The Broken Scalpel [Ace Lucifer's Series Two]

[40] Fortieth Scalpel

JAXON 40

"Get out..." Macey's voice was calm as she can. She tried to calm down just not to get consumed by anger that rises inside her after she heard Jaxon's reason why he's acting strange. Pigil niyang niyukom ang kamao niya, at pinigilan ang sariling umiyak.

He...doesn't deserve it.

"Mace—"

"Get the fuck out..." huminga siya nang malalim dahil sumasakit na naman ang tiyan niya at kung hindi pa aalis sa harap niya si Jaxon ay baka pati ang anak nilang walang kasalanan ay mapahamak pa.

She tried her hardest to give him time even though it's though for her, pero masakit sa loob niya na mas uunahin nito ang galit sa pamilya niya kaysa sa anak nito. If she's in his shoes, she would choose her child right away, regardless the family where her child came from.

Pero siguro nga, dahil kay Maxine pa rin kaya nagkakanito si Jaxon. He's still her priority even though he already chose her. Siya iyong pinili but in the end of the day, she will always be an option lalo na't sa nalaman nito. Kailangan niya ito ngayon. Kailangan niyang mapakinggan, pero wala e. Jaxon became selfish again all of a sudden.

Akala niya sa kaniya ito galit e. Of course, that's given but what she can't understand is Jaxon's avoiding them because of the family where she came from. Hindi dahil nagsinungaling siya. Hindi dahil niloko niya ito. Kundi dahil sa pamilya niya na sinisisi nito sa pagkamatay ni Maxine, at is ana siya ron.

Kaya bakit niya ako pipiliin e kaya isya nagdusa dahil sakin?

The audacity nga naman.

But after everything, wasn't that enough for him to just look at her?

She proved everything she could prove.

Hindi ba pwede 'yon?

Iyong siya na lang?

Siya nga, hindi na niya inisip na kalaban ng pamilya niya ang pamilya ni Jaxon. She just solely focused on Jaxon. She considered him. She love him as him. Hindi naman sa walang pakialam siya sa pamilya nito, pero hindi ba pwedeng tignan siya ng 'siya'?

"Mace, please understand—"

"Understand what?!" Napangiwi siya sa ginawang pagtaas ng boses. Unti-unti siyang nahirapang huminga dahil sa naramdaman. "Na mas uunahin mo pa kung sino ang pamilya ko kaysa sa'kin?"

"Listen to me—"

"Saakin ba, nakinig ka?" she fired back.

Jaxon went silent and didn't said anything. Nakatingin lang ito sa kaniya. They fought each other's stares until Jaxon looked away, and started walking through the door. Napasandal siya sa kama niya at napapikit nang makaalis si Jaxon. When he closed the door, her tears slowly fell.

Jaxon.

How could you?

Hindi siya nagmamagaling. Hindi niya pinapangunahan ang nararamdaman ng binata. She got it. He's pissed of her family. At her. He loathed them because of Maxine. She lied. She fooled him. She did everything in a purpose. All of it, pero kapag may nadadamay ng iba, isasantabi niya ang lahat ng 'yun.

Tangina.

Mahirap bang gawin 'yun?!

***

"Good morning, Ate Melodyyyyy." Macey greeted the maid preparing snacks for her.

Napalingon sa kaniya ang katulong. "Hi, ma'am Macey..."