Chapter 15: My Love

Grey stones, concrete grounds, blowing wind. What happened, Kanya? Why did you leave me like that?

Dahan-dahan kong pinasada ang likod ng kamay ko sa mga mata kong hilam sa luha habang nakatitig sa pangalan niyang nakaukit sa bato. A year had past and it still hurts. Five days ago, it was me visiting Halter.

Now, it's me visiting you, Kanya.

Bakit? Bakit lahat na lang yata ng sakit ay sinalo ko na? All the possible emotional torture, inako ko na? Bakit kapag hindi pa natatapos ang isa, may dadagdag na naman? Bakit ba ayaw niyong maubos na lang?

Hindi ko ba deserve maging masaya? Bakit nagsunod-sunod? Bakit kailangan sa akin mangyari lahat ng 'to? Ba't parang sa akin lang?

"I miss you. You were the only sunshine in that dream I had last night. You just... you never fail to make me remember that this is your day, girl. I love you."

Noong unang mga linggo na mamatay siya, I was frequently with her in my dreams. She never really left me, even after she died. She accompanied her up to the