ur car," Kalmado ngunit nang

daddy sa tanong na 'yon ni mommy, bagkos ay tumingin s

a sound but choose to shut my mouth up. Hearing those words from my dad

what my dad meant by those words. I'm not

about our car that - I kn

n't want us - me and my mom - to be afraid. He was

r was already out of his control anymore. From a smoot

ting in confusion, scared and panicked. Mom kept on asking my dad the same question,

m myself but I could feel my whole body is shaking. My breathing now became deep. All I c

car!" Dad shouted, "Malia

around my body to protect it if something ba

ang takbo ng sasakyan namin. My parents do the

reak ng sasakyan, imbis na huminto ito ay bumalik ito sa pagwawala. Mahigpit ako

I do the same. Using my free hand, inabot ko a

pologetically, "I-

ahagi ng aking katawan. Gulat akong napatingin sa biglaan niyang paggalaw. I tried to unbuckle t

ding outside the window of our car became blurry. From the fast speed

na yakap ng aking ina. Somehow, my mom's warm hugs have the power to

ng posisyon namin ay, nasa gitna si mommy, ako naman ay nasa kanyang kanang bahagi, habang nasa kanyang kaliwa naman

ies," Dad kept utte

dalawa," It was mom, she w

mom and dad," Humihikbi kong

namin alam kung ano pa ang susunod na mangyayari sa aming tatlo rito sa loob ng sasakyan. Hin

n ang nalalabi naming oras na magkasama. My father's hug became tighter and tighter. He wa

ing used were scattered around the corner. Ang kaninang takot na nararamdaman ay mas lumala pa nang mahagip ng mga mata ko ang mga

kyan namin nang may maraanan itong madulas na parte ng daan. Mas ma

aw na ilaw mula sa isa pang sasakyan ang patungo sa aming dire

bness of my body, I first felt

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