CHAPTER 22

Mom

Mabuti na lang at tapos na ang school year na 'to. Kahit na marami pa rin akong kailangang ipasa para maging promoted sa fourth year, hindi ko 'yon ininda. I organized my time and energy correctly. Half of my day is on my mom's, while the other half is for leisure. Hindi ko naman na kailangan no'n pero si Mommy na mismo ang nagpumilit sa akin. She doesn't want to see me 24 hours a day, she said.

It's been almost two months since mom got hospitalized, pero kada araw ay mas lalo siyang lumalala. The doctor said that it's some kind of cancer in lungs. Hindi ko alam kung paano nangyari iyon, pero sinabi ni Mommy na mahilig siyang manigarilyo noong kabataan pa lang niya. Maybe this is the aftershock of her action.

I went out quickly from Jasper's navy blue Lexus car. Saktong-sakto ang paghinto ng halatang mamahalin niyang sasakyan sa hospital kung nasaan pa rin ngayon si Mommy. I even heard him called my name, maybe becau