When The Killer Falls In Love

Chapter 14

Pumayag ng walang pag-alinlangan si Dojun sa hinihinging pabor ni Papa. At ngayon, pauwi na kami, na sa likod namin ang sasakyan nila.

Pinaandar nito ang radyo, at kung minalas-malas ka nga naman. Ang paborito pa niya ang naitugtog.

"Killing me softly with his song~"

Nilingon ko siya at ngiting-ngiti na ang pag-mumukha niya habang nagmamaneho. Iba na ang aura niya kesa kanina nung nag-sasaya pa kami. Ang saya pa sana eh, okay na sana eh, pero dumating pa sila papa.

I don't think so na hindi ako nakilala ni Papa, kahit pa man makapal ang make-up ko. Pero iba din ang pakiramdam ko. Still, I can't spell out the truth. Perhaps, I don't want my father see me again or I am afraid because Dojun frightened me. Kasi mamamatay din naman ako. Okay, tanggap ko na. I may be willing to unchain myself from Dojun, but thinking of any plan to escape always ended up failed. I felt every minute of Julian's touch to my feet like she was begging me to come over with her together at her grave. Parang sa tuwing tumatakas ako, laging nakagapos ang katawan ni Julian sa'kin. And about my father... He should be used of waking up every morning without my presence. Tanggap ko na kasing hanggang dito na lang kahit gusto ko pa man na tumakas. Destiny doesn't want me to escape. I am not inlove for Christ sake! Even after all the happiness he gave to me tonight, it feels not enough. I don't feel enough. He's.. He is craving for something that I don't like.

"Dojun..."

"Hmm?"

The music is still ringing to my ears and it creeps me out.
"How can you say that my mother is the mistress of your father?"
-I asked out of the blue.

Panandalian siyang natahimik.
"Bakit? Ikaw ba kabit ni Papa-?"

"That's nonsense."

"Fine. Syempre sa pagmumukha ng mama mo. Kamukhang-kamukha mo nga siya diba?"

"Then, do my father knows about it?"

"If your father knows about it, he won't approach me every time we see each other. Your father is such a blind man."

"Pero sa buong buhay ko, nakikita ko si mama sa bahay lang namin."

"What do you want to say? Na nagkamali ako? Ako 'yung nagkamali sa pag-hihinala? Bakit? May kambal na ang mama mo? Let's not mess up the messy situation more, Natasha. Or perhaps, you are saying this so I will ignore your father's existence? And spare his life?"

"I am not pointing that statement, Dojun-"

"Then what? Straight to the point! What do you want to say? That your mother is innocent? Still can't accept her death? Huh? Tell me, Natasha--"

"I know my mother very well more than you do, Dojun! She's pure and is faithful to my father!-"

"You do not understand-!"

"You! Don't! Understand-!"

"What do you want to say?!-"

"Since when did you find out about your father and my mother's affair?"
-seryoso kung tanong.

"When I was 19."

"Then I was 19 too, my mother that time is suffering a cancer. How can my mother have a time with your father when she's helplessly lying at the bed at that time?! Huh?! Perhaps, you misunderstood my mother's face-"

"Fuck! Anong patutungohan nang pag-aaway na'tin?! Tapos na ang lahat! Your mother is dead and accept i-"

"I still cannot accept it! Kasi papatayin mo ako! Tanggap ko na papatayin mo ako pero ang pagpatay mo sa mama ko ay hindi ko kailan matatanggap! How could you leave my father broken?! He's been a good person to you! And most of all, hindi ako katulad mo na hinahanap pa nga ang ina, tinatatak na sa isipan na patay na-!"

screeecchh!

Agaran kung hinarangan ang mukha ko ng mga kamay ko sa pag-balibag sa kotse niya. Bigla niya kasi itong hininto.

Galit ko siyang nilingon at galit na din ang mukha niya.
"My mother is long dead!"

"Did she told you about her grave?!"
-sarkastiko kung balik-sigaw sa kanya.

Nanlilisik ang mga mata nitong nakatingin sa'kin. His jaw is tensing in madness as he pull my arm hard making myself near to him.
"Do you want a trivia? Huh??"
-na ninigas na bagang nitong sampit.

Hindi ako sumagot at tinaponan din siya ng matigas na tingin. Our happiness before slowly fade just because of this damn fight!

"Did you know? My mother died three weeks after my father. Because she attempted to kill me!"

My brows quickly furrowed and cut our small distance. I look at  him in both terror and curiosity. I pull my arm back na parang nandidiri and look at the window. The sound of raido cut off as he drove back at the road. Hindi namin namalayang huminto din sila Papa sa likod but didn't tried to approach us. They also drove back nung makitang umandar na kami.

A numbers of questions flood my brain. His mother tried to kill him? Why?

Nilingon ko siya ulit na ngayon ay naka lukot narin ang noo.

"Maybe she intent to kill you because you killed your own father, her husband. May galit ka sa mama mo after she'd done to you. Are you pointing out that you.... You killed.. Her?"

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