SALVATORE #2: Womanizer's Little Girl

CHAPTER 35

Dumadaan ang mga araw na pakiramdam ko patay ang mga loob-loob ko. Sure, I'm physically alive but my heart and mind were already dead. Naghahalo-halo ang lahat at hindi ko alam kung ano ang uunahing harapin. Naghahalo na hindi pa ako makapag-isip ng mabuti.

Puro problema ang mga pumapasok sa isip ko. From my past to Hezekiah, to our baby and to the shits that were going on. Alam ko kung anong nangyayari kahit ganito ang kalagayan ko. I know my Dad's plan together with my Kuya. Gabi-gabi kong naririnig ang usapan nila kaya alam ko ang lahat.

"What?" rinig ko ang boses ni Kuya na puno ng galit. Nasa gilid lamang ako ng pintuan ng kwarto kung saan nila lagi pinag-uusapan ang kaso sa kailaliman ng gabi kung saan tulog na ang lahat dito sa mansyon.

Nakasandal ako at nakikinig sa kanila gaya nang lagi kong ginagawa. I wanted to know what's going on now so I composed my broken self to listen to them. I know they are hiding this from me but I know better. Uunahan ko na sila dahil alam kong wala silang planong sabihin ito sa akin. Iniisip nilang lalo lamang akong masasaktan kapag sinabi nila sa'kin ang resulta ng pagsampa nila ng kaso.

"The court denied the case. They didn't approve for the hearing. I don't know what's the matter but I'm sure someone powerful was backing them." Ang boses ni Dad na punong-puno ng pagkabigo.

I stayed at where I am. I know this already. This is expected for me but I can't stop myself from being angry with the law. How unfair. Basta makapangyarihan nakakatakas sa batas habang ang mga biktima nagdurusa.

I wanted to just do the justice myself but I'm not yet on my right mind. Baka makapatay ako at ako ang mananatili sa likod ng mga rehas. I better choose to die than stay behind bars.

"How did that happen? I fucking use my power as a Salvatore so how?"

Narinig kong may kung anong nahulog sa loob na hula ko ay tinapon ni Kuya Gideon sa galit. His anger reaches the heaven and I can feel it. He's really angry.

"I don't know, son. I'm confident that we will win the case for we have strong evidence to convict them but the court had rejected it. A family is protecting them, Gideon."

Ilang minuto silang natahimik. Nag-iisip kung anong susunod na gagawin. I was about to walk in when Kuya said something that shattered my little hope. He said it, he said it all.

Dapat noong una alam ko na, e. Pero bakit ang hirap pa ring tanggapin? Nakakasuka at nakakadiri silang tao pero dahil konektado ang lalaking minahal ko, pati siya pinandidirihan ko at ang pamilya niya.

"Tita Jeana and Hezekiah was backing the Primo," Kuya Gideon said emotionless. His voice was ruthless na parang walang kinaaawaan. "I cannot use my power as a Salvatore and that means one of the family has using his power to the other party."

Mapakla at sarkastikong tumawa si Kuya.

Bumaba ang kamay kong magtutulak sana ng pintuan na nakasiwang ng konti. I heard his name. He's connected with them once again and I loathed it. He's protecting a criminal together with his mom.

Bakit ba kasi siya pa? Napakaputang-ina.

"What should we do now?" asked Dad helplessly. He felt that we had no match now when he learned that Hezekiah and Tita Jeana were backing them up. We could do nothing now. "I will ask Kirsten to help me study the case and to be approve by the court."

"Ba't ngayon mo lang kasi naisip, Dad? We should have asked help from mom in the first place. She has the same level of power with Tita Jeana. We could do something else if mom will help us. I will try to talk to Hezekiah," mahabang lintiya ni Kuya Gideon.

"Don't say anything about Caprice to Hezekiah. Even if he asks, don't answer him. He doesn't deserve to know any about Caprice."

"Yes, Dad. I won't tell anything to Hezekiah. I will just talk to him about his partnership with the Primo. Imagine, he even agreed on marrying his daughter. How infuriating."