Possessive Ex Husband

Chapter 32: Big Reveal

CASSIDY

I prepared myself at malalim ang aking buntong hininga ng ibinaba niya ang kaniyang laptop, at humawak sa aking kamay upang patabihin ako sakaniyang tabi, gusto ko lang naman malaman ang totoo mula sakaniya alam kong hindi siya magsi-sinungaling. hindi ba? naniniwala ako sakaniya, hindi siya magsi-sinungaling sa akin at sasabihin niya ang totoo tungkol kay Lian at Lena, i really need to know everything kailangan kong malaman lahat para matahimik ang utak ko.

mayroon siyang kinuha na brown envelope at inabot ito sa akin. “Lian and Lena are twins, 5 years ago when Lian's body were found dead Lena was there and she was the only family that Lian has. they are a adopted twins of your uncle, Clark but they were 14 years old when they turn into violent, it was also the time that dad met lena, but he doesn't know after a years of helping lena. lena will took advantage and accuse him that she was his mistress. she accuse my father one or two years after Lian's death. she turn more violent after her death.” i was so quiet listening to him.

“she was messing with us because she is blaming me for what happened to her sister, she will do everything just to take what her sister didn't had to.”

yumakap siya sa akin. “i will protect you.” hindi ako galit na ngayon lang malaman 'to, bakit ako magagalit? may dahilan naman siya kung bakit niya hindi agad sinabi saakin, hindi naman ako ma-pride na babae na magagalit nalang agad sakaniya.

I want to think that this, everything was just a dream, sana nga panaginip nalang ang lahat ng ito pero totoo ang ngyari na 'to, this all happened, sana panaginip nalang para nagawa kong gumising sa bangungot na ito.

IN the next day, nagising ako't naaamoy ang mabangong amoy na mula sa kusina, ang bango. may nagluluto? bumangon ako at nagtungo sa kusina, si Vini nagluluto kasama si Vienna napangiti ako sa mag ama kong nasa kusina ngayon, bakit naman bigla niyang naisipang magluto ngayong umaga? he's not that use at cooking for our breakfast kaya naman bahagya akong nanibago sakaniya ngayon, dahil ba 'to sa kagabi? bumabawi ba siya?

i smiled. “hey, good morning.” bati ni vini sa akin, i just realize by this looking at my husband and daughter. i had the best gift i will ever had to have that family i have wanted to be, this is the family i wanted. that normal and complete family, i never had a complete family since my father died. kaya masaya ako ngayon na nagkaroon ako ng buong pamilya, sariling pamilya ko.

tahimik ang hapagkainan, halos tapos na kaming kuamin ng basagin naman ni Vini ang katahimikan. “bytheway, i saw this photo nung nagaayos ako.” inabot niya naman ang isang litrato sa akin, that photo. litrato ni papa na itinago ko matagal na halos nakalimutan ko na ang itsurs ng aking ama pero naalala ko ito dahil sa litrato na 'to, si papa.

“he looks familiar.” huh? tinignan ko si Vini, familiar? siguro ay nakilala niya na si papa noon ng nabubuhay pa ito? baka nga nakilala niya noon since mas matanda siya sa akin baka naalala niya lang ito? my dad is the best father that i had. “you met him before? when you are young?” umiling siya.

he look at the photo, again. na para bang sinsiguro niya na hindi mali ang nakikita niya. “noㅡ wife, i met him six years ago.” what? no, imposible ang sinasabi niya my father died when i was young, he left us and mom said it because of an accident na ikinamatay ni papa imposible.. imposible na buhay si Papa.

he.. he is dead.

“how? he died a years ago..” giit ko, pinutol niya iyon at hinawakan ako sa aking kamay. tumingin siya sa mga mata ko, seryoso ba talaga siya sa sinasabi niya na buhay si papa? “his name...” i said.

he sighed, “Calven, Calven Vicente.” i want to know gusto ko malaman anong pangalan ng aking ama, gusto kong malaman kung maari bang buhay ang aking ama pero paano? bakit? paanong buhay si Papa? bakit wala akong alam? did he even visit me once? i always look for a hug of my father pero ni minsan wala, bakit niya ako iniwan at ngayon heto buhay siya? is that a joke? paanong buhay ang ama ko? paanong ngyari 'to? my mind are full of questions na gusto ko itanong sakaniya lahat, i want to hear it from him. why? i want to know and his reasons. siguro naman ay may rason siya hindi ba?