I Want to Meet Them

A few nights ago, I luckily arrived home earlier than usual while my mom was still awake. Did little chitchats and shared sensible stories together while lying down beside her. I shared how my day was at work and she did too.

My mother works in St. Luke’s Medical Center. The very same day, she was speaking with a woman. She was holding this woman’s mom’s documents and saw that her surname is Moran (just like mine).

Here’s how their conversation went:

Mama: Ma’am, taga-saan po ba ang mga Moran?

Lady: Hmm, I’m not sure kasi husband ko yung Moran. But we live in Bel-Air village.

Mama: Ah, Moran din po kasi ako but we’re separated more or less two decades na.

Lady: Really? As far as I know, one Irish guy came here in our country way back. Then nagkaron sya ng 18 children with a Filipina. Dun nagstart ang lahi ng Moran.

Mama: My husband has an Irish blood too, half ata. *giggles*

Lady: Oh yah? Baka magkamag-anak pa mga husbands natin. Pero small clan lang ang Moran dito sa Pilipinas, malamang nga lahat ng Moran dito magkakamag-anak because of the 18 children nga.

The conversation pretty much ended there and probably they changed topic na.

But what intrigued me most is that, WHERE SHALL I FIND THESE MORAN’s?! I wanna know, of course. I haven’t seen my father for 20 years until my sister got married last year.

Yes, sa wakas nagkausap na kami ng ama ko. And I felt the thing they called “lukso ng dugo” when he came near me. I could still remember when I was still studying, everybody kept on asking me, “di ka nagalit sa papa mo?”, and I kept on answering, “bakit naman ako magagalit? Besides, it was my mom who ran away from him. Hindi niya kami iniwan. But above all reasons, it’s just that, I got used to a life not having a father around”. Well I don’t consider myself unlucky for not growing up with my father, in fact, I’m luckier for having the best hardworking mom on earth. Sabi nga ng iba, looking at us three (me, ate and mama), daig pa namin yung mga buo ang pamilya. I don’t need to ask why, but modesty aside, I can feel that too. Of all the people I’ve met, looking at their lives, I strongly believe that I am a very fortunate lady considering all the struggles we three have gone through.

Anyway, this doesn’t mean anything. I’m just curious. I want to see my grandfather and my other relatives too (father side). This I promise, I WILL MAKE A WAY TO SEE THEM! Most likely pag nakaipon na ko. Hehe.

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