Love against Law

6

6

"Mira! Mira! --no! Let me in! Mira!" Luke shouted outside our house. But the guards are holding him.

My brother opened the door. "Let him in."

"Maroon---!"

"Mira..." sabi ni Luke sabay hawak sa magkabilang braso ko.

"Aray Luke! Ano ba!" Sabi ko at kumawala sa kanya.

"Stop this nonsense! Hindi na natin kailangan humantong pa sa korte! Maawa ka naman kay Gigi."

"See you in court too Luke. Trespassing."

"You are unbelievable, Mira!" He said and grabbed my arm.

"Ouch-! Trespassing, and Harassment!" Galit na sigaw ko sa kanya.

"Mira, please don't do this to Gigi." He pleaded. Ganun nya ba talaga kamahal si Gigi?

"Fine. I-aatras ko ang kaso." Niyakap nya naman ako.

"Thank---"

"In exchange of signing the divorce papers." Ayoko na matali pa sa kanya. Ayoko na talaga.

He look at me angrily. "May the best Lawyer win, Mrs. Sanchez."

Nagulat ako, akala ko ba mahal nya si Gigi? Bat ayaw nya madivorce? His logic is really hard to understand!

"We'll see 'bout that, Mr. Sanchez."

"I heard pumunta dito si Luke."

"Yes Dad. Gusto nya iurong ko yung kaso."

"Do you really have to set your conflict into the court, anak? I mean..."

"Ma." Galit na sabi ko.

"I didn't stay wake until dawn just to pass all my exams and get flat one grades in Law to let me tolerate people who we're physically hurting me."

"Queen Blanche Miracle Sanchez! We all understand that you are hurt. But can you please, for once. Pakinggan mo Ang explanation ng iba." Sagot ni Kuya na tumataas ang boses din.

I walked out.
There's no backing out.

I'm at my room now, scrolling in my social media accounts.

"Blanche? Can I come in?"

"Yes Lily--guys!" Gulat na sigaw ko nang makita ko sila lahat. Si Lily, Krishna, Loren,  and Kylie. I set aside my laptop putting it in my table right beside my bed and faced them.

"I know you need someone to talk to." Lily said umupo sa kama ko.

"I hate him so much." I can't breakdown now, you know.

"Does he love her too much to go against me? If that's so then why is he isn't signing the divorce papers?!"

"Blanche? I know you are a Lawyer but it doesn't always makes you right." Krishna said.

"You are not alone in this world, Blanche. A little listening of their side wouldn't hurt." Kylie said too and hugged me.

"I ran a background check on Gigi," Loren said na ikinatingin ko sa kanya.

"His Dad has a Kidney failure, Blanche. 6 years ago. And naubos ang savings nila sa bangko. Alam natin na hindi sila ganon ka yaman."

"I... I didn't know.."

"She dropped out of school. She was looking for a work..."

"And then here goes Geo. The maniac best friend of Luke."

Geo! Yung lalaking gusto kami sirain ni Luke.

"He... he raped Gigi."

"WHAT?!" Me and all the girls chorused.

"Yes. He did that after your wedding reception. After raping Gigi pinatulog nya ito. He came back at the reception at nilasing si Luke."

"S-sya... sya yung nag send sa akin ng picture na nka hubad si Luke at Gigi?..."

"Yes Blanche. Sya. And after that incident si Luke na mismo ang tumulong kay Gigi. You know Luke had a sister. A raped victim and killed herself. Luke doesn't want that to happen to Gigi."

"Pano mo to nalaman, Loren?"

"Geo is in jail. He.. he is my Stepbrother, Blanche. He was the son of my dad from dad's mistress. Nalaman ko na si Geo na stepbrother ko at Geo na nasa background check results ni Gigi ay iisa.

"Inamin nya sa akin ang lahat, Blanche. Pinagsisihan nya na yun. Last week ko lang nalaman."

I guilt run across every inch of my veins.

But before I could say something, a call from my Skype account is incoming.

"Love?" The girls asked in unison as they saw the name of the caller.

I smiled and them and get my laptop. They are my best friends anyway. They should have know. But not my Parents nor my brother. I know how much they want Luke for me.

"Who is 'Love' Blanche?!"

I answered the call and faced the camera. As it turned on, a 6 year old baby showed.

"Guys, meet Princess Kiellove."

"My daughter."