Your Lying Heart (Hearts Series #4)

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve

In Love

It was a painful memory. It's my only thought the moment I woke up again in the hospital. May luha rin sa mga mata ko na nakita rin ni Mommy na siyang una ko muling nakita pagkagising ko. At may naaawa siyang mga mata na nakatingin sa akin. Nanginginig pa ang kamay niya nang dalhin niya ito sa pisngi ko at malapit sa mata ko. Marahan niyang sinubukang punasan ang luha ko na nandoon na nang magising ako. And maybe I was already crying too while I was still unconscious...

"What's wrong, son? May masakit ba sa 'yo... Why are you crying..." Lumuha na rin si Mama habang nagtatanong sa akin.

"Why does this always have to happen? Palagi ka na lang namin sinusugod sa ospital... and you would fall into sleep... A-At paano kung sa susunod ay hindi ka na gumising ulit..." My mother cried more.

"Mama..."

She nodded at me while crying. "Yes, hijo. Mama's just here. Nandito lang ako, anak." She reassured me.

And while I'm looking at her now, I remember when I was younger. When I was only a little boy who was always clinging to his mom...

I remember those times that we were also in the hospital. Because I was so sickly as a boy because of a weak heart. Palagi lang nasa tabi ko si Mama. She was always there for me...

"I'm sorry for making you worry..." I managed to say to her.

Umiling lang naman siya sa akin. And when Daddy had arrived he helped me calm her down. At kumalma na rin si Mommy. Pagkatapos ay nakausap na namin ang doctor.

"Congratulations, you have fully recovered from your head trauma..." He said.

Nagpasalamat sa kaniya sina Mommy at Daddy. While I remained quiet on my bed thinking. I wonder why Yessa wasn't still here... Not exactly that I want to see her now... Lalo pa ngayong nagbalik na ang lahat ng mga alaala ko sa nangyari...

I hated her. She betrayed me. She cheated on me with her ex...

I can't help it but to grit my teeth.

Before that happened, nagdududa na rin ako noon kay Yessa...

May mga sarili na siyang lakad noon, and her actions became doubtful to me...

Sometimes she would go out to meet with a friend, she would say. And I would ask her which friend... Dahil medyo may pagdududa na nga ako sa mga kilos niya. And I know all her friends. At kilala ko rin ang asawa ko... kaya alam ko kung may hindi siya sinasabi...

"Happy Anniversary!"

I smiled at my wife. She surprised me on our wedding anniversary. We were very happy at first, kaya hindi ko alam kung bakit nangyari pa rin sa amin iyon...

"I love you!" She told me very clearly as I remember...

And I smiled. "I love you, Yessa..."

And then we hugged each other tightly...

Masaya naman kami. Maganda naman ang pagsasama namin. Since our parents introduced us to each other, at simula noong nagkakilala kami hanggang sa naging mag-asawa na kami ni Yessa ay wala naman kaming naging problema sa relasyon namin...

Kaya bakit...

How could she cheat on me after she told me that she love me?

She told me that she loved me... But maybe she was also still in love with her ex... And that's why she couldn't let him go once he returned...

I didn't know about him at first. Yessa and I didn't really talk about our exes. At huli ko na lang nalaman ang tungkol sa nakaraan niya...

That she was only trying to move on by the time we met and she started dating me to forget him.

At nang araw na 'yon, nang sinundan ko siya at nakita ko kung saan siya pumunta hanggang sa nakita ko na nga sila sa isang hotel...

Nanlalaki ang mga mata niya nang pagbukas niya sa pintuan ng hotel room ay ako ang agad na bumungad sa kaniya. She looked so shocked when she's faced to face with me—her husband.

"L-Leo..." Nautal siyang tinawag ang pangalan ko.

Habang nakatayo naman ako roon, at parang nag-ugat na ang mga paa ko sa kinatatayuan ko. My lips just parted but I wasn't able to say anything because of shock...

"Yessa," Somebody called her from behind...

At nakita ko na sumunod pa sa likuran niya ang lalaki niya. I gritted my teeth and I just turned my back at them both, and I started to walk away...

"Leo!" Tinawag pa niya ako.

Pero patuloy lang ako sa pag-alis doon.

I couldn't do anything at that moment but to walk away because I couldn't take it. At sobrang nagulat pa ako. I had my doubts but I still did not expect that. I did not expect my wife to betray me like that.

At parang nanghina rin ako habang papasok na ako sa sasakyan ko. Nawawala ako sa sarili ko. Parang hindi ko na alam kung ano ang mangyayari sa akin...

"Leo?"

Parang nagising ako at nabalik sa kasalukuyan. Tinatawag ni Mommy ang pangalan ko. I might have spaced out a bit. Tumingin ako kay Mommy. She sighed a little when she finally got my attention back.

"Kami pa lang ng Daddy mo ang nandito ngayon. Pero susunod din dito sa hospital mamaya si Yessabella. I know that you need your wife, hijo. But she still needs to take care of your child first. Hihintayin niya lang na makatulog na muna si Leon dahil pagod din ito mula kanina sa party. Hinahanap ka na nga raw, but Yessa's already taking care of your son now. So don't worry. She'll be here and you two could talk."

Nakinig lang ako sa sinasabi ni Mommy. I stayed quiet...

"Mabuti naman at fully recovered ka na raw sabi ni Doctor Alejandro." Mommy smiled while she's looking at me with gentle eyes. "Mas napanatag na ako ngayon, hijo. At na hindi na rin ako mangangamba na baka bigla ka na namang mawalan na lang ng malay..." She sighed her worries. "I just want you to be healthy again."

I just nodded my head at my mother.

I didn't want her and Dad to worry about me anymore. Kaya tinago ko na lang din muna sa kanila ang tungkol sa amin ni Yessa...

But I have to talk to her. I will talk to her. Especially for our son...

Ngayon pa lang habang iniisip ko ay naaawa na ako sa anak namin. Siya ang maiipit sa amin ng Mommy niya...

And I never wish for things like this to happen that would affect my son. Sa lahat ay si Leon lang ang pinaka-iniisip ko ngayon. I'm only concerned about my son.

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