Chapter 25
I stood up, dressed up and left the bar while crying. I tried calling Wallace but he can't be reached. Bakit ngayon pa? Bakit ngayon pa na hindi kita macontact? Bakit ngayon pa?
I drove to our condo and immediately took my clothes off and jumped in the bathroom. I was aggressively washing myself, trying to take that filthy CEO's traces out. I was breaking down, bakit ngayon pa? Bakit ngayon pa na nasa Greece si Wallace? Later on, after a while of crying my phone rang it was my personal assistant, Tiana.
"Ishna! Are you alright?!" I heard my personal assistant and that just made me cry even more.
"I'm not, Tiana! I'm fucking not fine. He harassed me! He fucking touched me!" I cried.
"I'll be there. Just hang on okay? Don't do anything." She said and ended the call as I broke down crying. Tangina kung pupwede lang sana na tanggalin ko yung mga parte ng katawan ko na hinawakan niya ginawa ko na. Tangina diring diri ako sa sarili ko, I was sexually harassed yet wala manlang ako nagawa.
"Ish, Jake was a part of it." She dropped a bombshell when she arrived at my condo.
"You can't be for real, I trusted him. We all trusted him." I exclaimed as she smiled sadly and hugged me.
"I know. Pero, kasabwat siya ni Pier sa lahat ng nangyari. Kaya pinapunta ka niya mag isa doon sa pagmee meet'n niyo ni Pier. I'm so sorry, Ish. Kung alam ko lang sana, kung alam ko lang sana sinamahan nalang kita." She cried with me as my sobs were getting louder.
"Diring diri na ako sa sarili ko Tia, sobrang nandidiri na ako sa sarili ko. Hindi ko na alam kung paano pa harapin si Wallace ngayon na hinayaan ko lang yung lalaking yon na hawakan ako." I cried as she looked at me and cupped my cheeks.
"The company will do something about it, but the CEO said medyo malabo kase makapangyarihan si Pier tsaka baka gagawin nilang witness kuno si Jake. The company will do it's best, Ish. Be strong hmm?" She said as I cried.
It's been three days and the issue is circulating. I was looking at the TV and there I saw the man that I despise the most. He was being interviewed today about what happened to me and him. I don't want to go out, hindi naman na ako pinilit ni Tiana, hanggang ngayon hindi parin sumasagot si Wallace sa mga tawag ko. He's mentioned that he will be busy and baka hindi muna niya ako matatawagan pero tangina naman, bakit ngayon pa?!
"May we ask what happened to you and why were you found at the bar na natamaan ng vase yung ulo niyo?" The reporter asked him.
"Narinig din namin na kasama mo ang model na si Kriszchna Lazaro noon don sa mismong lokasyon at sa oras na iyon. Ano po ba ang nangyari sayo?" The reporter added and I felt myself crying again just recalling what happened.
"She tried to seduce me and she tried to force me into something that I don't want kaya natagpuan akong walang damit noon, nung umayaw ako at hindi niya nakuha ang gusto niya pinukpok niya yung ulo ko ng vase and the last thing I remember was her leaving the bar." I gasped and laughed sarcastically. How the fuck was this man made? Tangina he had the guts to lie?! Tangina talaga.
"So ano nga po ang balak niyo kay Miss Lazaro?" Tanong nung reporter na nauto naman ata. Tangina talaga.
"I plan on filing a case against her. Though she might use her family against me pero ilalaban ko yung kaso. I have a witness and malakas na yung ebidensya ko na nagawa niya talaga ang mga iyon. This was a lesson for me na kahit anong kahinhin ng mukha nababahiran pa din talaga ng dumi ang pagkatao." The fucking nerve of this guy to freaking gas light people. He's playing the victim and parang ang mali mali ng ginawa ko sakanya eh siya nga itong nanggago sa akin.
I heard someone knock on my door and it was my brother. He was wearing a serious face and he was looking at me coldly.
"Kuya." I cried and hugged him as he hugged me back.
"Get dressed, Ishna. We're going to the court right at this moment. I already asked an attorney to defend us." He said his voice laced with coldness as I cried.
"Kuya, ayoko na. Ayokong lumabas. Sobrang nandidiri na ako sa katawan ko." Hagulgol ko. He held my shoulders and he looked at me.
"Tangina, Ish! Wag kang umiyak! You need to show them that you're still standing strong. Wallace can't receive any informations about this so hindi siya makakapunta dito. Wag kang umiyak putangina, you need to stay strong, makakapatay si Wallace kapag nakita ka niyang ganito." He scolded and tears were also running down his face and that made me cry even more.
"Kuya paano? Tangina sobrang nandidiri ako. Paano ko pa siya haharapin sa lagay kong ito? Hinayaan ko lang yung lalaking yon na hawakan ako! Wala man lang akong nagawa." I broke down as he inhaled and looked at me.
"Ishna, alam na alam namin na pumalag ka. Tangina naman Ishna. Paano tayo haharap sa korte pag ganyan ang lagay mo?! Get dressed pupunta na tayo ngayon doon." He scolded and pushed me to my room for me to get dressed. I wipes my tears and looked at the mirror. I need to be strong, I need to be and I have to be. Wala si Wallace ngayon kaya kailangan kong maging matatag para dito.
"I have a witness. Nandoon siya noong nangyari yung sinasabi ko." Pangangatwiran ni Pier na nagpakunot sa noo ko. Tangina? Walang tao noong nandoon kami.
Jake came in and he looked at me with apologetic eyes and I never felt so fucking betrayed in my whole life, tangina pinagkatiwalaan ko siya eh. I almost considered him as a friend of mine yet he did this to me. Tangina naman eh.
"Would you mind telling us what exactly happened at that moment?" The judge asked as Jake inhaled and looked at me.
"Totoo po yung sinasabi ni Sir Pier. Matagal na po akong manager ni Ishna at nagulat din po ako nung nagawa niya yun kay Sir Pier. Hindi ko po inaakala na magagawa niya yon kay Sir Pier." Pagsisinungaling niya and that's when my tears started forming again. Tangina, ang sakit, yung aakalain mong kaibigan mo tangina tatalikuran ka rin pala.
After hours natapos na yung trial, our side lost.
"Miss Lazaro is guilty and hereby will be sentenced in prison for six-" The judge was cut off when my brother spoke.
"Tangina! I'll pay the fine, how much is it? Millions, billions? I'll fucking pay for it. My sister won't go to prison for a sin she didn't commit." He angrily said and that's when I broke down to tears again. He pulled me up.
"We're going home." He said coldly as he pulled me out of that place. But before leaving he faced Pier who was smirking and threw him a glare.
"Just wait till he gets home you fucking asshole. Just wait, there will be hell for you to pay once he fucking knows about this."
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