Forever Yours ( Book 3 )

Chapter 48 - Danger

Amber.

Dad is fuming mad on the phone while I'm just sitting in the corner of his house.

Yes, nasa bahay nya ako ngayon dahil ipinatawag na naman ako bigla. Mukhang malaki ang problema at mainit ang ulo. Sinisigawan nya yung kausap sa phone. Sorry na lang kung sino man ito.

"What do you mean you can't do anything?  You should do your job or I'll find another lawyer to replace you." he shouted before ending the call.

Umupo ako ng diretso pagtingin nya sa akin. He's scary and all lalo na pag galit pero I tried not to be intimidated. Nasanay na rin siguro ako sa ganyang mga tingin nya sa akin.

Ever since naman nakakatakot na kausapin si Dad unless nasa good mood sya. I always tip toe on egg shells pag kinakausap nya ako.  I'm overly careful in dealing with him.

I can't afford to lose focus or else I'll have a mental breakdown again.  Dad is a type of person who gets angry and offended very easily. So I try not to upset him or do something stupid like contradict him. Oo na lang ng oo.

You see, my Dad is not an ordinary good, jolly old man. He got some issues, real issues.

The reason why he was like that is because of me. Well, that is what I think and believe. Namatay kasi si Mom because of me. Was it my fault? No. But after 25 long years, Dad is still blaming me of Mom's death.

Sana pala ako na lang ang namatay at si Mom ang nabuhay. Masaya sana sila ngayon lalo na si Dad. Baka nga may mga anak na sila aside from me.  Pero hindi, sadyang kapalaran ko na yata ang ganito. Be miserable in my life because of what happened to my Mom.

Nonetheless, I love my Dad. I will do anything for him kaso nga lang, iba ang nasa utak nya ngayon. Kahit ako ay naguguluhan na sa mga plano nya.

I was shocked at first noong sinabi nya sa akin that he was adopted by Lolo and Lola.  Lumaki kasi ako sa aking grandparents dahil hindi kaya ni Dad na palakihin ako.

Yes, masarap ang may nakagisnang lolo at lola.

Oh how I miss them, my grandparents. Sana hindi na lang sila kinuha agad para may kakampi sana ako ngayon kahit papano.   They always protect me kasi from Dad.  Mas nafeel ko pa nga ang pagmamahal nila sa akin compared sa ama ko.

When they were gone, doon nagsimula ang kalbaryo ko. Dad decided to go back home sa Pinas. Ayoko nung una dahil wala naman akong kilala dito. All my friends are in the US.

Eventually pumayag na rin ako kasi I can't support myself yet.  I still need my father's financial support. Magka college pa lang ako that time.

I studied Business Administration in Manila kahit hindi ko first choice ito.  Si Dad ang nasunod.  Nakapagtapos ako at nakapag trabaho ng maayos. I got a job without any help from him. Gusto kong ipakita na kaya kong tumayo sa sarili kong mga paa.

Pero yung anino ni Dad laging nasa likod ko. He dictated my life. From my course up to where I should work kaya napilitan akong mag doble ng trabaho.  He wanted me to manage the furniture shop. Not to help me or anything but to start his plan na pala. 

To lure a woman named Jema Galanza.

At first, I don't understand why.

Kelan ko lang din nalaman na he searched for his biological parents.  Yung totoong pamilya nya and he was successful naman kaso he was devastated to learn that both his parents were dead already.

Naging mas kumplikado ang lahat when he found out that he got a twin brother named Luis and a little sister named Fely. 

Let me get my point across, Fely was a menopause baby kaya malaki ang agwat nila Dad sa kanya, mga 20 years daw. She didn't act according to her age. She wasn't the brightest too kaya madaling naloko.