Love In Charge

Chapter 3

Shaira's POV

Is it just me or talagang nawewerduhan ako sa babaeng iyon. Bakit ba naman kasi sa lahat ng taong makakatuklas sa ginagawa namin ba't yung babae pang iyon? Ganyan naba ka ill-fated kami?

Thankfully, she can't remember me nor Jhurel. How I wish she won't gain her memories. How I wish I can keep this things for myself. I don't care if I hurt somebody as long as I am happy. Yes, I am selfish and will always be one.

Tinitigan ko ang mahimbing na natutulog na si Jhurel. I thank my oh-so-not-good stepfather for doing this to him. I wont get this freedom of having everything if he didn't hit the oh-so-called-heartthrob. Hindi naman ganun kagwapo at sobrang cold pa ng lalaki na ito. Sino ba naman ang mag-aakalang mahuhulog sa akin ang panget na ito. His corny lines, his creepy gestures to me and his affection to me. I hate it all including his self. I wont come to him if he is not rich. Pera lang ang gusto ko sa kanya. No more, no less.

"Shaira, Ija?" Upon hearing that voice kaagad nagbago ang ekspresyon ko. Umakto akong umiiyak ng pumasok si Tito Roel.

"T-tito!!" Umiiyak na pagtawag ko rito.

"What's wrong ija? Why are you crying? Did something goes wrong with my son?" Senserong tanong nito.

"N-no Tito! It just that, I can't accept the fact that he is still not waking up. How long will he suffer from this? I no longer want to see him feeling all this pain. I dont deserve to live when he is in this state" patuloy na pag-akto ko. Of all things na gusto ko ring ipagpasalamat ay ang katotohanang hindi alam ni Tito Roel ang namamagitang pagtingin ni Jhurel at Ryne. He still believes that I still own his son's love. At ano ngayon kang gurang ka? Ginamit lang kita.

"Shh.. no ija!! Jhurel wont allow you to do that. You know how much he treasured you" sabi nito. If only totoo ang lahat, I would love to accept you as my father. Not like my stepfather.

"Pero tito.." at umakto akong humahagulgol. Niyakap niya ako. Ito na ang aking pagkakataon.

Kukunin ko na sana ang dala-dala nitong cellphone ng may humablot nito.

Pareho kaming napatingin ni Tito sa taong humablot nito. Namutla ako ng makilala kung sino ito. "T-tita!?" Pagtawag ko rito.

"Hon!! Sabihin mo naman na hahablutin mo yung cellphone ko. Wag yung ginugulat mo ako" parang batang pagmamaktol ni Tito.

"Who would actually believe that this girl tried to get this phone. Why?" Sabi ni Tita na nagpatigil sa akin.

"What do you mean?" Tanong ni Tito.

"What do you need from my husband's cellphone? You know that anyone.. including me is not allowed to hold this sacred phone. It holds millions of files of our company. How could a vixen like you try to stole this one?" Masasakit na tanong nito. Let's see who would Tito believed.

"W-what do you mean, Tita? Why would I stole that phone? God knows how important that thing is" naiiyak na sabi ko.

"Hon!! Shaira is right. Besides it is not right to accuse." Sabi ni Tito na nagpangiti sa akin ng palihim.

"Y-you wont b-believe me?" Naluluhang tanong ni Tita.

"No, hon!! It's not like that. It just that you're accusing an innocent child" sabi ni Tito.

"Hahahahahaha!! Hon.. an innocent child? Who? She? Hahaha you must be kidding me. God knows what that child is up to. Maybe she's after our money. Ho--" bahagya akong napangiti ng sampalin ni Tito si Tita.