Nang matapos ko i-surrender ang aking toga, may humarang. De ja vu.
"Hi, Raine!" I looked up and almost run for my life. Si crush!
"Hi?" Nakangiti siya sa akin.
Walang duda siya na talaga ang tatay ni Karicha!!! I mentally cleared my throat and checked my breathe if it stinks.
"Hello po!" I smiled awkwardly like those anime girls that are awkward yet cute sa pagbati sa kaharap nila.
"You look cute." Tinignan ko siya and turned to my left. I'm blushing!!!
"You're blushing, wow! Never ka nagblush nung tayo pa." Gusto ko na kitilin ang buhay ng epal na nagsalita. G!!! Give me patience to be able to walkthrough this ordeal.
"Sige, I'll go ahead, just wanted to say congratulations." Hindi ko na siya napigilan umalis. At mabilis na tinignan ng malisyosong tingin si Beet.
"Oh bakit? Hindi kuntento sa pagpunta niya dito?" I averted my eyes and was about to walk away from him.
"I talked to your parents and they agreed to have me and my family to have dinner together." Bago pa ako maka-reak he pulled me towards where my parents were.
Hindi ko lang talaga akalain na yun na rin pala ang huling beses na makakasama ko ang aking mga magulang. If it wasn't because it was kinda rainy and the roads were slippery. We weren't gonna experience that abomination incident.
I woke up at a white room. Hindi ko na alam kung ilang araw or oras akong tulog.
All I knew was my parents were gone.
I saw Ryn and Alfred. "Nasaan ako?"
Tanong ko in a hoarse voice. Pinainom ako ni Ryn Do ng water para hindi na dry ang throat ko.
"You were asleep for almost 48 hours, Quelly."
Si Alfred ang sumagot sa aking tanong.
"So how much did I get as an inheritance?"
Pareho silang nagbigay ng nakakagulat na expression.
Naka-get over naman si Ryn at may inabot sa aking envelope.
"Habang tulog ka, your family lawyer dropped by and left you that."
Binasa ko ang nilalaman at bumuntung-hininga. "I want to see my parent's urns."
Tama. My parents were both cremated. Nasabi na nila yun sa mga taong pinagkakatiwalaan nila. Even to me na once they perish, cremate na agad.
Since I was asleep for more or less three days, my joints are kinda asleep too.
Through practice, magagalaw ko rin sila.
Swerteng walang organ or bones ang nasaktan sa akin. Only my heart and mind did. I was now a orphaned child. Never did it ever crossed my mind na mauulila ako ng ganito kaaga.
Once na makita ko na ang mga urns ng magulang ko. Nagsimula na ako humagulgol.
"Ang daya niyo naman! Bakit niyo naman ako iniwan mag-isa, hindi niyo na ba ako kailangan? Sana tinanong niyo ako kung ayaw ko na sa inyo. Sana sinama niyo na lang ako!!!"
I broke down and almost fell from the wheelchair, I'm sitting at.
I heard Ryn was weeping heavily too. While, Alfred was massaging my shoulders.
Umiyak ako for an hour. Kung hindi lang ako sinabihan nila Ryn na kailangan ko kumain, hindi ako titigil kakaiyak.
Nasa private mausoleum ako ng aking mga magulang.
It was located near the hospital where I was staying at, its only a few minutes drive.
Kumain kami sa isang fast food chain and pinilit ni Alfred na pangitiin ako sa pagjojoke niya. But, as mourning person, how can I laugh.
"Quelly, please eat." I heard Ryn Do say.
Kung wala siguro itong dalawang ito, baka sumama na rin agad ako kayla Mom.
I nodded and pinilit ko kumain. Kahit wala ako gana.
Days seemed more lonelier than ever. For many students who finished highschool like me, they have already gone to their universities or colleges.
Since, I was mourning, I never really thought about studying again.
I was busy with my experiments.
The inheritance will surely last me even for 50 more years kung papalarin akong mabuhay ng ganung katagal.
I used some of the money to sustain myself. The others are for my experiments.
I self-studied how to make robots.