Fearless Love

Capítulo Quince

Having my clenched heart and confused mind, I took heavy steps towards my parents in where they are happily talking to each other. They converse like they did nothing wrong in the past, as if they didn't destroy a family.

Gusto ko malaman ang totoo galing sa kanilang bibig. There's still this little hope in me that my parents were innocent...that what tita Fiona saying were all lies.

"Mavic, hija. What brings you here?" mamá asked with a shocked expression written on her face. I just looked at them with so much emotions that I can't even contain.

"Nagsabi ka sana nang naipaghanda ka namin," mamá continued habang si papá naman ay nakatingin lamang sa akin nang taimtim na tilamo pinag-aaralan ang emotion na mayroon ako.

Nang mukhang maramdaman ni mamá na parang may mali ay agad niya akong tiningnan on a way full of worriedness.

"¿Mavic, qué pasa?" nag-aalalang tanong ng aking ina.

(What is going on?)

"Do you know Luis Frederico Santos?" I asked with voice trembling as I looked intently to my mother's eyes.

Nilingon niya si papá na siyang mas sumeryoso pa ang itsura kaysa kanina.

"He was once the finance manager of our company. One of the best to be exact," papá answered then he tilted his head slightly to the side. "¿Por qué preguntaste, Mavic?"

(Why did you ask, Mavic?)

"Totoo ba na pinilit niyo siyang magresign noon?" I asked which is the reason why papá's forehead crinkled.

"Es verdad.. Bakit mo natanong? Is there's something that is going on?" nagtatakang tanong ni papá.

(It is true.)

Unti-unti nang tumulo ang tears ko from my eyes kaya agad naman akong dinaluhan ni mamá.

"Mavic, ano bang nangyayari sa'yo?" mahinang tanong ni mamá habang hinahagod niya ang aking likod.

"Kasalan niyo pala ang lahat kung bakit 'to nangyayari sa akin," hindi ko makapaniwalang wika in the middle of my cries.

"Maja Victorina, what is this all about?" papá asked with a hard voice he has.

"That man is Raphael's father," I answered and I saw my father's eyes widen habang ang humahagod na kamay ni mamá ay naibaba niya rin dahil sa gulat.

"He's mad with our family dahil in his eyes, kayo ang dahilan kung bakit siya nawalan ng ama sa murang edad! He wanted revenge. Kaya nang makakita ng pagkakataon para makuha niya ang inaasam-asam na paghihiganti ay agad niya itong sinunggaban. He made me fall for him deeply that I can't even know how to rise against everything now..."

"¡Hijo de puta!" My father mutter hardly.

"Sino ba siya sa inaakala niya para saktan niya ang prinsesa ko nang ganito? I even welcome him with arms wide open here in my house, 'yon pala ay may hidden agenda siya!" papá said angrily.

I shook my head in disproval. "Hindi niya naman kasalan dahil kung ako ang nasa position niya, I would even do the same. He's just angry kaya niya nagawa 'yon. But you, all this time, I thought you're a great leader pero anong ginawa niyo? Pinilit niyong pag-resign-in ang taong wala namang kasalanan," I said with my teeth gritting.

"Anong walang kasalanan?" He looked at me directly. "All the evidences were pointing at him. Sino ba naman ako para kwestyunin ang mga ebidensyang iyon? He's the culprit. Do you think he's innocent? Well sad to say but he is not!"

"Papá!"

"Callate, Mavic. I don't want to talk about this anymore," papá said in dismissing me. I looked at him unbelievably.