ON THE WAY home, I couldn't help but think that Martin is not so innocent in all of this. He knew his brother's businesses. His dealing with Carmen among other things. At kahit pa aksidente n'yang narinig ang usapan ay hindi n'ya dapat tinolerate. Yes, he did save me that night -- but it cost me my son's life.
And then I asked myself, kung nagkapalit ba kami ng tayo — magagawa ko bang isuplong sa batas ang kapatid ko? Ewan ko. Hindi ko rin alam. Mahirap gawin kasi mahal mo iyong taong nagkasala.
Hindi ko alam ang pinagdaanan nilang magkapatid. Maybe they suffered. Maybe they had a great life. Who knows.
But the fact remains na ang mali ay mali.
Nang makarating ako sa bahay ay naroon na si Gabriel. He doesn’t look very happy.
“Hi babe,” humalik ako sa kanya. “Is Kuya still here?”
