Unbreakable Heart

Cousin?

What the fuck is going on? My son is busy eating, while me and that girl tita and tito and zachary is in the middle of talk. Well sila lang nakikinig lang ako at si zachary busy din kaka tingin sakin. Tita looked at me "Oh! Astrea meet my nephew solen, she's my half brother's daughter" literal na laglag panga ko sa sinabi ni tita. All this time?! All this time?! That girl is his half cousin! But i saw it! I saw it with two fucking eyes! He kissed that solen girl! I just smiled and excused myself i let selena take care of my flame..

I go to the bathroom and fix myself. I look dumb! I know that tita has half brother but i didn't know that he has a daughter! But he kissed her! I saw it with my two eyes! I saw eyes! For fucking sake!!

Nagulat na lang ako ng biglang bumukas ang banyo at nilock ito. I saw him, i saw the man who put me into hell, i saw him again and my fucking heart is pounding too fast! Mabilis akong umatras ng makita kong papalapit siya sa pwesto ko.

"What are you doing here?! This is a girl's bathroom!" Nagmamadaling ko sabi kasi hindi siya tumitigil sa kakalapit hanggang na corner na ako sa pader. "for fucking 3 years! For fucking 3 years i stopped myself to go in your place because i knew that you needed space" he look intently into my eyes. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang pangangatog na tuhod ko.

"You never let me explain, you never give me chance to hear my explanation you just run away," may hinanakit na sabi niya. "I never cheated on you! I will never cheat on you astrea" nadudurog ang puso ko habang nakikita siyang paiyak. Pero tinatagan ko sarili ko "you fucking cheat on me! I saw it with my two eyes! You fucking kiss that girl! You fucking asshole! You fucking kissed her lips in front of my eyes! And now you're telling me that you never fucking cheat"?! Malakas na sigaw ko sa kanya! Hinayaan kong humagulgol yung sarili ko at ilabas lahat ng sakit na tinago ko sa loob ng ilang taon.

"I saw it with my two eyes zachary! Pa ulit ulit bumabalik sa isip ko kung pano mo siya hinalikan! She fucking hug you while you combing her hair! And you fucking kisses her lips! How can you fucking lie?! And your team is cheering as well!" Panunumbat ko sa kanya habang pinapalo yung dibdib niya. Apaka galing mag sinungaling! Apaka galing ng gago kitang kita na mag sisinungaling pa!

"You miss understand it astrea!!! I never kissed her andrea! I didn't kissed her!  I know i kiss her forehead, yes! But it is just a big brother's kiss for my hos little sister. I never kiss her lips baby, you miss understood it baby, i will never cheat on you, i will never cheat on you okay? Please listen to me baby i never cheat on you" malumanay na sabi niya. "You thought i kissed her kasi  hindi baby, astrea i will never do that baby. I just touch her cheeks because she's crying. Uncle ben wants her to marry the son of mayor" he carefully explain it to me. Now i understand everything. No i realized that it is my fault.

I just look at him while crying and  listening to his explanation. I hug him tight and tell him how sorry i am "Im sorry im sorry im sorry  zachary im sorry" humagagulgol na sabi ko sa kanya. "Shhh stop crying now that you're with me i will never let you go astrea. Never" naluluhang sabi niya.  Tumingin siya sakin kitang kita ko ant pagtatanong sa mata ya. "That kid, is... Is that my.. my kid"? Na uutal na tanong niya. I saw sadness in his eyes pero mabilis din naman nawala. I smiled at him at pa ulit ulit na tumango. "His name is Flame zachary" i named him after you. Just look like him my zachary.

Napaluhod siya at umiyak. "My son, kaya pala, kaya pala parang konektado ako sa kanya. Kaya pala ayon na lang na ramdaman ko nung nakita ko siya naka tingin sakin, kaya pala parang..parang pinag biyak na bunga kami" patuloy na iyak na sabi niya. Lumuhod ako sa harap niya at hinawakan yung pisnge niya naiiyak at sinabi ko sa kanya na flame want's to meet his father. Kaya kami umuwi din ng pilipinas.

He got up tsaka inaya akong lumabas. I just fixed myself at pumunta na kami sa table nina tita at tito wala na din dun si solen. Nagulat ako ng biglang tumakbo si zachary papuntang mesa nina tita at biglang binulat si flame na tahimik na kumakain. Nilibot ko ang paningin ko at lahat sila naka tingin sa mag ama. Pa sulyap sulyap lang sila sakin. Hindi naman mapag kakaila na mag ama ang dalawa kasi parang pinag biyak na bunga ang dalawa.

Lumapit ako sa kanila at niyakap ang mag ama ko. I cupped flame's face "Baby you said that you want to meet your father right?" I kiss his forehead. "meet your father sweety, he just looks like you my baby" nakangiti kong sabi sa kanya. Si zachary lumuluhang naka tingin sa anak namin. Flame looks his father intently ramdam ko din ang kaba ni zachary baka hindi siya tanggap ni flame.

"I know that you're my daddy, when i looked i you i feel like i just looked in the mirror, you're the older version of me" flame said while smiling and holding his father's crying face. Napangiti na lang ako, I raised my child smart. I hug them both and mabilis na umakyat si zachary sa stage "Everyone i want you to meet my family, My Son Flame Zachary and my wife Astrea" masayang sabi ni zachary at pumalakpak naman ang mga bisita. Parang inagawan namin ng spot light ang debutang ah HAHAHAH.