..Keeping My Bestfreind's Heart.. (Lucky Aces) Book 1: For The Love Of AC

Part 50: Reasons behind

Brace POV

I was driving home. I am thinking what exactly happened today.

Margareth called me she'll be executing the plans today and I guess she just succeeded. I park my car not so far from their school when she called and told me to fallow after AC whose running right after she saw the scene in the rooftop. I must admit, when I saw AC crying in despair, naawa ako sa kanya, I wanted to back out but I guess there's no use of turning back. Nasimulan na, at alam ko masasaktan siya, but I'll be by her side whenever that comes.

I brought her in a café parlor and ordered her favorite strawberry flavored dessert. Pambawi man lang sa gagawin ko, kahit alam kong hindi sapat. I put something in her milkshake that causes her to pass out.

I immediately brought her in my car and headed to my unit. When I saw her lying perfectly in my bed, God knows how much I hold my self not be tempted to do something in her body, I wanted to touch her and feel her lips next to mine, good thing nakapagpigil ako.

I called my P.A whose living in the next door to undress the lady sleeping in my room. The way she looked at me, she's questioning, but just don't spill it out, maybe out of respect.

When she's done, I told her to wait in the sofa.

I walk inside the room, AC is lying peacefully under the comforter, I know she's almost naked, I told my P.A not to removed her undies.

I caress her face.."I'm sorry if you have to went through this" and kiss the tip of her nose. Hindi niya alam ang kapahamakang mangyayari sa kanya. Margareth even told me that AC is all mine and I can do whatever I wanted to do. But I'm not that villain in the fairy tale story. I know this is wrong but I hope she can forgive me one day.

I set up the recording camera. I make sure that only a back of me will be captured in the angle. I took off my clothes and joined AC inside the comforter and started to act like I'm making love to her. I started to seems kissing her lips, but I didn't touches my lips actually, alam ko sa kuha ng camera para talaga kaming naghahalikan kung hindi mo titigang mabuti. After that scene I stood up and turn off the camera. I put my clothes on. I studied what was being captured, AC's face is clearly scene in the angle, she seems enjoying what going through because she's closing her eyes. I felt a sudden ranging of guiltness.

"I'm sorry AC, I know even how much I say sorry you will still hate me after knowing this"

I move out in the room and called my P.A again to put back AC's clothes.

I'm holding the memory card in my hand when Margareth called.

"I'm done"

"Very good, madali lang diba?, don't worry I told my dad to tell your big boss na bigyan ka ng movie after your teleserye and by the way ibigay mo sa akin yan and we're done, I'll call you later"

I took a deep sigh after her call. Ngayon palang kinakain na ako ng kunsensya.

I went back to my room and bring her dinner. I saw AC's already awake and seems disoriented with everything. I know her head aches, it's the aftermath of the drug I put in her drink. Conscience again, it's killing me.

When things begun to sink in her mind she made a sudden check in herself. I giggled for the fact how much I wanted it to happened but I didn't. I respect her. I'm being hitted when she told me I can't do something bad to her because I love her, and that suppocate my conscience again. If she just know what I just did, she well surely curse me to the Pluto and back.

I drive her home, when she's about to get inside in their house, I mounted her sorry. Yes, that's all I felt right now.

Instead of going directly home, I drive to the place where Margareth wants me to meet. It's an abandoned building near Makati. I fallow the direction she told me. I saw her standing in the center of the room facing the window.

"Margareth" I called her attention

"Oh, here you are" She smiled evily "dala mo?"

I took out the memory card in my pocket, and handed to her.

"Good job Brace"

She put the memory card in her Mac and watched the scenes. I notice she get furious and look at me.

"Bakit ito lang, Bakit hanggang halikan lang??!! ano bang usapan natin?! she yelled next to my face

"Margareth, that's too much to bear if AC get to know that" I tried to explain even I'm bit scared

"I don't care!! ang usapan ay usapan!, gusto mo ba talaga mawalan ng career!!??"

"Margareth please, if Lucky will see that, he will surely think my nangyari talaga sa amin, sino bang matinong lalaki ang hindi mag-iisip pag nakakita ng lalaki at babaeng nakahubad sa ilalim ng kumot at naghahalikan, I'm sure papatulan yan ni Lucky"

"Siguraduin mo lang gagana ito, dahil alam mo na ang mangyayari kung hindi, tingnan ko lang kung saan ka pupulutin Brace Arquiza!" She then turned her back and leave the room. I was standing still. Nahilamos ko ang aking mga kamay sa aking mukha.

"God, what have I done?" nanghihina akong napaupo sa silyang noroon.

Nang mahimasmasan na ako, I went out in the building and drive my way to my parents house.

I saw my sister Sasha playing with her puppy in the garden, when she saw me, she hurriedly run towards me and give me a bear hug.

"Kuya"

I messes her hair "Bakit nandito kapa sa labas, gabi na ah?"

"I waited for you Kuya"

I smiled at my sister, she's really sweet "Is Mama okay?"

"Yes Kuya, pinainum na siya ng gamot kanina"

"Okay, puntahan ko lang si Mama hah, at ikaw pumasok kana sa kwarto mo" I climb the stairs heading to my mother's room. She is lying in the bed..she's always actually lying for quite sometimes now.

"Mama, I'm here"

She's pushes herself to look at my side and touches my face.

"Okay ka lang bah, wla bang masakit sayo?"

She nodded at pinipilit na ngumiti.

Oo, hindi makapagsalita si Mama dahil mag-iisang taon na rin siyang parang lantang gulay. She suffered heart attack last year at na stroke siya hanggang ngayon. Naapektuhan ang ugat na may kinalaman sa pagsasalita niya. She undergo therapy, may improvement naman, that's why I can't afford to lost my carrer. Hindi pweding mawalan ako ng trabaho dahil walang tutostos sa pangangailangan niya at ng kapatid ko. Alam kong mahabang gamutan pa ang pagdadaanan ni Mama. My father leave us when I was seven years old at di na muling nagpakita pa. Simula noon si Mama na ang nagtaguyod sa aming magkakapatid. I can still remember, nagtratrabaho siya araw at gabi maibigay lang ang pangangailangan namin. She come home late at night dahil nagbibinta siya ng balot at chicharun sa may parke. Before the sun rises, umalis na siya ng bahay upang magtinda sa palingke ng gulay at kung ano-anu pa. I made a mental note, iaahon ko sila Mama sa hirap, hanggang nakatagpo ko ang isang talent scout at nag offer ng pagmomodelo na kinalaunan naging artista. Hindi rin madali ang pag-akyat sa kinalalagyan ko ngayon, it took more than 2 years bago ko marating ito. Kaya hindi siguro ako masisisi kung di ko kayang mawala sa akin ang lahat ng pinaghirapan kong makamit.

I was back from my thought when Mama is trying to make a sound. I know she's been trying to talk.

"Magpahinga ka na Mama, malalim na ang gabi, huwag mong pilitin, makakapagsalita ka rin" and kisses Mama forehead. Lumabas ako ng kanyang silid.

Pumunta ako sa silid na aking ginagamit pag nandito ako sa bahay. All I want is a simple life, no complication, and be happy all the time. Peru napakailap ng kaligayahan para sa akin. Nang magmahal ako, may mahal namang iba. At ngayon kinakain ako ng konsensya dahil sa nagawa ko sa kanya.

I let go of a long sigh.."Life is really isn't fair"