As soon as the sun is starting to rise, my mother has already departed from home. All three of us, including Ralph, who stayed here, helped my mother packed all her baggage into her car. Truthfully, we have already convinced her to let us bring her to the city, but she didn’t agree. Gusto daw niya kasing mapag-isa at mag-drive ng siya lang. Papahirapan pa daw ba naming ang sarili naming kung kaya naman niya daw.
Dahil doon wala na akong nagawa kung hindi ang payagan siyang umalis ng nag-iisa.
“Still bothered by Mama?” tanong ni Ralph at umupo sa likod ko. I immediately leaned my back on his chest and relaxed my mind. Agad niyang inikot ang kamay niya sa akin at hinayaan ako sa pwesto ko.
“I just can’t help it. Malayo ang byahe tapos nag-da-drive pa siya mag-isa. No one would be by he
