ONE LATE AFTERNOON, Ciaran went to visit an important person… his father. As the car stopped in front of the cemetery, he looked out. Bumaba naman si Drake mula sa driver seat and pinagbuksan siya ng pinto.
Bumaba si Ciaran mula sa kotse at tinignan ang nasa kaniyang harapan. Alas singko na ng hapon pero nasisinagan pa rin ito ng papalubog na araw.
Kailan ba ang huling dalaw niya rito?
Hindi na niya maalala.
Kinuha ni Ciaran ang biniling bulaklak sa backseat saka pumasok sa sementeryo, nakasunod naman si Drake sa kaniya.
The cemetery was quiet.
Tinungo niya ang puntod ng kaniyang ama.
His father was the man he looked up to and swore he could become like him. Iyon nga lang maaga itong kinuha sa kanila—sa kaniya.
He stood before his father’s grave. He hadn’t visited for months
