His Kind Of Love

17

"Mind telling me who their father is?" I flinched when I heard Seth.

Nangunot ang noo ko sa tanong niya. Kahit kailan kasi ay hindi niya ako tinanong kung sino ang tatay ng mga anak ko. Ngayon lang dahil siguro alam niya na kaya ako nag-ayang umuwi ng Pilipinas para dito.

"Let's not talk about that, Seth." Sabi ko habang inaayos ang mga gamit ng mga bata sa drawer.

For the mean time, we rented a fully furnished penthouse unit in BGC to reside on. It is easier and more convenient for us to leave in a secured place like a condo. The kids are also used to condo-living because it is similar to where we stayed in Paris before. Mas malaki nga lang ito kaysa sa apartment namin nila Vasha noon dahil kasama naming si Seth.

Umupo si Seth sa tabi ng kambal. They were both sleeping already. Thank goodness, I got time to unpack our things. I slept well in the plane kaya meron pa akong natitirang energy to fix stuffs.

"Why not? Gusto kong pag-usapan 'yun ngayon na." He answered. Natawa ako dahil sa knyang accent. "Don't laugh. I'm serious." He said, his voice deadly.

Seth is a serious type of man. He can joke around but when serious matter's the subject, he rarely speaks and just ask questions that are really relevant. And when he asked, you should answer with utter seriousness or else...

Siya 'yung tipo ng taong hindi mo dapat biruin kapag seryosong bagay. It's either he get the joke and get along with it or you're dead. I remember one time when we threw him a surprise birthday party ay hindi siya natuwa bagkus ay nagalit pa. That was the time when Anna – his sister – sprained her ankle from running away to Seth's wrath. Si Anna kasi ang nagpasimuno ng surprise birthday na hindi naman niya nagustuhan because he doesn't like the spotlight. Yup, that simple.

I finished the fourth luggage first before getting up. I sat beside the twin's bed. "I guess he's mad at me." I simply said, looking at my kids.

Oo, maaaring galit si Kevin. Iniwan ko siya no'n nang walang paalam. Iniwan ko siyang nag-iisa pagkatapos ng nangyari sa amin. I sighed. Hinanda ko na ang sarili ko para doon pero hindi ko alam kung kaya ko na siyang harapin ngayon.

Nakita ko ang pagkunot ng noo ng aking pinsan. Hindi ako sanay na mag-open up sa kanya dahil hindi kami magkasamang lumaki. Sa Canada siya lumaki, ako naman ay dito sa Pilipinas. Naging malapit lang kami nang tumira ako sa kanila.

"I met a guy at the airport. It creeped me out that he exactly looked like your kids. I just thought to ask you now about their father because of it. Nothing else." He sighed. "And his name was Mark."

Biglang kumabog ang dibdib ko. This immediate reaction is very familiar to me. Damn, that was fast?

Hinalikan ko ang noo ni Marky at ganu'n din ang ginawa ko kay Marco. Sinenyasan ko si Seth na sumunod sa akin. Lumabas na ako sa kwarto ng mga anak ko at pumunta sa kusina para uminom. Nakaramdam bigla ako ng uhaw.

"Y-you saw him?" Tanong ko kay Seth.

"Yup." He sat at the bar stool and faced me.

"Anong pinag-usapan nila ni Marco? Paano silang nagkita?" Im feeling giddy to know the details! Damn, hindi ko alam pero may kung ano sa tiyan ko. I wanted to cry 'coz of anticipation but...

"Marco got away, right?" I nodded. Nalingat lang kasi saglit si Seth kanina ay nakawala na si Marco sa paningin namin. We split ways to look for him. "I saw him talking to that guy named Mark. I overheard Marco saying that you don't like clenching jaws that's why he caressed Mark's jaw as if calming it. Right there, I had this theory that maybe he's the father because I can see very well that he has the same resemblances as your kids have." He paused. "And a girl butted in, her name is Mich. She said that she has the same eyes as Marco and I agreed with it. She really has."