Heartbreaker vs. Heartbroken

Chapter Ten

"I am here as a guardian of these boys and the girl here. I am not here as your lawyer but as a guardian for my son by blood and sons and daughter by bond." Seryoso ang mukha ng lalaki. Tatay ba to ni Arvin? Siguro. Atty. Reyes daw eh. Baka nga. Bakas ang gulat sa kanila ngunit agad na binawi at tinignan lang kami ng masama.

"Sino po ba sa inyo ang magrereklamo?" Nahihiyang pagsingit ng pulis na nasa harapan namin. Agad namang nagsalita si Mrs. Claveria, nanay ni JC.

"I want to file a complaint to those who have done this to my son! Who did this to him, by the way? There's no point on covering up each other!" Galit na galit pa din sya. Pakiramdam ko pagod na pagod na ako at nanghihina ng maramdaman ko ang kamay na humawak sa akin. Nilingon ko kung sinong humawak sakin at nakita ko namang si Arvin yon. I was ready to lash out when he suddenly talked.

"Your hands are shaking. Are you cold? Or are you still afraid?" Bakas ang pag-aalala sa mga mata nya.

"You're safe now. We're here. I'm here. I won't let that man go near you again" Hindi naman ako makapagsalita dahil para kong nalunok ang dila ko. Hinayaan ko lang sya na hawak ang kamay ko dahil pakiramdam ko din naman ay kumakalma ako kahit paano. Dahil na rin siguro hindi nya ako kakitaan ng pagkalma, inakbayan nya ako at marahang tinatapik tapik sa balikat. At that moment, I was able to calm down and feel that finally, I am safe... in his arms

Sinusubukang mabuti ni Marcus na makipag-usap ng maayos. Nakikita ko yon. "Mawalang galang na ho Misis. Ni hindi nyo alam kung anong pinag-ugatan ng nangyari kaya please lang wag kayong magsalita na para bang kami ang nagsimula."

Umismid naman ang Ginang. "Then tell me how did he get this kung sya ang nagsimula? Kung hindi sya napagtulungan? You are bunch of uneducated insolent children!!!" Kita ko ang pagpipigil ni Marcus pero alam kong di ko na mapipigilan ang bunganga neto.

"Excuse me Ma'am, before asking us what have we done to your son, can you at least first ask him also? What did he do to receive all that?" Mahinahong usal ni Tan.

"At talagang anak ko pa ang pinagmumukha nyong masama ha? My son would never do anything inhumane! My son is too kind to do some kind of sh.t!" Gatong naman ng Mr. Claveria.

Masyado ng umiinit ang ulo ng mga tap kaya pumagitna na ang pulis. "Kung hindi nyo po kayang igalang ang isa't isa, igalang nyo na lang po ang himpilan. Hindi natin malulutas ito kung hindi nyo papakinggan ang parehong panig." Dahil doon ay bahagyang huminahon ang mga tao.

The police interrogated each of us. He first asked Ian, then asked JC. The police asked me questions last. I told them what really had happened. There's no point in covering JC's wrongdoings. I may have done something wrong too but I know that doesn't justify what he have done to me. Hindi makapaniwala sila Mr. & Mrs. Claveria sa narinig na statement ni Ian at ng anak nila.

"So para lang malinaw, nagalit si Mr. JC dahil nagkakausap ka at si Ms. Montecillo?" Turo ng pulis sa akin at kay Ian.

"Yes Sir. He doesn't want me to talk or even go near her beacuse he's the legit boyfriend daw po." Mahinang paliwanag ni Ian. "He's been like that eversince they broke up. Its like he lost his.... his sanity" Ismid lang ang naitugon ng parents ni JC. Na para bang ayaw nilang maniwala sa statement na naririnig nila.

"He has been very violent and irrational when they broke up. No one knew this but our circle. He has been beating those men who have been trying to make a move on her. Everytime may nagtatanong sa kanya if single sya, he would always say his girlfriend is Lori. I was so fed up with that. I really like Lori so when I had the chance to make a move on her, I did it without thinking that he might do the same thing to me." Ako man ay hindi makapaniwala sa kwento nya. Hindi ko alam na ganon ang naging epekto ng pang iiwan ko sa kanya. I think its too much.