A/N: ayoko talagang idamay mga Montazon sa story na 'to kasi they complicate things once they're involved. Montazons themselves were complicated enough. Gosh.
TRIGGER WARNING: sensitive content are ahead. Read at your own risk.
CHAPTER 29
RYAN NICKOLAS
"What should we do, then?"
Pagkatapos ng pangangamusta ay 'yon agad ang naging tungo ng usapan namin.
Ilang linggo na mula nang umalis si Taliya para pumunta sa Europa. And that made my father to set things to ruin everything. Pinipilit niya pa ring ituloy ang balak kahit na kalat na sa lahat at buong Zenithal na ikakasal na kami ni Taliya.
Ngayon, wala akong choice kung hindi ang sundin ang sinet niyang date na 'to kasama si Ziemlich, upang tanungin ang babae kung anong magiging plano namin upang itigil ang kahibangan ng mga magulang namin.
"So your father doesn't respect your decision with your very own life too, huh?" she asked back as she sipped on the wine glass. "Does he plan to marry off Altheria with just somebody's family as well?"
"Do you think I will let him do that to my sister?"
She sighed.
"Oh. This made me want to ruin everything..." mabagal niyang saad habang nakatingin sa malayo.
She's almost a sister to me. Sabay silang lumaki ni Altheria mula noong maliliit palang sila. I watched them grew up with Hester until all of them became ladies.
The three of them were very protective of each other.
But Ziemlich suddenly left the country without a word after the news of her wedding with Strendal Montazon spread like a wildfire to the whole town. At ngayon paglipas ng ilang taon, umuwi lang siya rito dahil ikakasal siya sa akin.
Nakakaloko. The turned of events.
"If they choose to include Altheria here..." she trailed off, saying words without a heart. "I might as well ruin everything for them..."
My eyes narrowed.
"What? What do you mean? Do you have a plan?"
Nagtama ang mga mata namin. Bigla siyang ngumisi at tumungo.
"Oh, Kuya Yannick... I have so many cards hiding under my sleeves. Dumi ng pamilya ko... dumi ng Papa mo..." bulong niya sa huling salita.
Hindi ako nakaimik. Alam kong may dumi ang mga Ramirez dahil nasa politiko sila. But my father...
"What do you mean?" I firmly asked.
Ngunit hindi ko matatago ang katotohanang nagsisimula nang kumalabog ang dibdib ko.
She gritted her teeth. She looked up and meet my eyes.
"How's Ate Taliya?" she suddenly asked.
"She's... good. Why'd you ask?" I was confused.
"I'm glad..." she genuinely whispered.
Binalot kami ng katahimikan hanggang siya rin ang bumasag noon.
"Did you ever wonder why your girlfriend's mother committed suicide?" she asked. "Do you really believe she did that because she was sick?"
"Ziemlich..." nagbabanta ang boses ko.
I am sensitive every time the topic involved Tita Tarina. Iniisip ko kung kasama ko si Taliya ngayon ay ganito rin ang mararamdaman niya.
Hindi ko alam kung saan ang tungo ng usapan naming 'to ngunit naghintay ako ng susunod niyang sasabihin.
BINABASA MO ANG
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RomanceShe literally watched him fall deeper in love with someone else. She is the friend, but she's not even in the choices. She is the one who's beside him most of the time, but his eyes are only set to the girl with the beautiful heterochromia eyes. Lia...
