DAD IS SAYING know now but I can still convince him. Hindi pa naman n'ya naririnig ang sasabihin ko. Maybe if I tell him that I still need him, he would reconsider? Balewala ang edad nating mga anak -- we will always need our parents no matter what. It's not about the money, but more of comfort. Knowing that they are around give us strength. Because if there's someone that can love us unconditionally, that's our parents.
"Ayaw mo na ba kaming kasama ni Mommy, Dad?" tanong ko sa kanya. Kinuha n'ya ang kamay kong nasa kama at ikinulong sa palad n'ya. Malamig ang aircon dito sa kwarto kaya kinuha ko ang isang blanket sa paanan n'ya at nagdagdag kumot sa ibabaw n'ya. His hands are cold.
"You know there's no place I would rather be than with you both. Pero anak, malaki na ang nagastos natin
