His Obsession (Series #2)

Chapter 28

We were riding about an hour but it seems he didn't want me to know where are we going.

Tahimik lang naman s'ya sa buong byahe at hindi ako pinapansin. His eyes was fixed in the road and driving carefully.

"So..." I trailed off. "Saan tayo?"

"Hacienda De Villa." Tanging sagot niya.

I rolled my eyes. "Saan 'yun?"

"Where I lived since I was young." Panimula niya.

"Lucas, Jake and I used to spend our lives there. I was 10, when my mom dropped me there, just because he wanted me to spend my time with my half brothers. Hindi kami magkasundo noon ni Lucas because he used to be our father's favorite. But then I realized, it isn't his fault that dad adored him so much."

Nakinig lang ako sa kanya. I didn't took my gazed out of him. Alam kong gusto n'yang magkwento sa mga nakaraan n'ya. At hindi ako demonyo upang pigilan s'ya.

I think, it's time to hear him saying that to me. Kasi ngayon, nakakapag-open up na s'ya ng mas maayos sa'kin. Unlike, in the Morato, he used to be as cold as ice.

S'ya kasi iyong tipo'ng tahimik pero nakakatakot.

I wanted to know, he had this side of him. The one, who couldn't just set and buried his thoughts. The one who could turn impossible to possible. The one he should be.

He chuckled. "We're back again, treating each others like rivals, because of you..."

Natigilan ako, at ang kanina'y ngiti sa labi ay agad kong binura. Why does he have to noticed me? Bakit n'ya ako sinasali sa usapan?

"It has nothing to do with me."

"He...touched you, even though he already had girlfriend."

"I seduced him, that's it!" I uttered. Sa wakas, ay nagawa ko ng alisin ang tingin ko sa kanya.

I'm a bit ashamed because I straightly said it to him without even thinking how my words are very disgusting. Alam kong pinandidirihan n'ya ako ng mga panahong iyon.

"He kissed you. And the way, he got you but still hurt you, anger me the most. I can't even think but to despised him. He hit two birds with just a single stone."

Naramdaman ko ang paghawak niya sa manubela ng mahigpit. As if it was Lucas he was helding.

I heaved a sigh. I want to hug him because I missed him kahit minsan n'ya na akong sinaktan. I want to caress his hand to say, I was always been praying for his safety, even though I'm far away. I want him to feel my genuine and pure love to him dahil alam kong sa mga panahong wala ako, may kaunting parte sa puso niya ang namimiss ako.

Because that's what I thought. Dahil lahat ng tao makakaramdam ng ganon.

And without looking at him. I successfully uttered, "As I said, I was the one who seduces him. Hindi niya kasalanang bumigay s'ya sa'kin. Ginawa ko ang sa tingin ko'y tama kahit alam ko naman talagang mali. And if there's someone who we should blame for that? That's me...always be me..."

I felt a pang in my chest when I saw his bloodshot eyes. His eyes watered, begging me to stopped.

"Why are you keep on defending him? He has to be blamed too. He took you, from me."

"He never took me Zach. Ako ang kusang lumapit sa kanya. I took him, from Vivien!"

"He knew you were my first love..."

Natigilan ako. Kumunot ang noo sa narinig sa binata. I didn't even know him. Mas una ko pa ngang nakilala si Lucas sa kanya. And if it weren't for Vivien, hindi rin magko-crossed ang landas naming dalawa. And now he was saying words, that are basically fakes.