Playing with Fire (Paseo de Luna Series) #2

Kabanata 24

Kabanata 24

Rounds

I was silent the whole ride. Halos hindi ako gumalaw sa upuan ko dahil sa sobrang panghihina ay nangangatog ang kung ano mang parte ng katawan ang aking igalaw.

Nang lumabas ako sa mansyon ng mga Jacobo ay alam na ni Kuya Mar ang gagawin o sa kung saan pupunta siguro ay dahil nasabihan na siya. While me? I can't even process anything. Alam kong may maling nangyayari. Alam kong nag kakagulo ang lahat, I know and I'm aware of it but i just can't feel anything. Hindi ko ma proseso kung anong sinabi sa akin kanina at pakiramdam ko ay huminto lang ang mundo ko.

What did Empress said? My father is dead? Papa? How come when i just saw him earlier alive and healthy! I know we have a problem but papa is not dead! There's no way he is! Maybe i just misunderstood her or something! I don't know!

Mugto ang aking mga mata ng lumabas ako sa Van. I was about to run inside our mansion but i got stopped when i saw bunch of police men outside our house. Ang kulay pula at asul na ilaw mula sa ibabaw ng kanilang sasakyan ang siyang tumatama sa aking mga mata habang pinag mamasdan ko sila. Our house used to be filled with police men so there's nothing wrong...

I cleared my throat when I had the courage to walk towards our mansion. Sa labas pa lamang ay kitang kita ko na si Lolo na sumisigaw at pinapagalitan ang ilang mga pulis. I was startled when I saw Lola Precy crying on the sofa while her nurses are trying to check her BP. Pinag masdan ko silang lahat at hindi pa ako nakagalaw dahil hindi ko alam kung kanino ako lalapit. Gulong gulo ang mansyon...

"Andreia..." Tita Arlyn approached me with her swollen eyes. I looked at her from head to toe, she looked tired just like me.

"S-Si papa?" I asked when I had the courage.

Hindi ako sinagot ni tita,  sa halip ay yumuko siya upang pigilan ang sarili sa pag iyak. Nag kunot ako ng noo at litong tinignan ang lahat na naroon sa bulwagan. As if my heart is not yet tired from all the pain i have felt today, muling sumikip ang dibdib ko at hindi ako nakahinga sa katahimikan na isinukli nila sa akin.

"Asan ang papa 'ko?" I asked calmly. "Tita, why c-cant you answer me? Where's papa!"

Tears pooled in the corner of my eyes when she shook her head.

What about that? Why is she crying?! Why are they crying as if something bad happened to my father?!

"Ayhin..."

Bahagya akong napaatras ng subukan nya akong lapitan.

"What is this all about, huh? Anong kasinungalingan ang sinasabi ni Empress?! It's not a good joke to fake my father's death!!"

"We're not joking! You think we're having fun here?!" Natigilan ako ng sumigaw si tita Janna mula sa sofa. "You think it's a joke?! It seems like you didn't take serious all the threats that this family has been receiving—"

"Janna!" Lolo shouted.

My lips parted because of the shoutings. Tumigil si tita at muling umiiyak na umupo sa sofa.

"Patay na ang papa mo, Ayhin..." Tita Arlyn said as she cried again.

"What?" I scoffed. Sinubukan kong isara ang tenga ko sa lahat ng sinasabi nila but I just can't ignore it. "What are you saying tita?"

"He was a-ambushed inside his car..." She stopped when she cried again. Umiling ako at hindi napigilan ang pag hagulgol doon. "D-Dead on arrival. Wala kaming nagawa..."