"What are you saying, Zacharias?"
Nanginginig ang boses ko. Malapit akong nabuwal sa pagkakatayo dahil sa sinabi ng lalaki. Naglandas ang mga luha sa pisngi ko at ang hikbi ay hindi ko na nakayang pigilan. Hindi ko.... maintindihan.
As he placed his hand on my waist to support me, I saw pain cross his eyes. Were my brother's and father's deaths planned by the same person?
"S-sam, look at me please."
My mind was in a state of disarray, and I couldn't think clearly. Naramdaman ko ulit ang sakit at pagragasa ng alaala noong namatay si Kuya Luke. Napapikit ako ng mariin ng maalala ko kung paano niya ako itinulak sa gilid ng daan at kung paano nito iniharang ang sarili sa harapan ko.
M-my brother died... for me to live. Si Daddy namatay din... nang dahil din ba sa akin? Si Mama, pinili niyang iwan din ako kaysa manatili.
Lahat sila... iniwan ako.
I started to gasp for air and my hand began to shake. Nakita ko ang pagkataranta at takot na bumalatay sa mukha ni Zacharias. "Sam! "
I was catching my breath as I placed my hand on my chest. Umiiyak na sinalo ko ang mga mata niya. "Tell me...tell me the truth."
He sighed deeply. "Masasaktan kita sa mga sasabihin ko, Sam."
"I want to hear it, Zacharias. I need to... I-I want to know... everything."
I saw his Adam's apple move. "S-sam..."
Hilam ng luha ang aking mukha na tiningala siya. "Please...Tell me, k-kahit masaktan man ako."
Nahihirapang tumingala siya bago ibinalik ang tingin sa aking mga mata.
"Sam, your father discovered that what happened ten years ago was not an accident. It was planned. She intended to kill you and your brother in revenge for what your father had done to her. " He took a breath and tensed his grip on my hand. "Do you recall a woman sitting beside my father at the company's annual party we attended before, where I asked you to be my date? "
Natigilan ako at napaisip. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko ng maalala ang ginang na nakasuot ng gold dress noong gabing iyon. That night, when I introduced myself, I noticed her reaction when she heard my surname. For a brief moment, I saw hatred and anger flash across her eyes, but that was enough for me to identify her.
"Y-yes. I remembered her. "
"She's the one who planned to kill you and your brother. Tito Raul found out after years of investigation and wanted to re-open the case."
I could feel a stab of pain go through my chest. "Akala ko...hit and run iyon? Paano?"
"Cynthia had a deep grudge against your father after he left her. Tito Raul said that he just found out that she was pregnant at that time and miscarried the baby. Your mother at that time was pregnant with your brother. It was all about revenge. "
Hindi ako makapaniwala sa narinig ko. Nagawang iwan ni Daddy ang babaeng iyon para kay Mama?
"Is she the other woman?" I asked. I know my father wasn't that type of person. He's not that cruel. I'm sure he can't do that to a poor woman who is pregnant with his baby.
Ang mahinang pag-iling ni Zacharias ang nakapagpaguho ng mundo ko. Nanginig ang mga labi ko.
"No, Sam. The other woman was... your mother. "
"W-what?" Napapikit ako ng mariin.
"She left the country and when she came back, seeing your father happy with someone else and having a family of his own, s-she wanted to give back to him the pain of losing your own child."
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