My Brother's girlfriend is my fiancée

Flashback1.2

Pumasok kami ni Juliana sa isang French restaurant. Hindi ko alam kung dapat ba akong makinig sa sasabihin ng babaeng ito. Hindi ko rin alam kung dapat ba akong maniwala sa mga sasabihin nya. Wala naman sigurong mawawala sa akin kung pakikinggan ko siya kahit saglit lang.

Pumuwesto kami sa medyo sulok na mesa ng lugar na iyon. Class ang restaurant na iyon at puro french foods ang isiniserve...

Lumapit ang waiter samin at ibinigay ang menu. Kinausap nya ito sa wikang french. Ang totoo hindi naman talaga ako nagugutom. Sino ba naman ang makakakain sa mga nangyari ngayong araw? Nasaksihan ko ang pagtataksil ni Alex sa pangalawang pagkakataon at ngayon may kasama akong babae na sinasabing hindi daw si Alex si Alex?

"Would you like something to eat?" She smiled at me.

"No, but no thanks! I'm not hungry." I smiled back ruefully.

Kinausap nya ulit ang waiter at umalis na ito.
"I'm sorry about our meeting. But I hoped Kendrick had prepared you for this kind of situation." I could see in her eyes that she was sorry that I couldn't understand.

Hindi ako nagsalita at hinayaan ko lang siya sa kanyang mga sasabihin.

"Kendrick said that he will tell you everything as soon as you get here but it seems that you two haven't talked yet."

"I haven't seen Kendrick for a month that's why I don't understand what you are saying." Surprisingly I nearly shout at her. Sobrang naiinis na ako dahil wala akong maintindihan sa sinasabi nya. Simula nung malaman kong may asawa na si Kendrick inalis ko na ang kahit anong communication meron kami.

"I'm sorry but it's not what you think... I guess it's time for you to know. Supposedly I am not the one who should tell you all these but I couldn't wait anymore." There's pain in her voice...

Ayokong magpadala sa babaeng ito, inilapat ko ang aking likod sa sandalan ng upuan at pinagsalikop ang aking mga braso sa tapat ng aking dibdib.
"Please go straight to the point..." walang gana kong wika sa kanya.

"Alex died five years ago..." walang preno nyang sabi sa akin.

Napaunat ako sa aking kinauupuan. Hindi ko alam kung anong sasabihin ko. Nabigla ako sa sinabi nya pero hindi ako agad dapat maniwala sa kanya.
"What are you saying!?Is this some kind of a joke?"

"No! I know it will be hard for you to believe me but it's the truth."

Ang totoo parang sasabog na ang aking dibdib sa narinig ko. Pero pinilit ko paring maging kalmado.

"They are twins...Kendrick and Alex. Alex was murdered five years ago... Kendrick is an undercover agent. Si Kendrick ang humahawak sa case ni Alex. He loves his twin brother Alex that much that he could kill his murderer." She explained looking nowhere then she took a deep breathed.

Halos mawindang ang utak ko sa mga sinabi nya. Ano daw? Twins? I looked down as if absorbing all her revelations. Hindi ko ipinakita na apektado ako. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit kailangan nyang sabihin sakin lahat ito. Tamang dapat si Al...hindi...si Kendrick ang dapat magpaliwanag nito.

"They saw his body in his apartment holding your picture. Kendrick was so upset at that time that he could almost cursed you. Iniisip nya na malaki ang participation mo sa nangyari sa kanyang kapatid that he looked for you everywhere and take revenged."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa narinig ko. Revenged!? Totoo ba ito? Gusto ko nang tumayo at umalis sa lugar na iyon pero mas pinili ko ang pakinggan siya.

"Yes! He wants to take revenged sayo. He chose to go to Philippines to spy on you. He pretended to be Alex to get closed to you. The engagement was not real and his promised to marry you here in France. The truth is he wants you here to reveal the truth pagkatapos nyang malaman na wala kang alam sa nangyari." She explained.