The Beauty of Tomorrow (Montejo Siblings #2)

Chapter 33

WAR

We all have the right to live the way we wanted. We all have the right to be free and happy... But the world makes it difficult for us. Actually, maayos ang mundo. Tao lang ang nagpapagulo.

When I was six years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I found out that my mother was dead, my perspective on the word happiness changed. Oo, madami pa akong kasama sa buhay. My dad is still there, my brother and sister, my cousin... and Maddieson.

But I'm not satisfied. At hindi ako makukontento hanggat hindi ko natutupad ang aking pangako sa pinakamamahal kong ina... Kahit na ang kapalit ay ang sarili ko ring buhay.

My dad asked if I could go back to my old self. I said yes, of course, but only if someone showed me true happiness like what my mother did. Because they know that all these years I've been living in a world full of bad people, traitors and... Lies. Hindi ko deserve na mas lalo pa akong lumubog dahil lamang sa mga problemang ito.

I don't want that. I'll never want that, I'd rather just stay away and... forget everything.

Gusto kong gumalaw pero ang katawan ko ay hindi nakikisama. I want to open my eyes but... I couldn't. May naririnig akong mga nag-uusap at may nararamdaman akong bagay na sakop ang buong kamay ko.

"—Won't she wake up yet? She has been unconscious for five days..." Rinig kong sinabi ng isang panlalaking boses.

Five days? Ang tagal naman! Ganon ba ako kapagod?

"I can't say. But there's a good thing because her body is responding to the medicines that we give her." Anang isa pang boses. A woman this time.

"She lost a lot of blood. It was good that the bullet was far from her chest, but if hindi..." Dagdag nito at bumuntong hininga, hindi na itinuloy ang huling sasabihin.

Mamatay ako? Of course! Hindi ko alam kung maswerte lang ako non. Pero alam kong sa oras na 'yon ay tinatamad pa si kamatayan na sunduin ako. Which is a good news.

"Please... do everything..." I stiffened when I heard that familiar voice.

I suddenly want to forcefully open my eyes, pero may isang bahagi sakin na naghihintay sa iba pang sasabihin niya. Nakaramdam ako ng haplos sa aking kamay. It's calloused and very warm. I'm sure it's him.

"Kuya, don't lose your hope." Said by a very calm and soothing voice of a woman.

"Bud, go home for now and rest. Sa limang araw na walang malay si Rebecca ay hindi ka pa umuuwi. You really look like shit." I know that is my brother.

"No..." Maddieson said stubbornly. "Gusto kong ako ang una niyang makikita pag nagising siya."

My heart ached. Even in my weak and sleeping state he never failed to make my heart fluttered.

"Hindi matutuwa si Becca kung makikita ka niyang ganyan." It's Morgan.

Muntik nang dumilat ang mga mata ko dahil sa sinabi niyang 'yon. Then I remembered what he did then. He was also furious with Maddieson and even managed to threaten and point a gun at him. Ha, what now Morgan?

"I shouldn't have left. I know something was off that day. She had a strange smile before she left my office... Fuck." Maddieson cussed.

"I shouldn't have let her alone since she came back... because I know there are lots of threats in her life." Aniya na hindi kona ikinagulat.

So, he knew all along? Kaya pala ganon nalang ang mga salitang sinabi niya sakin noong pumasok ako sa kumpanya niya. Since then I observed him. On the days we were together at work. Sa bawat explanations niya. I often caught him looking at me and always seemed to be deep in thought... Kaya pala.