Mean Girls and Bad Boys

✓ CHAPTER 56: New York

Lez

Silence. No one was talking. All I can feel is awkwardness. It's been 9 years magmula nung huli ko siyang nakausap. We had a happy bonding 9 years ago. But it was changed because of what dad did to their family. I look at Tita Vel, Ian's mom. Napaharap ulit ako at yumuko nalang.

"I'm sorry..." I started at pinikit ko yung mata ko which is going to free some tears. "...kasalanan k--"

"Wala kayong kasalanan ni Allen." she said at agad na napadilat yung mata ko. "Kami ni Wayne ang may kasalanan." What does she mean by that? And the way she mentioned my dad, seems like close sila.

"20 years ago, back in college days, schoolmate ko sila Wayne, your mom and my husband. Your mom and my husbandfltoliiprrpfaaweepttrtrrrrweetqrrrrrqqrqtrtfrrprtpeeew  was in a relationship at that time. Due to a desperate love, Wayne and I made a deal. He raped your mom causing her accident pregnancy and a forced marriage. And, by asking my parents, they arranged me to my husband. It's cruel, right?" she said and for the first time, narinig ko siyang humikbi.

"We separated and hindi na kami nagkita. Until, we accidentally moved where your family live and ... I didn't expect that you, whose daughter of Wayne, was the hidden friend of Allen. Nang dahil dun, Allen accidentally show your picture to his dad and naalala niya bigla yung mom mo which is, additionally, binanggit ni Allen yung pangalan ng parents mo. Due to the excitement, nagkita pala sila without our notice. Your mom left you at dahil dun, Wayne ordered his men to kill my husband na ikinagulat ko. We argue and told him that this was not part of a deal. He even accused me na pinabayaan ko silang magkita and so he use all his power para pabagsakin kami. I told Allen to stay away from you dahil as long as nasa tabi ka niya, hindi natatahimik yung buhay namin." she paused again at pinunasan yung luha niya. Shock was registered to my face. I didn't know that this was the history of everything.

"Until, naaksidente ka and Wayne believed that it was Allen's faults and so pinahiwalay ka niya ng hospital. Magmula noon, wala na akong nabalita sa inyo. After Allen woke up, he turn into a monster. He wanted to see you so badly to check if you were okay. It is so sad to tell na pinacheck namin siya sa psychiatrist dahil na rin sa madalas na pagwawala niya. I was mad at that time kasi bukod sa sinisisi ni Wayne si Allen, he turned into this dahil nilipat ka niya sa hospital and you guys were gone." she paused and this time, hinawakan niya yung dalawa kong kamay. Both of us were crying. "You don't know kung gaano ko hiniling na sana one day,magkita kayo. Magmula ng malaman niya ang dahilan kung bakit nangyayari samin to', he realized that he was born without love. I suddenly realized na sayo pala siya sasaya. My only wish was to make my son happy. There was one time Yani reported me that she really saw you at the airport but hindi mo daw siya kilala."

I remembered that. Minaldita ko pa nga siya dun because I thought she was just a crazy women who got discharged from a mental hospital.

"But I'm also sorry." Napatingin ako sa kanya. "I want you to from now on, stay away from him. I want him to have a peaceful life now. I hope na naiintindihan mo. Kahit ngayon lang, wag na muna kayong magkita. I'm so sorry." she said and in a second, umalis siya leaving me alone.

I still can't believe what was her request. Bigla nalang ako napaiyak. H-hindi ko yun kaya. This was our first met after 9 years tapos biglang ganito. Again, bakit ba nangyayari samin to'? Masakit lang sa damdamin. I even imagine that I can hug him, talk to him mor comfortably, play flute and we're going to live together at the house he bought. But hindi na pala mangyayari yun. Why do we have to suffer to these obstacles?

Pero kung kalagayan niya ang paguusapan, okay. Gagawin ko yun. I know that there will be a right time in a perfect place. Maybe, Tita Vel is right. Hangga't nasa tabi ako ni Allen, he cannot have peace in his life. Allen has suffered 9 years looking for me but now, I'll be the one who will suffer for the sake of his peaceful life.