Helveryst Series #2 : The Cassanova and The Hater

Chapter 30 - Biggest Fear

ZEKIAH XYRIEL'S POV

"Look who's there! The person who taken for granted his own father. Tapos nagdala ka pa ng mga kasama, akala mo naman reunion." Isa-isa ko silang tinapunan ng tingin na para bang nangdidiri sa kanila.

They were all looking at me with a calm reaction. Like it's just normal for them to see me like this. I don't even know some of them. A sort kind of relatives of this moron. Tsk. What a frick!

"Zeriel, please don't talk to them like that. They are your father's siblings. Tinawagan namin sila para ipaalam din ang nangyari sa Lolo mo. Gusto rin nila siyang makita," mom explained in a lower voice.

Pagak naman akong natawa."Sabi ko na nga ba, eh. Ngayon na may nangyari na kay Lolo, saka lang kayo magpapakita at magkukunwari agad na naawa kayo sa kanya. Just keep it! He doesn't need your sympathy and so am I."

"Z-Zeriel...a-anak, intindihin mo---"

"Stop calling me your daughter! It's fucking disgusting! At saka anong intindihin?! Wala akong iintindihin sa anumang sasabihin niyo!" I shouted as loud as I can.

Alina grabbed my hands and put me at her back."Napag-usapan na natin 'to, Zeriel. You will let them see their father, wether you like it or not! Gusto mo bang ma-disappoint sa'yo ang Lolo mo dahil hindi mo siya pinagbigyan sa nag-iisang hiling niya?"

"Yes, we talked about it but it doesn't mean that I agreed. It's not that easy for me to do that, Alina. May karapatan din akong mag-desisyon kaya hindi mo'ko mapipilit," pagmamatigas ko pa.

"I know how angry you are because of what we did to our father, Zekia---"

"I said stop calling me like that, understand?! Hindi kita kilala kaya bakit kita kakausapin?!" I cut off her words harshly.

"Alam kong ayaw mo kaming makitang lahat pero gusto naming makita ang kondisyon ni Papa. We won't take too long. Basta hayaan mo lang kami kahit na saglit lang."

Alina gestured my goddamn father to enter the room where Lolo was."Get inside now, Tito. Ako nang bahala kay Zeriel kaya magmadali kayo."

I was about to stop them when Shael put his hand on my waist to pull me closer."Let them talk for a while. C'mon, let's have a coffee to ease your anger. Ayaw ni Lolo na makita kang ganyan mamaya kapag humarap ka sa kanya."

Dinala niya nga ako sa cafeteria ng hospital para pakalmahin ako. I didn't talk to him because I might say something he doesn't like. Mainit pa ang ulo ko tapos mainit din ang ipinainom niya sa'kin. I don't know if he's thinking or what.

He even bought a pizza for our advance dinner because I may not have appetites to eat later. He didn't leave on my side and even make some jokes just to make me laugh. At first he failed but later on, I was used on it. Halata namang napaka-trying hard ng mga jokes niya at gawa-gawa lang. And no matter how corny it is, he still made me smile a bit. Kahit papaano, naibsan ang galit na nararamdaman ko.

Later on, I forced him to go back to Lolo's room because he might be asking where am I. Besides, I don't really trust those shits in there. Mas gusto ko tuloy paalisin kagaad sila rito dahil wala naman silang maitutulong. And even if they lend me money, I won't accept it. Or maybe I will but I'm going to slap it right on their face to let them remember what they did.

"Hindi ka pa ba uuwi? It's almost 7 PM, Shael. You can go back and rest," I told him.

He shook his head to disagree."I'll accompany you here. Gusto ko ring malaman ang kalagayan ni Lolo, eh. Nag-aalala rin kase ako. I also want him to recover because he promised to be there on my birthday."

Nalukot ang mukha niya habang sinasabi 'yon kaya lihim akong napangiti. Knowing that he cares about Lolo makes my heart flattered. They just met but how he worried about him is like he doesn't want to leave on his side until Lolo's okay. I kinda felt relieved on that.