Trieja: Jake And Josh [Under Revision]

Chapter 47

"Anong ginagawa mo dito?", mariing tanong ni Jennette.

Marilyn looked away respectfully. Ramdam niya ang talim ng mga mata nito sa kanya. It's crystal clear that Jennette's still angrily wary of her, and the trust that was once given to her is now broken and nonexistent. And she completely understands her sentiments. Who would even want to continue being friends with a snake?

"Gusto ko sanang... k-kausapin si—"

"No."

Mabilis siyang napabaling dito. Desperation registered in Marilyn's eyes as Jennette remained stoic. Halata sa kaharap niya na hindi siya papayagan nitong makausap man lang o makalapit sa asawa nito. Marilyn wanted to tell her that she's only here to apologise... nothing more.

Alam niyang mali ang kanyang ginawa dahil nasira ang kanyang pamilya. Jake doesn't want to see her anymore. He doesn't talk to her like before. And her husband and wife, they wouldn't even give her a single glance. Malamig ang pakikitungo ng dalawa sa kanila.

Marilyn's desperate expression changed to being emotionless when a memory of her always being left alone in that huge house crossed her mind. Ano pa nga ba ang pagkakaiba ng noon sa ngayon? It's just the same. Trieja did not make her feel happy like it once was. It is not the same anymore.

Jennette seemed to be bothered by Marilyn's sudden expression. Ngunit mas matimbang pa rin ang kanyang galit kaysa pagiintindi, kaya hinayaan niyang talikuran siya ng babae. Pinanood niya ang pag-alis nito sa Ignacio Manor. She felt relief when the maids informed her that Marilyn has finally left their home. But something is really bothering her.

Something that she once felt right before the night of that Grand Ball back when Claire was still here.

Tama si Sasha. I should've never let myself be immersed with this feeling. Marilyn thought.

A tear escaped her eyes, but she did not bother to wipe it off. Bahala ng may makakita sa kanyang umiiyak. She's not embarrassed anymore. Ang gusto lang naman niya mangyari ay humingi ng tawad kay Joaquin at sa mga asawa nito. Pero mukhang kahit si Joaquin ay iniiwasan siya.

All of them. Every single relative that's living in that prison-of-a-manor, they wouldn't want to talk to her. They steer clear from her. They avoid her as if she's some walking deadly plague ready to ruin and end their lives. Marilyn has enough of this.

Ano pa ba ang silbi niya dito kung lahat ay galit sa kanya?

"Tita Marilyn?"

Napalingon siya kay Donovan, abala itong naghuhukay sa lupa para itanim ang halaman sa tabi nito. Tipid siyang napangiti.

"Pakisabi na lang kay Joaquin na pinagsisisihan ko ang aking ginawa. Tell him that mapapanatag na ang loob ng kanyang pamilya... because he won't be seeing me anymore."

Nang makabalik siya sa bahay ay dire-diretso ang lakad niya patungong second floor. At katulad ng dati, siya lang ang nandito. Wala si Edmond. Wala si Nancy. Wala ang dalawang taong nagpapasaya sa kanya. Ano pa nga ba ang pinagkaiba ng cold treatment nila ngayon sa maayos nilang relasyon noon?

Even when they don't have any deep issues to argue about, she'd always be left out by them.

Mabilis ang mga kilos ni Marilyn sa paglipat ng kanyang mga damit sa maleta. She plans to leave this place. She plans to leave everyone. After all, she's still Marilyn Volturo once she leaves this city.

Tears were streaming down her face when she zipped close the luggage. There's something in Marilyn that's telling her not to leave. Pero bakit? Para lunurin niya ang sarili sa sakit at lungkot? Para ano? Mangyari ulit ang kataksilan na ginawa niya?