Untamed Butterfly (Completed)

Chapter 60

Chapter 60

Untamed Butterfly

Giovanni

Eight months later

"Thank you, Geanna.." I ended the call, and throw my phone over the bed. Again, I don't have the energy to go for work today, so I called Geanna to oversee the company. Like any other day in the past eight months, I feel tired and drained. It's useless if I will come to the office, when all I did was to stare blankly at the window, and do nothing the whole day. I lost the ability to focus and to think clearly. I sat on the other side of the bed.

It feels like, I'm alive but I'm not breathing. It feels like, I'm awake but I'm in a deep sleep. My nightmares became worst, so I'd rather be awake, than sleep.

"Kuya..?" I let out a sigh when I heard Angelina knocked on the door.

"Come in, sweetie.." Maingat nitong binuksan ang pinto ng aking kwarto, at pumasok.

"Kuya, kakain ka na ba? Pwede ba tayong magsabay kumain?" I'm taken aback with what she said. Oh! My poor sister. Hindi ko halos napapansin na napapabayaan ko na rin ito, gayung bago lamang kaming nagkasama. I promised her, I will not let her down, and make her happy. But here I am, hindi man lang siya nasasabayan sa pagkain, samantalang halos hindi naman ako umaalis ng bahay, at nagkukulong lang sa kwarto.

"Ofcourse.." I smiled at her, she smiled back, but I could feel there's still something that's holding her back.

"Are you okay? Come here.." I tilted my head and gestured her to come near me. Sumunod naman ito, pero tila nahihiya pa rin.

"May sasabihin ka ba?" I asked her softly. They said we have the same eyes, but everytime I look at her, what I can see is our mother's eyes. Angelina is a sensitive child. Kaunting lakas lang ng boses, ay natatakot na ito, at akala niya ay nagagalit na sa kanya ang kausap niya. The constant beating and shouting at her when she was still in Uncle Levi's watch, caused trauma. I remember one night, she was screaming in her sleep, but I couldn't open the door, kinailangan pa naming sirain ni Marco ang pinto, para mabuksan iyon. From then, I have to keep a duplicate key for her room, since she always locks the door when she'is inside. It was a sign of trauma, as to what her doctor said. At matatagalan pa raw, bago iyon tuluyang mawala. My sister is dealing with her own nightmare, just like me.

"Uhmmm..N-Na..napanaginipan ko si A-Ate Sapphire.." Hindi ako nakakibo ng banggitin niya ang pangalang iyon. Nagbaba ako ng tingin.

"Sabi niya..K-kumain ka daw palagi at siguraduhin ko daw na kakain ka.." Hindi ito ang unang beses na sinabi niyang dinalaw siya ni..Sapphire sa kanyang panaginip. Ang unang beses, ay sinabi raw nito sa kanya na huwag ko raw kakalimutang ngumiti. But how can I do that? If only she, could make me smile, and she's gone.

"Really? And what else did she told you?" Tanong ko sa kanya, pilit akong ngumiti.

"Uhmm..nag okay lang siya..ganito oh.." Then she raised her hand, thumbs up. Making me laugh a little. Umurong ito papalapit sa akin, na ikinatuwa ko naman.

"Kuya, pakiramdam ko, buhay pa si Ate..sana, huwag ninyong itigil ang paghahanap sa kanya.." Muli akong natigilan. How I wish, it's true. Kung alam niya lang na gabi gabi, ay iyon ang laman ng mga dasal ko. Hinaplos ko ang kanyang buhok.

"No. I won't. Hindi ako titigil sa paghahanap, hanggang hindi ko siya nakikita.." Ngumiti ito, na lalong nagpalitaw ng pagkakahawig nito kay Mama. We've just confirmed that she came from papa. We had her DNA check, at lumabas doon na tunay siyang anak ng papa. Dalawang buwang buntis na noon si Mama, bago naaksidente ang private plane na sinasakyan ni Papa, at ni hindi man lamang nito nalaman na magkakaroon na siya ng pangalawang anak. But everything happens for a reason. Atleast, I have her now. Atleast I have a piece of my mother and father's blood, for me to keep, to love and protect.