NIGHT(S) WITH MY HUSBAND'S BROTHER

Chapter 9: The Lies

NAKATULALA lang si Jane habang nakaupo sa bench kung saan sila pumosisyon ni Steven para makapag-usap. Walang maririnig na anuman mula sa kanya kahit pa kanina pa pasulyap-sulyap si Steven sa kanya. Pagkatapos ng mahabang eksplanasyon at yakapan, tumahimik na ito at iyon ang ikinagulat ng binata.

"Hey baby? You sure you're okay?"

Madamdaming pagsuyo ni Steven sa kanya. Lumingon si Jane at hindi n'ya namalayang sa paglingon n'ya tutulo rin pala ang mga luhang kanina pa n'ya gustong pigilan pero 'di n'ya magawa. Ito ang mundong pinili n'yang talikuran. Ang mundong pinilit n'yang bitawan. Si Steven Miguel ang mundong yun.

"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry." She sincerely added and Steven was just there intently looking at her like she matters the world to him, because she surely is.

"I was so dumb, stupid and just plain shit! I didn't know. You never said anything to me and I couldn't help but believed the people who knew you and everything about you." She don't know what to say anymore. Ang mali lang naman n'ya ay yung pinili n'yang mas magtiwala sa iba kaysa sa pagmamahalan nila ng binata.

"Wala kang kasalanan. Because from the very start ako naman talaga ang 'di nagpaka-honest. Kung siguro sinabi ko lang ang lahat at hindi ako nagpadala sa takot na baka mag-iba ka maybe the outcome would be very different. But it all happened already, we have no control." Then he held her hand and squeezed it. "I want you back baby. I don't care what I'll lose or gain as long as I'll have you back."