Elaine's POV
Agad akong bumaling sa ibang direksyon at tumulo pa lalo ang mga luha ko dahil sa narinig ko.
Bakit ba ganito? Gusto ko lang ng maayos na pamilya para sa anak ko. Bakit kailangang may kahati pa siya kay ZEM? At kay Arkisha pa talaga na mahal na mahal niya.
"What did you just say Zac Ethan?" Mahinang tanong ni sir Nick at dahan dahan tumayo.
Agad naman tumayo si ma'am Anne at lumapit naman ang dalawa pang kambal.
"I... I made Arkisha pregnant too." Mahinang sabi ni ZEM.
"Yeah. He looks like you. And he was born on the same month as my boys." Kalmadong sabi ni Yu-Rhi.
"Do you know anything about this Nick Yu-Rhi?!" Sigaw ng ama nila kay Yu-Rhi pero kay ZEM pa rin naka tingin.
"Yeah."
Tinignan siya ng ama niya at hinintay ang sasabihin nito.
"Her husband filed an annulment. Don't ask me how I knew it. And so I knew that Akhiro wasn't his and he runaway with their daughter."
"Now Ethan..." Tinignan niya ang anak niya at seryosong sinabihan. "What do you want to happen? What will you do?"
Sa tono ng pananalita niya parang sinasabi niyang dapat tama ang isasagot ni ZEM.
"Make sure I'll want and agree with it. Or else... forget about being my son and runaway before I could kill you." Dagdag nito.
Nahigit ko'ng pag hinga ko habang nakatingin kay sir Nick. Para siyang pinaghalong Yu-Rhi at ZEM.
"Dad you can't do that to me just because I have two sons from different women and can't marry the woman beside me." Umiling si ZEM. "I'm your son dad."
"I've only raised men with my veins and blood." Malamig niyang sagot.
Tumayo si ZEM at nakipagtitigan sa ama niya.
"Why dad? Why can't you accept me still? Why can't you accept your younger version?" Matigas na sabi ni ZEM at nakita ko ang pagtulo ng luha niya.
Napatayo din ako sa gulat nang hawakan ni sir Nick si ZEM sa kwelyo.
"What did you just say Zac Ethan?!" Nanginginig ito sa galit at maski ako natatakot na.
"It's true dad. The times that you used to hurt mom... do you think you're a man?!"
"NICK!" Hiyaw ni ma'am Anne nang itulak ng malakas ni sir ang anak niya sa lamesang may salamin.
Hindi ako naka galaw nang bumagsak yon dahil kay ZEM. At alam ko'ng may mga tumusok sa likod ni ZEM.
"You don't have the rights to judge me! You didn't understand what I felt during that times and you do not know any of my reasons!" Galit na galit na sabi ng ama niya habang naka yakap si ma'am Anne mula sa likuran nito. "You do not know everything! You're just intelligent but you were never a clever one Ethan. Put it in your mind."
Bumabangon palang si ZEM pero na suntok na uli siya ng ama niya pa higa.
"Nick tama na please." Umiiyak na sabi ng asawa niya.
Tahimik lang akong umiiyak habang nakatingin kay ZEM. Gusto ko siyang lapitan pero natatakot ako. At hindi ko alam kung ano'ng kinakatakutan ko.
Dahan dahang bumangon si ZEM nagpunas ng dugo sa ilong at labi.
BINABASA MO ANG
A Modern Fairytale
RomanceElaine Jen Santiago is a young woman who works hard in life for her to live. Her mother died because of depression when their father left. Her brother abandoned her. She had to fight and live on her own at age of thirteen. Wala siyang ibang gusto ku...
