Igniting Chances

Chapter 66

Freedom

"Thanks Aho!"Saad ni Bianca ng i-deliver namin ni Gad ang huling dessert.Maayos na sa lobby ng hotel nya.Wala ng mga pakalat-kalat na guest."U-uh bakit hindi ka pa nagr-ready?"tanong nya kay Gad na nasa likod ko.

"Pagnaihatid ko na si Ahonoama."simpleng saad nya.May isang guest na bumati kay Gad,nakipagkamustahan ang intsik sa kanya,siguro ay kasama ito sa event mamaya.

Nagusap lang kami ni Bianca saglit tungkol sa event,mayamaya pa ay tapos na makipag-kamustahan si Gad sa kausap.

"Let's go?"iwas tingin kong tanong.Nagpaalam sya kay Bianca bago ako sinundan.

Ng makapasok na kami sa sasakyan ay tsaka ako nagtanong.

"Anong event yon?"tanong ko.

"Business event."sagot nya.

"Anong klaseng business event?"tanong ko.Hindi sya sumagot kaya nagtanong akong muli."Diba ikaw ang magh-hold?"tanong ko."Bakit dito sa province?"tawa ko."Akala ko ba businessman ka,dapat alam mo kung saan magandang mag-hold ng event."tawa ko.

Hindi sya kumibo.

"After the event uuwi na ako kaagad sa Dapo."saad nya kahit hindi ko naman tinatanong."Can I call you?"mahinang tanong nya.

"For what?"I asked.

"J-just.."hindi sya nakasagot."Oh! We should talk about your case.."medyo humina ang boses nya."May mga naipon na akong evidence nagpapatunay na hindi ikaw ang may gawa noon kay Athena Mores."saad nya dahan-dahan tila tinatantya ang ekspresyon ko.

"I see you have a lot of time for that old case of mine."I sarcasticly said.

"I had a decade to do that Ahonoama."umiwas ako ng tingin.

"I dont b-believe you."tumawa pa ako kahit kabado na.

"Im trying to communicate with your dad before I came here,but he won't let me."He said."Im still trying Ahonoama."

Hindi ako kumibo,mayamaya pa ay nagsalita muli sya.

"I want you to have your freedom."

I dont want to believe him.If what he said were true I'll feel guilty and I'll be regretful.I chose to flee that time and left him because dad told me that I'll be just a liability to him and I dont want that,If I left him already and he choose to study my case and take evidence that im not connected to that stupid crime then nagsayang lang ako ng halos sampung taon.

"I dont want you hiding here,you did nothing wrong."He said.

"H-how can you say that?"tanong ko tsaka tumingin sa kanya."You never know if I did really killed he--"

"You were texting me the time her murder happened."he cut me off.

Napalunok ako.

I want freedom.I really do.

Pero kung si Gad ang susi sa kalayaang iyon I dont think I can accept the freedom his offering me.

Guilt will eat me alive.

"W-why do you keep on following me?"hirap na tanong ko."Why are you trying so hard for my freedom?"tanong ko.

Bakit kailangan nya pang pumunta dito para lang doon?He's fine living his own life,Im also fine here.Why did he came here offering me my freedom and making me feel guilty?

"Because Im inlove with you Ahonoama,that little crush thing--I can't stop it,lumala pa."