“Oh, mahal, miss mo na agad ako?” sagot ko sa biglaang pagtawag ng aking kabiyak ngunit ibang boses ang aking narinig.
“Ito po ba ang asawa ni Atty. Thunder Dela Cuesta?” anang lalaki sa kabilang linya na hindi ko mapagkilanlan kung sino.
“Ito nga po, anong nangyari sa asawa ko?” nanginginig ang mga labing ani ko kasabay sa paninikip ng aking dibdib.
“Maam, si inspector Moris po ito, sumabog ang kotse ng iyong asawa—”
Hindi ko na narinig pa ang mga sumunod na sinabi ng inspektor nang maibagsak ko ang hawak na telepono at manglambot ang aking mga tuhod hanggang mapadausdos ako sa sahig habang rumaragasa ang mga luha sa aking pisngi.
Si Thunder nalang ang mayroon ako kaya ang malamang wala na siya ay labis kong dinamdam dahilan upang mapabayaan ko ang aking sarili—without even thinking that I am carrying a life with me, until I passed out and woke up in the hospital bed.
“A-ang b-baby ko...h-hindi...w-wala na...p-pinatay ko....p-pinatay ko s-siya...” I whispered to myself—crying endlessly, the moment I touched my tummy and I couldn’t feel him.
Losing my husband and finding out I killed my son at the same day, took away my sanity which leads me into ending my own life. Shedding with tears, I stood in the middle of nowhere under the heavy rain—waiting for a truck to hit me, but then, it didn’t happened. Instead, I was trapped in someone’s arms—securing my safety.
“What the fuck are you thinking, Rain?!” a soft baritone voice fanned my ears, making me yelped in surprise and when I opened my eyes, I was astounded upon seeing a familiar set of orbs—giving me an intent yet gentle gaze.
My lips trembled and seconds later, I was blinded by my tears, “T-thunder . . . H-how . . . You’re a-alive?” I hardly breathe.
Marahan siyang tumango saka ikinulong ang aking pisngi sa kaniyang mga palad bago ako pinaliwanagan, “Someone helped me got out of the car before it’s exploded but, love, what you did earlier will be the death of me, so please, don’t do that again, hmm?”
Muli akong napapikit nang ipagdikit niya ang aming mga noo saka ako napatango at buong pusong tinanggap ang masuyong pagdampi ng labi niya sa’kin.
Since then, Thunder never leave my side—he chooses me over his career which motivates me to be better and stronger not just for him but for myself, for our son—who passed away last year, and for our little sunshine that I‘m carrying now.
“Mahal, its been 25 years, napatawad na kaya ako ng anak natin?” I mumbled with tears streaming down at my face while staring at our son’s tombstone—Cloud Thyrone Dela Cuesta, here in our gazebo.
Thunder pulled me for an embrace and kissed my tears away, “I know he will, love, hush now.”
I turned around to face him, “Thank you for everything, Thunder, mahal na mahal kita.”
“Mahal na mahal din kita, Rain,” he replied and brought me to nirvana the moment he gave me an earth shattering kiss.
“Hey, you two, talagang sa harap pa namin ni kuya kayo nagtukaan!” ani ng isang matinis na boses na nagpahinto sa aming dalawa ni Thunder at sabay kaming napahalakhak sa katarayan ng aming anak—na kanina lang ay tahimik sa aming tabi.
“Baby, you know how beautiful your mom is, especially now in her floral dress that I just want to ravish her all day,” my husband joked making me blushed while Sky scoffed at his sweetness.
I chuckled and thought of teasing our daughter, “Anak, you’re already twenty four, you should get a boyfriend para hindi mo na kami tinatarayan ng daddy mo.”
“Mom, Dad, you know much I love you but I’m sorry for not telling you that I’m now engaged with kuya Cloud!”
“What the he—hey, come back here, Sky Thyrene!” my husband roared, running towards our daughter who just laughed at his possessiveness.
Napailing na lamang ako sa kapilyahan ng aming unica hija at napangiti habang pinagmamasdan ang aking mag-ama na maghabulan sa gitna ng ulan dito sa aming hardin. Looking at them right now made me realize that what I’ve gone through years ago happened for a reason and it taught me one thing—there’s always a rainbow after the rain and mine was . . . Thunder, Cloud and Sky.
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