CHAPTER 23

Marry

Mom died because of a worse stage of some cancer, a lung cancer to be specific. We were all crying and mourning for her sudden death, but the most painful weep I've heard is from my dad. He didn't just lost our mom, her wife, but rather he lost his other half. His almost whole world.

Malalim akong huminga habang pinapakiramdaman ang ihip ng hangin ng Miami, Florida. Tatlong taon na ang nakalilipas simula nang nangyari 'yon, ngayon pa lang kami nakalipat dito sa states. Dad mourned really, really hard that he didn't continue to process our citizenship papers. Saka lang niya muling pinasa ang mga papeles namin noong halos dalawang taon na namatay si Mommy. That was last year.

I smiled as I remember sweets moments inside those dark days. Kahit na alam kong hindi ko na ulit mahahawakan o kahit makita man lang si Mommy habang buhay, may ngiti pa ring nakaukit sa labi ko noong mga araw na iyon.

Becau