AS THE COLD wind of the cemetery embraced Audrey, she stared at the tomb in front of her. Ayon kay Emerson, pinag-isang puntod ang kaniyang mga magulang. Lumuhod siya saka hinaplos ang lapida na kung saan ay nakasulat ang dalawang pangalan. Inilapag niya ang dalawang bulaklak sa tabi ng mga puntod saka tumayo.
“Henry Fontanilla. Janette Fontanilla.” Pagbasa ni Audrey sa pangalan ng mga puntod na nakasulat sa lapida.
Emerson held his wife’s hand. “Your parents died in that accident. You were later put in an orphanage, and Ramon brought you back. Pero katulad ng sinabi ni Manang Nena, nakatulala ka lamang daw. Then you have a high fever and forget everything after you wake up. That accident you witnessed was buried in the deepest part of your mind, protecting you.”
Audrey didn’t speak. M
