Special Chapter # 2
"Sabi na, hindi ako bibiguin ng anak natin!" Mama Emily shrieked. "See, Arthur? Nahanap ni Nazareth ang anak ni Lauren. And he's close with her!"
Papa Arthur nodded his head. Kinuyom ko ang kamao ko.
"Kill her, Nazareth. Don't let her get out of your hands."
Our foster parents found out that Yaya Luisa's daughter was alive and I was actually close with her. They thought I was following their footsteps, but I wasn't. I was living with the guilt that they had created. Huli na ang lahat. Kahit ano'ng gawin kong tago, nalaman pa rin nila. Isa sigurong malaking pagkakamali na nahanap ko si Hellary. Kasalanan ko.
Nang bumalik ako sa Elron, kasama na si Kestrel. She was sent to help me and guide me.
"Why are you staring at her?" tanong ni Kestrel nang mahuli niya akong nakatingin kina Hellary at Neo. "Don't tell me, Aus, you like that girl?"
Hindi ako nagsalita. "You can't like that girl, Aus. You will kill her eventually. At kapag nalaman ng mga magulang mo na may nararamdaman ka para sa anak ng naging balakid sa inyo, hindi nila iyon magugustuhan," aniya. "Why don't you like me instead?"
God knows how much I hated her to death. But seeing Neo and Hellary being together was breaking my heart. I was happy that she was happy. Pero habang tumatagal, nadudurog ako. I wished I was the guy behind those smiles. Nasaktan din ako nang pumayag siyang magpaligaw kay Neo. Pero ano ba'ng karapatan ko? Kaibigan lang ang tingin niya sa 'kin.
When she talked to me and asked me why I was gone for so long, I tried my very best not to hug her. Kasi tangina, kapag nakikita ko siya, natutunaw ako.
"Bakit? Hindi ba tayo magkaibigan?"
We were, Hellary. We were. It was my fault that I fell for you. Pero siguro dahil sa selos kapag nakikita ko silang dalawa, hinayaan ko ang mga hawak ni Kestrel sa akin. I let her be clingy towards me because I was hoping that it would make her jealous. Hindi ko rin maintindihan ang sarili ko. I shouldn't be doing that. I should just let her be with Neo. Dahil ang kasiyahan niya ay kasiyahan ko rin.
I didn't know what to do anymore.
"Fuck, Kestrel!" sigaw ko habang naga-alalang tumakbo sa kaniya. Binato siya ng bola ni Hellary dahil iyon ang ginawa ni Kestrel sa kaibigan niya. Napangisi ako sa utak ko. She was starting to fight for herself. I was so proud of her.
"A-Aus, ang sakit . . ."
Nilingon ko si Hellary. Kunyari ay galit ako pero ang totoo, gusto ko na siyang yakapin. I didn't know what has gotten to me, but my heart was hopeful when I noticed how surprised she was. Napaatras siya sa gulat.
"Ano'ng ginawa mo?" tanong ko.
I noticed how hurt she was because of my question. I'm sorry, love. I knew you mean no harm. I just wanted to know what you feel. I just love seeing you . . . mad at me because I cared for another woman.
Nang magkaroon ako ng pagkakataon na mapag-isa kasama siya, halos hindi tumigil ang puso ko sa lakas ng tibok no'n.
"Sinaktan niya si Hera, Nazareth."
Alam ko, mahal.
"Sinaktan niya ang kaibigan ko, and I did the same to her! Mabuti sana kung hindi niya sinadya. Pero kitang-kitang mga ko kung paano siya ngumisi!"
Nakinig lang ako sa kaniya habang naglalabas siya ng mga hinanakit niya.
"Sa ating dalawa, dapat ikaw ang mas nakakaalam kung gaano kahalaga sa akin ang pagkakaibigan!" Hinampas niya ang dibdib ko.
BINABASA MO ANG
Under His Hoodie
Humor(Published under Pop Fiction) Hellary Angeles was head over heels for her long-time crush, Neo. And her obsession with him reached the point where she moved to the school where he transferred. But that new school had a myth - if a student talked t...
