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Chapter 50: Discussion

I can feel the tension right now, dahil nasa tapat namin ngayon parents namin. Seryoso tingin nilang dalawa sa amin, and I swear this is the scariest thing sa mundo. Tumataas balahibo ko sa mga tinhin nila, habang 'tong katabi ko cool lang, nakadekwatro drinking whiskey.

"I hope you two know why we asked you to come today." Seryosong sabi ni Papa, which is sa tanang buhay ko never siya nanging ganito ka seryoso.

"I have no idea, pa."

"Matagal na kayong kasal, and yet wala pa ding heir and Fourniere House." Sabi ni Tito, while grinning at us.

So tama nga, ito nga hinala ko. Ito ang paguusapan nakin kaya si Van he opened the talk days ago nung nasa eroplano kami. No wonder at natanong niya kasi hahantong pala kami dito sa harap nila.

"Wala po sa plano ko mabuntis."

Our mothers were drinking champagne nang halos mabilaukan silanh dalawa sa sinabi ko. Especially my mom, kasi she always knew me as someone who would want a family tapos biglang nagbago. Pero hindi yun dahilan bakit nakataas balahibo ko ngayon, kasi ang dahilan eh yung katabi ko na ang tight ng grip sa whiskey glass.

"She's just joking, we just haven't discussed anything yet." He explained reassuring our parents pero tinakpan ko bibig noya while he spit nonsense at lies.

"Do I look like I am joking?" tingin ko kay Van na nagaapoy na mga mata. I looked back to our parents. "I'm sorry, pero I can't do that. I don't want to be pregnant."

"Kiersten!" Tumaas na boses nung katabi ko na kalma-kalma lang kanina. I raised my eyebrows at kinuha yung whiskey glass niya and drank it straight.

"Kiersten, you do know that our blood needs to live. If you can't bear one, that is an embarrassment to the Fourniere house." Sabi ni Tito while smirking habang iniikot yung whiskey glass niya.

"Kumpare, I'm pretty sure my daughter is just joking. She loves joking" masama na tingin sa akin ni Pa, pero I brushed it off dahil wala silang mapipiga sa akin.

Tito commanded one of his guys to bring a folder in the middle, and he blatantly opened it at hinampas sa table while still keeping his cool.

I don't know, for some reason, si Tito he doesnt seem angry at me at all. Weird. He looks like one, pero it doesnt feel like anger at all.

"Explain this to me, Giovanni." Cold na sabi ni Tito. Everyone looked at him with disappointment.

I looked away and scratched my neck, yikes. This is awkward. Please, ako na lang kainin nang pupa para kay Van.

Hmm, they do like photos in folders. Kasi those photos are of Van and China while doing miracles, mukang this was taken from Cebu pa. Nasa frame ako, yun yata yung araw na sumugod ako sa kwarto nila because they were so loud.

Yikes.

How is he going to explain himself.

"I have no explanation." Seryoso niyang sabi sabay sara doon sa folder.

"You too, Kiersten. Explain this." May kinuha na photo si Tito sa likod. It was taken the same day, kasi it was a photo na nasa likod ko si Xandy covering my eyes. What am I going to explain? There is nothing wring with that? He's just covering my eyes.

"He's just covering my eyes." Sabi ko, pero mukang hinid yun yung hinahanap nilang sagot. All of them umiiling and looks so disappointed. What? Mali ba sinabi ko?

"So, all this time you knew about them?"

Okay, Kien, magisip ka. Kailangan yung isasagot ko sa kanila is something rational, kasi katabi ko si Van. Sa sinabi ko pa lang kanina mukang ready na siyang sigawan ako, kailangan ko bumawi pero at the same time truthful pa din.

"Yes, that's because I told Van to do it. Since hindi ko kayang ibigay mga manly needs niya, I told him to get it somewhere else. Pero I am aware, pinaguspan namin 'to. Diba importante yun sa mag-asawa? You know... communication. Plus, I would rather know about it, kaysa malaman ko sa iba." Casual kong sabi sa kanila, habang yung mga nanay namin they literally were shocked. Yung eyes nila mas bilog pa sa buwan, parang luluwa na nga dahil sa sinabi ko.

As much as possible, I don't want to cause trouble... yet. Hindi pa yung right time para magsabi ako ng tunay na saloobin, mahirap na. Plus, Van is still a mess, even though I don't like him like I did before, he still needs someone constant at least for the time being. I don't mind being that person, kasi my intention is to be a reliable friend for him. Kaya for now, I'll continue my acting.

I grabbed Van's hands, and interlocked it. Kita ko na pagbago ng expression nung parents namin. I leaned my head towards his shoulder and smiled.

"Don't get me wrong, right now masaya kami. I would like to keep as that. Pasensya na if I can't give you what you guys want. Pero now... I just want to treasure my time with knowing him."

The things I do.

"It doesn't matter to me if she does not want a child."

Napatingin ako ng de oras sa kanya. His eyes, why is he looking at me like totoo yang mga pinagsasabi niya. He's lying again, parang nung isnag araw lang he's stresisng about creating an heir, but now, this? Tsk, if only you know, meron ka nang heir. He already has a family, he's just unaware.

Nung nalaman ko pa lang kay China yun, I know from the getgo, wala na. I have no chance, especially on how much this dude loves her.

Continue with the act.

"You don't? Sigurado ka?"

"Yes. I'm fine na ikaw lang."

Jesus, Van is never this sweet. Nakakapangilabot, if I was the girl before siguro kinikilig na ako, pero now? Tumataas balahibo ko dahil na we-weirduhan ako.

When things get too complicated, gusto ko isigaw pangalan nang mga superheros para i-save ako. Kasi I feel like I am being cornered here! AHHHHHH!

My phone vibrates, bumitaw ako sa kamay ni Van.

"Hello?"

"Hey, just checking if your still breathing."

"What? Oo naman noh!"

"Still nervous?"

"No... salamat sa pagtanong."

Tinawagan niya ako kasi alam niyang I get the nerves kapag nakikipagkita ako sa in laws ko nang kasama si Van kasi it has to be somethinh serious.

"Oh, sorry. You're still with them? Shit. I'll call you again, nasa baba na ako. I'm waiting." Then he ended the call.

If only he knows na gustong gusto kapaga sinasabi niya 'I'm waiting' something about it kapag naririnig ko yun makes me feel some type of way.

"Umm... Parents, meron akong mission ngayon eh. Kailangan ko nang magayos kasi mamaya na yung flight namin ni Xandy."

"Xander is accompanying you? Intresting" Tanong ni tito, he smiled a bit.

"Yes po, request kasi isama ko siya."

"Sure, magingat kayo and have fun, both of you." Inayos ko na sarili ko at tumayo. I patted Van's shoulder and bid them goodbye.

This is really weird... Bakit parang excited siya na narinig na kasama ko si Xander. Something is off.