TYRA
TO DO the right thing, even when you're not sure the right thing is. Sobrang hirap. At a young age, I became a mom and everything changed. Sobrang saya nang dumating si Axus sa buhay ko. He's okay. He looks so healthy. But…when he's at age of five, dumating ang kalbaryo sa buhay ko. He was diagnosed with a heart disease. I don't know how it started. Sinisisi ko ang sarili ko kung bakit hindi ko kaagad nalaman ang sakit ni Ax.
"Kailan ang operasyon ni Ax?" tanong sa akin ni Daddy.
"Sa isang araw na po," mahinang sagot ko naman. Umuwi muna ako saglit sa bahay para kumuha ng ibang gamit ni Axus.
"How can you make sure this operation is successful?"
Maluha-luhang napatingin naman ako kay Daddy.
"I-I don't know, dad. P-Pinag-iisipan ko pa kung ituloy o hindi na."
"But if you let
