Tune of Rapture (Echoes #2)

Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Broken

Napagkamalan pa nga'ng may anak.

"No!" sigaw ni Kai at aamba pa ng iyak.

Bumalik ako sa reyalidad at naputol ang titigan naming dalawa ni Sergo. Iniwan ko ang cart ko roon para puntahan sila. My heart was pounding loudly, and my expression was stern. I felt nothing but... irritation.

I was irritated because of the way he was looking at me now, as if I were the one at fault between us. I know I should just forget about it, give those who have wronged me a chance, but if this is all he's going to show, maybe it's better to revisit everything.

I didn't cry or sulk in my dark room just to feel like this. I didn't blame myself just to make him feel like he didn't want me.

I couldn't fucking understand. Shouldn't I be the one angry now? Because amidst everything he made me feel, it was all lies. I should be the one to judge someone like him. Now that we've met again.

But what am I doing? I've let go of the negativity towards him and his family because I don't want a chaotic life. I've forgotten everything, even the deception he did.

And now? What the hell on earth? What did I do to have everything come back to me? Fuck him. I endured for so long, and this is the way he looks at me now.

Full of judgment and it's as if he's the one with the audacity to feel angry.

Hinawakan ko ang maliit na braso ni Kai at iritadong tiningnan si Sergo. He stood in front of us, the grip on the cart he was holding was intense. I even noticed the veins in his arm there.

Wala siyang galaw at nang tingnan ko ang mata niya, nakatingin siya sa batang hawak ko and his hazel brown eyes filled with a mix of emotions.

He met my gaze, and that's when I understood the emotion that pierced through them. Regret and pain.

It was only now that I looked closely at his face. His features had matured, and his naturally pink lips looked well taken care of. Even his perfect nose and jawline stood out. His face had no flaws, even with the tanned color.

And his eyes, a mix of emotions I could see, were still the same, just with a hint of change but nothing more.

Nothing had changed. Many things had changed around us. Iyon siguro ang nakikita ko.

"I want!" turo ni Kai sa chocolate na nasa itaas dahilan para mapalingon ako sa kanya.

Kumunot ang aking noo. Sobrang kamukha niya talaga ang pinsan ko. Hindi ko ba alam. Nababaliw na yata ako dahil palagi kong kasama si Tiago kaya pati sa bata ay nakikita ko siya.

Kitang-kita ko kung paano nanubig ang mata niya nang hindi ako sumagot at tinitigan lang siya. Nang tumagal ang katahimikan ay nag simula na siyang humikbi. Namilog ang aking mata.

Umiyak! Gago! Anong gagawin ko?

Kinuha ko ang kanina niya pa tinuturo at binigay sa kanya iyon. Nakarinig ako nang malakas na buntong-hininga sa aking likuran. Napatingin ako kay Sergo, puno ng irita ang mata.

Ano pang ginagawa niya rito? Umalis na siya!

"Chocolate is not for kids," he said in his natural baritone voice.

Bigla kong naalala ang sinabi niya noon na mas marunong siya kung ano ang dapat ipapakain sa pusa. Talagang dinadala niya pa rin 'yan dito? At anong akala niya sa akin walang alam sa mundo? Hindi ako kahapon pinanganak!

We locked eyes again, a mixture of irritation and anger combining, making our gaze last longer. He looked at my lips and lingered there for a moment. My forehead furrowed, but he quickly returned his gaze to my eyes.