His Bad Ways

Huling Kabanata

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Huling Kabanata

LIFE IS FULL of choices; and I am the one who can decide what will be my future or who will be me for the rest of my life. Nobody can ever dictate what I want to do with my life nor what path I should follow, because these people around me are only instruments which maybe my strength or destruction.

It's up to me how I'm going to swallow a single deed that I shouldn't blame others for my misery, I don't need reprisals for their mistakes, all I need to do is to take them as a lesson and inspiration. By the end of the day, nobody can tell exactly who I was, but me—just me.

I am the only one who can choose among all the means on the highways and have a willingness to walk on it.

"Hindi n'yo ako kailangan posasan," he said as he refused the handcuffs and willfully surrendered himself to the police officers.

And as he passed on my way, he stops for a moment. Showing his famous smirk at me and unbelievably staring at my eyes.

"Magagawa mo talaga sa 'kin 'to?" he asked in disbelief and full of sarcasm. I take a deep breath, pick up all my strength to face him. I shouldn't be afraid at him; it was him who should be afraid of all the sins he did. And without any fear and uncertainty, I stared back at him and stand on my ground and decisions.

"Ginagawa ko lang kung ano ang tama. Patawarin mo ako, Señor," lakas-loob kong sagot sa kaniya at napahalakhak siya na puno ng panunuya.

"Tama na. You're a big shame in whole Del Valle! Kaya kahit noon pa man, ikinahihiya na kita!" galit nitong sigaw sa mukha ko at akmang susugurin niya ako nang pigilan agad siya ng mga pulis.

"Hindi pa tayo tapos, babalikan kita hanggang sa huling lahi mo, Trevor. Babalikan ko kayo." Ibinato nito sa akin ang isang lukot na papel at masama ang tingin niya sa akin habang pilit siyang isinasakay ng mga pulis.

Nagsampa kami ng kaso laban sa kaniya. Marami kaming ebidensya at matibay iyon para madiin si Señor sa lahat ng ginawa niya. Napatingin ako sa nakalukot na papel at hindi ako nag-alangan na pulutin iyon. Tiningnan ko kung ano ang nakasulat dito. Isang DNA test at positive ang resulta. Mahigpit akong napahawak at alam ko na kung paano o sino ang may gawa nito.

"DNA?"

"Oo, sigurado na ipapa-DNA ako ni Señor, pero palihim niya 'yong gagawin."

"Kung hindi ka Del Valle, the results will be negative."

Tumango ako kay Trey and I don't know if he will agree with my plan.

"I see. Gusto mong palitan ko ang DNA mo ng DNA ko para mapalabas na Del Valle ka pa rin?"

I nod at him and he smiled at me as if he agreed with my plan.

Si Trey, sigurado akong siya ang nagmanipula ng DNA results na ito. Hindi ko alam kung paano niya ginawa pero isa lang ang alam ko, hindi niya ako binigo sa mga naging usapan namin at lahat ng plano ay umayon sa kung ano ang napag-usapan, maliban lang sa isang bagay. Masakit man ang loob ko ay pilit akong ngumiti. Malinaw pa sa isip ko ang mga sandaling iyon, 'yong mga oras na akala ko ay tuluyan na akong mamamatay.

"Dada . . ."

"Evo . . . anak, patawarin mo'ko." Hindi ako makapaniwala na sa mga oras na ito ay makikita ko si Evo. Gusto ko siyang lapitan at yakapin nang mahigpit.