Ayesha Rakki's POV
Napuno ng luha ang mga mata ko at hindi na sinagot pa ang tanong ni Tristan dahil lumabas na ako ng tuluyan sa hotel.
Hindi ko alam kung saan ako pupunta sa mga oras na 'to kaya napagpasyahan ko na pumunta nalang sa villa. Dito nalang ako matutulog. Dito nalang muna ako.
Agad akong bumaba ng sasakyan ko at napatigil sa akmang pagpasok nang makita ang hindi inaasahang bisita. Halatang hinihintay niya ako dito.
"Anong ginagawa mo dito? Hindi ka ba nahihiya na baka makita ka ni Meisha dito?" Diretsong tanong ko sa kaniya. Hindi bastos ang pagkakatanong ko kaya hindi dapat siya mabastusan doon.
Alam ko pa rin naman kung paano rumespeto ng tao.
"Can we talk?" Napabuntong-hininga nalang ako at sinenyasan siyang pumasok.
Hindi naman kasi ako galit sa kanila. Nagulat lang talaga ako na buhay pa pala ang mga magulang ko. Ang akala ko kasi ay wala na talaga akong pamilya.
"Anong pong sasabihin ninyo?" Tanong ko at tiningnan siya ng diretso sa mga mata.
Nginitian naman niya ako at bahagya pang pinagmasdan ang mukha ko.
I hate this.
"I owe Sean so much for the person you've become today. He raised you with love, discipline, and care, and seeing how successful and strong you are now makes me realize that he truly did everything right."
"No need to thank Uncle Sean because it's normal for him to take care of me. After all, siya lang naman yung pamilya ko dito."
"I'm sorry." Naikuyom ko ang kamao sa narinig.
"When did you know that I was your child?"
"Ten years ago. Mrs. Tina told me everything. She told me how Mrs. Belinda brought you there to raise you like her own. I didn't believe it at first. I thought maybe she was mistaken, or maybe she was just trying to comfort me because I was already searching for answers back then. But when I confronted Sean... he told me the truth."
"At tinanggap mo lang yun?" Hindi ako makapaniwala.
"No. I was angry. Confused. I kept asking why nobody told me sooner. Why I had to find out that way. But after Sean explained the situation, I realized there wasn't really a choice anymore. The people involved were dangerous. Staying away from you became the only way to protect you."
"I don't need anyone's protection."
"I know you don't think you do. You've grown up strong, independent... stronger than any of us expected. But please believe me when I say that everything we did was because we were terrified something would happen to you."
"Terrified enough to lie to me for years?"
"Yes..." Wow.
"That's bullshit."
"I know."
Gusto kong magalit. "You were in the same places as me so many times. You looked me in the eye pretending to be nothing more than a stranger."
"You think that was easy for me?"
"I don't know!" Napipikon na ako. "Because I don't know anything anymore! Lahat kayo nagsisinungaling!"
BINABASA MO ANG
When Fighters Fall In Love
RomansaHaunted by events from years ago, Ayesha Rakki is determined to return to the Philippines and seek revenge. To do that, she must first become a doctor-using her profession as a way to track down the people she's been searching for. Along the way, sh...
