DARK and WILD || {k.taehyung} ✔

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#DAWHisStory

We were both sitting in a bench sa garden ng hospital. I'm just waiting for him to start opening up, because I just vowed of not letting go.

I heard him sigh.

Lucas

It was 13 years ago nung malaman namin ni Dad na may anak si Mama sa ibang lalaki. Greg was born a year before I was born, kaya mas matanda siya sakin. Pumunta kasi ang Daddy niya saamin at iniwan si Greg. Naging close kaming dalawa and Laura and I treated him like a real brother. Hindi namin inisip na half brother lang namin siya.

Things didn't go well for Mom and Dad and we learned that Mom loved Greg's father. Arranged marriage lang pala sila ni Dad, more like forced marriage. Since Dad loved our Mom, he let her go. Kasama ng pag-alis niya ay pag-alis din ni Greg sa bahay. Pero hindi natapos doon ang relasyon ng pamilya namin.

Laura and I visited their house from time to time. Magkaklase din kasi kami ni Greg sa school dahil scholar siya doon. Then I met Ellie. I liked her and eventually, I fell inlove with her. So I courted her at naging kami. But Greg stopped talking to me. Nalaman ko na nililigawan niya rin pala nang patago si Ellie kaya nagalit siya saakin. Thinking that I stole Ellie from him. So I decided to go to their house and personally talk to him and apologize.

"Greg? Mom? Tito?" I called but no one answer me.

Kinabaha ako nung may marinig akong kalabog at mga bumabagsak na babasagin. I thought there was a thief. Pero pagdating ko doon, iba yung naabutan ko. My Mom was lying on the floor covered with blood, habang umiiyak at humihingi ng tulong.

"Mom! What happened?!" I cried.

Greg's Dad was shoving everything away kaya nagkalat lahat ng gamit nila sa bahay. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko, kaya sinubukan kong tumawag ng pulis pero inagaw saakin ang phone ko at binasag niya yun.

"Isa ka pa!" Sigaw niya sabay sipa sa tagiliran ko.

He pulled out a gun and aimed it at my Mom.

But I tried to get the gun from him. Nakipag-agawan ako. When I got the chance, sinipa ko siya at nakuha ko yung baril. I was scared and at the same time angry.

"Sige. Iputok mo!" He shouted.

Wala na ako sa sarili ko noong mga oras na yon and seeing what he did to my Mom angered me much more. I aimed the gun at him. My hand were shaking in fear, at hindi ako marunong gumamit ng baril.

Tito took the chance para kumuha ng upuan at akmang ihahampas niya saamin, and suddenly, I pulled the trigger.

"Papa!!!" dinig kong sigaw ni Greg.

Mom and I were both crying and I threw the gun away. His Dad was lying on the floor, bleeding.

"What have you done?!" Sigaw niya saakin.

"I-I don't k-know... H-He.." Hindi ako makapagsalita ng matino hanggang sa dumating ang mga pulis.

I was investigated and with my Mom's situation, they took the case as domestic abuse and it was my self defense. The case was lifted, but it wasn't the case for Greg.

He rebelled against my Mom, he hated me and my family. He resented us. I tried to approach him pero siya yung pilit na lumalayo.

He went away and we never saw him again... Not until Ellie started turning cold.