Disasters of Brazil

Chapter 22

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A month later after Roberta's friend was admitted at the mental hospital, she suffered from stress and anxiety. 

We brought her to a psychiatrist pero hindi naman din siya diagnosed at naagapan kaagad. I'm very genuine with my feelings with Zamantha. Its been months since we met each other at maayos naman pakikitungo niya saakin.

My sister said that she's not genuine but we often get into an argument dahil sinisiraan niya si Zamantha. I really love Zamantha. Hindi dahil maganda siya pero kung ano ang pinapakita niya saakin, it makes me feel safe and comforted.

I don't know why my sister hates Zamantha. Nag-aaway kaming dalawa mostly because of Zam and I would always defend Zam. A week ago, niligawan ko si Zam pero hindi pa raw siya ready so I said to myself that I'm willing to wait for her.

I also met Tita Harmony at some instances this month and she's quite nice and good. She's a cab taxi driver and kilala niya sila Grandma and nagulat nga ako. My trust issues built somehow before kasi nung pinakilala siya saakin ni Roberta, ang fishy and suspicious ni Tita Harmony.

I'm currently on my mission to discover things. My sister had a break for a month after that stress and anxiety. She's currently taking anxiolytic medications to lessen her anxiety episodes. She gave me all the informations she gathered and now is my time to go for it.

Kausap ko si Tita Harmony at a resto dahil may important daw siyang sasabihin saakin. I was wearing a grey pair of shorts and a black shirt and a white shoes. I took a sip on my coffee when Tita Harmony arrived.

"Hi Prinze, sorry nalate ako." Tita apologized. "Traffic sa may Pnoval."

"It's fine," I gave her a small smile on my face. 

"Okay so how was Roberta?" She ask then took a sip on her iced coffee latte.

"She's doing fine but she needs rest." I say, "I've already talked to her adviser and gave the medical certificate and valid naman daw."

"She has an anxiety disorder?" gulat na tanong ni Tita.

"Nope, she's just taking medications." I explained.

"Oh, I see." She slowly nods.

"How did you meet Roberta again?" I ask.

Tita Harmony released a heavy sigh then started to talk again. "That's what I was about to tell you pero mas detailed pa." She chuckled.

"What is it?" I ask.

"I already know her from the start. I mean the day she was born palang, kilala ko na siya, kayo, pati ikaw." She explained,

I laughed hysterically. "What?! Is that a joke?" I chuckled. She must be joking. I know she is.

"No I'm not." She said. "It's a long story pero it's up to you if you want to believe me or not." She said.

"But why? how?" I picked up my note bag where Roberta gathered the informations and situations she experienced and a pencil with me. I started to open a notebook.

"My sister is your real mother." She says deadpan. "Your parents who died aren't the real ones."

My jaw dropped. I can't comprehend anything. My heart also started to beat fast as it is. Just fast.

"You're lying," I chuckled. "No, that can't happen. Hindi porket pinakilala ka saakin nang kapatid ko gagawa kana nang mga fake news." I pressed my palms on my table.

"Then how can you explain this?" She grabbed a piece of paper on her bag and gave it to me. As I grab the piece of paper, it was a DNA results of Florentina Reyes and me, Prinze Barraquias.

It was a 100% match.

With a sign of the hospital and the medical examiner. From that I can see that what she gave me was a real copy. I refused to believe but the evidence is infront of me. It's in front of me. Our Mother's name is Emily Delos Santos, not Florentina. The one who died was Emily Santos, the one who died from an earthquake.

"If you still can't get it, here's the full story, a background story. During highschool, your real dad, Hansel Barraquias and Florentina Reyes, my sister were bestfriends. They were good friends na lagi sila magkasama to the point na they catch feelings for each other. When they got into a relationship, your fake mother got jealous. Emily got jealous. Emily came from a rich and well known family. Her mother is your Grandma. Emileigh Delos Santos. Emily is also a friend of Hansel pero mas nahulog si Hansel kay Florentina. After that, years after, out of jealousy, pinakidnapped nang fake mother niyo ang kapatid ko at pinagbabaril. At that day," a pause came then she continued.  "My sister went missing around and we called the police but there was no response kasi nga wala kaming kapera pera. But then, I went to a cottage in the forest and I heard a woman screaming. Syempre pinuntahan ko. Nang pinuntahan ko, nakita ko na andoon si Emily, at si Emileigh and mag ina. It was years after nung high school nangyari 'to. Buntis na si Florentina kay Roberta at ikaw ay 1 year old palang at syempre wala kang alam noon. Binaril si Florentina pagkatapos ipanganak si Roberta. Your father was also an abuser. He would often punch and hit Florentina with a baseball bat." Another pause came then she continued to talk and took a sip on her coffee. 

"Nahuli din ako noon. Nung pamilya ng mga Delos Santos at ako ang napagbintangan na pumatay sa kapatid ko. Out of connections, nagawa nila ang lahat na ako ang maging suspect pero all I did was to witness how they brutally killed your real mother. Your Grandma is the mastermind of it and your fake mother who died in the earthquake!" Tears started to fall from her eyes. "12 years akong nakulong at nakalaya rin ako dahil napatunayan na inosente ako...." Her voice cracked.

I managed to write all the details she said even though I'm starting to cry out of anger. It was true! It was true! that there's something behind Grandma! There something is behind her, she's hiding something and nareveal and nadiscover ko lahat ngayon. I refused to believe somehow but the evidence is right infront of me, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! and I'm not that dumb to be indenial. I'm a man. I won't be a trash. My eyes were in bloodshots.

My heart was racing as fast as it is. All anger I've gathered were right here. I clench my fist and I want to punch all the walls around. I want to punch everything. How could they do this!

How can they keep all of this? out of jealousy, Grandma killed our real mother?!

"But please don't tell this to Roberta yet."

"I know," I whispered while tearing apart. "When she's stable, ilalabas ko ang katotohanan." Matapang na sabi ko. "I will, I will break Grandma. I will give justice to our mother who she have killed." I said and kept the DNA Result in my bag and left Tita Harmony out of my anger and stress. I couldn't blame her though. She was just a victim of the Delos Santos Family, my murderer Grandma's family.

After all this years, my life was lie. It was just a lie. Fuck it!

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