De Silva Series 1: Shy to you [On-going]

23| Attacked

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Those words echoed in my mind. Questions multiplied and it made me want to know more. She waited for me to ask questions and as soon as I recovered and I asked her my question.

"D-diba," I started. "Madalas akong managinip, at isa ron ay ang dahilan ng mga trauma ko. Pero bakit pakiramdam ko, may nakaraan akong nakalimutan na bumabalik, hindi ko lang ma kumpleto dahil kulang-kulang parin. Since we grew up together. Do you know some of it?" Ngumiwi siya at nag-isip.

"Nandoon ba ako sa panaginip mong iyan?" Tanong niya na inilingan ko habang nakasimangot. "You should ask someone na nakikita mo mismo sa panaginip mo." Umiling ako.

"Why?" Takhang tanong niya. "Kase ayaw niyang sabihin sa akin, kaya sa'yo pa ako nagtatanong." Tipid na napa ngiti si Ava habang umalis at bumalik habang hawak ang cellphone. She tapped on her phone as I watch her. Pero tumigil siya sa ginagawa at nagsalita.

"Go on, magtanong ka pa." She said and continued tapping on her phone. "Hindi naman siguro naka-record 'yan ano?" She nodded and looked at me in disbelief. "Why would I?" She asked and then, I nodded.

"Who started the fire then, if not my father?" I asked that made her stop tapping on her phone. She looked at me at hindi ko nabass ang reaksyon niya. "I don't know, nangsasabon ka na rin pala ng tanong. Buti hindi 'to defense." I looked at her and analyzed if she's telling the truth or not.

But her emotionless and calm face can't give me assurance of her telling the truth. "I trust you." Sagot ko na lamang. Agad kong nakita ang unti-unting pagbabago ng ekspresyon niya. She's feeling guilty. "But I don't really know." Sagot niya na mukhang ngayon ay nagsasabi na siya ng totoo.

"Ask Theon, he knows." Napatawa ako.

"Dr. Virrion also told me that. Kahit na iba ang tinutukoy niya, I saw how he gave me that look. He wants me to know more about Theon for some reason." I explained.

"Go on, tell her." Napalingon kami kay Kuya Doc na nasa taas ng hagdanan. "But, I'm not in the place to tell her that. It should be coming from Theon himself. The truth." I looked at the two of them na mukhang magtatalo pa. But Nathaniel immediately sighed and accepted defeat.

"You have a point, but Theon won't tell her that because he is afraid." After he said that, his phone rang and bid farewell to his wife. May ibinulong pa ito sa asawa bago umalis.

Nakaka-bitter.

"Oo nga pala, your phone. I'm sure you missed it." Napatingin ako sa hawak niya at nagtakha kung bakit nasa kaniya iyon. "Why?" She smiled. "Alam mong involved ka na sa mga De Silva, at yung biglaang pagkawala mo ng ilang linggo. Ofcourse it is suspicious." Paliwanag niya.

"Ofcourse it is, is that why he asked you to give my family reasons of my absence?" I asked that shookt her. "Don't ask why, I heard your conversation about how I am in danger right now. Kaya nga ako nagpunta dito." She was stunned as of she really didn't expect it.

"Why am I in danger? Is it because of the De Silvas?" I asked. She clasped her hands and took a deep breath. "It's not because of the De Silvas. I don't really know what happened back then, busy ako sa pag-aaral at nalaman ko lang ang iba sa pamilya natin which they told me not to tell everyone especially you. I'm sorry." Tumungo siya.

My body froze, why am I in danger? Nanlamig ako at nahirapang huminga. Both of us were silent. Simula bata ako ay lagi na akong malas, nawala ako sa daan noon at natagpuan akong tulog sa loob ng hospital, nahulog ako sa tulay kasama ang kapatid ko. Tapos, nabaril ako sa likod. All the bad memory I tried to forget came back to me and now, pakiramdam ko nagkakaroon na ng kahulugan ang lahat.