This is the last chapter of CBS. Next update will be Wakas, Seven's POV.
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Kabanata 47: Yes
Losing someone you love is the hardest thing in the world to deal with. Itʼs a kind of pain that you physically feel all over your body.
The world seems to stand still when you are told. That feeling you have never felt before, of total sadness. You feel faint and dazed as if you are falling or dreaming. You were told this was going to happen, but you could never be prepared for it. You don't know what to say, you are totally speechless. You burn up, feel dizzy but no tears will come.
You have to get out of there, to escape, runaway anything to make this feeling fade. You just don't want to believe it had happened after everything. Part of you wants to cry your heart out and the other part wants to hit something with the anger that raging inside you.
"S-Seven, ikaw ba 'yan?"
Puno ng lungkot ang boses ni Agnes.
"Ako nga, Agnes."
Hinawakan ni Agnes ang balikat ng kanyang anak at nginitian ito.
"Millary, anak pasok ka muna sa loob." utos niya sa kanyang anak na babae.
Agad namang sumunod ang bata at iniwan kaming tatlo.
"M-May kasama ka 'di ba? Nararamdaman ko kahit hindi ko nakikita." aniya.
Seeing her in that condition made me pity her.
He turned to me as if asking if I was okay. I caressed his arms saying that I'm okay.
I take a deep breathe.
"Agnes, It's me. Amara." diretsa kong sinabi.
Parang hindi naman siya nagulat ng sabihin ko ang pangalan ko at parang hinihintay na niya talaga ako.
"A-Amara..." she said.
Unti-unti Humakbang siya papunta sa akin at ng makarating siya sa harap ko ay nagulat nalang ako ng dahan dahan siyang lumuhod.
Yumugyog ang balikat nito. Hinawakan niya ang aking paa.
"P-Patawad.. Humihingi ako ng tawad para sa n-nagawa ng papa ko."
My tears fell. It confirms. She confirmed it. Her father, the former mayor, was the one who cause of the death of my parents and my sister. It pains me. A lot.
"P-Pinigilan ko siya pero nilamon na siya ng p-pagkamuhi niya sa magulang mo..patawad!" mas lalo pa siyang humagulgol.
I laughed without humor. Ang daya nga talaga ng tadhana dahil kung kailan ako masaya talagang dumating pa ang lungkot.
"A-Anong nagawa ng magulang ko para g-gawin 'yon ng demonyo mong ama, huh? Sagutin mo ako!"
Hindi ko mapigilan ang pagtaas ng aking boses. Akala ko hilom na ang sugat ko sa puso pero paulit-ulit bumabalik. Sobrang sakit ng naidulot nila! Mga walanghiya!
"A-Ang papa ko... Kapatid siya ng papa mo. Isa siyang Vergara."
"At satingin mo maniniwala ako?"
She shook her head. "Totoo ang sinasabi ko! Richard S. Vergara. Magkapatid sila. Pero anak sa labas ang papa ko kaya galit na galit siya sa papa mo. M-Maniwala ka..nagsasabi ako ng t-totoo."
I feel numb. Parang anumang oras ay matutumba na ako. Naramdaman ko nalang ang braso ni Seven na pumulupot sa akin ng muntikan akong mapaupo sa lapag.
