Habang dumadaan ang mga araw ay lumalaki na ang umbok ng tiyan ko. Aina and Manang are extra careful this time. Hindi nila ako hinahayaang mag-isa. Kahit sa pagligo ko ay lagi akong inaalalayan ni Aina.
Ezekiel keeps visiting me too. He always buys things I needed. Mag-aapat na buwan pa lang ang tiyan ko pero ganito na sila kung alalayan ako.
Hindi ko naman sasadyahing ilaglag ang sarili ko to get rid of the baby. They are thinking that way, aren't they?
"How are you?" tanong ni Ezekiel nang minsan niya akong dinalaw.
That annoyed me. Paulit-ulit na lang ang tanong niya lagi. Nakakainis na rin.
"You know what, you are annoying me to death. Don't ask the obvious," I answered.
Halata namang ayos ako. Siguro physically but I know to myself that I'm not okay emotionally and mentally.
He rolled his eyes. "Yeah. It's pretty obvious. Anyways, Luca was gone crazy," he informed.
Oh, nabaliw na si Luca? Ba't siya pa ang naunang nabaliw kaysa sa akin? Kung tutuusin, ako ang mas apektado sa aming dalawa.
"Baliw na siya niyan? He missed me that much?" parang wala lang na tanong ko. I'm just kidding. I'm not serious about it though.
"Ang kapal din talaga ng mukha mo, 'no. You think it's all about you? Of course it's all about you."
Iba rin talaga itong si Ezekiel. Whatever. Wala akong pakialam sa kanya.
"I know right."
"Anyways, he's doing all his best and he's using all his connections to find you. However, he couldn't because we're blocking everything to keep you hidden."
That confused me. We. Sino pa ang kasama o mga kasama niya.
Napansin niya ang pagtataka sa mukha ko kaya nagsalita ulit siya. "Tita Elme is doing all her best as much as Luca does the other way around. She's blocking Luca from finding you."
Medyo nagulat ako roon. Talagang ginagawa niya rin ang lahat para hindi na ako makabalik pa. She's that desperate to get rid of me. Hindi niya rin kaya naisip na patayin ako para mawala na ako ng tuluyan?
"Hindi ako sigurado kung matutuloy ang kasal next month. Knowing Luca's situation right now," sabi niya na parang problemado na. "He keeps drinking and we couldn't talk to him properly. He also got himself busy looking for you. This is making me curious, what have you done to him?"
Nagsalubong ang kilay ko dahil doon. Kasalanan ko na ganyan ang sitwasyon nila ngayon? Hindi ko kasalanang baliw sa akin si Luca.
"Malay ko..." Napatigil ako ng may pumasok bigla sa isip ko.
Galit siya sa akin noong huli kaming nagkita. Hindi lang ordinaryong galit iyon. Sobra ang galit niya noong gabing iyon. He was so mad at me to the point that he wouldn't forgive whatever Rylee has said to him. Could it be that he knows something. Tumingin ako kay Ezekiel na may panghihinayang.
Mukha namang naintindihan niya ang tingin kong iyon kaya nagsalita siya. "No worries, I didn't tell any of it to him. Hindi ako pakialamero gaya ni Lyte. So you're safe with me."
Something appears in my mind. I'm curious about what's going on between them . "Is Aina safe with you too?"
Kumunot ang noo niya dahil doon. He glared at me and I just laughed at it. Ba't ganyan siya makatingin? Fine. Ayaw talaga niyang pinag-uusapan ang kahit na ano tungkol sa kanya.
"You're nosy."
"And you're not?" balik ko sa kanya. I'm not nosy.
"Shut up. I don't even like her."
BINABASA MO ANG
SALVATORE #1: Loving the Prostitute
Romance"We love each other but we can't be together. I'm a slut and he doesn't deserve me."- Denise Mercado Salvatore Series #1 Mature content ahead. You have been warned.
