BGT 01: HIS X AND Y ✅

Chapter 4 - Huling yugto

Pababa pa lamang ng sasakyan ay tanaw na ni Edan ang ina na nag-aabang sa may portico ng bahay nila. Tumayo ito mula sa inuupuang wheel chair at humakbang para salubungin siya. Walang nagsabi sa kanya na nakalalakad na pala itong muli. He's happy for her though.

"Mom," pabalyang yumakap sa kanya ang magulang. Dama niya ang sigla nito at ang pagbalik ng dating lakas na matagal ding nawala.

"Kaimeera was right, she can bring you home in no time." Tumingala ito. Nakangiti ng matamis.

Napailing lamang siya. "My wife wanted me to come home to visit you not because Kaimeera asked for it."

"Your wife," napalitan ng iritasyon ang kasiyahan na nasa anyo nito. "You should have brought her and your son." Bakas sa tono nito ang antagonismo na nagpapahayag ng kabaliktaran sa tunay nitong intention.

"Next time, mom. May kailangan din siyang ayusin doon."

Kumalas sa kanya ang ina at tumango. "Doon tayo sa loob. Nagugutom ka ba? Nagpahanda ako ng pagkain." Inakay siya nito papanhik ng sala.

Househelps are lining up in corners giving him their courtesy greetings and welcome. Nasaan ang mga kapatid niya? Sabi ni Hector umuwi raw si Kaien. Kailangan niyang paghandaan ang isang iyon. Kung tatanga-tanga siya baka bigla na lang siyang tumimbuwang nang hindi niya namamalayan.

Umakyat muna siya sa kanyang kwarto habang ipinahahanda ni Abigaiel ang hapag-kainan. He was caught off-guard when Kaimeera crashed herself heavily on him. He went out of balance. Bumagsak silang magkapatong sa kama. He was able to dodge the kiss but not her hand grabbing his groin.

"Damn it, Kaimeera!" He tried jerking away but the girl is abnormally persistent. Ayaw nitong bitiwan ang pagkalalaki niya. Kung gagamit siya ng saktong lakas baka maitapon niya lang ito.

She laughed wretchedly and sweetly at the same time in his wasted effort. "What? Don't you like it, baby? Oh, come on!" Panunukso nito. "Why are you here by the way? I thought you would go directly to the hospital."

Hinuli niya ang kamay nito. Sinong pupuntahan niya sa hospital kung wala naman doon ang kanyang ina? The news was just a bait and it was not even his mother's doing. It's Kaimeera's. May binabalak ang babaeng ito na kailangan niyang malaman.

"Get off me, Kai. Ihuhulog kita." He warned, determined.

Bumusangot ito. Pinatulis ang mapupulang mga labi. A fair number of boys at the states had a fight to death just to have a taste of those lips before and maybe even until now.

"Have you forgotten? You have dropped me off already, Edan. Dropped me painfully like a hot potato from your plate."

"Kaimeera..." he sighed. Nantantong walang magiging saysay rito anuman ang sasabihin niya. Sobrang tigas ng ulo ng babaeng ito.

"You are terrible, do you know that?" Nabasag ang galit nitong tinig. Beads of tear made its way down to her smooth cheeks. Nasundan ng ilan pang patak. "Ang lakas ng loob mong saktan ako, Edan Kerubin. Ikaw lang ang minahal ko, alam mo iyon." Pinalo nito ang kanyang dibdib habang humahagulgol.

"I'm sorry," just all he could say. Niyakap niya ang dalaga.

"Why are you here? Bakit ka umuwi at iniwan ang asawa mo? Because of the fake news? You should've known it's nothing valid and I wouldn't do it anyway if Kaien hadn't forced me. You're so stupid. Hindi ka na nila hahayaang makabalik sa asawa't anak mo, Edan. Your son will suffer as much as your wife." Hirap nitong pahayag.

"Hindi ako papayag na mangyari iyon. Where's Kaien?" Nagtagis siya ng bagang.

"I don't know. Nandito lang siya kahapon."