91 - Focus

Kinabukasan ay nagpaiwan si Alie. Mommy will stay at home at gusto ngang magpaiwan na talaga ni Alie. Matamlay pa rin ito pagkagising niya. Mom prepared her favorite food, pero pati pagkain ay parang wala siyang gana.

“Don't worry. Ako na ang bahala sa kanya,” she said when she saw me hesitate to go to work.

“Thanks, Mom. If she wants to go to the office, please pakihatid na lang,” sambit ko na agad naman niyang ikinatango.

“Sige na. Nakahanda na iyong sasakyan. Iyong susi, kunin mo na lang kay Manong. Please, drive safe,” she said and kissed my cheeks.

After that, nilapitan ko ulit si Alie na matamlay na nanonood ng anime sa TV kahit na nagpaalam na ako kanina.

“Alie, please tell lola if you need something, okay? If you want to go to the office, tell lola,” sambit ko sa kanya.

She smiled at me, but she still looked so sad.

“I will, Mom. You can go, you have many works to do, right?” she said.

“Okay,” I said and kissed her forehead.

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