Chained Series #01; Mark Anthony Blackhood

Chapter 13

"Avianna is in Baguio."

Dali-dali akong bumihis pagkatapos ko iyong marinig mula sa kay Mika, pumunta ako sa isang park na malapit dito sa may hotel. Hindi na ako sinamahan ni Mark kasi sinabihan ko s'yang gusto kong pumunta na mag-isa lang.

"Kailan lang s'ya umuwi?" I asked her while on the phone.

"Last week, gusto kanya raw eh surprise kaya hindi kanya sinabihan. I was also shocked when I saw her here in the house." Sabi pa n'ya.

Nauna na s'ya kasing umuwi kesa kay Dean na nagpaiwan lang muna dito sa Baguio dahil sa tatapusin nilang trabaho ni Mark, ang pabagsakin si Mr. Perez. At syempre kasama na din ako dun, ewan ko na lang ba kung ano ang pumasok sa isipan ko at pumayag akong sumali sa plano nila nung nakaraang gabi. Ang gulo di ba?

"Okay, thank you." Sabi ko na lang sa kanya at ibinaba na ang tawag.

Tinakbo ko lang ang distanya mula sa hotel papunta dito sa park kung saan kami magkikitang dalawa, it's already been 6 years since last ko s'ya nakita. When we're in college akala namin ay nagbakasyon lang s'ya sa Palawan pero hindi na s'ya umuwi, pinutol n'ya na rin ang koneksyon n'ya sa'min sa loob ng anim na taon na yun.

"I need to see her, I missed my best friend."

Ng makarating ako sa park ay may nakita akong babae na nakaupo sa isang bench, she has long black hair and a petite body. I saw her smiling when she was looking at the little girl who was in front of her playing.

"Avianna!" I called her name and she looked at me.

"Khem." She smiled.

I ran onto her and hugged her tightly," I miss you, where the hell have you been? I thought you were just on vacation but then you disappeared without any words."

"I'm sorry." She replied.

"Saan kaba pumunta kasi?"

Pumakawala s'ya ng isang malalim na hininga," Umalis ako because I thought it was a good decision."

"Mommy, who is she?" Tanong ng batang naglalaro kanina sa harapan n'ya.

"She's your, Auntie Khem." She smiled and picked up her daughter.

"Mommy?" Gulat kong tanong.

"Hi Auntie, my name is Hazel Faith Zerrudo. Nice to meet you po, Auntie."

I almost choked my own saliva when I heard the little girls last name, tumingin ako kay Avianna na hindi makapaniwala. Ibinaba n'ya naman si Hazel at hinawakan ang ulo nito.

"Baby, go play there muna, mommy and auntie will have to talk muna saglit." Sabi n'ya ng malambing sa kanyang anak.

"Yes po mommy." Tumango ito at umalis.

"Look, I'll explain," she said and guided me to sit on the bench," I was pregnant when I left at that time." She began.

"What? So, it means may nangyari na sa inyo ni James six years ago? At umalis ka habang dinadala mo ang inyong anak? His daughter?" I asked.

"Yes, at akala ko ay tamang desisyon yun na umalis akong hindi nagpapaalam sa kanya. Itinago ko ang totoo sa kanya but I always told my daughter about him, you know James." She sighed," He's a Zerrudo at makapangyarihan din ang pamilya n'ya because they're also under the Blackhood Empire." She explained.

"His parents set him a condition that he'll only inherit the company if he graduated in college, James is very eager to finish his studies and I saw how happy he is that's why I'm afraid when I knew that I was pregnant with his daughter." Nagsimula ng lumuha ang kanyang mga mata," Natatakot akong hindi ibigay ng mga magulang n'ya sa kanya ang business nila when they'll know that I was pregnant, natatakot akong hindi n'ya maabot ang kanyang pangrap ng dahil sa'kin."