🌺Blood Stains🌺
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Chris
I looked down at the blood stains running down my knuckles. Nakakulong ako da kwarto ko, I was sitting down leaning on my door as I tried to mute the voices I'm hearing downstairs
"Hindi ka na nahiya Lexa! You have embarrassed us too many times! Is that how you show your gratitude towards us?" I heard my grandfather's voice
Umigting ang panga ko as I began to shake in anger. I want to break the door, I want to run downstairs and punch his face instead of the floor below me
Bakit pa kasi ako kinulong ni mama dito? She knows her parents were coming, she knows that they'll punish her for what she did in court today. She knows that I will fight them back. Why? Why did she lock me here instead of letting me protect her?
"I'm sorry pa-" I pursed my eyes closed as I heard a strong force hitting my mom's face. Narinig ko pa ang pagtama nya sa kung anong bagay sa baba. I felt the warmth of my tears flowing down my eyes
I continously punched the floor as I screamed. Gusto ko silang itaboy! I want to shoo them! This is my house afterall
"ang kapal nang mukha mong ipahiya kami, Batas. Ang kapal, kapal nang mukha mo!" I heard another slap as I tighten my grip on my hand "hindi kami nagkulang sa perang binibigay namin sayo para lang ipakain sa mga anak mong baliw!"
I sobbed. 'Baliw'. Is that how they see us? Dahil ba makasalanan ang ama namin, ganon nadin ang tingin nila
"Greg! Open this door!" tumayo na ako at malakas na kinatok ang pintuan
"kuya... Kumalma ka muna" he said coldly behind the door
"let me face that bastard!" galit kong tugon
"hear that? Alexa?" napatigil ako sa narinig "Your child, is just like his father!" nilakasan nya yun para marinig ko sya
I kicked the door in anger
"Kuya, kumalma ka! Pinapalala mo lang ang sitwasyon" Greg wilhispered with gritted teeth
Why was he behind this door? Bakit hindi nya pinipigilan ang hayop na yun sa pananakit kay mama? Why was he letting otjer people hit our mom like he doesn't care
"hindi baliw ang anak ko, dad. Please... Just leave us alone" pag mamakaawa ni mama
"leave? Sa tingin mo aalis ako agad sa ginawa mo kanina sa korte? Itatak mo dyan sa kokote mo, ha, Alexa. Na pangalan ko, ang dala dala mo!"
"h-hindi na mauulit pa, just please... Stop. Nasasaktan ako"
"dahil yan ang dapat! Hindi ka titino kung hindi kanadidisiplina! You... Are a disgrace to my family Alexa! I regret having a daughter like you in my family!"
Narinig ko ang mga yapak ni Greg papalayo sa pintuan ko
At medyo nagulat nang biglang may malakas na suntok akong narinig sa baba
" Get the h3ll out of here old man! Kung ayaw mong kaladkarin kita paalis" I heard Greg under his gritted teeth. Namilog ang mata ko
Greg... Did he... Resort to violence? I know I told him in my mind to go and stop that man, pero hindi ko inakalang gagawin nya yon
Dali daling nilibot nang mata ko ang kwarto ko, nang makita ko ang ID na nakapatong sa lamesa ko ay kinuha ko yun at sinubukang buksan ang pintuan. Nang magbukas iyon ay patakbo akong bumaba galing sa kwarto at napatigil nang makita si lolo na hawak ang panga nito
Greg stood there as he pulled his hands up, shaking "ma" his voice shook "ma, may dugo" namilog ang mata ni Greg. Dali dali naman itong nilapitan ni mama at tinago ang ulo nito sa dibdib. Greg's hands were on the air, shaking
Napatingin ako kay lolo na galit na naglakad paalis
"S-s-sorry ma... S-sor-ry" utal utal na sabi ni Greg
Greg was hemophobic, simula nang bata sya ay takot na sya sa dugo. He shakes in fear when he sees blood. But I was glad he stood up for our mom earlier kahit labag sa loob nya. He tried to protect our mom
From Greg's shaking hand napatingin ako sa mukha ni mama, there was a wound on her bottom lip and a scar on her cheek. Hindi ko na nakita si mama na walang sugat sa mukha. She was always abused by her parents dahil lang sa mga kapalpakan nito sa trabaho
They forced her to study law, when my mom loved to write books. That is why I despised law I stay out of it. And studied medicine instead. But as soon as I graduated, my grandparents took my opportunity to start working. I got a license, but they took that as well, the reason why I don't have a job right now
It was a family tradition, that all children of the Ramirez Clan should grow up under the law. If it isn't law, then they'll take you out of the family tree
That wasn't a loss to me, so what if I can't find a job? Kung importante sa kanila ang batas, edi ipakain sa kanila ang batas...
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"I rather die than study law" I told Lea who was tailing me. Nasa mall kami ngayon at pumipili nang damit
Nagtanong kasi sya kung bakit hindi ako tumulad sa pamilya ko
"ganon ba talaga kahirap yun? Ba't ang init nang dugo mo sa batas?" she said but her eyes were again, pinned on her notebook
kahit nakatayo sya, nagdodrawing parin sya habang nakasandal sa pader. Hinahayaan akong magshopping
I took a deep sigh "ikaw ba?" binaling ko sa kanya ang tanong "ano bang trabaho nang mga magulang mo? Ba't wala kang trabaho ngayon?"
She held tight on her pencil, nagdadalawang isip kung sasagutin ang tanong ko
"my family were both doctors" her voice was almost a whisper "Sanchez Medical"
Napatigil ako sa pag galaw nang mga nakahanger na damit nang marinig ang sinabi nya
Sanchez Medical? San ko nga ba nabasa ang apilyedong yun?
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