บททั้งหมดของ One Week Stand: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

Hindi ko maintindihan kung ano ang nararamdaman ko ngayon. Naghalo-halo na ang hiya, taranta, pagkabigla, and a lot more. I’m not sure which feeling is dominating.God, this is embarrassing.Nanlalaki pa rin iyong mga mata ko while I listen to my son call me outside of this door, habang si Zandrey naman ay mukhang naka-recover na. He was starting to wear his clothes again.“Anong gagawin natin?” Natataranta kong tanong. I’m still fully naked and I don’t even have a towel in this bathroom!It’s already late so I was confident Andrei’s already sleeping deeply. Hindi ko naman inaasahang magigising siya. For sure he’ll be confused if he sees his father inside my room. Baka kung ano ang isipin niya. He’s young and he still can’t understand everything but god, that kid’s smart! Nagkakatotoo na iyong kinatatakutan kong baka makita kami ng bata. Sure, we were not really seen but still! Paano namin ito ii-explain sa bata?“Why don’t you go first?” He suggested.“Go out naked? Are you crazy?”“

I was at the office the entire week. It was yet another week of no time for my son and other things. Kulang na lang ay dito ako sa opisina matulog. Pakiramdam ko nagtatampo na iyong bata dahil sa kawalan ko ng time lately. Even though I promised to make up for everything, I still feel bad.“Good morning,” somebody greeted. Nang mag-angat ako ng tingin, I saw Daisy smiling at me. Kakapasok niya lang ng office ko and she also brought some food. “Sabado ngayon ah, bakit ka andito?” She asked. I know she knows the answer to that.Sinubukan ko na lang ngumiti kahit na pati sa pagngiti ay wala akong energy.“Alam mo naman,” I murmured.“Hindi pa ba nahuhuli?” She queried. She sat on the sofa, while I was still at my table.Umiling ako. “Magaling magtago. Nakakapagod na nga.”“Pahinga ka rin minsan,” she replied.“Gustuhin ko man, but I really can’t sleep these days,” I answered. “Kahit antok na antok ako at pagod na pagod ang katawan ko, nagigising pa rin ako sa gitna ng tulog. Ilang oras l

“Bye Mommy, bye Daddy!” Masiglang paalam sa amin ni Andrei when got out of the car. Gusto pa sana namin siyang samahan sa loob but the kid insisted on going alone kasi daw malaki na siya and that there’s no need for us to join him. Gusto kong magpumilit na samahan ka but he was determined to go alone.“He’s growing up so fast,” reklamo ko kay Zandrey habang nasa sasakyan pa. Pareho kaming nakatanaw kay Andrei na pumapasok sa gate ng school. Hindi naman ganoon kalayo ang classroom nila and I can see he met his classmates on the way.I saw how he smiled when a classmate called his name. Nag-akbayan pa silang dalawa while going to the classroom. I bet he got his social skills from Zandrey. Kasi sigurado akong hindi sa akin nagmana ‘yan. I have no social skills at all.“He is,” Zandrey agreed. Parang ayaw ko tuloy umalis doon para magtrabaho. It felt good to just do this- eat with my baby and drive him to school. Parang ang dali lang ng buhay pag ganoon. But I’m quite sure hindi naman gan

We were both trying to catch our breath when we parted for a while. Our faces were still so close to each other that I could feel his minty breath.“Are you sure about this?” He asked.“Yeah,” I replied. “Do you want this?”Zandrey chuckled. “Who wouldn’t?”I smirked. Yeah, who wouldn’t?Muli niyang hinapit ang bewang ko para mas lalong ilapit sa katawan niya. I automatically wrapped my arms around his neck as he claimed my lips. Pero hindi iyon nagtagal doon as his lips went to my jaw, then to my neck. It was like he was in a rush, which I understand because even if this is an empty room, anyone can walk on us right now.So this is a quickie, huh?Ibinaliktad niya ang pwesto namin, making my back pinned on the wall. His kisses went back to my lips, while his hands made their way down my body. I was wearing a dress so it was easy for him to pull it up and pull down my panties. I helped him with it and when we finished, siya naman iyong tinulungan ko.Zandrey’s still wearing his white

People come and go. Lahat natatapos. Lahat may hangganan. I already kept that in mind. Pero kapag nangyari na, masakit pa rin. Kahit pa sabihing prepared ka na, hindi pa rin maaalis ang katotohanan na makakaramdam ka pa rin ng sakit. You can never be prepared for the pain. I just stood there, wearing my white dress, imagining that she's just roaming around and that she's just around us. Her grave was just beside Andres. Katatapos lang ng libing pero ayaw umalis ni Dad ng sementeryo. So I decided to stay. Tumigil na siya sa pag-iyak. Pero halatang-halata ang pamumugto ng mga mata niya. "Do you know what she said before she passed away?" Dad suddenly spoke. Napalingon ako sa kanya and I saw him staring at her grave. Dalawang linggo pa siyang nanatili sa hospital before she passed away. We already expected her passing, pero nang mangyari iyon ay sobrang sakit pa rin. But in my head, in our heads, she’s finally free from the suffering. Her pain finally ended. "What?" I asked. "She