First Love, Last [Slow Update]

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Wala sa sarili ako'ng nakaupo sa shotgun seat ng sports car ni Xav. Nakaalis na kami sa venue ng party pero para'ng naiwan ang kaluluwa ko ro'n.

Suminghot ako at pinunasan ang nahuhulog na mga luha mula sa aking mga mata.

Nararamdaman ko ang maya't maya'ng pagsulyap sa akin ni Xavion. "Baby..." He whispered as he reached for my hand. Hinalikan niya iyon at ipinatong sa gear stick.

It was long before I desided to search myself up on the internet, and as I expected, marami ang artikulo'ng lumabas tungkol sa pag ampon sa'kin.

The articles were issued on my birthyear. It was damn popular, pero bakit 'di ko alam?!

Mas lumakas ang hagulhol ko dahilan ng pagparada ni Xavion sa gilid ng daan. "Hey..." He looked at me with guilt on his eyes.

"Alam mo?" He pursed his eyes and looked away. "You knew! But you never thought of telling me that!"

"I'm sorry." Pilit niya ako'ng pinapakalma.

Hindi ako galit sa mga magulang ko. I shouldn't be! I don't have the right to be! But I couldn't help! Bakit 'di nila sinabi!

"Xav!" I called him while sobbing. He burried me on his chest.

Alam ba nila Izeah? Cleo? Pj? Bakit wala'ng naglakas loob na sabihin iyon sa akin?!

Minutes- maybe hours passed by... hindi pa rin humuhupa ang pag-iyak ko, Xav keeps on repeating his sorry, he tries to calm me down.

"Hush baby..." He rubbed my hair and kissed my forehead. Ako ang unang humiwalay, I pushed him lightly and settled on my seat, he did the same.

I turned my phone on again and clicked on an article issued by a well-known media.

'General Santos- millionaires Eugene and Jamilla Everdone the owners of the biggest firm and malls in General Santos...'

My vision became blurry, yes that rich, I am a blessed person.

I skipped the first paragraph of the article. Patutungkol lang naman iyon sa kung ano ang mayroon ang mga magulang ko- ang mga umampon sa'kin.

'Going home after a party, the couple found something strange while passing by the Makar Bridge II. An infant...'

I cried harder, but I forced to stop myself. Nakakahiya na kay Xav, nagsimula nang magmaneho ang tao baka iparada niya na naman sa tabi ang sasakyan para lang aluin ako.

I took a deep breathe and continued reading.

'The couple is ready to shelter the kid if the real parents is not found.'

After finishing the article I lost all my senses.

Hindi man lang ako dinala sa center, pinabayaan lang ako ng mga magulang ko. I was supposed to be killed by the streets! If not for mama and papa...

My tears betrayed me, the fell one by one. Sumuko na nga ako at humikbi ulit.

"Babe-"

I raised my palm signalling him to stop talking. I calmed myself down. Suminghot ako at huminga ng malalim.

I rested back on the chair and calmed myself.

I lost track of the time. Naramdaman ko nalang ang pagbukas ng pinto ni Xav at ang pagbaba niya.

He opened my door and escorted me.

"I'll talk to your parents." Adoptive, I corrected him on my head.