Fooled. I'm always blinded by his sugarcoated phrases, when did I even learn? I didn't learn a little by the biggest mistake of my life. Always, and I always let my stupidity prevail.
Pinanuod ko si Achelous na nags-strum ng guitar, nakatingin sya sa isang songbook na may handwritten cords, mukhang sarili niyang musika ang pinapatunog niya.
"When do you want to see your Dad, Aki? When he's already sleeping in a coffin?" I casually ask after sipping a tea.
Nasa likuran kami ng pamamahay ni Tito RM, he have tree as tall as his third-floor home, he made it a treehouse so it's relaxing. Nasa treehouse lang kami, kanina ko pa kinukumbinsi si Aki na bumalik ng mansyon.
Nakaligo na rin ako at naghanap ng damit na sasakto lang, I soak myself in the bathtub until my clothes are dry, wala akong ibang ginawa kundi mag-isip hanggang mas lumala ang problema ko.
"Allright, I'll go there later." Walang gana niyang ani, nakatuon parin ang atensyon sa musicbook.
"Why don't you forgive him, atleast?" Kumuha ako ng crackers at kinain, bigla namang sumulpot si Zayn mula sa hagdanan na may dalang tray. Iniwas ko ang tingin at nag-inarteng hindi sya napansin.
"Forgiving him can't change the fact that he killed my mom." I fake a cough when Zayn sat beside me, he offered a juice which I immediatley decline.
"He didn't, Aki. Not literally." I rolled my eyes, the treehouse have chairs and tables, malaki ang puno kaya't malaki rin ang space. Kitang-kita naman ang karagatan sa kabilang banda, the opposite side is view of plantation and mountains.
"My mom killed herself because he caught my dad cheating against their marriage, Belle. I left no mercy towards him." Seryoso parin sya sa gitara niya, sa kabilang banda ay naiintindihan ko naman ang galit niya. But he should atleast talk to his Dad, Tito Escow had no chances of living.
"Won't you regret it?" Zayn asked comfortably sipping a straw from the coconut water, "He's still your Dad. You'll still feel grief when he cease to exist."
Tumigil si Aki sa pagtuon ng gitara at tumingin sa banda namin, "I'm prepared for that moment. I grow up living without him, and I will still do." Bumalik na sya ulit sa pags-strum.
Nagkatinginan kami ni Zayn ng ilang segundo hanggang tumunog ang cellphone ko, when I saw the caller I immediately answered.
"Tito RM?" Nakita ko ang pagsulyap ni Aki, "Why po?"
"Are you with Achelous?" sagot sa kabilang linya, It's Tita Glendas voice. I can't seem to understand cause she sounds angry and trying to calm down. "Put him on the phone!"
Binalingan ko si Aki, "She wants to talk to you."
"Psh. Just loudspeak it, I'm busy." Iritado niyang tugon habang mahinang pinaglalaruan ang gitara, nilapag ko nalang ang cellphone sa mesa dahil napakasuplado ng gago. "I'll go there later okay? Stop bothering me"
"Oh really Aki?" I heard sarcasm on Tita's voice, "Why would you come here later? What for??" Umiiling lang si Aki, until we heard her sobbing. "Wag ka ng pupunta dito ha! Wala ka ng pupuntahan! Potangina!" She hanged up leaving us dumbfounded, bigla akong nanlamig, sa tuno ng kanyang boses at sa kanyang hikbi, pakiramdam ko'y may nangyaring hindi maganda doon.
Agad akong napatayo, "Achelous!" Nakita ko ang kanyang pamumutla, Tita Glends wouldn't shed a tear over something light, she was always strong and superior not until it is something grievous.
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Romance(R-X) Warning: Mature Content! It takes courage to approach someone rude as Belle Artemis Rhodes, a successful woman with naughty traits when it comes to the person she likes. No one would expect her get scattered by men until a vagina dest...
