Chapter 2
Josh lee.
After dad's funeral John face expression changed. There' still anger on his face. And Mom was despondent so was I, she can't walked for long, so she was using a wheel chair. Mom stayed at the house for one day we eat together, we watched movies and we even cooked our favorite spaghetti with brocolli. After we sent her back to the hospital. The bonding didn't actually ease the pain of losing someone we used to grows up with.
The next morning we sent mom back to the hospital, to prepare for her operation next week. Hindi na sumama si kairo sa amin dahil kailangan niyang magpass ng mga requirement sa school.
Mom was lying in her bed reading book. And I was busied scrolling up and down in my phone, I received a lot of messages from our Classmates saying their condolences. I appreaciate them though, but sometimes condolence was just a word- a one word that people used to say when someone die.
Kairo willingness to finish his study and change his degree program from engineer to law. Siguro dahil gusto niyang panagutin ang pumatay kay Dad and his motivation he wants the murderer to be in jail forever. We want justice for him. I diverted my attention to Mom her face was wet and her eyes are red. Alam kung nasasaktan parin sya.
losing the love of her life was the worse nightmare.
Kahit nahihirapan na sya alam kung lumalaban sya para sa amin ni kairo. Lumapit ako sa kanya at niyakap sya then she started sobbing. I felt her tears on my arms and it's drenching on her hospital gown. She wiped her tears when we heard a few knocks in the door. May pumasok na nurse chineck niya si Mom.
"When will my operation nurse?" Mom asked her but she looked away. Instead of looking at my mom face, she looked on the ground.
"Hmm. your operation has been canceled ma,am." She said when a sorry tone. My Mom was perplexed why her operation canceled all of the sudden without even consulting her nor condulting us.
"Why? As far as I remember we never canceled the operation." I said with a cold and serious tone. Buhay ng Mother ko ang nakasalalay dito.
"I'm sorry Ma,am and sir. But the hospital refused to do the operation without a half payment." Half payment?! I don't know what to say I looked at mom and she was hopeless.
"We will do everything to pay for the operation miss but please atleast consider my mom's operation." I beg the nurse. If my mom operation will delay her breast cancer will get worse and that will cause her to die. No! we can't lose her not her-no one.
"I'm sorry sir but that's the hospital rules. And I can't do anything about it Sir." The nuse said and walked away.
"It's okay son." My said with low voice and hopeless face.
"No Mom it's not okay! we might lose you if the operation will delay." Galit na galit na ako. Buhay ng Mom ko ang nakasalalay-buhay ng tao pero lintik na pera parin ang inuuna.
Truth hurts that money is more valuable than lives.
"We don't have enough money! I can't work for money anymore! nor you kiari! your too young for this. I'm sorry son for giving you and your brother a miserable life." She said and started crying. I don't wanna make her feel that she's useless. But everything seems useless and now we're hopeless.
"Don't worry we'll find a way Mom to have the money before the set date." I said to her rest assured. Kairo and I will find money sells everything we have and will find a job.
Tumago nalang si Mommy at hindi na sya nag salita alam kung nahihirapan sya pero kailangan niyang lumaban. Alam ko rin na sinisisi niya ang sarili niya kung bakit nahihirapan kami ngayon at yan ang ayaw kung maramdam niya. Wala naman syang kasalan sa lahat ng nangyari. Hindi niya naman ginusto ang magkasakit.
Umuwi na ako sa bahay para makapag ayos at makausap si kairo tungkol sa hospital bill. Pinaalis na namin ang maidd sa bahay hindi naman namin sila kailangan kaya na namin ang mga chores. Ibininta na rin namin online ang ibang gamit sa bahay tulad ng mga sofa, Tv, dvd, video game at iba pa.
Si kairo ang nagbibibta online at ako naghanap ng trabahong mapapasokan. Nag apply ako sa ilang mga coffee shops pero hindi ako natangap dahil hindi ako pumasa sa test nila.
Pinahugas nila ako ng plato hindi naman pumasa ang performance ko sa kanila. Hindi ako magaling sa gawaing bahay dahil simula ng bata kami may maids na kami ni kairo. Napadaan ako sa mga delievery boy, they carry a socks of cements on their shoulder. Dahil wa na akong choice nag apply ako tinanggap naman nila gad ako at pinasimula ng magbuhat ng mga cemento. Mabigay pero kinaya ko mga ilang ulit rin akong nagbuhat ang dumi dumi na ng damit ko. Sa isang araw ko na trabaho naka tanggap ako ng 2,500 pesos. Araw araw na akong bumabalik do'n para magbuhat. Si kairo naman nakabinta na ng gamit at minsan pag may time bumibisita sya kay Mommy. Takaipon ako ng 8,500 sa loob ng isang lingo at 7,650 naman kay kairo pero hindi parin enough. Nag apply pa ako ng ibang trabaho bukod sa pagbubuhat ng cemento naging delivery boy rin ako sa wet market nag dedeliver ng isda at yello. Kapit lang Mom kaya natin 'to malapit ko ng makita ang half payment. Tagadeliver ng yello at isada kapag umaga at taga buhat ng cemento kapag tanghali. Isang lingo kung pinagtrabahuhan para makita ko ang half payment. Binilang na namin ni Kairo ang lahat ng perang inipon namin. Sapat na para maibayad sa half payment ng operation at sa gamot ni mom. Nagmadali kami ni kairo pumunta sa hospital. We can't hide the extreme happiness we felt na finally gagaling na si Mom. Pagdating namin sa hospital ang daming nurse at doctors sa room ni Mom.
"Clear! again clear!" narinig nalang namin ni kairo sa labas ang bosed ng isang doctor. Kinahan ako at unti unting humakbang palapit kay Mom.
"Okay death time 10:13 Am. December 15, 2002" sabi ng doctor. Hindi kami makapaniwalang wala na si Mom.
Kinaya namin ni Kairo ang lahat ng hirap para matugunan ang pambayan sa operation niya at sa gamot. Masaya kami ni kairo papunta rito para ihatid ang balita kay Mom na pwede na syang maka pag pa opera ngunit hindi namin inaasahan na ito pala ang sasalubong sa amin.
We hugged her and we tried to wake her up.
"No kairo we can't lose her No..." I said while crying I don't care kung marinig kami ng ibang patient.
"Mom please" He said crying while holding Mom's face. "Mom please wake up mommmmmm" I hold her arm and tapped his back.
"Mom please don't leave us pleaseee. You promised Mom!" Kairo face me and we embrace each other. We lose both of our love. We don't know what to do.
//Hi! if you're reading this story. I just want to inform y'all that, I edit the name of the twins in the story. Because Kiari Gray and Kairo gray name will be use in my new story (The genre Thriller, Action and romance. The story titled "Kiari Gray." I already posted the story here.) Anyway, Kiari will be Josh and Kairo will be John. O haven't edit all the chapter 'cause I'm busy on my ongoing story. :>