MRF 56: Foolish Heart

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"What did you say?" Tanong niya sa ama.

He wanted to hear it again, praying that what he heard a while ago was wrong. Valentino stood up from his sit at naglakad patungo sa minibar nito kaya sumunod siya agad. Sinundan niya ng tingin ang matanda habang nagsasalin ito ng alak sa sariling baso bago humarap sa kanya at nakapulsang sumandal sa countertop.

"Eduardo's condition was getting better all of a sudden. I don't know how he did it or that dumb was just lucky enough na madudugtungan pa ang buhay niya," naiiling niyong salaysay.

Hindi naman siya sumagot at nanatiling nakatingin lang dito habang hinihintay ang iba pang sasabihin ng ama.

"I wasn't supposed to kill him but I wanted to become a hero to his daughter. You know, a very kind father in law suits me well and his death will be a talk to the town. Mas mapapabango pa nito ang pangalan ko that's why I decided to do it," nakangising dagdag ng matanda.

Matalim ang kanyang mga matang tumitig dito habang nakakuyom na ang kamao