Rewrite The Stars (Completed)

Chapter 33*

Chapter 33

Tariq

"Stop looking at me and focus on the road." Via said.

I smiled. I'm happy. So happy that I could throw a party. She's pregnant at ako ang ama. Lewes will be so happy kapag nalaman niya ang tungkol dito. Kinuha ko ang kaliwang kamay niya at dinala iyon sa aking labi.

"I love you."

She rolled her eyes. Binawi niya ang kaniyang kamay. "Whatever."

"Where's my sweet Via?" Natatawang tanong ko.

"I'm not really sweet, Tariq. I'm just in between. I'm bossy just like my cousins so if you don't want the bossy me then bahala ka sa buhay mo."

"Love, I love you. Sweet or bossy pero bakit ngayon mo lang ipinapakita 'to? Not that I hate it. I'm just surprise." Pahabol ko.

"Because I'm a lovesick fool. Akala ko kasi kapag naging mas sweet ako sa'yo then you will learn to love me. Actually noong nasa ospital ako, when I asked for an annulment I really want to strangled you to death pero naisip ko na it won't do me any good plus mahal pa rin kita at kawawa si Lewes kapag namatay ka." She sighed. "I can be gentle and sweet but not all the time. I can be very mean and bossy so...yeah bahala ka na. If you want to leave me then go. Hindi naman ako nag-eexpect ng kahit na ano sa'yo."

Napamaang ako nang marinig ko ang huli niyang sinabi. She doesn't expect anything from me?

Itinabi ko ang sasakyan at hinarap ko siya. "What are you---"

I looked at her. "You don't expect anything from me?" Inis na tanong ko. "If I want to leave hahayaan mo lang ako?"

"Less expectations, less disappointments. Ayokong mag-expect, Tariq. I've been there. A lot of times at ilang beses rin akong na-disappoint."

"Do you love me?" Tanong ko. "Do you really love me?"

"I do but..." Umiwas siya ng tingin.

"Pero ano?"

"Never kang gumawa ng paraan para mapabalik ako except from begging. You never fought. And it's ok kasi kaya naman kitang ipaglaban but my heart...I feel like you can leave me anytime dahil hindi mo naman ako pinaghirapan. You never exerted efforts, naghintay ka lang and because of that I felt like you don't love me enough."

That's what she felt? "I'm a coward. I know that but please trust me. Trust my love for you." I said.

She nodded. "Maybe I need a little more time and to be honest I trust Sean more than you." I think I felt a punch on my stomach. "Hindi ko 'to sinasabi para saktan ka. I just want to be honest." She held my hand. Dinala niya iyon sa kaniyang pisngi. "I love you, Tariq. Mahal kita kaya kita pinipili, I just need a little time to learn to trust you again."

I forced a smile. "I understand." I said. Totoo iyon, I can understand her. Totoo naman kasi, masyado akong duwag para gumawa ng hakbang or maybe I took some steps---baby steps to have her again but it's not enough to make her feel secure.

"Magkakababy na uli tayo. I want a girl." Alam kong iniiba lang niya ang usapan namin pero lahat ng agam-agam ko ay nawala dahil doon. She loves me at ang mga anak namin pruweba noon.

"I want a boy again." Sabi ko.

Tumalim ang tingin niya sa akin. "Babay girl 'to! Baka 'yong anak mo kay Hara ang lalake!" Aniya sabay taboy sa kamay ko.

Natawa ako dahil sa pagtataray niya. "Love, there's no way na anak ko 'yon. It's you who I made love with."

Inirap niya ako. "Sa sala ka talaga matutulog mamaya!"

"Nope! We will be sleeping together. In our bed but before sleeping mag-eexercise muna tayo." I teased kahit na ang totoo ay talagang kinakabahan ako na matulog sa sala mamayang gabi.

She reached for my ear at piningot iyon. Umaaray ako pero hindi siya tumigil. Hindi talaga magandang iniinis ang buntis.

"Babalik na lang uli ako kay Sean!" She said and it made me mad.

Sumeryoso ang mukha ko. Ayoko ng sinabi niya kaya I let her see how mad I am pero sa halip na matakot tulad ng dati ay nginitian lang niya ako. "Joke lang, honey. I love you." She said and my anger melts like an ice cream.

Napakurap-kurap ako nang biglang magproseso sa utak ko ang sinabi niya. "Honey?"

"I told you, ayoko ng Love. That endearment was used by our parents tapos hindi naman sila nagkatuluyan that's why I hate it tapos noong buntis ako kay Lewes you started calling me Love then ayun naghiwalay rin tayo. It's like a curse so stop it. Call me anything huwag lang 'yon."

So that's her reason? Tumango-tango ako. "Ok, mahal." Sabi ko kapagkuwan ay tinampal niya ako.

"Tinagalog mo lang eh!"

"Ok, hon." Ulit ko. I just want to tease her. Ang cute kasi ng asawa ko.

I continued driving to Bulacan, nagtanong-tanong kami since hindi ko alam kung nasaan ang bahay nila Hara and when we reached the Alcantara's household I was amazed. It was like a f*cking castle. I looked at Via. She's not amazed at all. Well what should I expect? She came from the richest clan in the Philippines. Nangunguna ang mga Montier dito sa Pilipinas. They even have they own Castello dela Montier. Nasa gate pa lang kami nang may humintong kabayo sa harap namin, sakay noon si Hanan. Bumaba kami sa sasakyan habang bumaba naman ito mula sa kabayo.

"What are you doing here?" Hanan asked when she saw us.

"We're here to talk." Via said.

"Umalis na kayo." Taboy ni Hanan.

"Kailangan naming makausap si Hara." Sabi ko.

"Maselan ang pagbubuntis ng kapatid ko. Kagagaling lang niya sa ospital kaya umalis na kayo."

We can't leave here! Hangga't hindi pa nalilinaw ang lahat.

"We---"

"Then tell your sister na huwag idamay ang asawa ko sa kalokohan niya. Ask her kung sino ba talaga ang ama ng dinadala niya because I'm telling you IT'S NOT MY HUSBAND." Parang pumalakpak ang mga tenga ko sa narinig ko.

"Ulitin mo ang sinabi mo." Matigas na wika ni Hanan.

"Don't play dumb, Ms. Alcantara. You heard me once and that's enough. Sabihin mo sa kapatid mo I'm taking what's mine." Hinawaka niya ang kamay ko. "Via Montier, that's my name in case she asks." After she said that ay sumakay uli kami sa sasakyan.

"T-tapos na?"

"Yeah. Now, drive. I want to rest."

"Are you ok?" Nag-aalalang tanong ko. She's pregnant baka napaano siya.

"Gusto ko ng umuwi, Tariq."

I nodded. "We will go home, Hon." I said then kissed her forehead.