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P A T
It was past 8 p.m. when I finally got home. Axl offered to drop me off but I know he has to be with his family at this time, so I refused. He just helped book me a Grab ride, and even made sure that I got in the car safely before going back inside the hospital.
As soon as I got off the car, our front door burst open and my mom came running towards me.
"Saan ka galing, Porscha Antoinette?! Late na! Pumunta ako sa school mo at wala ka. I contacted your friends, sabi nila hindi ka na bumalik since lunch. What happened?! Alalang-alala kami ng kuya mo sa iyo!" My mom sounded mad, worried, and relieved all at the same time. She even used my real name and didn't call me Pat.
I didn't notice that my brother was behind her.
"Kuya," I greeted, walking towards him and hugging him.
"Pat, pinag-alala mo kami. Nakailang text at tawag kami sa iyo, hindi ka ma-contact. Nag-text ka pa sa amin ni Mommy na mahal mo kami. Bumyahe ako mula Bataan hanggang dito, naunahan pa kita," he scolded me.
I already expected them to worry dahil nawala rin talaga sa isip ko na magpaalam. Napansin ko na lang kasi na empty na ang battery ng phone ko no'ng nasa Grab car na ako pauwi.
"Sorry, Ma, Kuya," bulong ko. "My friend's mom just passed away and I really had to be there. Sorry, hindi ako nakapagpaalam."
Nakita kong nanlaki ang mga mata ng mommy ko sa sinabi ko. "What? Who passed away? Sinong kaibigan mo?" tanong niya.
"He's a new friend, Mom. Remember the guy who almost hit the back of our car last week? Mommy niya," paliwanag ko.
Napabuntonghininga si Mommy. "Oh, my. That poor kid," she whispered, her hands covering her mouth and completely ignoring my brother's frantic reaction about Axl almost hitting the back of our car. "Let's pay a visit tonight habang nandito ang kuya mo. Let's just pay our respects," sambit niya.
Agad din namang pumayag ang kapatid ko.
"Sige po, magbibihis lang po muna ako." I nodded. Gusto ko rin kasi talagang makita ulit si Axl at malaman ang lagay niya kahit na halos buong araw na kaming magkasama.
Mabilis akong pumasok sa loob ng bahay upang maligo at magbihis. I just wore a simple, black dress and flats, at nang makabalik ako sa sala ay nakabihis na rin silang dalawa.
"Do you know where the funeral is?" Kuya Prince asked.
I nodded, remembering Axl mention something about Arlington.
We were all quiet while my brother was driving. Nasa passenger seat ang mommy ko, habang ako naman ang nasa likod. I took out my phone and charged it using my powerbank. After a few minutes, bumukas na rin ito at saka ko lang nabasa lahat ng mga texts nina Mads, Ganja, at ng mommy at kuya ko.
