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Chapter 59: The Secrets

Agad din kaming bumalik ni Venom sa RAO. Hindi na siya nagtanong kung anong ginawa ko sa loob at kung anong laman ng bag ko. Tahimik niya lang pinanood ang pagpasok ko sa kotse at hinintay akong makapag-seatbelt bago walang-imik na nagmaneho.

Pagdating sa RAO ay tumango lang ako sa kaniya saka nagderitso sa office ni Lolo. Gusto ko ng malaman kung ano ba ang laman ng USB at kung bakit gustong-gusto ni Dyon na makuha ang bagay na iyon. Tinext ko na rin si Henry para pumunta sa office ni Lolo. Hindi ko na isinama si Venom dahil tungkol sa ama niya ito at ayaw ko siyang maipit sa sitwasyon naming ito.

Naabutan ko si Lolo na busy sa kaniyang laptop at agad na nag-angat ng tingin ng makapasok ako sa opisina niya. Itinigil niya ang ginagawa at lumapit sa akin na nakaupo sa sofa. Inilabas ko ang box at siya namang pagpasok ni Henry. Nagbow ito na pareho lamang naming tinanguan ni Lolo.

Tahimik lang kami habang inaalis ko ang scotch tape at plastic na nakabalot dito gamit ang gunting na ibinigay ni Lolo. Pareho ko silang tiningnan ng matapos kong alisin ang balot. Seryoso silang tumango sa akin kaya naman huminga muna ako ng malalim bago binuksan ang box. Umalingasaw ang amoy nitong luma ngunit natuon na sa mga laman nito ang mga mata ko.

Hindi ito gaano kalaki pero marami ang laman. Isa-isa kong tinanggal sa box ang laman nito at pinakatitigan ang mga laman. Sa ibabaw ay mga pictures na manilaw-nilaw na ang iba dahil sa katagalan.

Unang pictures ay picture namin nina Mommy at Daddy. This is when I'm ten year old and as I remember, this was taken on my family day. We're smiling so bright but deep inside we're wishing that we are with Iou. Almost ten pictures are our family picture or my pictures with one of them. Lolo is also looking on it and a smile are flashing on his lips.

Sa mga sumunod na pictures ay naroon na magkakasama si Daddy, Dyon at Marco. Ilang pictures din iyon at talagang makikita mo na close sila sa isa't isa. The next pictures draw some conclusion on our heads. This are them showing their tattoos. Daddy was on the middle showing his tattoo on his tummy. I've never seen it. I didn't know that he has this tattoo. On his right side is Dyon showing his back. His tattoo is in his back. And last is Marco facing back, showing his tattoo at the back of his neck.

Nagkatinginan kaming tatlo at doon pa lang ay alam kong pare-pareho ang naiisip namin. I look at Marco's tattoo. This was the tattoo I saw on that night. I'm sure of it. It's not  Dyon but it's Marco, but how? How it happen Dyon having Marco's tattoo? We really need to go to the hospital where Dyon was confined. I know there's something malicious happen that time. I know there is. Sa mga tattoo pa lang nika ay may nabubuo ng ideya sa utak.

"We need to see Dyon and Marco's medical records to confirm this theory," Lolo said. We nodded, agreeing to want he had said.

"We'll go their after your class and investigate," Henry said and I nodded again. We really need to. We look again to the other pictures separating that pictures of them showing their tattoos. Just their pictures. We also saw some pictures where they are with Mommy.

The next thing inside the box is the necklace that I'm sure it was owned by Mommy. If I'm right, it was my father's gift on their silver anniversary. It was a gold necklace, an original one, having a heat pendant with some gem on the edge. I cost a lot.

Muli kaming nagkatinginan ng makita ang bagay na hinahanap sa amin ni Dyon or Marco. Itim na USB. Isang maliit na bagay Pero buhay ang nadadamay para lang makuha ito. Ano nga bang laman nito?

Lolo lend me his laptop and watch intently as I put the USB. I am nervous to know what is inside this small thing. I click some things to operate it and start to scan the files in the USB.

There's only five files here. Bawat isa ay may pangalan and I was getting curious just by looking the files name. Tumingin ako kina Lolo at Henry na tumango naman sa akin bago ko binuksan ang unang files. It was named 'Friendship'. I was really curious what does it have.

It contains the data of a project under the name of the three. It's like they are partner for this project or should a business. Mula sa business proposal, mga data about sa new business at sa funds na kailangan. Naroon lahat. It was a big business if ever it was started. Ngunit pareparehong nangunot ang mga noo at nanliit ang mga mata namin ng dumating sa huling part ng files. It is about illegal transactions ni Marco. Naroon lahat ng mga ginawa niya sa perang dapat ay para sa business. It was more on my Dad's telling what had happen. Lahat ng kalokohan, pantatraydor ni Marco sa kanila ni Dyon at lahat ng mga sekretong nalaman niya, nila tungkol kay Marco. Naroon lahat at alam lahat iyon ni Daddy at Dyon and maybe.... No, I'm sure that, that was the reason why he killed my parents. Buy how, how it was Dyon who's after this USB? Nakita siya ngayon ang may interes sa USB na ito? And where's Dyon?

Napasandal ako sa sofa. Sa dami ng nalalaman ko, sumasagot na ang ulo ko. New secret have been revealed. New information I have been received. Sobrang sakit knowing that my parents was killed because they know the truth. Tinapik nina Lolo at Henry ang balikat ko. I just sadly smiled at them. Bumabalik ang sakit noong oras na iyon. Bumabalik sa akin kung anong nakita ko ng gabing iyon. It's painful but it drives me more to get the justice my parents deserve.

The other files are about our businesses and some of Dyon's business. Naroon lahat ng data. Everything was there. And then the last files really confused me.

Agreement.

That was the title of the file. It was just one page document. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko at hindi makapaniwalang lumingon sa dalawa kong kasama ng mabasa ang nilalaman ng document. Nakaawang ang mga labi ko at hindi ko malaman kung anong sasabihin. Paanong may ganitong kasunduan na agad sila? As the date stated, I was just eleven years old that time.

Daddy, how you come with this agreemt. How can you arrange my marriage to your best friend's son?

Binasa kong muli ang laman ng document. It was stated that me and Dyon's son, which is Thundrixx, will get married after our college. They have their digital signature and the day they had this agreement. Wow! Hindi ko akalain na magagawa ito ni Daddy. Does Mommy knows this? Alam ba niya? Pumayag ba siya? Bakit hindi man lang nila sinabi sa akin? Sigurado ba sila na papayag ako? Kami?

Hindi makapaniwala sa agreement na ito. Pero mukang sang-ayon din ang tadhana dahil kahit nawala si Daddy at si Dyon naman ngayon ay... hindi ko sigurado kung siya nga si Dyon. Pero iyon nga, destiny bring us to each other and fell in love. Talagang sang-ayon ito sa kasunduan ng dalawang matanda.

What will I do with this? Tutuparin ba? Pero kahit wala namang ganito ay gusto ko itong mangyari dahil I want him to be with me for the rest of my life.

Natapos ang usapan namin at nakapag-usap na rin tungkol sa mga hakbang na gagawin namin. Nakablaik na ako sa headquarters pero lutang pa rin ako at hindi mawala sa isip ko ang kasunduan na iyon. I was arranged to marry him, Thundrixx. I was arranged to marry the person I fell in love with.

"Hoy! Ayos ka lang?" nabalik ako sa wisyo ng pumitik si Warri sa harapan ko. Nakaupo kaming lahat sa salas at titig na titig Silang lahat sa akin.

Nagkasalubong ang mga mata namin ni Venom at muli na namang bumalik sa akin ang tungkol sa agreement ng mga tatay namin. I was arranged to this man. I can't move on the fact that I was arranged to marry him. Hindi ako sang-ayon sa arranged marriage because for me, everyone have a rights to marry the person they love. But this time, by this situation, I was thankful that they had that agreement.

Pero tumatakbo sa isip ko na kung paano buhay pa sina Mommy and Daddy and they pursue this plan? Paano kung noon lang kami pinakilala were I'm not in love with him, papayag kaya ako? Susundin ko ba sila Mommy at Daddy? O tulad ng iba ay magrerebelde ako o kaya naman ay lalayas sa bahay namin para hindi matuloy? Ang daming tumatakbo sa isip ko. Anong mangyayari kung iba ang sitwasyon at kung ano-ano pa na hindi ko namalayan na matagal na pala akong nakatitig kay Venom. Nabalik lang ako sa wisyo ng magsitsitan ang tatlo. Marahan silang umalis at pumasok sa kwarto ni Ice para maiwan kaming dalawa ni Venom. And I felt awkward ng kami na lang dalawa dahil sa paninitig ko kanina.

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