Crime In Love Line

Chapter 27

Clothes scattered throughout our front door. All I can hear are the sound of sobs and tensed argument from the first two people who loved me, guided me, and raised me. The people who taught me values and importance of the family, only for them to be the ones who messed it up.

I can do nothing but to weep. Wala na akong luha na maibuhos at pakiramdam ko ay tuyong tuyo na ang buong sistema ko. I badly want to pass out, but my brother will have no one to lean on if I'll just be selfish and leave him alone to suffer in this life.

Dati, ipinaglalaban pa kami ni mommy mula kay daddy dahil namumuo pa rin sa amin ang galit na wala siyang karapatang kuhanin kami, matapos sirain ang sarili niyang pamilya.

But I guess, mom had to swallow her pride just to give us back in our wealthy life. It is now mom who pushes us to be with dad.

"Hindi ko na kayo kayang buhayin, Lianne! W-wala na akong trabaho!" Galit na sigaw sa akin ni mommy habang bumubuhos ang mga luha mula sa mukha niyang pulang-pula at halos bumagsak na. "Kaya sumama na kayo sa daddy ninyo!"

"Mom I don't care kahit tumira pa tayo sa ilalim ng tulay... Or s-sa kalye. Kahit saan mommy b-basta sama-sama tayong tatlo ni Liam..." Hirap na sagot ko habang ipinagtutulakan na kami ni mommy palabas ng bahay. "Don't do this to us please..."

"What in a damn world are you talking about, Lianne?" Dad interrupted. Liam was just in his straight face in his wheelchair, completely clueless about how much his sister fights upon being with mom rather than our father who once abandoned us. "May sakit nga iyang mommy niyo! At sa sobrang tanga pa nga ay nawala sa kamay niya ang kumpanya! Sige nga, paano kayo niyan bubuhayin-"

"SHUT UP! Wala 'kang karapatang i-bad mouth ang mommy ko! You're just a complete shit compared to her!"

"You little shi-"

Daddy was about to hit me with his bare hands but mamita, in her white classy dress came running to us. She's mad about the situation as she tried to explain to me that we need to come with them.

Hindi ko kaya na iwan ang babaeng nanatili sa amin, at tinaguyod kami sa sarili niyang mga kamay. She suffered too much pain. Too much when her husband cheated on her with another girl, more than enough pain when her son got on an accident, and devastating pain when her company got lost from her hands.

Paano ko kakayanin na iwan siya sa ganitong sitwasyon. At bakit walang awa ang sarili 'kong ama para sirain pa lalo ang buhay ng mommy ko. Is this what love can do? Na parang hindi niya minahal noon ang babaeng kinamumuhian niya ngayon.

At ano nga ba ang dahilan? What was his reason to lose his faith and loyalty towards his wife that he already had three kids with?

"Hindi ako sasama sainyo! I'm sorry, mamita. Kung gusto niyo kaming kunin ni Liam, then at least have mercy with our mother!" I gritted my teeth.

With the opposite face she's depicting earlier, mom step closer to me and held my face with both of her hands. Nahulog ang puso ko habang binabasa niya ang mga mata ko. Hinayaan ko ang mga luha na umagos.

"Kaya 'kong mabuhay hanggat alam 'kong nasa mabuti kayong kamay." She whispered. "Do this for me and your brother. Kailangan ni Liam ng maayos na buhay."

"Mom..." I gave up.

Gustuhin ko man na makumbinsi ang sariling sumama kina mamita dahil alam kong kailangan ni Liam ng maayos na buhay, ay hindi ko kayang basta-bastang iwan ang mommy ko nang ganito ang kalagayan niya.

But before I could even decide for myself, mom pulled a trigger.

I gasped when she took a knife from the kitchen and pointed it on her neck. She's crying so hard that it may trigger her to hurt herself.