Sa wakas, nagkaroon si Marcus ng pagkakataong lapitan ang kanyang ama bago siya umalis—isang sandaling hindi naman niya hinanap, pero matagal na niyang hiniling sa puso niya. Sa loob ng maraming taon, kuntento na siyang manood mula sa malayo, pinagmamasdan si Mario sa mga saglit na pagkakataon at lihim na sandali. There was comfort in knowing that his father was improving, that the man who had once been lost in the shadows of his mind was now showing signs of clarity.It had been enough for Marcus to witness this progress without intruding, without forcing a connection that might not be reciprocated. Yet, standing there now, with the opportunity right in front of him, he realized that some part of him had always hoped for a moment like this—to be near his father, to speak to him without the weight of the past overshadowing the present. Sa loob ng silid, nakaupo si Mario sa kanyang kama, nagpapahinga matapos umalis ang nurse. Bahagyang nakabukas ang pinto—parang nag-aanyaya ng pag-uus
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