I was crying so hard.
I felt like it happened so fast. Dumating sina Mommy at naabutan akong nakaupo at nakabalot ang katawan sa isang kumot na ibinigay lang din sa akin.
People around me were crying.
"Lia!" Agad akong nilapitan ni Mommy at naupo sa tabi ko. She hugged me tight. And then she cupped my cheeks nang pakawalan ako. "Are you okay? Where's your brother?"
I cried even more. Pilit akong umiling. Hindi makapagsalita. "Lia, where's your brother?" Tumaas ang boses ni Mommy.
Pero patuloy lang ako sa pagluha at pag-iling. Mommy's eyes widened. "Lia!" Niyugyog na niya ako. But I was just crying.
Inilayo na siya ni Daddy sa akin dahil nasasaktan na niya ako. "Christopher! Ang anak natin!" Umiyak na si Mommy.
And I think that was the first time I ever saw her cry. She was the stron
