Tristan Keith's POV
"Rakki's in Paris."
"What?" Gulat na tanong ko kay Uncle na hindi na ako sinagot.
Totoong nagtatampo na talaga ako kay Rakki!
Gusto ko pa naman umuwi sa Paris nang kasama siya pero ayun siya at nandoon na!
"Tristan."
"Yes, Uncle?" Nakasimangot na tanong ko. I wanted to call Rakki pero ano naman ang sasabihin ko? Baka nga hindi pa niya sagutin.
"What would you feel if I told you that your parents are alive?" Napakunot agad ang noo ko sa random na tanong ni Uncle.
"None."
"What do you mean, none?"
"I mean... I don't think it would change anything." Wala naman kasi talagang magbabago kahit malaman ko kung sino ang mga magulang ko. "I'd probably ask who they are. Maybe I'd want to know why they disappeared. Maybe I'd be curious about what kind of people they are. But that's all."
"You're saying you wouldn't want to be with them?"
"Should I?"
"They're your parents."
"And you and Rakki are my family." Natatawa kong sabi sa kaniya. "I'm not saying I wouldn't meet them. I would. I'd like to know the truth. But knowing they're alive doesn't suddenly make them more important than the people who were actually there. Why are we talking about this? Is there a problem?"
It's so random for him to ask those questions.
"Will you get mad at me?"
"No, Uncle. It's okay with me."
Natawa siya sa sinabi ko. "You don't even know what I'm talking about."
"I know."
"You don't."
"You're asking because whatever it is, you think It'll make me hate you?" I don't think kaya kong magalit kay Uncle or kay Rakki. We've been together for how many years and I know they did something because they have reasons. Reasons I know I'll understand.
"Tristan."
"If it was something small, you wouldn't look so worried."
"And if it's something big?"
I shrugged. "Then it's big."
"That's it?"
"What else am I supposed to say?" Natatawa kong tanong.
"You make everything sound so easy."
"Because sometimes it is."
"No, it isn't."
"Okay." I said patiently. "Then tell me why I'd get mad."
"Because I made choices."
"Everyone does."
"Choices that affected you." Diretsong sabi niya kaya napataas ang kilay ko.
BINABASA MO ANG
When Fighters Fall In Love
RomanceHaunted 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...
