Ruining Her

Chapter 14: Father

Ryle POV

I don't know what the hell is up but I let my stupid self go to Angeline's place anyway. Pagkatapos nang nangyari noong mga nakaraang buwan, di ko na muli hinayaan ang sarili ko na mahulog aa patibong niya.

It's before lunch time when she decided to invite me over to apartment. Ang sabi niya lang sa text niya ay may sasabihin daw siyang importante. The fuck? Babalik na ba siya sa tamang pagi-isip at hahayaan ako bumalik kay Xyza, I wonder.

I let out a deep sigh before pressing the doorbell on her apartment.

"Ryle! You're earlier than expected. Upo ka muna dito sa couch ko." she said sweetly, which actually kind of irritated me.

Angeline also comes from a rich family and her apartment is actually as large as mine. Mas girly at modern nga lang ang sakanya, which is just fit for her. The witch decided to actually study in Australia, continuing her course in Business. If I heard correctly, 3 years lang ang business dito kaya naman by the end of early next year, siguro ay graduate na siya.

Medyo nakakabilib nga ng kaonti dahil tinanggap siya as transferee kahit na nag-aral siya sa Pilipinas for her first two years. Who knew that our university would be this accredited, huh? Even I didn't know that. Nagkataon lang na doon binase ng mom ko ang trabaho niya dahil mas mapayapa daw doon kaysa sa Manila. We also have our lolo's ancestral home there that she doesn't want go to waste.

Naupo ako sa kaniyang couch habang tila nagluluto pa siya sa kitchen. Buti nalang at may harang so I am safe from seeing her totally. I actually want to be rude, like I always am to her, but I want to spare her this once. Medyo nakakasawa na din dahil wala naman siyang ginagawang masama sa akin, except for blackmailing me, of course.

Kapansin pansin ang Macbook niyang nakabukas na nasa coffee table. I stared at it long enough, trying to remember something that I knew about it... Ano kasi?

Damn it, Ryle! Think!

Ah!

Matagal na kasi nang last time siya nag-abot ng evidences sa video namin ni Xyza kaya medyo nakalimutan ko na. But the last time I heard her, sa laptop niya nalang ang mga natitirang files! I bit my lip as I truly hoped that this was the chance that I have been waiting for.

Swiftly, I browsed through her laptops and maliban pa sa school-related na gawain, nandoon nga ang mga videos namin ni Xyza! This is outrageous!

I'm not a computer tech so I don't know how to fully remove the files. I just heard somewhere na hindi porket nilagay mo sa recycle bin ng computer ay mabubura na talaga. Without any doubt, I smashed her laptop into the floor.

Madali itong nasira, broken into pieces lalo na nang tinapakan ko ito.

I think she heard all the noise that she came running to the living room, leaving whatever she was doing in the kitchen.

"Aw! First, you destroyed my phone. Now ang Macbook ko? Come on, Ryle. You can do better than that. Pasalamat ka at nakaback-up sa drive ang school files ko." she said without humor.

Although like when I destroyed her phone, it wasn't like a big deal for her. Sabagay, at may pambili naman siya. If ever, I could replace it in no time as well.

"How about the videos you have of me and Xyza? I bet you don't have a back-up anymore, huh!" mariin kong sabi sakanya.

I am thanking the heavens for this. Ito ang kalayaan na matagal ko nang hinihintay. Mababalikan ko na si Xyza!

"Yes... That's the last copy I have. I don't have anymore back-ups. Actually, I was supposed to delete them in front of you but you've already done it. Even if I don't have those, I'm sure you'll still stay with me, Ryle..." she said maliciously.

I glared at her. She's fucking delusional!

"What the fuck? Why would I ever stay with you!?" sigaw ko sakanya.

Para akong nawalan ng kaluluwa ng may nilabas siya galing sakanyang pocket. Tinaas niya ito at inilapit pa sa akin.

"I'm pregant, Ryle! And the only man that has ever fucked me is you!" sigaw niya, with little tears coming out of her eyes.

Di ko na makaila ang pagkagulat ko. Napaluhod pa nga ako sa kaniyang sahig matapos ko kunin ang pregnancy test sakanyang kamay para tignan talaga ng maayos.

No way... There is no way... I'm going to be a father myself.

Damn it...

"Don't you dare tell me you'll run away from this! Alam nating dalawa kung bakit mas naging close ang mga nanay natin. Both our fathers left them and we both grew up fatherless. Don't you dare make our child grow up fatherless too, being in a broken family!" sabi ni Angeline habang humihikbi.

I closed my eyes as I let myself really analyze this moment... Everything...

Pagkatapos, di ko mapigilan at niyakap ko ang isang humihikbing Angeline. With her soft cries, I couldn't help but cry a little too.

I'm going to be a father! I'm going to have my own little one but it's not with Xyza... and at this moment, I knew I had to accept the fact that I could never have her again.