Celene POV
Ang makita ang akala mo patay na, ang akala mo kahit kailan hindi mo na makikita pero ngayon ay andidito sa harap mo ay napakapangilabot. Kunti na lang ay pwede ng maalis ang mata ko sa subrang pagtitig ko dito habang ito ay papalapit sa dining table kung saan tahimik at walang may gustong magsalita.
The atmosphere is so silent yet deadly if I'm about to describe it the way I feel it. Pero nangibabaw sa akin ang subrang pagkagulat.
"Don Craig" pag address ng lalaking nagdala sa amin dito.
"What's fascinating about seeing me hmm? It's been a long time since I last saw you!" malamig niyang sabi habang nakatingin sa akin
Fascinated? Who wouldn't? when I know you're supposed to be six feet below the ground!
"Dad?" I unconsciously said
Aside from the shocks of seeing him, I'm also stuck with what Matrox addresses him? Did I hear Don Craig? Of all names na pwedeng itawag sa tao, bakit don pa? I have eerie feelings about this don, dahil sa nabasang convo ni MarTheHunk and Ladysmith.
My stomach knots, but then decides to dismiss my thought. Maybe it's just coincidental na Don din ang tawag nila kay dad, and the Don Marcus and Ladysmith is talking about is actually someone else?
But damn! What's on earth is happening? Dad is actually here? False ba yong nabalitaan kong namatay sila ni mamita?
"Dad, I thought you're dead?" wala sa sarili kong tanong.
Narinig ko ang pagsinghap ng karamihan sa table. I mentally cringe when I hear how odd my question turns out.
Agad din akong nanlamig ng titigan ako nito. This man looks like the dad I know yet not. The way he looks at me is like how someone stares at stranger.
"The last time I saw you. You're still infant, now you're grown up" malamig niyang sabi at halatang wala siyang ganang makipag-usap
My brow creased. "Dad, it's four years the last time you saw me!" pagtatama ko dito.
I swear, I felt the heat and tension in the atmosphere.
He laughed humorless. "Do I look like someone who will babysit an infant?" panunuya niyang tanong
"Of course you didn't babysit me, mamita did but you were there" takot at naguguluhan kong sabi
He ignored me. He start to eat kaya nagsikain din ang mga kasama namin.
I sighed in frustration.
"Dad, where is mamita?" I can't help not to ask. Kung andito siya, where is mamita?
Napatigil siya sa pagsubo at binalingan ako. He start to laughed evilly this time. "Your Aunt is rotting as well as my brother"
Confusion spread through my system. Aunt? Brother?
I tried recalling kung may nabanggit bang kapatid si Dad sa akin pero wala naman. He told me he has no remaining relatives!
It's getting confusing. I'm starting to get irritated as I tried to think. Hindi ko mailabas. Not when I'm in front of this man.
"What are you talking about?" naguguluhang tanong ko. Bakit hindi na lang ako deretsuhin? I'm stressed kakaisip kanina about the heiress thingy and now that dinner came at sabing malalaman ko lahat ng katanungan ko, imbis na masagot, lalo lang lumalala ang tanong ko!
Napabaling ako kay Matrox as he cleared his throat.
Nakita ko ang pagtingin niya kay dad na parang may inaantay itong sasabihin. Tumango si dad.
BINABASA MO ANG
Avoiding The Mafia (COMPLETED)
General FictionCelene grew up as a young beautiful woman despite not growing up with her mother. Her parents divorced and she was taken by her father. But a day when Celene noticed her father changed, is the day she decided to move out to live with her mother. ...
