He Is His Creation

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

HINDI kaagad nakapagsalita si Iuhence nang ipagtapat ni Lucian 'yon. Ang buong kwento lang kasi ni Logan ay almost ex-lovers sina Lilian at Lucian pero hindi naging sila at hindi niya alam kung na-reciprocate ba ang feelings ni Lucian kay Lilian.

"You mean... n-na－"

"Ni-rape ko siya..." pagtutuloy ni Lucian sa kung ano mang sasabihin ni Iuhence.

Doon siya lalong nagulat. 'Buti sana kung na-rape. May explanation sana like hindi sinasadya--hindi intensyon. Wala kasi sa hitsura ni Lucian na makakagawa kasi siya ng ganoon. Pero, ni-rape ang sinabi. It means, he really did it.

He sighed heavily when Iuhence ran out of words to say, "Tama ka nga, Ate Iuhence. Magnets don't attract with both negative or positive charge. Plain and flat characters will not progress in the story. That's how our story started." he explained while Iuhence just remained silent to listen.

"Scholar siya ni Mom four years ago. She's grade seven while I'm' already at grade eight. Sa England ako nanirahan mula prep hanggang grade school pero lumipat na ako dito sa middle school. That how I met her. She worked for Mom as a kasambahay. Hindi ako sanay sa mga strangers sa bahay. Lalo na mga babae. But she's a different case. I grew fond of her since she was kind and funny. Wala sa bokabularyo ko ang salitang confession. I began liking her when I secretly cared for her when I knew that her parents separated because of poverty. Umalis siya sa puder ng ama niya dahil may tendencies na baka may magawa itong masama sa kaniyang dahil lulong ito sa bawal na droga. We are not close back then. Ni hindi ko siya ina-approach. Pero dahil nga hindi ako nage-express ng feelings through words, isang araw ay tinawag ko na lang siya sa kwarto. I closed the door and suddenly kissed her. Natakot siya sa akin noong araw na 'yon. Iniwasan, hindi pinansin, nailang... But until one day, when my parents and my siblings are away, it happened. May isa akong kaibigan na pinagsabihan ko ng feelings ko kay Lilian. But since I grew from another country, hindi pa rin nawawala sa akin ang sobrang independence.

That evil guy just told me na habang maaga ay bakuran ko na si Lilian. He gave me a capsule. Parang isang uri ng droga kung saan nawawala ka sa sarili mong huwisyo.

Pagkauwi ko galing school ay sinalin ko yung powder ng capsule sa isang baso. Tapos tinawag ko siya para magdala ng dalawang baso ng juice sa kwarto.

I lured her by asking for a talk. If I could ask for a personal apology for my misbehavior. Pinatawad niya ako. But I shouldn't have wasted the forgiveness. Kasi hindi na pala niya ako mapagkakatiwalaan." he said with too much regret as he reminisced a dark memory from the past.

FLASHBACK

"Okay lang 'yon, young Master. Kinalimutan ko na 'yon." she said and drank the juice with the drug.

I pursed my lips to hide the smirk coming out.

Kamuntikan ko pa ngang mainom nang tuluyan yung juice na may gamot kanina. I tasted a bit bitterness in my drink that's why I quickly changed our glasses. But still, nakainom ako ng kaunti kaya medyo mahilo-hilo din ako.

"You forgive that easy, Lilian. You shouldn't have trusted me." I seriously told her.

"Apologies are meant to be accepted. Kahit gaano man kabigat ang nagawa ng isang tao s-sa'yo..." she said and she suddenly stuttered when she closed her eyes briefly, as if she felt something awful in her head.

The drug's already working.

Tumayo na si Lilian pero bago pa man siya makahakbang ay hinawakan ko ang kaniyang kamay.