Him And His Superficial Love (Les Tendres Series #4)

Kabanata 28

Kabanata 28

Nagising ako nang makarinig ako ng pagkabasag sa baba. Napabalikwas ako sa higaan at tumingin sa aking tabi. Wala roon si Darell. Baka nasa kwarto niya pa? Minsan ay dito siya natutulog at minsan sa kwarto niya. Pero kagabi... magkasama kami kagabi! Bakit wala siya sa tabi ko?

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko at nagmamadaling lumabas.

Tumingin ako sa baba ng hagdan. Nakita ko roon si Darell na nakaupo sa sofa. He's glaring at Kiolo. May kasama si Kiolo na matandang lalaki. I'm sure who it is.

"Barron Legaspi!" I shouted.

Napatingin silang lahat sa akin. Tatlo sila sa baba. Nakakapanibago at wala silang dalang mga lalaki ngayon. Akala ko ay nagbago na si Kiolo, pero mukhang nagkamali ako sa akala ko.

"There you are. Come down here, Kahel. I've always wanted to meet you." Barron laughed like Santa Claus on Christmas. "Don't worry, we're just talking with your soon to be husband. He's here, you're here... But I feel like something's missing."

"Where's your daughter?" Kiolo asked.

"Fuck you, Kiolo!" Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko sa kaba.

Nakita ba nila si Cielle? Nasa'n ang anak ko?!

Tumingin ako kay Darell. Binigyan ko siya ng nagtatanong na tingin kung nasaan ang anak naming dalawa. He looked at me like he's saying I should trust him and I did.

I slowly came down. Mas lalong bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko nang makita kong may dalang baril si Barron at Kiolo. They're both armed. They're both wearing black leather jacket and a jeans. Para silang mga sindikato!

"What the fuck do you want from my family?!" Sigaw ko at tumingin kay Kiolo. "I thought we're done with this?! What the hell are you doing?!"

"He's never done with you. You married another guy instead of this guy here." Barron acted like he's presenting Kiolo. "This guy's been so in love with you. You used to be best friends, right? I wonder why you chose this lawyer here who can't even defend you."

He can defend me. Alam niya lang ang posibleng mangyari. I know he's doing this for our daughter. I'm just nervous that they'd find Cielle. I don't care what they do to me.

"Where's your daughter?" Kiolo asked again. "I want to see her. What's her name? Cielle?" Humarap siya kay Darell.

"Try to fucking touch my daughter. I'll fucking kill you." Matigas kong banta sa kanya.

Tahimik lang si Darell. Ramdam ko ang kaba niya. He knows where Cielle is.

"Why are you doing this, Barron?" I asked. "You have a daughter, too! Can't you change for her sake, at least? Nananahimik na kami rito!"

"Daughter, you say?" Itinapat ni Barron ang kanyang baril sa baba niya. Tumingin siya sa taas, tila nag-iisap. "I don't remember having one. Do you mean that girl named Perry and her child named Thunder? I remember them dead. She pushed me through my limits. I was supposed to kill her poor boyfriend but she defended him. So I finished their family."

Napaawang ang labi ko sa sinabi niya. Fuck, he killed his own child?!

"You're fucking ruthless." Darell spat.

Tahimik akong nagdasal na sana ligtas si Cielle at tumawag siya ng pulis. Delikado kami rito ngayon. Mukhang may kailangan talaga sila sa amin. Hindi lang ang lupa't bahay namin noon na tinitirhan ng mga magulang at kapatid ko.

"Oh yes, I am." Humalakhak si Barron. "I even remember your sister's scream in pain. What's her name again---Dorothy?"

Tumayo si Darell, handa na siyang suntukin pero tinutukan siya ng baril ni Kiolo.