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"I'm surprise you wanted to meet me here, specially that you are not with Steve" medyo awkward na sabi ni Rence kay Maddison na nakaupo sa sofa katapat ng kanya
Nasa bahay ngayon ni Rence ang dalawa ayon na rin sa kagustuhan ni Maddison. Kung bakit ay walang ideya si Rence
"I understand. I apologize for the sudden appointment, but there's something I need to ask of you." Seryosong tanong ni Maddison
Napasandal si Rence na para bang may ideya na kung para saan ang usapang ito.
Kinansila ni Rence ang lahat ng schedule nya ngayong umaga para sa appointment na to. 'An appointment with a VIP suddenly came up', yan ang sagot ni Rence sa tanong ng kanyang secretary para sa pagkansila. Which is not entirely personal, since his appointment is with a Prescott, ang kilalang pinakamalakas na kalaban ng number one investor ng kanilang kompanya, walang iba kundi ang Wright Enterprise
"This appointment has nothing to do with business" pagkumpirma ni Maddison
Pero napangiti lang si Rence at sinabing "I wonder"
Sa kabila ng pagtataka, ipinagpatuloy ni Maddison ang dahilan ng kanyang pagpunta
"I'll get straight to the point, do you know the claim Raphael have regarding the death of Allison?" Direstsahang tanong ni Maddison
Saglit na natahimik si Rence bago sumagot ng "Yes. But I didn't believed in him, so he ended our friendship" ng may pilit na ngiti
"Have... have you seen her? Allison's..." Maddsion trailed
"... Corpse?" Pagpapatuloy ni Rence "No. I didn't. After Raphael made that commotion, her body was immediately closed off to others, then later cremated. Anyway, I don't have to confirm his allegation"
"Why so?"
"Well, we were given some of copies of the autopsy report for verification. Maybe the Prescott family thought that we believed Raphael's claim, however they are wrong, I DON'T BELIEVE RAPHAEL" diretsyahang sagot ni Rence
"... Why?" Pagtataka ni Maddison
As far as she know, Rence and Raphael are bestfriends, or rather, 'were'
Napabuntong hininga si Rence.
"Instead of directly saying why, how about I tell you a story. After that, decide on your own" nakangiting sabi ni Rence
Hindi sumagot si Maddison pero ang pananahimik nito ay sapat ng kumpermasyon para kay Rence
"I think his... troubled mentality, was caused by his parents. I am not blaming Mama or tito, after all they're both very kind. However, her death and tito's continuous neglect of him while growing up caused trauma to Raphael having him develop an extreme case of Autophobia"
"Autophobia?"
"Abandonment fears. One symptom of boerderline personality disorder (BPD). It is characterized by extreme dependency on others. It is a very dangerous double edge sword to both the sufferer and everyone he love."
Hindi magawang makapagsalita ni Maddison. Hindi nya inaasahang ito pala ang dahilan ng hindi nya maintindihang pag-uugali ni Raphael
"An autophobic has these thoughts like (1) 'I'll leave you before you leave me' or (2) 'you never loved me', etc. but I think the most destructive is (3) 'I love you more than I love myself'... Raphael have that mentality towards Tap-Tap."
Napakagat si Maddison sa kanyang labi dahil sa kaba
"I noticed it when he tried to keep distancing himself to her back then. He thought of the first case"
BINABASA MO ANG
When She's Gone
Storie d'amore♧♣ Book 2 of Abnormal Sya, Manhid ka ♣♧ She is the SUN... I am the MOON... With her light, I was able to shine Because of her, the dull grayish world was illuminated and became wonderful... We are so different from each other. We are never meant to...
