The Playmate's Deal

CHAPTER 54: DANIEL SAAVEDRA (part 1)

DJ POV

"Relax, son. As what your mother said, she won't eat your girl." Nilingon nya ang amang natatawa sa kanya.

"As far as I remember, you're the one who's eating her." pambubuska pa nito.

"Tsk." Buti na lang wala dito si Aria kundi baka ibinaon na nun ang sarili sa sofa.

Iniwas ko ang tingin kay papa at binalingan na lang ang kapatid na busy sa pagngatngat ng damit ko.

"Stop eating my shirt, you little devil." Saway nya dito. Pero tinignan lang sya ng sanggol at balik na naman sa pagpi-free taste sa damit nya.

"She's a very nice girl, hijo. If your not serious with her......... please cut your ties immediately." He went still.

"W-what are you saying, Dad?" hindi nya ito tinitignan.

"You know very well what I am trying to say, Devon. Let her go before you can put any damage into her heart."

Hindi ako nakaimik sa sinabi nya.

"Don't force yourself if your still not ready to love someone, you might end up hurting her instead." Pagpapatuloy nito.

"Don't try to destroy something so valuable. Something precious."

Hindi sya nakaimik at pakiramdam nya biglang tumahimik at lumamig ang paligid.

"Don't try to imitate........ what I have done with your Mom."

Mabilis syang nag-angat ng tingin sa sinabi ng ama.

His father looks so broken. There are pain and regret in his eyes.

"I didn't say that I should not love Andrea coz it will only means that I don't want BJ as my son."

"You should know that I love him as much as I love you."

Your wrong! You love me, but not like the way you love him!

Mabilis nyang iniwas ang tingin dito. Dahil alam kong nasasalamin ang galit sa mukha ko.

We are just starting over and I don't want to ruin this relationship because of my personal issues... I'm doing this for Mom!

"But, I didn't notice that it's not how I act towards you." What?!

"I'm so sorry, anak."

Napaigtad sya ng may naramdaman syang mainit na dumampi sa pisngi nya.

It was Devin's hands. He's trying to wipe something-----shit! Am I crying?!

He didn't expect himself to cry. He already stop crying for along time.

But what he didn't expect the most is when his father..

His high and mighty father got up from his sit and hugged him like he's afraid that I will run away.

"D-dad?"

"I'm very sorry for being unfair. I am very sorry if.... if I hurted you and your Mom."

"I didn't regret loving Andrea. I didn't regret having BJ as my son.."

"But, I do regret neglecting and hurting you and Beatrice. I blamed her for trapping me in a matrimony when she's pretty much aware that I have someone else. I have Andrea."

Humiwalay ito sa kanya. Although his already expecting it, but it still shocked him to see his father crying.

"I blamed her when I have to leave Andrea. And when I discover her pregnancy, I blamed again your mother because I can't be with them. I hated Beatrice for that." Yumuko ito.

"Andrea and Betrice are both pregnant, but I only spend my time with Andrea. I always thought that is it was the right thing to do. That I should be with Andrea in the first place."

Nag-uumpisa na akong maasar sa kapaulit-ulit na pagbanggit ni Dad sa nanay ni BJ, but this is the first time that I hear my father's side of the story. So I'll try so hard not snap and just listen until the end.

I need this. I need this so I can finally start moving on.

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