan?  Where's my pasalubong po?" I said while walking from our grand staircase.  Wala akong narinig na sagot kaya napagpasyahan Kong magpatuloy bumaba at doon nakita ko ang daddy na nakahiga sa sahig padapa.  Akala ko ay umuwi siyang lasing kaya siya sa sahig na lamang nakatulog but I was wrong, so wrong.  When I go close to my father I tapped him so that he would wake up and he did nt dissapoint me because he raised his head to me and smiled bitterly

"I'm sorry my princess I really am sorry I apologized if I do not fullfill my promise that I will stay by your side until you are a young woman to have a husband walk down the aisle and having your children. Please forgive me for the sin I did to you to your brother as well as to your mommy. You take care your brother and don't leave him whatever happens I love you so much princess I r-really a-a-am"
Matapos niyang sabihin saakin ang mga salitang yan ay siyang unti unting pagbaba ng kaniyang ulo at doon ko nasaksihan ang pagkawala ng kaniyang hininga doon ko din nakita ang dugong umaagos sa kaniyang tagiliran marahil siya at nasaksak. 

"D-daddy!  D-don't leave me please wake up d-daddy!! " tanging tunog ng aking pagiyak ang maririnig sa buong kabahayan at doon ko nasulyapan ang aking inang tahimik na umiiyak sa isang sulok habang walang anumang emosyong mababakas sa kaniyang asulang mga Mata.

"Mommy, s-si d-daddy" tawag ko sa aking ina ngunit siya ay wala ding nagawa marahil sa sanhi ng pagkagulat na makita ang nangyare sa aking ama.

Months passed after my dad died siya namang pagaalsabalutan ng aking ina

"Mom?  Where are you going? " tanong ko sa aking inang nagmamadaling magimpake ng kaniyang mga damit.  Ngunit para siyang bingi at walang narinig na umalis ng kaniyang kwarto at tuluyang bumaba hanggang sa malapit na siya sa pintuan ay pinigilan ko na siya

"Mommy where are you going?  Your leaving? " tanong ko sa aking tonong mababakasan mo ng pagkatakot lungkot at pagkadismaya

"I'm sorry pero Hindi ko na kayang manatili Pa dito nandiyan ang tiyahin mo at siya na lamang ang magaalaga sa inyo ng kapatid mo,  wag na wag mo na akong hahanapin and please patawarin mo sana si mommy"
sabi niya at pagkatapos tinalikuran na niya ako at umalis ng bahay na wala manlang akong nagawa. 
Dito sumiklab ang aking galit sa aking ina na pagkatapos mamatay ang daddy ay siyang pagiwan niya sa amin ng aking kapatid. Really?  I was 12 years old and I was going to raise my brother alone?  Although my auntie was here to guide us but it's not enough.

"Ate?  Where's mama? " tanong ng aking kapatid na nasa edad na pitong gulang. Para akong nawalan ng boses at Hindi Alam ang gagawin ngunit kailanman Hindi ako tinuruan ng daddy na magsinungaling

"Mommy left us Sean but don't worry ate will do anything to love you ans raise you alone I will never leave you tayong dalawa na Lang ang magkasama okay?  So behave at magtulungan tayo ha? "

"Yes ate I will I promise" sagot sa Akin ng aking kapatid na humihikbi dala marahil ng kaniyang lungkot sa nalaman

I promise to myself na aalagaan ko ang aking kapatid at Hindi pababayaan. Siya na lamang ang iintindihin ko at wala ng iba at kung tatanungin nyo ang mama?  I don't have mom. Magmula ng iwan niya kami ng kapatid ko. 

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