✔️Incarcerated Hearts (BOOK 2 of Under Arrest: Dela Conde No. 1)

Chapter 29 - Her side

Chapter 29
Her Side
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I wish, life could be easy as how the rice is cook. But even though rice could be cook easily, it still follow some process. It's the same with life, people need to follow some system, a kind of flow in order to live, and problem is part of it.

I closed my eyes habang pinipilit na winawaglit ang eksenang ginawa ni Daniella kagabi, but no matter how hard I tried, her begging eyes would still flash in my mind. That look of her was very familiar to me. The way she stares me is very familiar to me, because that is how I stared my Abuella back then when I begged her to pardoned Henrik. Ang nararamdaman ni Daniella ngayon, ay naramdaman ko noong panahong takot akong mawala si Henrik sa buhay ko.

Bakit nga ba humantong ako sa puntong ito? Kung hindi ko lang siguro ginustong ipakilala ang anak ko kay Henrik ay hindi na magkakagulo pa, subalit karapatan ng anak ko na malaman ang totoo. After all, I am not doing this for Henrik, but for my son.

Sa pagmulat ng mata ko ay natagpuan kong nakatitig pala sa akin ang nakatayo kong asawa. Nakapamulsa siya habang ang may kahabaan na niyang buhok ay inaalon ng hangin. Ngumiti ako sa kanya at ganoon din siya sa akin bago niya ako inalok ng kamay.

Nandito kaming pareho sa Foundation Center ni Tristan dahil gusto kong bisitahin ang babaeng tinulungan namin ni Tristan. I want to personally hear the updates on her case, and accordingly, Tristan is doing all his very best. The woman has also some developments, she's learning to trust masculines again, pero maingat siya at pili lang talaga ang pinagkakatiwalaan niya.

Tinanggap ko ang kamay ng asawa ko subalit sahalip na tumayo ay hinila ko siya nang marahan para maupo sa may damuhan katabi ko. Nagpatianod naman siya sa hila ko at naupo sa tabi ko sa ilalim ng puno ng talisay.

"We need to talk to your cousin," Khalil said.

Hindi ako kumibo. I have so many things to confess to Khalil. He gave his heart to me and he does not deserve even a single lie.

"Khalil," I call his name.

He did not speak and waited for my next words, but I stayed staring at him, and nothing came out from my mouth aside from the word 'sorry'. Little did I know that a tear just escape and roll down my cheek.

"What are you sorry for?"

Pinilit kong ibuka ang bibig ko upang magsalita pero umuurong ang dila ko. Hindi ko masabi sa kanya. Hindi ko maaamin na noong kasama ko si Henrik ay may nangyari sa amin. Hindi ko kayang aminin sa kanya, dahil alam kong masasaktan ko siya.

Kasalanan ko ang nangyari, pero patawarin nawa ako ng May Kapal dahil hindi ko talaga kayang ilabas ang bahong iyon. I don't want our relationship to be tainted with my shit. To lie is never a good option, but it give me the best move. It might be wrong but I rather lie than to lose his trust.

"May problema ba?" nag-aalala na niyang tanong.

Umiling ako at ngumiti na lang.

"Si mama mo, dapat na rin nilang malaman ang totoo tungkol kay Eurence," sambit ko.

Ngumiti lamang siya sa akin at hinaplos ang pisngi ko.

"Don't worry about my relatives. Mom knows everything, from the very beginning, she knows that Eurence is not my son. Kung ang galit niya ang inaalala mo, natanggap ko na iyon bago pa kita pinakasalan."

Napatitig ako sa kanya at gulat sa narinig. Akala ko ba hindi alam ng pamilya niya? That they all believed that Eurence is actually his son?

Is that the reason why her mom has a cold treatment to me back then?

"Honey, I'm sorry. Pero sina mama lang ang may alam, not all my relatives but you don't have to worry about them-"

"Did you marry me because your mom told you so?"