CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX:
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THE darkness he’s trapped in… I couldn’t even imagine it.
“I dreamt I could see again,” he confessed, his voice low, almost as if he was embarrassed by the admission. “But when I woke up...”
Hindi ko alam kung paano siya pakakalmahin, pero alam kong kailangan kong subukan. "Sir," I started, gently squeezing his arm, "Nandito ho ako. Hindi ko ho alam kung gaano kahirap 'to para sa inyo, pero hindi kayo nag-iisa. I'll stay by your side, kahit ano pa 'yan. Hindi ko ho kayo iiwan." pagsisinungaling ko.
Tahimik siya ulit, pero this time, naramdaman ko na humina ang tensyon sa katawan niya. Maybe it was my words, or maybe it was just the fact that someone was here with him. His breathing slowed, naging mas kalmado.
"You stayed all night?" tanong niya, his voic
