Novel & Cerita Honor Thy Father

usal n'ya habang nakatingin sa cellphone n'ya. His father is the tough father. In order for you to be good in your choosen path, you should be perfect in everything. Since he was a child, he never experienced being told "I'm proud of you, son" by his father, it's always "I want something more, you can do more than that" so growing up he has this hobby of telling himself to be perfect in everything he'll do for his father. "Hey, bud" napabalik sa sarili si Gideon ng may nagsalita sa harap n'ya, it's Anthony, his best friend since he was a child.

Hindi dahil sa masaya katulad kanina ngunit dahil sa nasasaktan na naman. "Kailan ba magkakaroon ng halaga ang salitang iyan sayo?" Nasasaktan na wika ko. "Kailan mo ba ikatutuwa na may tumatawag niyan sayo?" Dagdag ko pa. "Dad, I'm your daughter. And no matter what you do, you are still my father. When will you accept the fact that, even though I did not become a man but you can still be proud of me like the other fathers there, who are proud because they have a princess." Hindi ko na napigilan pa na sabihin ang mga iyon sa kanya.

Ang tikas nito parati pero ngayon ay para itong bata na nakasiksik sa kanya, naghahanap ng pang-unawa at kakampi. "I am running it because I have to, not because I want to," Hudson retorted bitterly, "Josh was the perfect son. He was the one who graduated with top honors, the one Dad groomed to be the next leader. When the car crash happened, my father didn't just lose a son. He lost his investment. And he hates me because the wrong son survived. Ako, basagulero lang naman ako. Wala akong honor. May pahikaw pa nga ako noon.” “Hudson, tingnan mo ako."

“Brother? Binigyan ka na ng sister ng Mommy mo, ah... Ayaw mo ba?” “Gusto... Pero kasi Daddy, gusto ko rin ng brother tapos dalawa. Parang ikaw at si Papa...” “Baby, sinabi ko na sa'yo, 'di ba? Ako lang ang Daddy mo. Hindi mo pwedeng tawaging Papa si Thyne, Tito dapat.” She pouted. “Sabi po ni Papa, Papa ko siya ng baby pa ako tapos Mama ko si Tito pogi. Bawal ko na po siyang tawaging Papa, paano po si Dada Tristan bawal na rin?”

“Nagulat lang ata si Papa. Kakausapin ko siya ulit.” “Ate. Kapag di siya pumayag. Magagalit ako.” Pinisil ko ang pisngi nito. “Sabi ko diba? Kahit anong mangyari, wala tayong right magalit sa magulang natin. Honor your Father and Mother na kasama sa sampung utos ng Diyos. Kaya, kung madadaan sa paki-usap. Gawin. May oras pa naman tayo. Wag ka magalit kay Tatay. Natakot lang yun na baka makalimutan mo kami.”

“Are you not happy to live with daddy?” Umiling si Maeve at hinawakan ang maliit na mga kamay ng anak at marahan na pinisil iyon. “No, I’m just happy to see you happy, baby. I didn’t realize how much joy having a daddy would bring you. I thought I could handle being a father and make you happy even without your real dad, but I was mistaken. I regret that decision because I deprived you of having a father as you grew up. I’m sorry, baby. I hope you can forgive me,” paghingi ng tawad ni Maeve.

Hinigpitan pang lalo ni daddy ang pagkakayakap sa aking braso bago pinisil ito, telling me that it's fine, na huwag akong matakot. "Believe it or not, wala pong perang na invlove sa pagiging valedictorian ng anak ko. Naging highest honor siya because of her own hard work, and I am a witness of all her hardships just to get this award. Kaya sa mga nagsasabi diyang may perang involved, h'wag po kayong maniniwala because no money is involved in this. Matalino ang anak ko, at yun ang totoo." Pagkatapos sabihin iyon ni dad ay inalalayan niya na ako paalis. Sinalubong naman kami ng mga tauhan ni daddy short after. Inalalayan nila kami hanggang sa makapasok kami sa kotse.

Mabilis itong umiling, "No, Mama. Sa'yo lang po loyalty ko." "Sa'min din, Mama! Si Daddy, pasaway!" singit ni Oli. "What about you, Ody?" lingon niya sa dalaga niya. Ngumisi ito, "Kahit lumpuhin mo pa ulit si Daddy, Mama. Tulungan pa kita." Nagkatawanan sila pagbaba sa hagdan. Pansin niyang hindi nila bahay iyon. Malamang property na naman ni Sir Hector.

Napatigil ako sa pagbaba ng hagdan at ganun din si Thaigo dahil nakita ko ang matalim na tingin ni Dad mula sa baba. “H-Hi, Daddy.” Kinakabahang bati ko sa kanya. “Bakit ngayon lang kayo gumising? Tirik na ang araw. Wala kayo sa siudad kaya hindi kayo puwedeng gumising ng tanghali na.” Litanya ni Daddy halata namang para kay Thaigo ang sermon niya kasi pag kami nga ni Nara ang nandito hindi naman ganito si Daddy kasungit kapag tanghali na kami nagigising.

Napakaganda at napakasarap kausap ni Father Theodore. "Surrender means that you stop building up every reason you can think of why God doesn't love yoiu. Instead, hand over your doubts to Him. Confess them to Him; speak them out loud. He already knows about them but you'll be surprised at the relief you'll feel just by talking it out with Him."