FOURTY ELLYA 3 MONTHS LATER. Sa loob ng tatlong taon ay Hindi pa rin bumabangon si Limmuel sa pagkakahiga. Critical ang condition nito dahil sa dami ng dugo na nawala dito.  Lalo na ng dumating ang doctor nito mula sa La Union. Si Doc Catherine.  "Crucial ang pagkakatama ng bala at may na damage na nerves na nagcoconnect sa kanyang utak.  Which is lead to coma. Buti nga Hindi siya brain dead. Because that is Limmuel. Palaban."  "But still. Expect the worst. Pwedeng mawala ang alaala niya… I hope na kayanin mo iyon Ellya." Mga katagang iniwan niya at ngayon bumab

FORTY TWO ELLYA  After I received the text from Attorney Ace. Nagmadali akong bumaba at kinuha agad ang cardigan ko. "Anak bat ka nagmamadali?" Tanong ni Mama.  "Gising na raw po si Limmuel." Sagot ko. "May driver ba tayo Ma?." Tanong ko at akmang lalabas na nagsalita si Papa. "Ako na nagmamaneho. Samahan ka namin ni Mama mo. Medyo Gabi na rin baka mapano ka." Sagot ni Papa.  Sumakay na agad ako sa backseat sa sasakyan at Maya Maya ayan na si Papa at Mama. Sobrang grateful ako na dumating sila dahil kung hindi. Hindi ko alam saan ako hihingi ng tulong.  It is a thirty minutes ride simula sa bahay hanggang sa hospital. Ang kaba sa dibdib ko simula nang mabasa ko yung text ay hanggang ngayon dala dala ko pa rin.   Hindi ko alam paano ibubungad ko kay Limmuel pagkatapos ng tatlong buwan. Alam ko cru

FORTY FOUR   ELLYA    I planned to be that girl who sleeps, eats and also knits some clothes for my baby. I just got home from Manila last week, but I'm already getting big and I am going back and forth to some places in La Union.    For releasing my stress.    I have this loneliness in my heart right now. Pero di ko sinasabi. I know that they wouldn't understand me, and I didn't intend to tell them either.    Sa tagal ng pananatili ko dito ay nakilala ko ang pamilya ni Mama. My grandmother Eliza and Aunt Alice.    My grandmother Eliza is the one who taught me how to look f

FORTY SIXLA UNION AT TAYOLIMMUEL  Those memories keep haunting me and I just noticed that there are some parts that are missing. But there is a girl who has been part of it. She has always been on my mind.  “Limmuel, focus.” sabi ng aking trainer in Taekwondo. I was on the training of taekwondo. Ace recommended it because I needed it because I badly need it and I can release some of my stress because of that. And Doc Catherine said it was also a good idea. Para di ganoon stressful yung mga reaction ng katawan ko sa mga alaala na biglang bumabalik.  “Okay.” I calmly said and breathed, then I hit him with my force. I used my left arm to tak

FORTY EIGHTMEET AT THE HOSPITAL LIMMUEL I know I had to make an appointment before going to a Doctor. But lucky enough walang pasyente si Doc Catherine ng pumasok ako.  "Aga mo naman dito Limmuel." Sabi ni Doc na mukhang kararating lang.  "Doc? I am desperate." I said and looked down.  I was ashamed at the same time afraid na nahuhuli na ako sa bagay bagay. And most of the time I badly want to know the girl. I don't have any glimpse of her pero meron sa buhay ko na nagpapakita. Such as Ellya.  I am torn between if may kinalaman ba siya sa akin or hindi. It's just that I am afraid of the truth.&nbs