Antagonist of Men

Chapter 38 *Soon*

Author's Note: Sorry for the  typos. I didn't use proofread. Happy Reading! :)

Alex's POV

I've been stressing myself out for the past few days, siguro ito yung dahilan kung ba't ako sinugod sa hospital ni Miko, I really thank this guy for not leaving me behind. Kahit napaka-imposible intindihin ng condition at ugali ko, he never left me. The moment I got out from the hospital, I decided to visit Tristan. Well, he's still the same Tristan, just sleeping. Ilang beses din ako na-confront ng nanay ni Tristan dahil sa patago kong pagdalaw sa kanya, but that didn't stop me. Tristan's my bestfriend and he saved me, so I think visiting him is just my way of giving thanks to his greatness.

"Xandra, natawagan mo na ba si Tita? Nabalitaan mo na ba sila sa mga nangyayari dito?" Miko suddenly asked me. We are in my condo, he's taking good care of me no matter what happens. So sweet of him.

"Yes. I've talked to them last night. Of course they all got mad. Halos pakainin nga ako ng mura ng nanay ko, but I don't know why I didn't feel anything at all. Parang namanhid na ako, Miko. Parang hindi na ako nasasaktan sa mga sinabi nila. It was like I'm already immune." I sighed.

"Xandra, give yourself a break. Naaawa na ako sa kalagayan mo. Mind you, buntis ka pa!" Miko sounded like my ate for the first time, that high pitched voice made me wanna cry. My sister used to be like one when I was little. Yung tipong mahinahon lang naman ako mag salita tapos bigla siyang high blood.

I chuckled.

"Miko, you sound like my sister." Miko tapped my shoulder and smiled.

"So what now?" He opened the topic again. I looked away and avoided his gaze.

"They want me to go there.." I said in a small voice. His lips parted sign that he didn't expect that. "I don't want to, Miko. I can't leave Tristan with a condition like that." I said shaking my head.

He came to me and hugged me. Ganto naman lagi ang gampanin ni Miko sa akin, ang i-comfort ako. Ang patahanin ako. Ang pagaanin ang nararamdaman ko. An angel in disguise, I guess?

Later that afternoon, dadalaw pa sana ako sa ospital para kamustahin si Tristan, hoping that he improved even just a bit. Pero isang tawag ang nakapag payanig sa akin, It's a call from my mom. I found out na nasa Pinas na pala siya. It was just a few days ago ng sabihin kong nabuntis ako, it wasn't really a big deal for me anymore, I think I'm already on the right age to settle, but not for them. Gusto kasi nila na maging successful muna ako bago ko atupagin ang mga ganitong bagay.

Nasa labas na si Mama ng condo ko nun ng mareceive ko ang tawag niya. Kinakabahan man ako, pero agad ko'ng binuksan ang pintuan. Miko was still there kaya nasaksihan niya lahat ng mga pangyayari. The moment I opened the door, my mom's hand immediately landed on my face.

Wow. Almost 3 years of not seeing her, a hard slap was all I got? Can't blame her either.

"Bakit, Alex?" Nanginginig ang boses niya ng salubungin niya ako. May namumuo ding luha sa mga mata niya.

I bowed my head. "I'm sorry, Ma." Agad na umalalay sa akin si Miko sa likod. I noticed that my mom grimaced the moment she saw Miko behind me.

"At sino naman 'to? Yan ba ang naka-buntis sa'yo? Ha?!" I didn't quite understand what she just said. Pakiramdam ko umikot ang paningin ko at sa isang kisap mata lang, bigla nalang namdilim ang panigin ko.

Luke's POV

Mariing pinagmamasdan ko ang sekretarya ko habang tahimik siyang gumagawa ng mga pinapagawa ko sa kanya. She seemed like she's enjoying it. Napaka-babaw na babae. Nababgot ako ngayon, dahil sa tapos na gampanin ko sa mga buhay ng mga kaibigan ko. Obviously ay tapos na ang misyon ko paglaruan ang mga taong gusto kong paglaruan. Pero don't worry, may tiwala ako sa sarili kong kakayahan. If I can make their lives miserable, I'm pretty sure I can also fix everything... But on the second thought, why would I fix something that I destroyed on purpose?