LUCAS
White flowers kissed the top of the coffin, ilang iyak din ang nadinig niya. Sofia, Desiree and Luis’ child was seated in his lap, hugging him tightly habang nasa gilid ng mama niya si Desiree. His mother is inconsolable, iyak ito ng iyak.
All the way, from the day of the death of his brother up to this very day, ay parang namanhid siya saglit, at panandaliang tumigil ang mundo niya…like it stopped and the clock went numb too. He was stationary to this event, thinking deep what to do next.
“Are you okay?” Desiree sat beside him, she gently lifted Sofia away from him at ito naman ang humilig sa ulo ng bata sa balikat nito.
“I’m fine, later on, ipagda-drive ko kayo, para makapagpahinga kayo ni mama.”
“Thank you,” napalabi si Desiree and silence pronounced
