HER SECRET

CHAPTER 94

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞

TYRONE'S POV

"Gusto kong mabulok sa kulungan si Dad, Mom. Hindi ako papayag na 10 years lang siya diyan, sila diyan."

Gigil kong sagot kay Mommy ng tinawagan niya ako at sinabi ang update sa kanila doon.

"Mom, pinansamantalahan niya si Airah, paulit-ulit... Hindi naman ako papayag na hindi siya mabulok sa kulungan. I don't care if he's my Dad, I want him to pay for all the bad things he did to my girlfriend. Mom, he raped Airah, ginalaw niya, inabuso niya! Kinuha niya dignidad ng babaeng mahal ko, and it hurts to think that he is my father and your husband!"

Tears are welling up in my eyes but I don't want to let them out. I clenched my hands and tightened my grip on my cellphone.

Hindi sumagot si Mommy kaya tinawag ko ulit siya "Mom can you hear me?"

I know she was surprised but it's not up to me. I need his answer. I want Thomas to go to jail for life. Magdudusa siya!

"Mom??"

I opened my fist when I heard her weak sobbing.

"Are you crying??" alala kong tanong. "I'm sorry. Asawa mo pala siya, ama ko pala siya... Pero hindi ibig sabihin na ganun lang yun. I need your answer also sa desisyon ko, do you agree with what I want?"

"Para kay Airah 'to Mom, hindi para sa'kin. So please... I know it's hard for you to have Thomas imprisoned for life, pero please parang awa mo na, para kay Airah. She's your future daughter in law, gusto ko kapag ikakasal ko siya maayos na lahat, wala ng gulo."

I heard him sniff and sigh. "Okay, I'll agree to what you want. Habambuhay na makukulong ang Daddy mo." She was about to end the call but I stopped her.

"Wait... Can I ask you about us, about our family?"

Suddenly the line went silent.

"S-sure, what are you going to ask? About saan?"

"About business. About our family business." I took my wine glass and drank it. "Wine lang ba ang negosyo natin o meron pang iba?" I asked directly.

"Huh?"

"Tell me the truth Mom. Is there anything other than our wine business?!"

"W-wala na."

"Hindi ako naniniwalang wala na! Napakatanga ko para hindi malaman yun."

I opened an album that I got in Thomas's room. It contained photos, photos of Lola when she was young, she was holding some slaves. I also saw Thomas there when he was in his 20's and Kintkeil who looked like he was rehearsing. May mga black and red color na background, maraming mga lalaking naka takip ang mukha at may mga dugo at droga rin.

I don't know what it is but I was nervous when I saw it. Actually, I only saw it last month, it was accidentally because Mom asked me to take her bag from her vanity table in there master bedroom and I saw it there. Umuwi kasi ako nun that time sa mansion namin para ilabas si Mom kasi namimiss ko na siya, namimiss narin niya ako. So I took it and hid it in my room because I was curious. At hanggang ngayon hawak ko parin.

I tried to ask Dean if he knew anything about it but they didn't answer, pero malakas talaga ang loob kong isa ito sa mga negosyo ng pamilya ko, maybe even Grandpa was involved in it. Maybe I'm the only one who doesn't know this secret.

"Mom, answer me! What it is?!"

"A-ang alin?"

"This, this album? Ano 'to?"