Matagal kong tinitigan ang screen ng phone ko.
Nagdadalawang isip ako kung sasagutin ko ba o hindi ang call..
"Turn off your phone Molly." Naiinis na Utos sa akin ni Blaine.
Tinaasan ko lang siya ng isang kilay at sinagot ang tawag para mas inisin pa siya lalo.
"This is Molly. "
"Where the fucking hell is my son." Ashton's voice was so deep and cold that it sends shivers down my spine. Hindi siya sumisigaw pero mas nakakatakot naman ang boses niya ngayon.
Isa pa sa dahilan kung bakit ayaw na ayaw ko sa kanya ay dahil lagi akong nakakaramdam ng takot kapag kausap ko siya.
Hindi ko man aminin pero kinakatakutan ko siya. I pretend I don't care about his threats pero kapag kausap ko na siya, dun ko lang nararamdaman ang takot. I've been through a lot of bad things whenever I'm with him. His voice alone makes my inside churned in fear.
Pero Hindi ko ipapahalatang takot ako sa kanya. Baka matuwa pa lalo at mas lalo pa akong takutin. Hindi pa naman basta bastang pananakot ang ginagawa niya.
I tried to make my voice sound normal. "He's with me. We're still in the Philippines."
"I want to talk to him." Aniya na walang kabuhay buhay ang boses.
"Baby your dad's calling." Itinapat ko sa kanyang tenga ang phone para makausap niya ang dad niya. His eyes lit up.
"Daddy!" Masayang bulalas ng bata. He was really happy hearing his dad.
Naramdaman ko nanaman ang masamang tingin ni Blaine sa akin kaya lumingon ako sa kanya.
He was glaring at me and I could see how red his face is. It's like I did something bad.
Inirapan ko lang siya at ibinalik ang atensyon ko sa anak ko.
"Yes dad. We're still in the Philippines...''
"Yeah..
"I will."
He looked at me and then gave me the phone.
"Mummy, daddy wants to talk to you."
Kinuha ko agad ang phone ko at itinapat sa tenga ko.
"I'm coming." Yun lang ng sinabe niya bago pinutol ang tawag.
Shit!
I fell very silent.
Hindi mawala sa akin ang sinabe ni ni Ashton. Kapag pumunta siya dito, hindi nanaman matatahimik ang sistema ko.
Why can't I just have a good day without men pissing me off.?
Napahilot ako sa ulo ko dahil parang sumakit ata ito.
"Mummy, daddy is coming. Isn't he?" Tanong ni Asher sa akin.
Pilit akong ngumiti sa kanya at tumango.
"Can he stay with us? I want him to stay with us Mum. I miss him."
The only thing I like about Ashton is that he never misses his appointments with Asher. He makes sure na may time siya sa bata. Ang kaso, gusto niyang sa kanya na lahat ng time ni Asher. Selfish bastard.
He's a good father but he's definitely not a good person to me.
"I-..." Hangga't maaari, Ayokong makasama sa iisang kwarto ang lalaking yun. Pero ayoko namang ipag kait kay Asher na makasama ang ama niya. Dun ko nalang siya papatulugin sa couch. "We'll ask your dad. ok?"
"Ok mummy."
"Very---"
I was cut off when the door swung open and a beautiful woman entered the room. She was carrying a little girl, about two to three years old, I think.
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Художественная прозаAll Molly ever wanted was to live a normal life with her son, Asher. Away from the chaos and violence of her son's father. If she has a choice, ilalayo niya ang anak sa ama nito. But how could she if she doesn't have the means to even escape his cla...
