I cleared my throat.
"He's an hour away thru plane. I cant go home now because i only have 1 off this week, can we do it next week?" tanong ko.
Isang malalim na buntong hininga ang pinawalan nya kaya napalingon ako sa kanya.
"Were you always away from our son?Is it always like this?'' malungkot nyang tanong
''This is the first time." Sagot kong nakatingin pa din sa kanya. ''And hopefully the last.''dagdag ko pa bago tumalikod na muli at kinuha ang laptop at binuksan.
Nadinig ko ang buntong hininga nya.
''We can videocall him if you want." sabi kong muli ng hindi sya sumagot.
''This will be the last time you'll be away from him.'' mahinang tugon nya. ''You can resign now if you want.'' dagdag pa nya.
''That's not an option for me.'' alam ko namang sasabihin nyang hindi ko kailangan
