My Mother's Eyes Novels & Stories

This lady with an angelic gray eyes stood in front of me motionless like a statue. "Ngayon ka palang ba nakakita ng isang Filipino-Japanese na may asul na mata ? o should I say guwapong lalaki? " My paternal grandmother was German-Japanese with blue eyes, I inherited it from her. I don't bother telling this lady about that. For once, I asked to make this place exclusive just for me. Now, she's talking to someone over the phone. Mean while, she name the price and I just nod.

Her mother had a somber look in her face—gloomier than when she went out of the room earlier. Her mother forced a smile and walked over at her. Sandali siyang pinakatitigan bago ibinaling ang tingin sa Daddy niya. She can see the exhaustion in her mother’s eyes and she doesn’t know how she was holding it all together. But then again had always been strong-willed. She even willingly took a bullet for her when they were abducted when she was still a kid.

Sumalubong agad sa akin si Mom na nanalalaki ang mata at hindi makapaniwala. "V-victor! Oh my God!"

Banayad kong sabi at pinahid ang ilalim ng kanyang mga mata. Napakurap ako upang iwaksi sa isipan ko ang naaaninag ko sa tuwing nakatutok ako sa mga mata ni Mommy. Troy kasi got his rain cloud eyes from our mother. Malalim at mapanglaw ngunit ilan lang ang nakakaalam na may taglay din itong hindi ordinaryong talas na nakakubli doon. "Let her pass, darling. She won't surely refuse to take notice her father over here." Kunwari ay patampong wika ni Dad na nakapuwesto na sa kabisera ng twelve sitters dining table namin.

sagot niya sa akin. Sa tipo ng kanyang pananalita ay nakaramdam ako ng kirot sa puso, o di kaya ay matatawag na ito ay luksong dugo. Kapag tinitingnan ko ang kanyang mga mata. Naaalala ko ang mga mata ni Mama. Maningning at may kasingkitan, maputi, matangkad at mukhang matalino. Masasabi ko na kahawig nga niya si Mama.

May namuong luha sa mga mata ko, bumuntong hininga pa ako bago tumayo mula sa kama. "H'wag mo muna kasing isipin ang mag-iina mo," sambit ni Mommy sabay himas sa likod ko "Isipin mo muna kung paano mawawala yang eye bag sa mata mo, para kang bombay." Pagbibiro ni Mommy, bahagya naman akong natawa bago muling humiga.

Kuntento na siya sa akin bilang pamilya niya. Naagaw ni Kalix ang atensiyon ko nang hawakan niya ang mukha ko. We looked at each other, eye to eye. I smiled bitterly when I saw his eyes. His eye color, especially when the light hits it. It was dark hazel like her father's eyes. Kalix looked so much like him. "Are you sad, Mommy? Don't be sad. I'm here okay? You're not alone. You're safe. I'm here..."

I said, not leaving my eyes away from the scene. "Nakita ko ang paraan ng pagtingin niya sa iyo habang nag dadasal ka kanina. I saw that in your Dad's eyes when he was looking at your Mom." Pag papatuloy niya. I turned to her and saw her teary eyes.

nangilid ang mga luha sa mata ko. I breath deep before I continue. "What if God h-hears you?" tuluyan na akong umiyak. I saw Mama's eyes grew in hope but also in pain while looking at me. Her eyes began to water, unti unti na ring namumula ang gilid ng mga mata niya. "What if He grants your wishes? What if He will let you m-meet him? Pa...Paano ako, mama?" I cried. She hold my face habang nagpapalipat-lipat ang tingin niya sa mata ko.

Nagpakawala ako ng napakalalim na hininga tsaka kinagat ang pang-ibabang labi upang pigilan ang mga luhang nagtakang tumulo sa aking mga mata. Sinandal ni Mommy ang kanyang ulo sa ulo kong nakapatong sa kanyang balikat dahilan para hindi ko makita ang reaksyon ng kanyang mukha. "If ever you're needing some help, don't hesitate to call me, Anak. I'll gladly and wholeheartedly help you what ever that is." Puno ng pagmamahal, pag-aaruga at malumanay niyang mga tinig na paalala sa gitna ng nakakabinging katahimikan ng gabi. "I just can't abandon my child, my eyes don't want to see pain and hatred on the eyes of my child, I can't bare seeing my child struggling and suffering alone. I don't want y