Escaping Away From Him [Short Stories #2]

Kabanata 11

NANG makita niya ang sasakyan ng dalaga ay agad siyang nabuhayan ng dugo. He can't wait to have her again. Its been more than six years. Ayaw na niyang mawala pa ito sa pagkakahawak niya.

He's so stupid to let her go and didn't even tried to fight for her. He's a coward, he's a stupid person, a bastard or even a jerk will suit him.  But he has a reason.

"Sajang" Napatingin siya sa kanyang tauhan. Si Prior his loyal butler. May inabot itong puting envelope sakanya.

"Eege Mawyeyo?" Tumingin ito sakanya bago magsalita.

"Diana want to see you. She will be attending that party and she want you to be her partner. But Sajang I would suggest you should not attend that party. It would be better if--" Nabitin sa ere ang dapat na sasabihin ni Prior nang galit na galit na pumasok sa loob ng tahanan niya si Dame.

He smile when his house easily filled with her scent. He look at her. Hinihingal na tinignan siya nito.

"Where are they?" Mahinang usal nito. Tinignan niya muna si Prior na naiiling na lang. Alam nito ang plano niya at kasama niya rin ito ng mga panahong nawala siya sa kanyang sarili.

"I'll go Boss." Tumango na lang siya rito. Agad niyang binalingan ng tingin si Dame. Pero imbes na matitigan ito sa mata isang malakas na sampal ang na tanggap niya rito.

He was about to shout at her for slapping him but when he sees vulnerability in her eyes agad na lumambot ang kanyang puso. It pierces his heart everytime he sees her crying because of him and he hates that.

"Da--"

"Ano ba talaga ang kailangan mo! Sobrang payapa na nga ng buhay namin kahit wala ka. Kahit hindi ka nagpapakita! Masaya kami na wala ka. Halos anim na taon! ANIM NA TAON! Anim na taon na wala ka sa tabi namin, hindi ka nakikita at nakakausap. Okay na kami pero bakit nagpakita ka pa!! Bakit bumalik ka!!" Parang siyang sinakal sa mga sinasabi nito sakanya. He want to explain. He want to say something but cat got his tongue. Hindi man lang niya masabi rito ang dahilan dahil lubhang mapanganib.

He step closer to her as she step back away from him. It breaks his heart everytime she step back. It kills him seeing that her eyes disgust and hates him. It makes him vulnerable than he already is.

"Baby.." He want to hug her, to kiss her to make her feel that everything is okay. But how? When the fact is that she's crying because of him.

"Bab--"

"N-no...D-don't c-come near m-me.." He try to step but she manage to stop him by her words.

"You're killing me. Para mo akong pinapatay sa bawat hakbang mo." Tumingin ito sakanya. Her eyes are both swollen because of tears.

"It kills me everytime you are near. It kills me everytime I see you. It kills me knowing that I s-still l-love y-you. You're killing me and it hurts." Napatungo siya. She hates him. She hates him very much that she want him gone.

"I don't know what's with you. When the time that Devon said to me that your back my world lit up. My world start to spin again. You put back the color that was been erased years ago. You make my heartbeat beat faster than it usually do." Napatingin siya rito she's crying while closing her eyes.

"Everytime I think about the past it always hurt me. It always hunt me. Knowing everything about...about us. That it was all a lie." As she open her eyes her tears became more visible to him. He want to wipe those tears.

"Everytime that my family talk about you and my sisters wedding. It kills me slowly. I can accept the fact that you will be married to her because I thought that your're going to.... Damn it! I can't help to hate you because the fact that you never showed up to fight for me. To fight for us to my family. It kills me badly. The wound that has been marked in my heart? It still remain and can't be erased no matter what you do. Aleg you left without saying any words. You left when the time that I really need you." Humakbang ito palapit sakanya. She look at him as he bow to look into her swollen eyes.

"Why did you leave? Why did you left me? Why did you hurt me? Why did you lie to me? Why did you come back? Why? I want an honest answer but I know that I can't get that from you. For six years Aleg you didn't showed up. For Six fucking years. Why do you have to come back." Her eyes are begging for an answer but his afraid.

"Baby..." She silence him by just closing her eyes and holding on the hem of his shirt.

"D-don't c-call me B-baby... I'm not yours." Sumandal ito sa kanya at marahang umiyak.

"I want to see them... Please... I want to see my babies." Agad niya itong binuhat na parang bagong kasal dinala niya ito sa pangatlong palapag kung na saan ang kwarto ng kambal nila. Naramdaman niya ring natutulog na ito sa kanyang bisig. Puno parin ng luha ang mukha nito pero hindi man lang niya kayang pahirin iyon.

Nang mabuksan niya ang kulay puting pinto nakita niyang natutulog na ang kambal siguro dahil napagod sa paglalaro. Agad niyang inihiga si Dame sa gitnang parte ng kama.

Nang makitang okay na ang posisyon nito agad siyang tumayo at tinitigan ang kanyang mag-ina. His lucky to have them but they're unlucky to have him.

Marahas niyang sinuklay ang buhok at napamura sakanyang isip. Mabilis siya lumapit sa mga ito at hinalikan sa noo. Alam niyang kayang itakas ni Dame ang mga bata pero hinihiling niya na sana hindi nito gawin ang iniisip niya.

"I'm sorry Baby.." Mabilis siyang umalis sa kwarto ng mga bata at bumaba sa ikatlong palapag. Nang makababa ay nakita niyang balisa si Prior.

"What happened?" Prior stood up there looking at him with anger in his eyes.

"They happened." Mabilis na nagbago ang kanyang ekspresyon at kumuyom ang kanyang kamao. He try to compose himself as he close his eyes his sons and Dame face appear in his mind.

He genuinely smile but as he open his eyes a wide grin plaster in his face.

"Let's start the game." Mabilis na tumango ito sakanya. Inutusan niya rin itong kunin ang kanyang susi ng sasakyang limousine.

"Sir the car is ready." Tumango siya rito at naunang maglakad palabas.

MINUTES later he found himself in a abandoned warehouse. He focus himself and let himself be one with the surrounding.

As he enter the main entrance of the warehouse pure dust and dirty things appear in front of him. But as he walk on the right hallway he sees a door which lead him into a beautiful and fascinating view.

Their underground basement is one of a hella beautiful room. Big chandeliers are hanging in the ceiling with a theme color gold and silver. There's a jacuzzi in the left side that occupies the area where the couch supposed to be placed. In front of the jacuzzi is a karaoke where his friend sang everytime they're wasted.

On the right side of the jacuzzi place a billiard table. And on the left side of the jacuzzi place the couch with a round table in the center.

On the right side where the karaoke place a big tv touch screen place. And there are more doors where they sleep and the other rooms is where their biggest secrets hidden.

Nakita niyang prenteng nakaupo si Zeve sa may jacuzzi habang si Prior naman ay umupo sa may couch at nagbasa ng magazine.

"What's the fuss bro?" Hinubad niya ang kanyang saplot maliban sa boxer niya.

"My wife and babies are on my care now. And I'm getting fcking frustrated because of Diana." Ngumisi ito sakanya na ikinailing niya.

"Now that your family is in your care you should take care with that bitch." This guy has something that he don't want to find out. Each of them has a deepest secret and him, will he's also a worst person. He can be bad for his family if needed.

"Should we just start to play. I'm bored actually." Nakita niyang bored na bored nga ito siguro dahil sa iniwasan na naman ito ng babaeng mahal nito. He want to laugh but he know that it's not easy to deal with it so he remain silent.

"Okay let's play then."