Waiting Shed [COMPLETED]

Shed 8

W A I T I N G S H E D 8

❝A criminal who killed his own father.❞

I can't stop my tears from bursting. Isang kamay ang ginamit ko sa pagpahid ng mga luhang hindi ko namalayang umaagos na pala.

Taos puso kong ibinuka ang mga braso at mahigpit siyang niyakap ng hindi nagsasabi. I hugged him tighter just to make him feel the comfort I really want to give him.

Hindi ko lubos ma-proseso ang mga narinig. Ang marinig ang bersiyon niya ng kwento ay nakaka-sugat ng puso na parang buhat ng ilang libong punyal. He experienced the worst. He lived in hell for years yet he never mind to go out, because his brother, Rilus, is stuck inside. What ever happens, he'll always protect his brother. He's always willing to sacrifice over and over again. Hindi ko alam kong makakakilala pa ba ako ng taong katulad niya. Na handang magsakripisyo sa ngalan ng pagmamahal sa ina't kapatid.

He's so good to be true. Yet his father, a very cruel and ruthless father, didn't saw it. How can he made it to his son and wife? Paano niya naaatim na saktan ang asawa't anak sa paraang hindi sila lumalaban.

He's a father and a husband. He's the root of their family.

What a cruel world Linus' had in this lifetime. He sacrificed a lot. Bagay na hindi basta-batang nagagawa ng iba. Tanging anak na may pagmamahal sa pamilya lamang.

Naramdaman kong napako ang katawan ni Linus nang yakapin ko siya pero hindi nagtagal, unti-unting gumalaw ang mga kamay niya sa likuran ko at hinaplos ito.

I bit my lower lip. I should be the one comforting him but he's the one doing it right now.

"You're so good, Finn. You don't deserve all the hate... you deserve the world..." I whispered to him. I tried hard not to burst out but my voice seemed to oppugn me. It's slightly croaking.

"How can he did it to you without guilt..." I said.

I heard Linus sighed beside my ear.

"I don't know either." He replied brokenly.

Mas nabasag ang puso ko sa sagot niya. Hindi ko alam kong paano siya komportahin kaya hinigpitan ko nalang ang yakap ko.

"You had enough, finn." I caressed his back this time.

"You're so brave." I added. I really felt sorry for him. I can't imagine his life and thinking of it suffocates me. If I had an alcoholic father figure, he had an atrocious and cruel father. And between us, he's the one who doesn't deserve to be born like this.

There's a great future ahead for him. And what happened made everything dark to see.

I admire him.

No, I look up him.

He just gained my admiration and respect. For everything he sacrificed.

We never opened an another conversation after he told me everything. We just stayed that way for an hour, so much of my want to comfort him. Naging tahimik kami habang magkayakap sa ilalim ng maliwanag na buwan hanggang sa hindi ko namamalayan, nakatulog na ako.

"Hey, wake up now. You're going home."

Kinusap-kusap ko ang mata ng marinig ang mahinag pagtawag sa akin ni Linus. Antok kong inangat ang katawan at pamisok-misok na tiningnan siya.

Bahagya siyang ngumiti.

"The night's kicking, you must go home now." He said.

Inunat ko ang leeg at antok na tumango sa kaniya. He guided me until I standed straight. Tahimik naming tinahak ang daan pabalik sa bahay na walang binabanggit na salita.