DOLPHY PREPARED THEM. Sabi naman ni Eric, sa isang banda ay naihanda na sila ng kanilang ama sa pagpanaw nito.

“Somehow, he prepared us because he knew that he was sick five years ago.

“So, kumbaga, alam namin na meron siyang ganitong kundisyon.

“Alam namin na he had COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]. Alam namin na may mga complications.

“He was walking around with an oxygen concentrator with him.

“So just seeing him through all of that, kumbaga, somehow na-prepare kami of the inevitable.

“Although siyempre, hindi natin iniisip ‘yon.

“As a family, dapat… kumbaga, dapat pinaghahandaan yung mga ganitong bagay. Siguro ginusto niya na maging handa kami.”

Dagdag pa ni Eric, nagsilbing “anchor and captain” ang ama sa kanilang magkakapatid.

“So nasa taas, nasa baba namin siya.”

Ano naman ang pangako nila sa kanilang ama bilang magkakapatid?

Ayon kay Eric, “We all promised naman that we’ll all be one for him… gusto niyang maging isang buong pamilya kami.

“Kumbaga, walang half—walang half-brother, walang half-sister. Kumbaga, buo, totoo, magkakapatid kami, isang familia.”

Tugon naman ni Vandolph, “I’ll be a good brother and a good father to my kids.”