beauty series: Not Beauty's Type

19 Ryom

19

RYOM ALFORQUE

I looked directly into her eyes, trying to convince her that I could take her away from here. Because I can. And I will do anything just so she won't regret running away with me.

Isang suntok ulit ang tumama sa mukha ko. Sinubukan kong lumaban pero marami sila at sabay-sabay pa na umatake.

"Ryom!" I heard my mother's cry. She tried to stop me from doing what I was trying to do.

"Oh please, son! It's not worth it!"

Humakbang ako palapit sa kanya.

She doesn't like the world where I belong. Kaya nga unti-unti akong lumabas sa mundong iyon para samahan siya sa mundo na gusto at komportable siya.

At ngayon, biglang dumating ang totoo niyang pamilya para dalhin siya sa mundo na kanyang kinaayawan. I'm here to save her.

I tried to hold her hand, but someone shoved it away. Bago ko pa tingnan kung sino ang gumawa no'n isang suntok ulit ang dumapo sa mukha ko.
 

I lost my balance. I fell to the ground. My head hit the hard stones.

Tangina napuruhan pa yata ang labi ko.

Napakagat ako sa likod ng aking pisngi. I can taste the rusty taste of my blood.

"Edmundo!"

"Tama na po!" 

Naramdaman ko rin ang pagdaloy ng preskong dugo sa aking pisngi. Nadagdagan ang sugat sa aking mukha mula sa mga suntok na tumama sa akin kanina.

Wala lahat ng 'yon sa akin. Ngunit nang marinig ko ang pagpigil ni Winifred sa mga tauhan ni Edmundo... ang pagmamakaawa nito... sinuntok ko sa t'yan ang pinakamalapit sa akin. Agad ko iyong sinundan ng suntok sa mukha hanggang sa matumba ito at hindi na nakagalaw.

I was ready to throw another punch, but someone caught my arm. Tatlong pares ng mga kamay ang pumigil sa akin at may isang sinuntok ako sa mukha.

My vision blurs. I can feel—literally—the earth's spinning.

"Tayo na po... A-alis na po tayo..." I heard her plea once again, and I was boiling mad. Gusto kong manuntok kaya lang hindi ko magawa kahit anong pagpupumiglas ang gawin ko.

"Stop your son from coming near my daughter if he values his life. That's the best advice I could give."

"You're a demon!" 

"Maybe I am. But this is my daughter we're talking about."

"Edmundo, stop it. I'm not really happy with what you've been doing!"

"Sorry, hon. This boy just won't stop. I don't want any of these fools near you, especially near our daughter. One mistake was enough for me. I've learned my lesson the very hard way. But this..." he stopped. "Boy... what a disappointment! I will never let anything happen to my family because of these pile of shits. I don't want to involve my daughter with these selfish fools."

 
"The heiress doesn't like this boy, madame. I witnessed multiple times how the heiress pushed him away. Hindi nga lang nito makuha-kuha iyon."