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Napapikit ako nang matigil si Mommy at humagulhol, nabitawan ko siya at sinuklay ang sarili kong buhok gamit ang aking nanginginig na mga kamay."Mom... Get to the point of it!"Ngayon ko lang napagtanto na nanginginig na ang buong katawan ni Mommy. Doon ako naawa, pero naghalo-halo na ang emosyon ko at hindi ko na alam kung sino ang una kong aalahanin."I-It exploded. Th-they made it to the water, but they're barely... living," she said.CHAPTER 55"Oo... anak. Pinakain na niya ako. Pero iyong mga veggies lang. Pinagalitan niya ako kanina kasi nagpupumilit akong kumain ng chicharong bulaklak," sambit ni Mommy.I paused. Nasabi ko kagabi kay Manang Flory na nagce-crave ako ng chicharong bulaklak. At hindi ko aasahan na magpapadala si Treve. Panigurado'y kasabwat niya si Manang! That sneaky, calculating man and his very willing accomplice!"Eh... Bawal iyon sa 'yo, Mommy eh." I said it as neutrally as I could, even though my eyes kept finding the food and my stomach kept betraying me.Mommy chuckles. "I know... I know."Nagsandok na ako at hindi ko maiwasang hindi isipin si Treve."Bumisita na naman pala siya..." bulong ko sa sarili. Napangiwi ako nang sa chicharon bulaklak na ako kumukuha."Galit ka pa rin ba sa kaniya, anak?"I was caught off guard by Mom's words."A... Ako? Galit?"I laughed and shoved a big spoonful of food into my mouth. It was harder to chew than it should have been. Because there was something bu
CHAPTER 54"Is your dress dry enough, dear?" tanong ni Mrs. Vetara.Nakabalik na kami ni Treve. Nauna lang ako sa kaniya at ilang segundo ay sumunod na rin siya. Napatikhim ako at hindi ko pinahalata ang kaba nang makabalik ako sa silya."Opo... Uuwi na rin po ako pakatapos."Hinaplos ni Lance ang kamay ko."Ihahatid na kita...""No... Ako na ang maghahatid sa kaniya," si Treve.I shut my eyes so hard I thought they would never open again. What now, Treve?!"We need to discuss Manang Flory. She needs help taking care of her mother. And Manang here really misses Xianny. So I have no choice."My eyes flew open. Kung gaano kariin ang pagpikit ko kanina, ay siyang ikinalaki ng mata ko ngayon!Anong pinagsasasabi ng kumang na ito?! Wala kaming napag-usapang ganito!The room was filled with the sound of Mrs. Vetara clapped her hands together."Really, Manang? Na-missed mo si Xianny?" tanong niya.Parang robot si Manang na ngumisi at matigas na tumango-tango! On my side of vision, Treve was
CHAPTER 53"Does marrying him make you that vulnerable?" "Nangingialam ka?" bastos kong sinabi.I could not help but feel it then. The creeping thought that staying in Bicol had been the wrong move. And now he was here, standing in front of me, making that thought scream louder than it had ever been before.Gusto niyang hulihin ako na hindi masaya sa naging desisyon ko? Ganoon ba ang gusto niyang makita sa akin?The fact that he had physically shown up here turned my stomach completely upside down. Because it felt like watching me unhappy was the revenge he deserved. For everything I did to him.Aaminin kong na-miss ko siya, at gusto ko siyang kausapin, kaya nagpaiwan din ako rito. Pero hindi siguro magandang ideya na kausapin pa siya. Kasi nalulungkot ako at nasasaktan.I did not deny to myself how happy I had been living as Michelle. Na gusto kong bumalik ulit doon at kalimutan ang lahat. I found myself inside a maze I had built with my own hands, and all I wanted was to go back to
CHAPTER 52"You don't have the right to tell her that, Mom..."Para akong tanga habang papunta kami sa CR.Sinabi ni Treve talaga iyon? I can't be wrong. That was his voice. His voice."Manang Flory," tawag ko sa kaniya.Sinasabayan niya ang mabilis kong hakbang hanggang sa makarating kami sa loob ng CR. Hinarap ko siya gamit ang malaking salamin na nakasabit doon."A-Anong nangyayari? Bakit kayo nandito?""H-Hindi ko rin alam, Xianny! Diyos ko, kumusta ka? Ayos ka lang ba?" she asked, eyes scanning me up and down like she was checking for damage.Kinagat ko ang aking labi at hinarap na siyang tuluyan."Ayos lang po ako..."She nodded slowly, as if my answer was the most important thing in the world right now.I get it. It was Treve's family. His world. And I was just someone who had forced her way into it without permission. I should be the one asking why I was even here, not him. Pakiramdam ko, palpak na naman ako ngayon.It was something inevitable for Treve. It was his family, his
CHAPTER 51"Seems like you're here because I'm getting married?"Ang malas ko naman! Mapapakasal pa ako sa pamilya ng taong niloko ko!Lahat sila niloko ko at tinakasan! At hindi ko na alam kung tama pa bang nandirito pa ako ngayon!I bit my lip so hard I almost thought it would bleed. The nervousness had spread all the way to my fingertips."Why? Did you think I am here for that? To congratulate you?"Napayuko ako at dahan-dahang hinihiwa ang steak habang nahihiwa rin nang dahan-dahan ang puso ko. Iyong likod ko ay malamig na. Tapos iyong kamay ko, hindi mapirme. May aircon naman ngayon, pero pakiramdam ko, may butil butil nang pawis sa noo ko."M-May kasama ka pala, Treve..." singit ni Mrs. Vetara."Oh, right... This is Manang Flory," si Treve, casual na casual lang siya.He seems like he's not shocked to see me here. Like he had not just walked into the same room as the person who ran away from his house without a single word.I wanted to look at him again but I stopped myself. Gus
CHAPTER 50 There is nothing to worry about what he would say. Lalong-lalo na, hindi ko naman pinaghirapan ang mga businesses ni Dad. Hindi ko iyon gusto at mas nanaig ang pagnunursing ko. At saka kung buhay pa si Dad, mas gugustuhin niya pang si Lance ang humawak ng mga businesses niya. Maybe, Dad was right. I have really nothing to lose. Na bakit nga ba ako nangarap kung hahantong lang pala ako sa kagustuhan niya? Bakit ko nga ba sinayang ang buhay ko sa pagnunursing kung hahawakan ko lang pala ang business niya. "Xianny... I want you to meet my Dad, Solomon Vetara... and his wife, Meralda Vetara," he said gently. Nakaharap na ako sa dalawang taong nakatingin sa akin. They stood still, and with just one glance at them, you could already tell that they were powerful and influential people. The kind of people who walked into a room and the air shifted. Malaki ang ngisi ng babae habang ang Dad ni Lance ay may silip na ngisi lang sa labi. Katabi ko si Lance, ilang pulgada lang ang la
CHAPTER 33The fuck that I care... Nagalit lang ako kasi akala ko buhay pa si Ma'am Solene, tapos inaakit ko si Sir Eve. We've fucked so many times, and I thought it's just so right that he's really a loner here.I had sex with a man who was still grieving someone. I hadn't know
CHAPTER 26Hindi ko alam kung bakit ako lumalayo kay Sir Eve. Nagbabalot na kami ng mga prices pero ni isang salita ay wala akong masabi sa kaniya. I should be sorry, but he's acting cold. I was going to open my mouth, but he seems too busy with work and with Ma'am Leyla."Bakit
CHAPTER 21I opened my eyes and tried to wake myself up."Naku," sabi ko, I tried not to sound so nervous... "Magbe-bake ulit ako kung sakali. Hindi naman mawawala ang cake eh. Kung missed mo iuon.""I won't be here after a week," he said. "So..."I don't
CHAPTER 6I used to see naked bodies when I studied human anatomy. I'm not afraid of blood because I was a nurse. Volunteer din ako sa Red Cross kapag may mga blood donation programs. Tapos volunteer din ako kapag may taunang pagtuli sa iba't-ibang bayan.Marami na akong nakita, marami na akong nah







