CHAPTER 100.2
THIRD PERSON’S POV
“M-mom… It was… j- just a one night stand…”
“Oh, God…”
Napatutop sa sariling bibig ang ina sa narinig niya. Nanlulumong bumalik ito sa pagkakaupo sa sofa na bakas sa mukha ang pagkagulat. Samantalang si Gail naman ay hindi na napigilan ang sarili na hindi mapahagulhol habang nakahawak sa parteng sinampal ng kanyang ina.
This is what Louis witnessed as he went downstairs. He immediately walked down towards Gail and pulled her into a comforting embrace.
“K…Kuya—“
“Ssshh,” her brother hushed him. “Everything’s going to be fine,” bulong niya sa kapatid.
“Ilayo mo muna sa akin ang kapatid mo, Louis! I don’t want to see her face,” tensionadong sabi ng ina at saka nito ibinaon ang sariling mukha sa mga palad niya.
As what their Mom said, Louis led his younger sister to her bedroom. Gail sat down on the couch, still sobbing and so, Louis sat beside her.
“Baby girl, kuya mo ako diba?” Panimulang tanong niya dito.
SILENCE…
Instead of answering his question, Gail just stared at his face. Napabuntong-hininga nalang si Louis habang pinagmamasdan ang luhaang kapatid niya. She’s crying silently. He doesn’t want to see her younger sister in this state. Masakit ito para sa kanya.
“I don’t believe that it was just a one-night-stand. Kilala kita, Crystal. You’re a decent girl. Now, I want you to tell me who the guy is.”
It has been a minute of silence between them. Ilang saglit lang ay isinandal ni Gail ang ulo niya sa balikat ng kapatid at kasabay nito ay ang pagpakawala niya ng kanina pang pinipigil na hagulhol.
“…. Si K-Kurt…”
Automatikong napapikit si Louis nang banggitin ni Gail ang pangalang iyon. Ngayon, naiintindihan na niya kung ano ang nararamdaman ng kapatid niya. Naguguluhan ito at naiipit sa sitwasyon. Ayaw na ayaw niya sa lahat ay ang nakikitang umiiyak si Gail. All this time, sa kanya ito tumatakbo tuwing may problema ang kapatid at ginagawa niya ang lahat para matulungan ito.
Mahal na mahal ni Louis ang kapatid niya. Ang ikinababahala niya ngayon ay ang pagbubuntis niya.
“Anong balak mo? Mabuti pang sabihin mo na kina Mommy,” seryosong sambit ni Louis.
“N-no, ayokong ipaalam sa kanila na si Kurt ang ama nitong d-dinadala ko. Ayoko,” naiiling na sagot ni Gail.
Binitawan siya ni Louis at tinitigan ito sa mga mata.
“Bakit?”
Gail let out a deep sigh, her lips trembling as well as her whole body.
“….H-he doesn’t love me anymore. That’s why he left me. I don’t want to force him to marry me because of this child inside me. I can take care of
my baby without him anyway. I… just don’t want to complicate things even more...”
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It has been two days since the conversation of Crystal and her Mom happened. It’s been also two days since Crystal quit her studies. She even skips meals and hid inside her room, crying all day and night. Kung may higit na nag-aalala sa kundisyon niya, ito ay ang kapatid niyang si Louis. Hindi lang sa kapatid niya ito nag-aalala kundi sa batang nasa sinapupunan nito.
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