The Mistake We Both Wanted [COMPLETED]

Chapter 26

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Dine is my brother....

How could my Mom leave him? Paano niya nakayang iwanan nalang basta ang anak niya?

I clenched my fist and continued to stare at the birds flying freely above.

"I can't, I just can't! This is too stressing, ah my skin..." Narinig ko ang boses niya sa likod ko, "Oh! My lovely son! Kanina ka pa nandito? Why didn't you tell me?" She was about to hug me when I stood up.

"Enough with the plastics, I heard everything," Humarap ako sa kan'ya at mariing tumitig sa mga mata niya.

Her smile faded, "What 'everything'? I d-don't know what you are pertaining to."

I smiled sarcastically, "May kapatid ako bukod kay Yeena, 'diba? Bukod sa'min ni Yeena, may nauna 'diba? He's a year older than me, right? Hindi si Dad ang una mong asawa, 'diba?"

Bumaba ang tingin niya, "Y-You don't. Kayo lang....Kayo lang ni Yeena Hendary ang anak ko, Yino believe me.."

I smiled wider, clenched my fist harder and slammed the table in front of her, "Keep lying, Mom! I heard everything! 'Yung lalaking 'yon, he is Dine's Father, right?" Sinubukan kong hindi siya pagtaasan ng boses because after all, she is still my Mother.

She parted her lips, "Paano mo nalaman na Dine ang pangalan niya?"

I faked a laugh, "See? You admitted it yourself, kapatid ko si Dine! Kaya pala una palang, parang may pakiramdam na akong magiging kahati ko siya, kahati ko sa'yo at..." kahati sa pagmamahal ni Mavel.

Itinaas niya ang dalawa niyang kamay, "F-Fine. You and Yeena do have a big brother. Dine Elion is his name. But that was years ago! Malaki na siya, he doesn't need me with him!" She acts like a freaking child.

"So what are you trying to say? Age doesn't define whether we need the love of our Mothers or not! Don't you know I feel so guilty right now? Buong buhay ko nandoon ka, buong buhay ko kasama kita. Kahit wala ka most of the time noon, we didn't lost connection. Binigay mo sa akin lahat ng oras at pagmamahal mo when another child also needs it too! I felt love, so much love, pero may isa pa palang batang kailangan din no'n! How can you swallow this, Ma? Akala ko ba walang Ina'ng matitiis 'yung anak niya, pero bakit parang baliktad sa'yo?" I turned my back to her.

Sa bawat birthday ko na nandoon si Mom, iyon namang kakulangan sa birthday ni Dine.

She's present 25 times on my birthday, and that is also the number of times she's absent on his birthdays.

"S-Son..." Umupo siya sa isang upuan at hinawakan ang kamay ko, "I-I'm sorry I hid this to you, I just want to erase what happened in the past. I was so miserable."