The Possessive CEO

CHAPTER XLVII

Chapter 47: Unmasked

Marsh Lahm's Point Of View
  
         Hindi ko mapigilan na sumandal sa pinto, nakahawak ako sa dibdib ko, why my heart is reacting this way? Nakita ko lang si Kalev but my senses is betraying me. Para bang gusto kong tumakbo palapit sa kanya at yakapin siya ng mahigpit.

"If I could turn back time, I won't repeat the same mistakes again." I heard his voice. Mahina lang ito pero sakto lang para marinig ko. Mabuti na lang at hindi soundproof ang kwarto. I can hear him clearly.

Sumandal ako sa pinto at unti-unting umupo sa sahig but still nakasandal pa rin ako sa pinto yet ramdam ko ang malamig na tiles sa inuupuan ko.

"I admit it was my fault. That night I was driving my car in a drunk state. I was young and reckless. That night is also the night when my mother caught my father cheating with his secretary." A long pause. I attentively listen to him. Kaya mas lalo pa akong sumandal sa pinto just to hear him.

"My father isn't a faithful husband. When I was young, I think highly of my father. He's my role model not until I turned eighteen I saw him fucking one of our maid." He let out a bitter laugh. Hindi ko maiwasan na makaramdam ng lungkot.

"Sa mismong master bedroom pa. So indecent. Imagine it Marsh, master bedroom at kama kung saan natutulog ang nanay ko. I can't fucking believe it! The worse part is my mother is just staying downstairs! Hindi ko akalain na yung taong tinitingnan ko ng mataas ay napakababa ng pagkatao. I started hating him. My mom don't have any idea na may ibang babae ang tatay ko, at kahit ako ay nanatiling tahimik, I never said a word to my mother because I thought I'm saving her. I can't even look at him in his eyes. I became a rebel at minsan hindi na umuuwi sa bahay. I don't want to see him. Napakalalim ng galit ko sa kanya. How can he still kiss my mom on the lips like everything is so perfect?" Sa bawat bigkas niya ng mga salita, parang hirap na hirap siya. His voice is kinda cracked and I'm tempted to open the door but I stayed seated to my place.

"That didn't stop there. I saw him with different women while my mother is staying at home. A year or two hindi na ako nakapagpigil and confronted him and told me he will stop dating another women. I believed him because I cared for my mom. When I turned twenty one, my mom called me to go home because I started living with my own. Hindi ko na kasi kayang makita siya araw-araw. Hindi ko pa naapak ang isang paa ko sa main door when I saw two girls in the living room. A twelve-year-old twin. I saw my mom silently sitting on the sofa, my dad on the opposite side." Another pause. I want to comfort him pero nagpatuloy siyang magsalita. I understand now why he hates his father. At naalala ko na naman na pinilit ko siyang kausapin ang tatay niya where in fact napakalalim ng pinaghuhugutan niyang galit sa ama niya. He has the rights to be mad.

"As my father drop the bomb that I have a twin stepsisters my mother remained calm. Tinanggap niya ng buong puso ang kambal and even my dad! Parang walang nagbago sa samahan nila. How could she be so naive? Mas lalong nadagdagan ang galit ko sa ama ko. How dare he?! May anak pala siya sa labas at twelve years niya iyong itinago sa amin. And worse, my mother doesn't seems to care. She never been violent and will never be pero kahit harap harapan na siyang ginagago ng ama ko tinatanggap pa rin niya pabalik. He never kept his promise. I become more distant to them. I tried living my own life. Kaya ginagawa ko lahat ng gusto kong gawin. Don't get me wrong, I never hated the twin named Red and Rubi. Kinakausap ko sila ng maayos and they do the same. They are innocent at wala silang kasalanan sa kataksilan ng kanilang mga magulang. They are both lovely and unconsciously napapalapit na ako sa kanilang dalawa. They even told me that their mother is already dead kaya naman pala inuwi ni old man ang kambal. My mom on the other hand, is willing to adopt the twin. The moment I turned twenty two, the tragedy happened. That night, my mother caught my father fucking his own secretary inside his office. His office inside the house, I was there. I was in the house that night dahil may kinuha akong gamit sa kwarto ko. My Mom is crying while peeking inside. She wept silently while staring at them." Hindi ako makapaniwala sa mga naririnig ko.