Hate To Marry You (Completed)

Chapter 7 Going to the US

🌹🌻🐝Warning... Some sensitive matters. Read at your own risk

Jade's POV

I was wondering kung kamusta na kaya si Zion. Magda dalawang taon na magmula ng mamatay si Lisa ang asawa nito. Wala na akong balita tungkol sa kanya. I started to google him again. Looks like he found another love, who is a filipino american named Sherry. Si Zion walang social media account pero si Sherry ay nasa instagram. They have a lot of photos together. She seemed so proud of him. Who would not be? Mas lalo itong gumwapo as he aged. He built more muscles that added to his male aura.

Hindi na ba ito babalik pa ng Pilipinas? Nagulat ako ng mag ring ang telepono ko habang nagmumuni muni. Si Chase pala tumatawag. "Hey! I have a new proposal. Our company will have a seminar in the US. I wonder if you wanted to come with me." Ang tanong pa ni Chase sa akin.

"Naku, alam mo namang hindi pa ako nakakapag travel abroad na ako lang mag isa. Pass na lang muna ako this time." Ang sabi ko pa sa kanya. Dahil sa totoo lang, masyado akong sheltered ng pamilya ko. I'm the only girl and the youngest, kaya parang lahat ng galaw mo, kung hindi parents mo ang nagbabantay sayo, ay meron pang mga Kuya na naghahanap sayo palagi.

"Ano ka ba, hindi ka naman nag iisa. Kasama mo nga ako. Hindi naman kita pababayaan di ba? Alam mo yan." Ang pag pupumilit pa nito sa akin.

"I know that! Pero, ayoko talaga. Sa susunod na lang ako." Ang sabi ko pa sabay tumatawa.

"Wait a minute... Hindi ka ba sasama dahil natatakot kang magkikita kayo ni Kuya Zion?" Ang pang aasar pa ni Chase sa akin.

"Naku, hindi ah. Ang Kuya mo may girlfriend ng iba. Bakit naman ako matatakot sa kanya." Ang sagot ko pa dito.

"Ba't mukha kang nagseselos? Takot ka ngang magkita kayo ulit ni Kuya. Kung hindi, wala akong may nakikitang dahilan kung bakit ayaw mong sumama." Dagdag nitong hirit sabay tawa.

"Sige na nga. Sasama ako sayo sa US para patunayan sayong hindi ako natatakot na makita siya." Usal ko pa kay Chase in a frustrated tone.

"Great! I will process our visa and we will be leaving at the end of this month." Sabi nitong sabay halakhak at nagpaalam na at baka daw magbago pa ang isip ko.

Hindi ko namalayan paalis na pala kami ni Chase papuntang US. Andaming bilin ng parents ko, pati na ang kambal kong Kuya. We will be heading to Dallas, Texas. It's been awhile na hindi ko na nakita pa si Zion. I have tried myself to get him out of my system. He already I think moved on from the death of his wife. Dahil may bago na itong girlfriend.

"Maglilibot tayo ng Dallas the entire day tomorrow at bibisitahin natin si Kuya Zion at ang pamangkin kong si Nate" Ang masigla pang sabi ni Chase ng sabay kaming nag Check in sa Omni Hotel, ofcourse in two seperate rooms.

Bukas magkikita kami ni Zion. My heart was too excited at the same time hopeful na hindi man kami ni Zion ang nagkatuluyan ay magiging civil naman kami sa isa't isa.

Chase and I had a lot of fun driving the downtown Dallas. We got tired and we went to to the West End District at the Dealy Plaza. It is the place when US President John F. Kennedy was assasinated. We were sitting on the bench and the sun is setting down. "We had fun! Thank you for coming with me here in the US. Otherwise I'm gonna be by myself here." Ang sabi pa ni Chase.

"Alam mong hindi naman ako makahindi sayo." Ang sagot ko pa dito.

"Halika na. At ng makapunta tayo sa bahay ni Kuya Zion. It will be another forty five minutes drive to get there. Gabi na tayo makakarating doon. Hindi din daw available si Kuya at may commitment na ito." Ang paliwanag pa ni Chase. "Anyway, nandon pa rin si Nate at miss ko na ang pamangkin ko." Ang usal pa ni Chase.

Zion lived in Ovilla, Texas. It is one of the suburb in South of Dallas. Ang ganda ng lugar, hilly drive and so quiet. Namangha ako sa laki ng property nito. Sabi ni Chase, this is a 100 acre lot and the house is on top of the hill. Ang ganda ng gate papasok pa lang ng property. Parang feeling mo, pumapasok ka sa isang magandang park, full of lamp post on both sides of the driveway. Maraming nagsisilakihang puno, oak tree, pine at maple. Para ka lang pumapasok sa palasyo pagka bukas ng automatic gate. Ang layo pa ng bahay bago mo ito marating. Pero nakikita na sa dulo ang napakalaking bahay na puno ng ilaw. We are almost at the house when I saw a child crossing the driveway. I screamed so loud."Chase! Stop! There's a baby!" I was so hysterical to see it but it was too late. Chase hit the child. We both run towards the child.

"Nate! Nate wake up buddy!" Ang sabi pa ni Chase dito. Ng makita nitong hindi na ito humihinga, he started CPR.

We could hear two women running towards us and crying loudly. They were both in their forties with blond hair. "Nate! Oh My God!" Ang sigaw ng dalawang babae.

Tumawag agad ako ng 911. "911 what is your emergency?" Ang sabi sa kabilang linya. Parang mawawala na ako sa sarili. I am so scared right now. Shocked, traumatized, I could not think straight.

"We hit a child in the driveway." Ang sagot ko pa dito.

"Is the child breathing? Is he responsive? Is he bleeding?" Ang sunod sunod na tanong ng 911 operator.

"No he is not responsive. He is not breathing. I don't see any blood. He is not bleeding." Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko at umiyak na lang ako ng umiyak. "Please send help over here." Ang pagmamakaawa ko pa sa operator sabay iyak. I became hysterical.

"Mam calm down. Someone needs to do chest compression and give breaths to the child. Okay." Ang instruction pa ng operator.

"Yes, my companion is doing the CPR right now. It looks like the baby started to breath right now." Ang sabi ko pa in a shaking voice. Happy that the baby breath again but he is still not responding.

Ang last ko na lang na naririnig ay kino confirm na ng 911 operator ang location ng property sa mga helper.

Ground ambulance came in with their lights and sirens on. Coupled with an air ambulance. I was hugging Chase so bad. I was so scared. "Oh My God Chase! Oh my God!" Ang hysterical ko pa na iyak.

I could hear Chase rapid breathing while rubbing my back. In a crack tone of voice. I know, he was crying. "It's going to be alright." Ang sabi nitong nakahilig ang panga sa mga balikat ko.

I saw the crew loading the baby in the aircraft. Then a man hurriedly came out from his Cadillac SUV. I know it was Zion. He looked at our direction. I could hear the air ambulance crew giving him instructions where to go. He speed off so fast leaving.

We hurriedly went to Childrens Medical Center in Dallas. We saw Zion silently crying. He went towards us and gave Chase a big punch in the face. "You killed my child with your slut!" He said angrily to Chase pointing at me.

ITUTULOY

Tragic ano... it is a sad story pero sana suportahan niyo pa rin. Kikiligin din kayo sa huli. Kaya kung nagustuhan niyo to. Mag comment naman kayo. Otherwise... matatagalan pa ang update. Salamat.