MALIYAH POVWe’re going back to Manila, the last few days were one of the happiest moments in my life. I couldn’t deny the fact that Clint made me happy. Doubts consumed me, but I want to give him the benefits of the doubt. Relationship build with trust and commitment. Wait teka nga MIND manliligaw palang, yung tao relationship agad, pwedeng pakipot ka naman konti. Dalagang Filipina na galawan?Paano si Scarlet? Sino ba si Daniyah, hindi man lang niya nabanggit ang kambal. Kulang kulang tatlong oras ang biyahe namin bago kami nakarating ng mansion nina Clint. Nasa garahe palang kami dinig ko ang tilian ng mga bata, at ingay na nasa loob ng mansion. Hula kong andito na ang mga anak ni Clint. Ano kaya ang maging reaksiyon niya kung marinig niyangtawagin ako ng mga anak niya. Nang maka pasok kami kita ko ang mga bata naglalaro kay Doc Chlyde na naka sampa sa likod nito at nag lalaro ng kabayuhan, si Andrea naka kay Dhianna, at si Anthony naman kay Doc Chlyde, ang lutong ng tawa nilang dala

MALIYAH POV I am entirely in the dark about how Clint treated me this way. A few days ago was the most painful, I have ever experienced, being dropped like you were nothing. Masakit pa pati mga anak niya ganun rin ang trato niya. Like they never existed. He was asking who they were out of the blue. Then sometimes, he remembers them. Kahit ako'y nalilito sa sa inaasta niya. Pilit kong inuunawa, dahil baka lang may kinalaman ito sa matagal niyang pagkaka-coma. “Yaya pakainin na natin ang kambal aalis kami ngayon para sa kanilang vaccine schedule.” Saad ko sa dalawang butihing yaya ng mga bata. “Opo ate” sabay nilang tugon sa akin. Natutuwa sila dahil naging mabait ang mga bata sa kanila. Pababa na kami, ng marinig ko ang lampungan ng dalawang taong ayaw kong makita. “Kingston please stop that.” Dinig ko ang harutan ng dalawa, at halos saksakin ko na ang mga ito sa isip ko. “Kingston please stop that” , as I murmured the line of Scarlet the bitch. Sarap ilampaso sa sahig. Hindi ko n

‘MALIYAH POV Sikat ng araw ang pumapasok sa naka bukas na veranda ang tumatama sa mukha, at ang mabangong amoy ng Milo sa miseta. Iginala ko ang mga paningin ko, para tignan kung may tao paligid, as my eyes met the deep blue green eyes sitting on the sofa, his elbow, was on his knee and he was covering his face on his two palms. I was about to get up when pain was unbearable. “Ouch!” mahina kong d***g, dahil halos hindi ako makakilos sa sobrang sakit ng katawan at gitnang bahagi ko. “Mayah,” a worried voice filled my ears. That was the sweetest voice I have ever heard. Clint moved and came closer to me. “Are you alright Mayah? He sounded so concerned about how I felt and I was delighted. Asa pa more, libre maging tanga. Pero h’wag mo naman gawing, umaga, tanghali at gabi. Kastigo ng isip ko. I was shy to show him, how painful is it. Binuhat niya agad ako, mula sa kama papasok ng banyo. “Clint!!” medyo may kalakasan ang boses ko dahil basta nalang niya ako binuhat wala man l

MALIYAH POV I felt the coldness of the floor where I was lying on it. I opened my eyes and saw nothing, but it was dark and smelly. My hands are trembling, and my body is in pain. The last thing I remembered was being in a car with Mang Danilo. We are going back to Manila from Cavite. After my day off and visited my family. Mama was happy, yet I saw something in her eyes. I just can't name what it was. FLASHBACK Nang bigla nalang akong may narinig na pagsabog, and as I looked at Mang Danilo on the rearview mirror, his face was frightened. Shocked was too obvious, and you can’t ignore it. Dinig ko ang mga putukan ng baril sa hindi kalayuan. Pinaputukan ang sasakyan namin. Bumalot agad sa buong sistema ang takot at pagkabahala na baka may gagawin sa amin ng masama kung sino man ang may pakana nito. I thought our relationship with Clint has a development. He was too sweet and thoughtful for the weeks now of our no label thing. Hindi naman ako nag mamadali dahil, tingin ko hindi parin

CLINT POV "What the fuck, Clint? What the hell are you doing? Is this all you wanted? Drowning yourself to death in alcohol? Are you lost your fucking mind?" Blah blah- I was murmuring inside head. It was my infamous twin brother Chlyde, he was so annoying, he kept on barging at me. Siya na ang may masayang love life, parang hindi niya naranasan itong nangyari sa akin dahil sa kagaguhan niyang ginawa sa asawa niya. Anong bang pakialam niya, kung lulunurin ko ang sarili ko sa alak kung ito lang ang makakapag pamanhid sa nararamdaman ko kahit pansamantalang? Kahit saglit makalimutan ko si Maliyah. Nakalimutan mo nga ba Clint? Kastigo ng utak ko. Ang sakit sakit na?Parang wala akong kwenta. Naturingan akong isa sa pinakamayaman, kilala sa alta-sosyedad at isang sikat na CEO ng security agency pero ang taong pinakamamahal ko hindi ko makita? Tang ina lang. Ano pa ang silbi ng buhay ko kung wala si Maliyah? It’s been few years now. Wala parin akong balita sa kanya. Yes, I was in love