The Prodigies

59:It's About time

Raven's POV:

"Dad can you please stop bugging me already?" Nakaupo ako ngayon sa theatre room at nanunuod ng Despicable me. Kanina pa nangungulit si Dad sa tabi ko at sa totoo lang naiirita na ko...hindi naman kasi sya ganito kakulit, ngayon lang na nakilala nya si Shane

"Come on son, tell me about her. Ang ganda din ng batang yun, magalang at cute pa. Hindi na rin ako magtataka kung nagkagusto ko sa kanya" napabuntong hninga na lang ako pero hindi ko pinansin si dad. Nakaalis na sila Shane kani-kanina lang. Nasabihan na rin ni Light si Shane na wag ipapaalam ang nangyari sa mga magulang nil;a, nangulit pa nga sya kung bakit pero sumang-ayon rin naman sa huli

"Alam mo Raven, nakakatuwa yung anak nila Van na yun pero hindi nya pa pala alam ang tungkol sa mafia organization na tinayo nila Van.Naiintindihan ko kung bakit hindi nila sinabi, masayahin masyado si Shane, manang-mana sa tatay" natatawang sabi ni dad. Ibinaling kom sa kanya ang tingin ko, this actually the first time na nakita ko talagang Masaya ang dad ko

"dad, umamin ka nga. Anong nangyari sa U.S.?" sure their trip must have something to do with how they are acting right now. Nasa kwarto nya si mom at hindi pa lumalabas simula kaninang nagkausap sila ni Light

"Nothing happened in particular. We just found out something that might prove that Alexis is still alive plus maaring hndi sila Van ang pumatay sa kapatid ko o maaring buhay rin si Rachelle" napalunok ako sa sinabi ni dad. Alam nab a bila ang lahat?

"dad, naconfirm nyo bna na buhay sila?" tanontg ko sa kanya

"No, may nakita lang kaming evidence ng mom mo" my dad smiled, a genuine one. Good thing na wala talagang kinalaman sila tito Van sa nangyari kila tita Alexis dahil pag nagkataon magmumukhang tanga lang sila dad

"But that doen't prove anything dad. Ang nasisiguro ko lang sa inyo, walang kinalaman sila tito Van sa pagkamatay nila tita Alexis at tita Rachelle. Dad listen to me............I had a deal with tito Van before" Biiglang naging seryoso ang itsura ni dad. Namatay na rin ang pinanonood namin at ugong na lang ng air conditioner ang maririnig sa theatre room

"What deal?" tanong nya

"He ask for my help, gusto nyang tumulong ako sa paghahanap sa totoong pumatay kila tita. I agree and just so you know, they have been everything but bad to me. They can't possibly kill your sister dad. Nakita ko kung pano nila kayo pahalagahan, give them a chance dad" huminga ulit ako ng malalim bago ituloyn ang pagsasalita "to be honest dad, when tito Van with tita Lucy came here and killed a lot of our men, it's because Shane was here and you know why she's here before? It's because of me.....D-dad believe me, sinubukan kong lumayo kay Shane but I-I just can't. She said she came here because of me, she came here because she missed me. That's the time when I give up...look dad, I care for her..so much to the extent that I'm ready to betray my family just to protect her...from you..from mom. I don't want you to hurt her dad. All I want is to be with her" tumungo ako waiting for my dad to shout at me pero hindi nya ginawa

"You love Van's daughter don't you" napatingin ako kay dad. Bakit sa dami ng itatanong nya yun pa?

"I-I don't know dad, it's complicated"naguguluhan ring sagot ko

"You know, I'm your father Raven at kung ano ang ikakasaya mo..susuportahan kita. It doesn't matter if Van,Lucy and me and your mom are having war. Hindi kayo damay dun Raven. We can kill each other but we can't stop you two if you really love each other. You should have give me some credit son, I know how love goes...kahit na ang cheezing pakinggan, alam ko kung anong nararamdaman mo. I love your mom and heck, she was the only girl I fell inlove with, cliché but our mafia groups were rivals back then. But that didn't stop us from loving each other..that's the same with you and Shane" he smiled pero iniling ko lang ang ulo ko