After we went home from the funeral hindi mawala sa isip ko ang sinabi ni Lij. Bakit niya naman 'yon nasabi, may plano ba siyang pumunta sa labas ng bansa despite of his condition. Is he allowed, are we? Lumipas ang ilang araw sa loob ng ospital. Same routine, kain, tulog, virtual check-up mula kay Doctor Gomez. I drink my medicine according to the usage and prescription. May mga araw na hindi kami nag-uusap ni Lij, he was doing his thing, so I let him, at ayaw kong maging sagabal. Nakarating din sa akin ang balitang mag-oopera ito indirectly. I wanted to observe him while doing tha thing, pero dahil maselan ito at bawal sa gaya kong pasyente lang at hindi naman medical staff. My phone rings I looked at it for seconds. Kumunot ang nuo ko sa naka-register na pangalan at number doon.

