Kabanata 19

"Aviona?" he called.

Hindi ako sumagot. Kumakain lang.

Nilalantakan ko ang cheese na natira sa ref nang hingal na hingal siyang dumating. Nagliwanag ang mga mata niya nang makita ako.

Subo-subo ko pa ang cheese sa bibig ko nang madrama niya akong niyakap. He pulled a chair beside me. Naestatwa tuloy ako doon habang niyayakap niya lang ako.

"Thank you, Aviona! Oh my god, I'll be a great father, I promise!" his eyes twinkled with excitement when he looked at me.

How can someone become a good father?

I think, it is dealing with your own problems in the most mature way that you can, so that your children can look up to you, so they can call you their hero.

It means taking responsibility for your actions. It is sacrificing and it means putting your children before yourself because you love them more than you have ever loved yourself.

Lahat nang nasabi ko puro kabaliktaran ng tatay ko. Sana naman hindi maging ganun si Lazarus. Well, I believe Lazarus would be a great father for our chil