Sumimsim muna siya ng kape bago nagsalita. “To protect you.”
I nodded. “So totoo yung sinabi ni papa. Still, you left without a word. Why didn’t you tell us?”
“It was for the better. Griffin didn’t have to know about my messed up past and you, hindi mo pwedeng malaman ang nakaraan mo. It’s too horrible.”
“I understand that you wanted to tell me in the right time, but look where that took us. Mas lalong lumala ang sitwasyon.” I breathed heavily. “You could have told me slowly about my real identity, I could have accepted the truth slowly. Hindi yung umalis ka bigla, nasaktan mo pa tuloy sila.”
“Ever it was the only way to protect you.”
Nairita ako. “Ma sino ba ‘tong ama ko at takot na takot kayong lahat. Na kinailangan pakasalan mo pa ang dad ni Kieffer. I want to meet him!”
Her eyes widened in fear as she grabbed my hands tightly. “Lia no! You mustn’t. I’m telling you to trust me on this one. Your father is very dangerous.”
“I did not sacrifice my marriage, and my years away from my children and husband for no reason.” kitang kita ko ang sobrang takot sa mga mata niya. “Hindi ako tumakas at nagtago sa tunay mong ama ng walang mabigat na rason.”
She started crying. “Mas makapangyarihan ang totoo mong ama kaysa sa kinikilala mong ama ngayon. I married Kieffer’s dad because he was more capable of protecting me because of their business.”
Alam ko kung anong klaseng business ang pinapatakbo ng pamilya ni Kieffer.
How powerful and dangerous is my real father that mama needed Kief’s father to protect us.
“Liangel are you listening?” hindi ko napansing nadistract pala ako sa kaka-isip tungkol sa ama ko. “Naiintindihan mo ba ang punto ko?”
“Who is he?”
Bahagya niyang pinakalma ang sarili at binitawan ang kamay ko. “Evergreen hindi mo pwedeng malaman-”
I stopped her mid sentence. “Ma gusto ko pong makilala ang totoo kong ama. I must know.”
“Ever listen to me. Your real father is someone you don’t want to know. He is merciless. He tried to kill me, his wife…” pinikit niya saglit ang kanyang mata. “…you were not an exception.”
“Your and papa and I planned everything, pati ang pag-alis ko sa mansyon.” she smiled bitterly. “That year, your biological father’s goons had a lead of our whereabouts, pero hindi sila sigurado kasi iba na ang apelyido ko. Kinailangan kong kumilos bago nila malaman na ako nga ang hinahanap nila. I married Kieffer’s father to change my name and for protection. Mapupunta sa pamilya ng mga Glyn ang atensyon ng mga goons kaysa sa inyo. Well they can’t hurt them kasi mahigpit ang seguridad ng pamilyang Glyn. And lastly, I changed your birth date.”
“Ano?” birthday ko iniba nila? Teka lang,nalilito ako.
My puzzled face made her laugh lightly. “Your father took care of all the papers and we hid that from you too. Kung titingnan mo ng maigi ang birth certificate mo, mapapansin mo iba na ang date ng birthday mo. Hindi na namin sinabi kasi gusto naming magdiwang ka ng kaarawan ko sa tamang petsa.”
I am shocked and I don’t know what to say. “Pa… paano yun nangyari? May mga papeles ako na pinunan ng totoong petsa ng birthday ko at pinirmahan bago graduation. The school never corrected me.”
“Your papa took care of that too.”
Hindi ako makapaniwala, ang gulo.
“Evergreen, naintindihan mo ba kung bakit ko ginawa ang lahat ng iyon?” she asked softly. “And why I don’t want you to know who your real father is?”
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RomanceBET SERIES #2 Evergreen Flickerwood have always known that her life is perfect. Everything is the way she wants it to be until her fiance cheated on her, again. Having previously ditched a wedding, her current situation was no exception. She thinks...
