The Lies of the Past

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The Truth

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Clea's Point of View

I have the fame, money, and life. Pero iisang bagay lang. Hindi ko pa alam.

I have a freaking sibling pero hindi ko alam!

"Anak." My mom called me.

"W-why didn't you tell me?!" I shouted as tears from my eyes are falling. "T-tangina, may kapatid ako e! K-kapatid ko pa rin yun ma!" I shouted again, now tears are hardly falling down to my cheeks. My breathing becomes more heavy and the feeling of my chest is hard.

I can't think properly. This is a serious matter. But they hide it to me.

"M-magpapaliwan-nag ako." Nauutal at naiiyak na wika ni mama.

I stayed silent. Waiting for her reply.

"I was pregnant and you we're 1 year and a half months old. I thought I had a m-miscarriage. P-pero hindi e! I-itinago noong walang hiyang tatay niya sa akin!" She said in a firm tone.

My mind is not functioning properly.

Alam kong nagkaroon din ng ibang karelasyon si mama noon, at ang hindi namin alam ay nagkaroon iyon ng bunga. At iyon ay si Clementine.

Fuck, my life is a whole mess. Ang gulo lahat!

My tears are now falling again, even harder than before. I felt guilty..... I shouted at her, cursed her. Without knowing the whole truth.

I was devastated when I lost my womb, but it was more devastated when you think you're baby did die, but it really didn't.

Just, for how long did she hide it. She suffered alone. Like what happened to me....

It's like, the fate is repeating itself.

As I calmed myself to think properly, I was still shocked knowing the truth.

We both cried not until we heard a knocked at the door. It opened silently and we saw Clementine's worried face.

"Uhmm, ma, ate? Bakit po kayo umiiyak?" Mahina ngunit rinig na wika niya.

Para siyang bata kung magsalita. And I found it cute. We almost have the same exact replica of each one.

"W-wala anak." My mom replied and caressed her cheeks to calm her.

"Ahhh ok!" She replied happily. Her worried face was gone.

"Uhhm, can I talk to ate muna?" She asked us? And my mom went out the room to give us privacy.

"Oh, hi." I greeted her and she smiled at me.

"May itatanong lang ako ate." She said, kinikilig pa yata.

I don't like where this topic is going.

"May isang lalaki akong napapanaginipan, pero hindi ko maaninag yung mukha e, pangalan niya lang ang alam ko." She said. Oh fuck! Maybe she's referring to Xion.

"Ang alam ko lang ate is ang name niya is Andrei." I gulped. Xion's full name is Xion Andrei Lim.

"Kilala mo ba siya ate." She asked me, looking at my face strictly.

"A-ah hindi e." Muntik ng mautal kong sagot. And she just nodded.

"I have those times kasi na naalala ko yung nakaraan." She replied like imagining the things they went together.

Fuck, it's hurts. Ano ba namang laban nung 14 months ko sa ilang taon nila.

"Sana nga, malaman mo kung sino siya." Iyon na lamang ang tangi kong masabi.

"Can we go outside ate?" She asked, pouting a little bit.

"Sure saan ba?" I asked her.

Nandito na kami ngayon sa resto na gustong-gusto niya. Maganda naman ang food in fairness.

I can feel someone's familiar smell. Parang malapit lang amoy na iyon. Agad akong kinabahan.

"Ate!" Sigaw ni Clementine kaya nabalik ang utak ko sa kinakain.

Damn, he's still have an effect on me.

"Oh, sorry." I replied and she smiled.

It was our first bonding together and it was stressful!

"I'll just head to the bathroom." Pagpapaalam ko sa kanya.

Nagtungo ako sa cr, not minding his presence near the table. Huminga ako ng malalim at agad na naglakad.

I was breathing heavily! Ewan ko ba na kung bakit pag palagi siyang nandiyan laging nahihirapan ako huminga.

Pumasok ako sa cr at nag-ayos.

Oh damn! Ayoko ng makita muli ang mukha niya. Not that I hate him, pero it's for the best. Ang gulo nung feelings ko!

Papalabas na ako ng cr at pabalik na ng may pumatid sa akin. But before I even fall of my feet, someone held my waist, and lean for a hug to avoid me from falling on the floor.

Tumayo ako and to my fucking surprise, all the person that is here. Siya pa talaga ang nakakuha sa akin.

"Clea." His baritone voice capture my ears. His eyes were serious and he's smiling...

What?! He's smiling?

My heart was beating not twice but thrice as fast as my normal one. I was still in shock.

"So it's you again. Why are you avoiding me, my princess?" He said with a firm tone.

I gulped, and gulped and gulped. His eyes we're fixed on me.

"Uh, I need to go." I replied but he just smirked.

"No, no, no." He shook his head in disapproval.

"We have a lot to talk about." He smirked.

I was breathing heavily and my heart was pounding faster. I can't talk properly. 

I just stayed quiet and waited for him to stop. I miss this feeling, his presence, his smell, his touch and especially his warmth, but hindi na pwede. I should stop.

I don't want myself to fall again. But it can't be help na lagi kaming nagkikita, namimiss ko tuloy yung mga bagay na ginagawa namin noon.

The naughty things, the runaway and the first time I met him.

"I missed you, Clea." He replied before leaning for a soft kiss.

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