To Fall Apart

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

"Get out." malamig na usal ni Venice. Nanigas ako sa kinauupuan ko. I cannot process everything.

Ginulo ni Venice ang buhok nya bago naglakad paulit ulit na parang hindi sya mapakali. She is crying harder now. Then I realized what is really happening.

She is pregnant. She is scared. Damn, she even attempt to kill herself.

Mabilis akong tumayo para lapitan si Venice. Natigilan sya ng makita ako sa harapan nya. I tried to hold her even though my vision is getting blurry because of my tears.

"Ven..." my voice cracked. Tuluyan ng humagulgol si Venice kaya hinila ko sya palapit sa akin. I hugged her as tight as I can.

"Shh. It will be okay." I kept on saying those things. I know it's hard for her. She cannot accept her pregnancy. She is scared and I feel sorry for her.

"I-I'm sorry." she whispered. Umiling ako bago hinaplos ang buhok nya.

"Tahan na Ven please." I said.

Then I wished I managed to locked the door awhile ago. It's too late for me to realize that Van might see us, might see her. Van is so happy today. I cannot stand seeing his heart broken for her sister. But then, it's too late.

"What's happening?" Van asked worriedly. Nabitawan nya ang mga dala nyang snacks at mabilis na lumapit sa amin.

Ayaw pang kumalas ni Venice sa akin pero pilit syang tinitingnan ng Kuya nya.

"Venice, why are you crying?" he asked worriedly. Ven hold my hand. Then Van looked at me.

"Andy?" his eyes soften seeing me also cry. I looked away. I cannot look at him right now. Not when everything will only hurt him.

Nilibot ni Van ang paningin nya sa paligid. I saw his jaw clenched seeing the bottles of medicines on the floor. Kitang kita ko ang pamumula ng buong mukha hanggang leeg nya. I tried to hold him but he looked away immediately.

"Ganoon mo ba kaayaw sakin kaya mas pipilitin mong mawala?" Van asked Venice painfully. Napasinghap ako.

"K-Kuya..." Venice is sobbing again. I cannot help but to worry for the baby.

Knowing how stressed Venice is for the past days and the suicide attempt she made, I am worried about her child.

"Ven naman, kapatid mo ako. Iiwan mo din ba ako?"

Mabilis na umiling si Venice. I stepped back because I want to give them time to talk on their own. I want to hugged them both. Van is clueless about Venice's sufferings and I know he's hurting. Venice is also having a hard time accepting her situation. I cannot help but to feel bad about them.

"Hindi kuya... Please listen." Venice is already panicking when Van turned his back on us. She held Van's hand and the pregnancy test slipped away from her hand.

Namilog ang mga mata ko ng nahulog yun sa tapat mismo ni Van. I know Van deserve to know the truth. After all, it's his sister. But now is not the right time for that. Van is hurt when he should he happy celebrating his success.

Natigilan si Venice ng yumuko si Van para tingnan kung ano yon. I saw how scared she was. She stepped back while crying. Van fell in silence while staring that the pregnancy test.