Good Boys Gone Bad Series 3: His Savage Flame

🔥 Kabanata 8🔥

🔥 Kabanata 8🔥

Devyn:

Nakatayo ako ngayon, nakatingin sa tanawin na nasa labas ng aking bintana sa kwarto. A vast green field where various fruit trees grow. Kung tutuosin, I didn't have to work in a publishing company—meron kaming malaking lupa dito na sa'kin din naman ipapamana. But I followed Gio and Arya—kaya ginusto ko ring magtrabaho dun.

Hindi tanaw dito ang malapad na flower garden namin—season ng mga bulaklak ngayon and the temperature was really great for them to bloom more. Malamig palagi sa lugar namin dito sa Aplaya—I even more felt the cold inside my burning soul.

The door opened. My parents worriedly got in—well, it's my engagement night.

"Pa, ma," I faked a smile. I knew they noticed my sudden silence since I arrived here. The woman who used to roam around the farm—together with Giovanni suddenly shut inside the room. Crying. But why? That Lorenzo Romano's cruel statements lingered in my thoughts—kaya napapahinto sa pag-iyak. Losers cry.

My mother held my hand. Nakangiti ito sa'kin. She was wearing this beautiful dress at ganun din si papa, nakasuot ng formal suit nito. "Marami na ang mga bisita, hija. Are your nervous? Just enjoy your engagement party, anak.." Enjoy? Hah, yes. At least, gusto kong e-enjoy ang gabing to.. Gusto kong makita nilang lahat na masayang-masaya ako ngayon.

"Oo nga, hija. Parents of Gio and your fiancée are also downstairs—hinihintay ka na. Ready?" Papa Hernando and mama Anabelle held both of my arms—they'd been so supportive sa lahat ng mga gusto ko sa buhay. Kahit pa gusto na talaga nilang mag-settle ako sa pagma-manage ng farm namin—they always understood how indispensable my dreams were. At palaging kasama si Gio dun.

"Yeah.. I'm ready." And finally went out the room. Nasa Malaki at malapad na garden sa baba gaganapin ang party. Taas noo kong binaybay pababa ang hagdan—automatically, the host made the entrance program for me and my parents with this lovely sound. Ang spotlight ay nakatutok sa'kin hanggang sa labas ng bahay. We headed straight to this mini stage—I saw Giovanni. He waved and sent his kiss in the air. Habang si Arya naman ay nasa likuran nito and both of their parents were also here—matalik na magkaibigan ang mga magulang namin.

I held the microphone in welcoming out guests tonight. Siguro nasa isang daan o mahigit ang nandito. All dressed fancy. I chose this plain black satin long dress na hapit sa katawan ko. I gained my composure back and smiled to everyone. "Before this engagement party to begin, I'd like to dedicate this video presentation to Giovanni and how we had met until we fell in love. I personally prepared this to share to you all.." Kanina ko pa ibinigay ang flashdrive sa operator for this special presentation. I also gestured Gio na magpunta sa stage and stay beside me—sabay naming papanoorin ang mga memories namin from childhood until now.

Hinalikan niya ako 'agad sa pisngi."Thanks, babe.. I'm excited." Then wrapped his arms around my waist. Dun dumako ang mga mata ko pero pilit akong ngumiti.

"Me, too." I replied. Everyone was looking now the big white monitor for the presentation. May inihanda din akong speech, of course.

Then, it started with a background music. I personally made this myself.

"I met Gio when I was ten and he was eleven. Arya and my bestfriend, Arya felt excited having him in our group." Mga old photos namin noong bata pa kami ang nasa screen. Those times that we hanged out at the flower farm and some at the park with our parents.. Napangiti ako. My heart gradually crumpled by this agonizing pain na ilang araw ko ng dinadala sa dibdib ko—without somebody to talked to.. "I have spent more than half of my life together with him. I have spent more than half of my life loving him in honesty, trust, faith, and purity." Then mga piling pictures namin ni Gio when we were both teenagers at the same high school, some pictures from parties we attended to hanggang sa nag-college kami. We were all smiling. "Gio has always been part of my dreams, I was seeing my life growing old with him. I was looking forward having wrinkles in both of our faces." Yung mga anniversary photos namin—of course, ako palagi ang may mga handing surprises with the help of Arya. Pinagtutulongan namin palagi ang mga themes each anniversary namin ni Gio. "I was very happy. Until I saw this video of him." Then, the finale of this presentation started. The video that stabbed my heart multiple times—I just took some screenshots pero mas maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw kung sino at anong ginagawa nila.. "And my best friend, Arya." Commotion started around the garden. Unti-unting kumalas ang braso ni Gio mula sa pagyapos sa bewang ko—sobrang sakit ng ginawa nila sa'kin. Hinarap ko siya. He was in..shocked or maybe na-surprised siya.

"I asked myself, sa'n ako nagkulang bilang girlfriend sa'yo, Gio?" My voice shakened nang itanong ko sa kaniya ang matagal ng sinisigaw ng isipan ko. Then I looked at Arya. "Naging masama ba akong kaibigan sa'yo, Arya?" I was about to cry—kasi ayoko ko sanang masira ang matagal naming pagkakaibigan dahil lang kay Gio!

But this pain was killing me. This wound was huge!

She covered her mouth and started sobbing habang napapailing. Ngayon lang siya nakonsensya? Ngayon lang nila naunawaan ang kasalanan nila sa'kin? "Ba't ginago niyo ako? Kelan pa nagsimula ang pang-aahas niyo sa'kin? Looking at this video's screenshots, you both were so comfortable to each other." Those words that I enunciated firmly—alam kong tumagos sa mga buto nila ngayon. Sobrang tahimik ng paligid at lahat ay nakinig sa'kin. Tapos na akong mag-hysterical sa isla De Uno! I wanted to see them how calmed I was.

"B-Babe.." Tatangkain sana niyang hawakan ako pero lumapit si papa Hernando—he blocked his body. May babala sa mga tingin ni papa pero alam kong hindi siya ang ganung klaseng tao..

Gio's parents were in humiliation too. "Aunt Becky and Uncle Tom, you've been so kind to me.. But I couldn't accept your son to be my future husband." Wala silang kasalanan—and I felt so sorry for them kasi alam kong nasali sila ngayon sa kahihiyan.

Lastly, I thought I should said my last message for the two of them. Kahit papaano—we'd became friends for many years at hindi basta-bastang nakakalimutan yun. Kaya nga sobrang sakit, e! "Arya, Giovanni—alagaan ninyo ang isa't isa. You should both hold on to each other simula ngayon." Then I returned the microphone to the host. My mother immediately embraced me tightly. "Hija.. Anak.. H-Hindi namin alam—I feel so sorry.." Sabi ni mama pero napakurap-kurap lang ako dahil ayoko ko ng umiyak. Nakakasawa na—at medyo gumaan ang pakiramdam ko nasabi ko na ang gusto kong sabihin sa kanila..

I saw papa stepped forward towards Gio dahil sa gusto nitong makalapit pa sa'kin. Hindi rin ako makababa ng hagdan coz Gio deliberately stood and blocked the way.

"How dare you do this to my daughter, to us, Giovanni? Pasalamat ka, hindi ako marunong manakit." Duro ni papa dito.

Gio was crying—in shame, maybe. Dahil kung totoong nagkasala siya at hindi niya sinasadya—he would have told me that sooner. Pero hindi, he kept lying and pretending!

"T-Tito.. I.. N-No.. Devyn, hear me out first!" Sigaw niya at pilit pa rin na lumapit sa'kin. I didn't expect that his father, uncle Tom reached him from the stairs to unblocked the way. Malakas din na suntok ang tumama sa mukha ni Gio galing sa sarili nitong ama—I saw Arya being dragged by her furious parents out from our premise.

"Kulang pa ba ang nasa video, Gio?! May gusto ka pa bang aminin ngayon kay Devyn at sa pamilya niya!? Nakakahiya ka, Giovanni—hindi ka namin pinalaki para magkagan'to mas lalong hindi ka namin pinalaki para saktan si Devyn ng gan'to!" Uncle Tom yelled in much pain and horror against his own son—umawat din si papa Hernando rito dahil gusto pa sana nitong tadyakan ang anak. It was painful to see my future shattered in pieces.. Napayuko akong umalis kasama si mama.