My Willow Man (Book 1&2) (Unedited)

CHAPTER 60

"WHAT?! SHE said that?" Sandro was surprised ng sabihin ko sa kanya na may nangyari sa kanila ni Diane.

"Yeah..." I said habang nakahiga sa balikat nya.

Andito pa rin kami sa may plaza at nakaupo.

Hindi naman sya napansin ng mga tao dahil naka-facemask sya at naka-cap.

"You didn't believe her right?" He asked.

"Almost. But I know hindi nya kayang gawin yun. Not at the house, lalo na andyan lang ako." I explained.

I know Sandro. He would never do the first move, he always ask for my consent bago namin gawin yun.

Ngumiti naman sa akin si Sandro.

"Only you darling" He placed his forehead on mine.

"I love you." He whispered.

"I'm so happy na bumalik na yung memories mo" I told him.

"I called you... the other day noon nasa hospital ako but you just looked at me and then left"

"Akala ko nga you gave up on me at iiwan mo na ako." He was pouting.

"I'm sorry darling... sinugod nila Simon si Alex sa hospital so I had to choose that day and since akala ko hindi mo pa ako naaalala, hindi mahalaga na umalis muna ako" I explained to him.

"Alex... where is he? Okay na ba sya?" He was worried about him.

"He's fine. Natutulog na sa bahay."

"Can I see him?" He asked.

"Of course... let's go?" Magkahawak kamay naman kaming naglakad pabalik ng bahay.

Napansin ko naman na marami palang PSG na nakapalibot sa amin.

"Ang dami mo pala dalang PSG" I said.

He chuckled.

"Protocol" He answered.

Pagdating namin ng bahay, Vinny and Simon were in the living room.

Si Anna naman nasa kusina.

"Oh? Okay na kayo?" Vinny asked while smirking.

He knows.

"Kamusta ka bro?" Niyakap naman ni Simon si Sandro.

"I'm good brother" They were both tearing up.

"Welcome back bro!" Vinny stood up at nagyakapan na silang tatlo.

"Namiss ka namin. Ayaw namin yung Sandro na palaging inaaway yung totoong Althea namin" Vinny said at inakbayan ako.

I owe Vinny a lot.

He was there noong panahon na naghihirapan akong alagaan si Sandro.

He supported me.

Para ko na silang totoong kapatid ni Simon.

"Yeah... I don't like him too" Sandro agreed.

"Anways, gusto kong makita si Alex... is he asleep na?" Sandro asked Anna.

"Yeah pero puntahan nyo na ni Althea" She answered.

Umakyat naman kami agad sa kwarto at sinilip sya.

He was sleeping so well.

Nilapitan sya ni Sandro at hinalikan.

"I miss you anak" He whispered.

Tinabihan ko naman silang dalawa.

We fell asleep together.

Na kumpleto kami.

The next morning iyak ni Alex ang gumising sa aming dalawa.

"MOMMMMY!" He shouted.

Agad kaming tumayo ni Sandro.

"Why baby what's wrong?" Sandro tried to carry him pero lumalayo ito sa kanya.

"NO NO NO! BAD DADDY!" He shouted at him.

Agad naman lumapit at nagtago si Alex sa akin.

"Mommmy... bad daddyyyy" He was still mumbling.

"Althea..?" He looked at me like he was asking what's going on.

"Why is he scared of me?" Sandro asked with confusion.

I took a deep breathe.

"What's wrong?" Agad naman pumasok si Vinny.

Mukha kakagising nya lang din.

"What happened to Alex? Ba't umiiyak sya?" He asked.

I looked at him.

He understands what I meant.

"I'll take Alex downstairs muna" Vinny said at kinuha si Alex.

"Vinny--" Sandro was trying to understand what was going on.

"Althea.. what--" He was stuttering.

"Sandro... darling.. please listen to me..." I was trying to calm him.

"Althea...what did--" He looked at me.

He was starting to tear up.

"When you were..." I started.

"Ummm... when you lost your memory... of me... you also lost your memory of Alex."

He gasped.

"No no no..." He was finally getting to understand what I was trying to say.

"You unintentionally hurt him Sandro." I said habang naiiyak na din.

Hinahawakan ko ng mahigpit ang mga kamay nya.

"No..I did not--" Hindi nya pa rin kayang paniwalaan.

"It was beyond your control darling... you were sick.. you have no idea who he was, who I was... for you we were strangers." I explained.

He was rubbing his face trying to understand everything.

"I... I hurt Alex? I hurt our son?" I nodded at him at naiyak na din ako..

He pulled his hair trying to control his emotions.

"Please darling... calm down.." I was caressing his hands.

"Did... did I... did I hurt you?" I looked at him.

Hindi ko alam anong sasabihin ko.

Kung magsisinungaling ba ako.

O kung sasabihin ko ang totoo.

"Did I--" He noticed the bruises on my arm.

Ito yung kapag tinatapon nya yung pagkain na niluluto ko at natatamaan ako..

He looked further and saw the burned scar noong natapunan ako ng mainit na sabaw.

"Oh my God" He exclaimed.

Tumayo naman sya bigla.
"Sandro... Sandro... it's alright... shhhh" I followed him and made him look at me.

"It's alright... I'm okay... we are okay..." I was consoling him.

Umiiyak na sya.

"Althea... I hurt you. I hurt Alex. It is never gonna be okay" He was trying to resist me from holding him pero niyakap ko sya.

"No... please don't leave... don't leave me again..." I was crying so hard.

"Please don't... natatakot ako na makalimutan mo ako ulit" I shouted.

That accident didn't just ruined us, it also traumatized me.

"No no no... I'm sorry... Althea.. Darling..." He was brushing my hair off  my face.

"I will never ever forget you again. We will start a new life. I will make it up to you for the rest of my life"

He suddenly took out a diamond ring in his pocket.