Stallion Riding Club FanFiction #1 - Nylon Aranzamendez - Royally Screwed

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SEIREN COULDN'T believe her eyes. Marahan niyang hinaplos ang picture na para bang magbabago ito sa bawat dampi ng balat niya. She was expecting it to change, to know that what she's looking at was not real and just a figment of her imagination.

Ngunit hindi ito nagbago. It was still there. The three of them, Julio, Julio's father, and Nylon, posed for a picture. Nakaakbay ang tatay ni Julio sa kanilang dalawa.

Unti unting rumagasa ang tanong sa utak ni Seiren. Saan kinuha ang larawang iyon? Kelan? Bakit magkakilala si Nylon at Julio? Anung koneksyon meron ang tatlong lalaki sa picture? Bakit hindi nabanggit ni Nylon sa kanya ang bagay na ito?

Masyadong na-caught up sa pag-iisip si Seiren na hindi niya napansing nagising na si Nylon, at matamang nakatingin sa kanya.

"Seiren Ann," panimula nito.

Dagli ang paglingon ni Seiren sa binata. Her eyes were full of questions, questions that immediately need answers.

She's at lost. Hindi niya alam kung paano sisimulan ang pagtatanong. Her mind was starting to fill with suspicions. Ngunit ayaw niyang pangunahan ang lahat. She still wants to hear Nylon's explanation. She wants to give him the benefit of the doubt.

She wants to give him chance.

Seiren looked at him. He was looking at her impassively. Hindi niya mabasa ang emosyon sa mga mata nito. He was back to the old Nylon before she knew him.

"Nylon... Magkakilala pala kayo ni Julio?"

Nylon's eyes never left hers. "Yes."

"How?"

"Thru my father."

"Your father? You mean, sa business?"

"No. Personal."

"Family friends?"

"No."

"Classmates?"

"No."

"Then what is it?"

Nylon looked at her intently. Tila ba sinusukat ang magiging reaksyon niya. Come on, Nylon. Spill the beans. I promise to understand.

Bumuntong hininga muna ito bago siya tinitigang muli. "Julio is my stepbrother."

Everything suddenly stopped. Iyon ang pakiramdam ni Seiren. The time, space, everything. Lahat iyon ay huminto sa pagkakataong iyon.

Her hands slipped, dropping the frame. This time, nabasag na ito. A long crack was visible in the glass.

Tila ito ang nagpagising sa nagulat na si Seiren.

"S-Stepbrother? What do you mean?"

Unti unting lumapit sa kanya si Nylon with his hand reaching for her but she stepped back. Ayaw niya. Ayaw niya munang mahawakan si Nylon. She needs her explanations first.

Defeated, ibinaba nito ang kamay nito saka lumapit sa bintana. No one was speaking. For a moment, akala ni Seiren ay hindi na magpapaliwanag si Nylon sa kanya. But with a soft voice, he started.

"I was a mama's boy. I love my mom so dearly, and I know she did too. She taught me everything I need to know. She's my best friend, my confidant; we were partners in crime. She's the best mother anyone could ever ask for. I was 19 when she died. Ovarian cancer. Fought a good fight. My dad and I were devastated. Kahit naman alam naming in the end ay mawawala din siya, masakit parin.