Rage Alexander
"Itatanan kita." I said it calmly to the woman I wanted to spend my life with. I had no hesitation despite tito Hermano's disapproval before he died.
Inalala kong muli ang pinag-usapan namin sa telepono, minutes before he passed away.
"Then, I'm going to ask for your blessing, tito. Let me marry your daughter."
Hindi kaagad tumugon si tito Hermano. I could hear the nurses and the medical apparatuses bustling over the phone. Nadinig ko pa na pinapababa na ng isang nurse ang tawag dahil oras na ng kanyang pahinga at pag-inom ng gamot.
Tito Hermano took a deep breath before he spoke.
"Rage, I can't give you my blessing..."
Pakiramdam ko ay tumigil sa pagbuga ng hangin ang baga ko habang nakadikit sa aking tainga ang phone. Hindi maiproseso ng isip ko ang narinig mula kay
