My Name Is Sofie (Completed)

C33 #TheManBehind

Nakatulala sa kawalan ang isang lalaki na nakaupo sa veranda ng kaniyang bahay. It was Mr. Sebastian Hidalgo.

Bakas ang lungkot sa mukha nito.  Habang ang isang kamay ay may  hawak na baso na may alak.

It is his way para mawala ang stress niya. He is not actually a bad person that you think of him. Siguro, his love to Kassandra that makes him bad. Actually it was a obsession of Kassandra. They were bestfriends in middle school. He first met her sa UK, hindi lang dahil same school sila. Their dads are also business partners.

He love Kassandra even if she was fat at that time. He thinks that her fats makes her perfectly cute and stunning.

He knows Kassandra's secrets and shortcomings. Even her long time crush. Na until now ay hindi pa niya nakikita ng personal. Mga pictures lang na laging pinapakita noon ni Kassandra sa kanya. Alam niya din kung paano ito nagpaka-stalker na crush niya.

Nakita niya kung paano magmahal ang dalaga. That makes him fell to her. He wanted that love.

May time pa nga na umamin na siya sa bestfriend niya, pero she wanted them to stay bestfriends. Kahit na sabihin pa ng dalaga na:

"That last longer than a relationship. "

Alam niyang wala itong pagtingin sa kanya. Dahil alam niyang her admiration to that guy he never met grown into love. Hindi niya alam kung papaano, dahil siya naman ang kasama nito palagi. Pero yon parin, that guy parin.

That's why he confessed to his dad about his feelings. His dad actually hugged him and it makes his dad very happy about what he told him. And his dad promised him na gagawa ito ng paraan para sa pag-ibig niya. It was the arranged marriage, which he never knew that there was a hidden agenda behind it.

He heard one time that his dad and some of the shareholders of their company talked about how they can transfer the ownership of Chan Group of Companies to him. His dad thought that he was the righful heir. Kasi since he graduated grades school kinakausap na siya ng dad niya about sa pamamalakad ng kompanya.

And marrying Kassandra was the answer because she was the heiress. Pero that's not what he wants. Gusto niya ay mahalin din siya ng dalaga.

Habang may get together ang family nila with Kassandra's family. His dad opened that topic to them. Na agad namang kinainisan ng bestfriend niya. Syempre, nagulat naman of course ang parents ni Kassandra.

He saw how they love their daughter and how they respect her decision.

Hanggang sa mafound out na Kassandra was not their own. Na ampon lang siya.

His dad used that information to threatened the Chan's. Which actually a bad idea, kasi imbes na mapalapit siya sa kaibigan ay hindi sila pinayagang magkita pa. And because Mr. Chan said.

His dad may be greedy, but he also knew his reason. His great grandfather once one of Chan's group of companies investor.  He invest a lot to that company. But once he died,  it was never been appreciated. And once forgotten. 

His dad hold a grudge to Mr. Klein Chan. Hindi ito lingid sa kanya because his dad was opened about it to him. Kahit noong una ay hindi niya sineseryoso pero later on it made him sick.  Hanggang sa hindi niya namamalayan na he was helping his dad to his plan.  Because of the prize his dad promise him.

Pero ngayon,  anong nangyayari sa kanya. Natalo siya ng feelings niya. He let her go. Hindi niya kaya. Si Kassandra ang kahinaan niya.

Nag-iba kasi ang turing sa kanya ni Kassandra noong one time mahuli siya nitong kausap ang dad niya sa phone. They were talking about their plan. Linayuan na siya ni Kassandra noon,  and before she leaved him in that day, nakuha pa niyang sabihin ito sa kanya.

"I will never forgive you!!  Akala ko iba ka,  ipinaglaban kita kay dad,  gumawa ako ng paraan para lang makipagkita sayo ngayon as you requested! Kasi you're the only friend i have! I am insane that i even thought you were my bestfriend! So anong gagawin mo sa mga nalalaman mo sa akin,  that i went to bars, i do drugs!... Are you going use those para mapatumba ang family namin at makuha niyo ang kompanyang pinaghirapan ni dad!!! Binabalaan kita!  I won't let that happen!!!!!!! "

Anito sa kanya bago tumakbo palayo. Actually,  hindi siya nakakilos noong time na iyon. Parang doon palang siya nagising sa kahibangan niya. Na it will only make things worse sa kanila ni Kassandra.

He tried to contacted her the following days, pero it's all done now sa kanila. That's hurt him even more. And that pushed him to followed his dad and do the things he wanted him to do. Just to have Kassandra back again to his side,  kahit alam niyang mali na ang paraan. He was so eager and willing to risk all to have her again.

Until he saw her in their engagement party. His planned actually succeed. He knew Kassandra won't agreed to that engagement party. He knew she will come to confront or talk to him. 'Cause he always knew that when her parents died, she hides. Hide from them. Wala itong ibang kamag-anak na pwedeng puntahan, alam niya iyon. At alam niya din na bukod sa kanya ay wala na siyang kaibigan ang dalaga. Except sa sinasabi nitong kababata niya na naging crush niya. That named 'Pat'.

When they met sa party,  he was never surprised na magkunwari itong hindi siya kakilala. Kaya kinagat nalang niya iyon. Pero laking gulat niya noong madala siya nito sa kanilang mansion. Nagpipilit itong kumawala,  ang akala nga niya ay titigil na ito sa pagkukunwaring hindi siya nito kilala at baka bantaan pa siya nito. But that doesn't happened. Nagsisisigaw ito, and sometimes calling 'Francis' which on earth he doesn't know.

Bigla nalang ito nasisitakbo sa labas ng kwarto na pinagdalhan sa kanya noong lapitan niya ito. Pero nahawakan pa niya ito sa kamay ng malapit na itong makarating sa hagdan. Pero nagpumiglas ito na nakatalikod pa sa hagdan dahil nakaharap ito sa kanya at nakaalerto sa maari niyang gawin. Nang mabitawan siya nito ay narating na pala ng paa niya ang hagdan at accidenteng ma-out balanced at tuluyan na ngang nahulog at gumulong sa hagdan.

Na isa nanaman sa pinagsisihan niya, which later on ay pinasalamatan din niya.

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Aarrrrgg!! Complicated ng story kaya ang complicated din ng utak ko haha.