THE LAW OF LOVING YOU °[KathNiel] ✓COMPLETE

42. Daughter

Serenity

Nang pumasok si Alec ng suite na galit na galit, hindi na ako nagtaka. Hindi ko maintindihan ang takot na nararamdaman ko. For the record, it isn't just fear. It's a mixture of all negative feelings.

"What is that moron talking about, Serene?" Sigaw niyang nagpagulat sa'kin. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko dahil sa ginawa niya. Ni hindi niya man lang inisip na naririnig siya ni Khaleesi.

"Alec... Nandito si Khal." Mahinahong sagot ko. Sa unang pagkakataon, I feel his wrath towards me. Alec is crazy in so many ways but he never really gets mad at me. He never tries hurting me intentionally. When he tells me he loves me, I sincerely believe in that. "Maririnig ka ng anak natin." Halos pabulong na wika ko.

"Anak natin?" Alec's voice raises to a louder volume and my tears, uncontained, continue to race down my cheeks.

"Mama..." Iyak ni Khaleesi na nagpawasak ng sobra-sobra sa puso ko. Humigpit ang yakap niya sa'kin. She buries her face on my chest to hide it from Alec who is burting into a mad frustration.

"Tell me, Justine. You fxcking tell me!"

"Baby, get in the room." I whisper to my little princess as I point the bedroom. "Wait for mom to get you. Mama and dada will just talk."

"Sabihin mo sa'kin ang totoo!"

"Honey, please go." Bulong ko sa anak kong lalong kumapit sa'kin. Tumingin ako kay Alec, nagmamakaawa ngunit hindi humupa ang galit na nakasalamin sa mga mata niya.

"Mama, dada... Please don't fight." My daughter pleads in full innocence that's making me so vulnerable.

"Just tell me." This time, Alec's voice tones down. It must be Khaleesi's effect on him. He loves her as much as I do. "Is she my daughter, Justine?" He sounds really hurt and the fact that his eyes are teary backs that up.

"Alec, yes." Napakuyom ako ng palad. "Of course..." The words almost fade before they can come out. "Of course."

Lumapit si Alec sa'min ng anak ko. Caressing my face, he looks at me like he's never done to anyone. Like how it is supposed to be, he calms down, he softens, when I place my hand on top of his.

"Let's just go home, please." Bulong kong agad niyang tinanguan. "Ayoko na dito."

Nag-impake kaagad ako ng mga gamit nang sumapit ang hapon at habang tulog pa si Khal. Inasikaso naman ni Alec ang paglabas ng bansa.

"Mga inutil!" I flinch when I hear Alec's voice. When I get out of the bedroom to check on him, my eyes are welcomed with shattered glass all over the living area. "That ex of yours is making me really pissed off, Justine. You know what happens when I'm pissed off."

"Alec. Calm down, please." Natatarantang anas ko. "Please forget about him—"

"Forget about him? How can I? He is blocking all airlines so we cannot leave the country. I guess, that attorney really has a brain. Or maybe, he just knows you too well. He knows you love running away."

"I will talk to him—"

"Not gonna happen, honey." He mutters, holding my chin and lifting it up so we can see each other closely face to face.  "I am just going to make a call and tomorrow, that moron will be out of our path, forever."

"No!" My heart rate is rising rapidly and I feel like it's ripping my chest open. "No, Alec. No. Please don't call dad."

"No. Your stupid ex has to learn a lesson."

"Alec, please." Pagmamakaawa ko. Kasabay non ang mabilis na pagpatak ng aking luha. "Please."

Tiningnan ako ni Alec. Naluluha ang mga mata niya ngunit hindi talaga iyon ang kumuha ng atensiyon ko kundi ang pagkamuhing nakapinta doon. "You chose me because to protect him." Alam kong nasasaktan siya ng sabihin niya 'yon dahil hindi nakaligtas sa'kin ang pagkuyom ng palad niya.