You're Still The One (A SharDon Fanfiction)

CHAPTER 27

Aileen could've hit her on the gut and it would surely hurt less than this. Binitawan niya ang braso nito at umatras ng ilang hakbang palayo rito na para bang bigla ay hindi na niya ito kilala. And maybe she really doesn't.

Her whole body felt numb. Her mind temporarily lost its capacity to grasp or process anything.

"Ano, naniniwala ka na? Kahit sino pang tanungin mo iyan ang magiging sagot sa'yo, Lily!" Ysabel taunted.

"Ysabel, ano bang ginagawa mo?! Manahimik ka na!" saway ni Aileen dito bago siya muling hinarap.

Naglakad ito palapit sa kanya. She retreated so Aileen won't be able to reach her. Huminto ito nang marahil ay mapansin ang pinaghalong takot at poot sa kanyang mga mata.

"H-Hindi ko gustong magsinungaling sa'yo, Lily. Pero hindi ako ang dapat na magsabi no'n sa'yo! At nasisiguro ko ring may rason si Tatay Albert kung bakit hindi pa rin niya inaamin sa'yo ang tungkol sa kanila ni Aling Mirasol," she tried to explain. But she's too hurt and enraged to hear whatever she has to say.

Tinalikuran niya ang mga ito. Hindi pinansin ang kinang ng tagumpay at galak na naglalaro sa mga mata ni Ysabel at ang nanlulumong pagtawag ni Aileen sa kanyang pangalan.

Sa daan papasok sa loob ay nakasalubong niya si Nana Conchita na marahil ay huling nang marinig ang kumosyon sa labas. Maging ito ay hindi niya binigyang pansin para pumanhik paakyat sa kanyang silid.

Hindi niya alam na posibleng sa isang iglap ay magbago ang paraan ng pagtingin niya sa lahat. This hacienda that she once viewed as a haven, a sanctuary, now made her feel like an outsider. The people she trusted, valued and loved...now all seemed like strangers.

It's one thing to know that her father is going to remarry. Ang ibig sabihin lang no'n ay tuluyan nang maglalaho ang katiting niyang pag-asa na mabubuo pa ang kanyang pamilya. But to know that it's going to be Aling Mirasol, the woman who gave birth to the man she's fallen deeply in love with despite their differences or the short span of time she's spend with him, he's going to marry and have a family with was definitely a huge blow for her heart to take.

Iba ito sa kanyang ina. Hindi niya maalala ang sariling naging ganito ka-apektado sa mga naging relasyon nito. Maybe because she was already used to it. She grew up seeing her mother dating different men. But most possibly because she knew that her mother was never serious in any of those relationships.

Soledad Alegre only treats men as her trophy. Something that would stroke her ego, prove her status and boost her prominence. That's why her mother was never broken hearted after her break ups. She'll remain as she is; cheery, enticing and flamboyant.

She would jump from one relationship to another as quickly and as easy as one change her clothes. The only reason why she thought her father was apart from those men is because of the obvious change in her mother's mood whenever her father was mentioned. It was obvious that she's still affected; something very out of her character.

Kaya nga umaasa siyang darating pa ang araw na matatagpuan muli ng mga magulang ang daan pabalik sa isa't-isa. Na magagawang ayusin ng dalawa ang ano mang gusot sa pagitan ng mga ito at makakapag-simula muli ng panibago. Mas lalo niyang pinaniwalaan iyon dahil sa mga panahong magkahiwalay ang mga ito ay hindi naman niya nabalitaang nagkaroon ng relasyon ang ama kahit kanino.

Now the truth was slapped so hard on her face she thought she'd lose her balance and stumble when Ysabel revealed everything to her. Nakakabigla na nakakaya niya pang maglakad ng tuwid ngayon kahit na pinanghihinaan na ng tuhod.

Naririnig niya pa sa kanyang isip ang mga sinabi ni Ysabel kanina. Malinaw at detalyado.

"Plano ng tatay mo na pakasalan ang nanay ni Donny! Dahil simula't sapul si Aling Mirasol naman talaga ang dapat na pinakasalan at hindi ang malandi mong ina!"