The Marriage Contract

12

KABANATA XII

H A I D E N

The lights danced around the place. The music dazzled through every corner and pounced the grounds with every beat. Ladies in their dazzling attire roamed the space.

"Lupit ni Lance oh! Ang bilis makabingwit," said Chase, squinting his eyes while his eyes traveled the club looking for Lance.

Lance is one of the fuckboys of the group. Makakita lang 'yan ng magandang babae mawawala na agad siya sa paningin. He's just good at his games. He knows how to play with women and how to get them.

Sometimes, I do worry about Lance, iniisip ko nga na baka may sakit na ang tigang na 'yon. It's because he changes his girls everyday. It's like he got some strange addiction. He disgusts me sometimes.

I've slowed down with womanizing because I'm already married. My guilt always cripples through my mind every time I try to have fun with girls. Hindi na rin ako masyadong dinadatnan ng libog.

Nandito lang naman ako kasi pinilit akong sumama. Yuan already texted me to not go home late and drunk. Hindi naman ako lasing, uminom ako pero kunti lang.

"Ang sarap mo naman." A woman approached me. She got a sexy body however the face is just not it. Mas maganda pa si Yuan dito eh.

"Hipon, bro," Chase whispered. A slight chuckle escaped my mouth.

"Thanks," I responded. She gave me that flirty look on her face. Hindi ko alam kung matatawa ako. She's not daring at all.

She was about to touch me but then I received a call from Yuan. Agad akong naglakad palabas para sagutin 'yon.

"Honey?"

"Haiden natatakot ako...nandito siya, 'yung humabol sa'min..." His voice is shaking. I've already sensed the situation so I jumped in my car and drove home.

What the heck is he doing in my house?! My heartbeat accelerated as fast as my car. I know the extent of that man's danger. I know what he can do and that made me fear his presence in my property.

I drove as fast as I could and I reached the house in the fastest way possible. I went inside and saw him throwing stuff inside.

My reflexes went straight to punching him and putting him in his place.

"Isa ka pa! Fuck you, Haiden! You ruined my life and my family, everything crumbled because of you and your shameless family!"

It seems like he lost his sanity. He had always been aggressive but this time... it's different? He might've lost it already.

"Lahat kayo! Mga putang ina niyong lahat! Lahat naman ginawa ko para pumasok sa napakatayog na standards ng pamilya niyo pero anong nangyari? Mga matapobre kayo eh!"

Julius...has gone crazy.

"Tapos ngayon pati mga anak ko ipagdadamot niyo sa'kin? Ako ang ama, mga gago! Kaya ilabas niyo na sila! Grey! Lila! Nandito na si daddy!" sigaw niya.

"They're not here."

"Nasa'n na sila?" he grabbed my collar, "sabihin mo sa'kin kung nasa'n ang mga anak ko."

His eyes looked desperate, scared and depressed.

"Nagmamakaawa ako, Haiden," tears flowed down his cheeks, "kahit ngayon lang, hayaan mong mahawakan ko ang mga anak ko."

He fell on his knees, begged me to show him his kids. The mansion was silenced and only his cries echoed.

"Dad, please don't cry."