Our Forbidden Love | ✔

Chapter 22

Naithan Gab's Point Of View

“Ahh sir excuse me po” I went back to reality when I heard one of the student behind me. Nakaharang na pala ako sa daan.

“Oh sorry” I said and looked again to the girl I was looking earlier but she's gone! Ah no, yumuko lang pala siya para pulutin ang ID. I saw her talking to a guy I didn't know who.

Well it's my first day here but I wasn't a student anymore. I'm a professional teacher now. When I was 13-year-old, my family decided to settle here in Manila. At first I didn't agree with their plan because my life was in our province — Elaine Joy Alcantara was there.

But then my mom told me that Joy was going too. I didn't believed them at first because I thought they're just tricking me not until Enzo told me that they were moving too in Manila for good.

So I agreed.

I thought everything will be fine but I was wrong. The incident happened between Joy and his father, tito Ricardo.

It was past midnight at that time and I can't sleep so I decided to go on our backyard. I was just sitting there looking at the dark sky when I heard Joy's shout. Hindi ko pinansin 'yon no'ng una dahil akala ko ay guni-guni ko lang pero naalarma na 'ko nang marinig kong muli niyang isinigaw ang aking pangalan pati na sina tita at Enzo ay tinatawag niya na.

Sa pag-aalala ay agad akong pumasok sa bahay nila and good thing that Hazel was still awake that time so she's the one who opened the door for me. Dali-dali akong pumunta sa kuwarto niya, nakita ko sa peripheral vision ko na nakasunod sa 'kin si Enzo na mukhang namumula.

When I tried to open the door it was locked so I used my strength to open it but I was just a kid back then, I am not strong enough to save the most important woman in my life. Mabuti na lang at mukhang nagising na si Enzo sa kung ano man ang iniisip niya kaya tinulungan niya 'kong mabuksan ang pinto.

Mabuti na lang din at nagiba ito dahil hindi naman matibay ang kahoy na ginamit. Halos manghina ako nang mapagmasdan ko ang kalagayan ni Joy. She was crying while his own father was harrassing her! That bastard!

No.

He's not a human anymore. He's a demon.

Napabalik lang ako sa ulirat nang marinig ko ang boses ni Joy. Damn! How I wish I could unhear that so I can forget this nightmare.

“M-mama” she's still crying.

All I could do was to stare at her back then. I don't wanna come near her because I felt guilty for being late. Kung sana ay pinuntahan ko na siya agad dito no'ng tinawag niya ang pangalan ko e' 'di sana mas napaaga ako.

Enzo's eyes was bloodshot while punching his own father. Tito Ricardo can't even fight for his life. I wanna punch him too. Heaven knows how much hatred I felt that time while staring at the man who was on the floor now. Unconcious.

Sincethen, I always caught Joy crying alone. Sometimes she's staring at nowhere then she will shout her father's name.

Awang-awa ako sa kaniya noon. Ni hindi ko masabi sa kaniya na aalis na kami sa susunod na araw. Palagi ko siyang nakikitang tulala at tila ba'y walang buhay. There are times na hindi siya kumakain kahit anong pilit nila Tita sa kaniya. I know that she's on trauma.