Planet Acelatoria

Chaptah Terti-fayb

War~

Matagal kaming nagkatitigan ni Kiefer. I know what he's pointing out. Pero ang hirap paniwalaan ng naiisip niya though, hindi naman impossibleng mangyari.

Ako ang unang umiwas ng tingin sa'min ni Kiefer. I shifted it on Xanthal who's now talking to Zain and Samantha. She recognized my stare and looked at me with a smile on her face.

"Why, Clardia?"

"Can I ask something to you?"

"Sure," sagot niya at inayos ang pagkaka-upo sa kama upang humarap sa akin.

"How are your relationship with Lt. Lorius?"

Panandaliang nawala ang ngiti niya sa labi ngunit binalik niya rin ito. "Why do you ask?"

I side glanced at Kiefer and he reciprocated my action. "I'm just curious. You look good together. I wonder how he is as your husband."

Matagal pa siyang tumitig sa'kin bago nakasagot. "He's... He's good to me, he provides everything I like, he gives me freedom, he always take care of me. He's not like other psycho men in Acelatoria who hurts women. He loves me..."

"You know Xanthal, if you envy us for having good clothes, we envy you for having such husband! Nakaka-sanaol!" sabi ni Zain habang hawak-hawak ang magkabilaan niyang pisngi na tila kinikilig.

"I don't believe you." sambit naman ni Kiefer na mariing nakatitig kay Xanthal.

The latter furrowed her brows and give back the same stare to Kiefer. "W-Who are you to say that?"

"You don't have a happy life with that man. I bet you were just making a story that he's a good husband but in real life, he torments you, he hurts you, and he locked you up in that room to—"

"Enough! How could you say that?! You know nothing! You better leave my room right now!" nagulat kaming lahat sa biglang pagsigaw ni Xanthal. Parang bigla na lang siya sumabog. I turned my gaze to Kiefer. His flaring eyes did not change. Galit din siya. Nang akmang sasagot pa siya kay Xanthal, agad kong hinawakan ang kanyang braso.

"Kief, tama na. Let's go." sabi ko at hinila siya patayo. "I'm sorry, Xanthal. He's just kind of tired. We'll go now."

Tumayo na rin si Zain at nagpaumanhin din kay Xanthal. Siya na ang humila kay Kiefer palabas ng kuwarto. Nilingon ko muna si Samantha bago sumunod sa kanila.

"Hoy Kiefer, ano 'yung eksena mo na 'yon? Kung bitter ka sa relasyon nila, dapat nanahimik ka na lang! Nagalit lang tuloy sayo si Xanthal!" sambit ni Zain na parang nanay na pinagsasabihan si Kiefer paglabas namin ng silid.

"I'm just telling the truth! Balak na siyang patayin ng sarili niyang asawa but she's even covering him up?! Bullshit!" Kiefer retaliated then run a hand through his hair.

"Kief, kumalma ka. Hindi ka sigurado sa mga sinasabi mo. Doon na tayo sa kuwarto ko mag-usap." sabi ko at nagpatiunang maglakad tungo sa aking silid.

I opened my room's door. Hindi muna ako umupo at hinintay ang pagpasok ni Zain na hila-hila si Kiefer sa kamay niya. She let him sit on the couch before standing up in front of him while her hand is on the waist.