I'm Yours to Keep

Chapter 28

Sa tantya ko, nasa anim na SWAT ang pumasok sa bahay pero wala akong matanaw ni isa. Dala ko ang kutsilyo at nilakad ang patungo sa sala. Doon ko napansin ang dalawang SWAT sa hagdan na pareho lumingon sa 'kin.

Bukas ang front door at natanaw ko roon si Gerard. He pursed his lips at lumapit sa 'kin pero umatras ako. Naabot niya agad ang braso ko kaya mabilis akong umiling. "I have to help my brother." I said almost begging.

"Sa labas!" Someone yelled from upstairs.

Tumakbo palabas ang dalawang SWAT na nasa hagdan at isang putok ng baril agad na narinig ko. I followed the two and there at the lawn, Diego ran with a limp foot. He aimed his gun at us kahit hindi siya nakatingin kaya umatras ako. Gerard quickly pulled me and covered me with his body, his back facing Diego with his gun. We heard another shot, but it was from one of the SWAT team in front of us.

Pumiglas ako kay Gerard at tinignan si Diego. Hawak na rin niya ang kanang braso habang nasa damuhan na ang baril. He kept running until he reached the road at saka lumiko.

"Wait!"

Humarang ako sa dalawang SWAT kaya agad silang nagbaba ng baril. "I need to talk to him."

"Care, no!"

I ignored Gerard and ran my way to the lawn. Pinulot ko ang baril at hinabol si Diego sa daan.

"Stop right there."

Nilingon niya ako kaya itinutok ko ang baril niya sa kaniya. I took a few steps closer habang pinagmamasdan niya ako.

"Fuck you. You just won't fucking die, will you?"

I smirked at him and held the gun tighter. "I need to ask you something." Nilingon koa ng duguan niyang braso at paa. "You will die because of bleeding so it's no use to run."

"Yeah? Then kill me, you psycho!"

"Hmm, that's what I thought too. To kill my adopted father, I must've gone crazy. Have you, too?" Natahimik siya kaya nagsalita ako ulit. "Hindi ko makakalimutan ang ginawa mo sa 'min. To me and Miguel. I understand if you wanted to kill me, but why hurt and try killing him too? I've seen your anger years ago, and you were so willing to kill my brother just as much as you want to kill me."

He blinked a few times. "What the fuck do you want?"

"The truth. Anak mo ba si Miguel?"

"Care!" I heard Gerard's voice behind me. "Miguel was shot."

My jaw dropped in shock and slid my finger in the gun's trigger guard. "Answer me!"

He slowly smirked at me and laughed like an idiot. "He is Lucia's son from another bastard."

Naibagsak ko ang baril pero agad siyang tumakbo palapit sa 'kin kaya umatras ako. He tried to reach me, but I was too weak to life the gun again. A gunshot made me jump and Diego fell straight on his knees. Dalawang paa niya na ang may tama ng baril pero unti-unti siyang tumawa habang iniinda ang sakit. "Mamatay na kayong lahat!"

Gerard pulled me and I saw a gun in his hands. Since when did he... Hinawakan niya ang magkabilang balikat ko at pinagmasdan ako. Nakakunot ang noo niya at hindi ako tinitignan sa mata kahit nakatitig na ako sa kaniya. Inagaw niya ang baril sa 'kin at inabot sa SWAT na lumapit naman kay Diego para posapan ito.

"Are you mad?"

Mula sa isang SWAT, dumapo sa 'kin ang tingin niya. "I tried to protect you all these years. If today was a failure, I'd be mad at myself."

Ngumuso ako at pinagmasdan ang dalawang SWAT na kargahin siya pabalik sa bahay. Nang lumagpas sila sa 'min, narinig ko na ang tunog ng ambulansyang paparating. Miguel crossed my mind kaya agad akong tumakbo bahay.