When I was 9 years old, my peer invited me to wander in their farm. Till it went 7 pm, my parents never saw me home. Later, I heard my father's voice outside the nipa hut. I went outside to meet him, then he carried me over his shoulder. He walked 10 kilometers to go back home in the dim pathway. He sermoned awakening lessons as he continued walking. When we arrived, my mother was very angry.
When I studied high school, there were many times I was forced to go outside of the room during exams because I never had money to pay miscellaneous fees. I heard my father's footsteps. He made a promissory letter to the registrar so I can take the exam.
When I graduated Highschool, I decided to work in the city for one year to help my parents. Then I met a violent boss that often scold me in the middle of the crowd because of my clumsiness and my wage for a month was only 50$. One day, I heard the ringing noise of the gate while I was busy. When I opened the door, my father and brother were I saw. They came to ask how I am. I pity to both how they look after struggling the heated sun just to seek money.
"How are you here? Is your boss kind?", my father asked.
"I.. ... I.....I..ummmm, yes I am fine," I answered with my shivering and whining voice.
I must be muted in that conversation to hide my pitiful feeling then said they should go back home immediately. Someone sucked my heart to see their jackets and vehicle dusty while crimpy hair. Then my father gave me 2$. It has a huge value in my country that costs 100 pesos. I worked, but father still gave me that price. Without saying any words, I took the 2$, walked away, and cried. I never knew that at home, my parents fought during dinner hours. My father was angry at mother for allowing me to work in my teen days.
How lucky I am for experiencing a good father like him. He always appears in my dreams. Until his last breath, he sacrificed everything to make sure we are safe.
"How are you nanan?", he said when he called over the phone.
"Of course I am fine," I answered.
"Don't forget to take your medicine if your joints in pain," he added.
I never knew it was our last conversation.
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