PAINFUL TRUTH 2

"Ate okay ka na ba?" Tanong ni Yazya matapos ang mga itong kumain, subrang lalim na ng gabi, alas Onse na't gising pa sila't kakatapos lang maghapunan.

"Yeah, I'm good". Ani'tong may kasamang ngiti sabay haplos sa mukha ni Yazya.

"May sasabihin ako saiyo, pero bukas na" ani Yazya na nagpakunot ng noo ni Nour.

"Why tomorrow? Can't you tell me now?" Malumanay nitong tanong.

"No, I need to talk to dad first, at your state right now, it's not good, I can't take the risk". 

"Is it bad news?" Tanong ni Nour kay Yazya ngunit hindi ito sinagot ng huli, bagkos ay iniba nito ang paksa.

"Ate, gusto kong mag lipat ng bahay, yung tayong dalawa lang, mag rent ng apartment, tapos mag working student tayo, total, hindi naman tayo binibigyan ng allowance ni Farida". Ani Yazya na ikinatawa ni Nour.

"Same, I want to leave this house too, but I'm thinking about dad, is he gonna let us leave?" Nag alalang tanong naman ni Nour.

"We'll try to ask him tomorrow, for now, let's sleep, I'm tired". Ani Yazya sabay bagsak ng katawan sa tabi Nour, yumakap pa ito sa kanyang ate at pinikit ang mga mata, habang si Nour naman ay naglalakbak na naman ang isip.

Kinaumagahan ay mas maagang nagising si Yazya, alam nitong maaga nagigising ang ama, inabangan niya ito sa kusina dahil ang kusina ang unang tinutungo ng kanyang ama pagka gising nito tuwing umaga, kaya nagulat ito ng madatnan siya doon.

"Good morning Dad", agad na bati ni Yazya sa ama.

"Good morning baby, how's your sleep?" Bati rin nito sa anak.

" okay naman po Dad, siya nga pala, gusto po kitang makausap". 

"Sure, about what?" 

"About my real Mother, I want to know her". Ani Yazya sa malungkot nitong tinig, nagbabadya ang mga luha.

" Come with me" ani'to matapos makapag timpla ng kape, nagtungo sila sa Gazebo at doon na upo.

"So dad, tell me about Mom". Naka ngiting sambit ngunit may halong lungkot at kabang makikita sa mga mata ni Yazya.

"You're real mom's name is Mary Magdalyn Valdez" ani'to saka bumuntong hininga.

"And? Tanong naman ni Yazya.

",she's so Beautiful, kind, intelligent, and, above all, modest. She looks exactly like the Virgin Mary. She also exactly looks like you, but you are taller than her.  

"I got my height from you" singit naman nito kaya napangiti ang kanyang ama bago sumagot.

"Yeah".

"How did you too separate and how did you end up with farida?" Deretsang tanong ni Yazya.

"Farida's dad is my dad's friend, they arranged us for marriage when we are young back then, but i don't have fellings for her, she knows that and she has boyfriend at that time, we both don't want each other". Ani'to.

"Then how did you too get married?"

"I'll answer that later". Ani'to kaya tumango si Yazya.

"Back then we we're happy,  my parents accepted you mom, even she's the daughter of our housemaid. Mom likes her too much, she loves your mom than me, her own son" kwento pa nitong napapangiti, kaya napangiti rin si Yazya. Sa isip nito mabuti nalang at nagustohan ng kanyang lola ang kanyang ina kahit na ito'y anak lamang ng katulong.

"And?".

"And then Farida came back from state, she said she wants to marry me, but i refused, I'm already married that time with your mother and we have Nour already that time, but. She did not stop, until one day she put drugs to my coffee, I don't know what happened later, I woke-up in the bed at night and her beside me naked. I don't remember everything what happened. Then she go back to states again and after 2 months she came back and said she's pregnant with my child, and they twins". Ani'to. Kaya gulat na gulat si Yazya.

"At that time Mary is already pregnant too, and that is you. I did not tell to anyone, even to your mother, cuz I want to make sure that they are mine. Until she gave birth to Nathan and Ethan, we do a paternity test, she showed me the result, it's 99.9999999 percent match. I told her that I will support the twins and they will go back to States cuz I'm already married and I don't want to hurt your mom, I love her so much, I cannot live without her, so I keep it a secret, not until she gave birth to you, Farida came to the hospital and told her that I has a child either her a twins, she showed her a photo of me, holding Nathan and Ethan".

"And what happened to mom after she knows it?" Hindi napigilang tanong ni Yazma sa kanyang ama.

"After a week she died, they said she died because of depression, I'm out of the country at that time for a business deal". Huminto muna ito at nagpahid ng luha, hindi iyon napansin ni Yazya na umiiyak na pala ang kanyang ama dahil naka yuko siya habang nag ko'kwento ito at matulin na nakikinig.

"Ma- Mom da-dies? Nauutal na tanong ni Yazya saka bumaling ang mga luha, hindi nito alam na patay na ang tunay nitong ina. Kaya labis ang iyak ito. Halos hindi na nga ito maka hinga dahil sa pag iyak.

" I--- I wanna see Ma---mom, Mamaaaaaaaaa Ma--Maaaaaaaa sigaw nito kahit na suminok sinok sambit sambit ang salitang Mama.