Akirah's Happiness (Chained #1) ✔

Kabanata 17

We entered the coffee shop to talk and catch-up on some things but everything got a little bit awkward for me. Tahimik lang kami ngayon, hindi ko alam kung bakit parang di ako komportable, siguro ay dahil hindi naging maayos ang aming paghihiwalay noon.

"S-So ughm... how are you?" He initiated.

"I'm fine," maikli kong sagot kaya dahan dahan siyang tumango.

While staring at him, memories from the past entered my mind once again.

I was 15 at that time when I worked as a maid in their house. They were good to me, they treated me like a family but everything changed when his father suddenly entered the frame.

He became obsessed with me and that thought is disgusting. I was naive and innocent that time so I didn't mind it at first but... one night changed everything. He... fuck! I don't wanna remember it! Fuck that old man!

"A-Are you okay?" Nag-aalalang tanong ni Primo at lumapit kaya agad akong umiling para makalimutan ang nasa isip at ininom ang kape.

"W-Why did you leave me?" Mahina kong tanong. Kinamuhian ko siya sa ginawa niya, ni wala siyang sapat na rason para iwan ako sa ere! I don't understand him! I don't fucking understand him!

"I-I'm s-sorry... it was for y-your own good because-"

"Oh, god shut it. It's not like I care," tawa ko at ngumiti sa kanya. "Walang magbabago kung sasabihin mo sa akin ang rason."

"No..." iling niya. "I want to explain," I just rolled my eyes and let him. "It was for your own good. Kung hihiwalayan kita ay matatapos na ang kalbaryo mo sa bahay namin. Hindi ka na m-magdudusa sa p-pang-aabuso ni papa..." yuko niya kaya mapait akong napangiti.

"Why are you so dumb?" I said bitterly. He slowly looked at me with confusion in his face. "He was fucking obsessed with me! Do you think that he will stop just because you broke up with me?!" Nagulat siya sa sinabi ko.

Yes. I got out in that fucking Iranem's mansion but I didn't know that it was more than a hell outside. Sinundan ako ng putanginang tatay niya. Ang mga panahon na iyon ay kalbaryo dahil sa libo libong utang ni papa kay ante Taling. He knew about my father's debt so he became a customer in ante Taling's illegal business to have me. Kaya tuloy ibinenta ako ng mama ko, and that's where I started to bare a child I didn't wish I have. I became that old man's escort, and what do you expect will happen? Ofcourse I'll be fucking pregnant and that's where his obsession started to end.

"Did you know that you used to have a sibling and I'm the mother of that child?" I smiled bitterly. He is still shocked right now.

"N-Nabuntis ka?" Nanginginig niyang tanong.

"Yeah... what do you expect," I sipped my coffee.

"I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I didn't know kung alam ko lang-"

"Hush Primo... hush..." saway ko. "He gave me millions of dollars just to shut up so I'm fine with it," I smiled.

Nagtataka sila kung bakit kami naging mayaman e parang daga lang naman kami dati sa lipunan? It was because of that old man's money. I used it to build my black business which immediately got successful.

Actually, hindi sapat ang pera sa ginawa niyang kababuyan sa akin. I was miserable and do you think I will just stay like this forever? Ofcourse not. I smirked.