AMOROUS 3: Dustin Leo Cafino (Completed)

Chapter 14

#A3ILoveYou

Napatulala ako sa pader na nasa harapan ko. Nasa police station ako ngayon.

Dustin's here with me.

Bigla-bigla aalis. Tapos bigla-biglang darating. Tapos nag-stay. Pero seriously, I couldn't think of anything right now.

Napatingin ako ng dahan-dahan sa mga kamay ko na natutuyuan ng dugo ni Dad.

My tears fell hard in silence.

I felt Dustin's hands on my shoulder.

"Let's go," Dustin whispered.

Hindi ako nakapagsalita sa isa sa mga police. Dustin helped me. He is the one who talked with them. And Dad's at the hospital pa. Ramir was taking care of him. His death.

My tears fell again.

Dustin helped me stand up at mapunta sa kotse ko. I stay quiet throughout the whole ride. Isinandal ko ang ulo ko sa window. It was raining tonight. Dim. Dark. Cold.

"I never thought you grabbed a bullet under my desk when you were like 1 year old. That's when I thought, 'oh boy, my daughters gonna be a real hunter' I was right!"

I laughed again.

"I love you for that." Sabi ni Dad.

"Love you too." Sabi ko.

Napahagulgol ako sa iyak ng maalala ko ang mga huling kataga ni Dad at ang huling pag-uusap namin.

Dustin suddenly pulled the car over the side lanes.

Hindi siya umiimik.

Fuck buddies don't do comfort, idiot. I wanted to tell him. Pero fuck, I need one.

Umiyak ako ng husto habang halos mawawalan na ng boses.

It was a long 2 minutes of sobbing when Dustin pulled me close to him and he enclosed me with a hug.

My face was in front of his chest. I could barely breathe because of my sobs.

"Shhh... I know. I know." He said. Making calm down. He rubs my back and I badly wanted to push him from me pero iba talaga basta kailangang-kailangan mo na talaga. You end up throwing your pride just to get a single comfort from someone. Kasi sino bang may kayang gumawa sa akin nito?

Wala.

We stayed there for the whole hour.

Natigil lang ako sa pag-iyak ng makaramdam ako ng antok. Nakatulog ako at hindi ko alam kung ilang minuto o oras iyon. Nagising lang ako na nasa kama sa condo ko.

And Dustin was still there.

Hugging me.

Hindi ko man lang napansin na nakarating na pala kami dito. Ni hindi ko rin napansin ang pagbaba namin sa kotse o kaya sa paglakad papunta dito.

Since Dustin was still asleep, I just let him hug me. Somehow he is trying to keep me warm. Hindi ako umalis sa yakap. I cried myself to sleep again nang maalala ko si Dad.

I sobbed again. I tried covering my mouth pero lumalabas pa din ang boses ko na umiiyak.

The room grows dark.

And I think a day has passed by.

I cried again.

I was afraid Dustin would notice.

But he saw me going crazy sa forest nung namatay si Dad, he saw me getting violent, he saw my side. And he didn't even left.

Kaya hinayaan ko nalang ang sarili ko na maiyak.

Dustin's position was like back hugging me. While I held Dustin's arms and covering my mouth at the same time is a different kind of pain.

Why do I feel like I just lost everything? Dad was everything. He was just so cool. A cool Dad.

I felt Dustin hugging me tighter while I was crying.

"Go home," I said.

Hindi siya sumagot.

"I said go. It's not your obligation to take care of me." Sabi ko.

"Your Mom went here this morning. She was so worried about you. Your brother, Ramir, said that the investigation was ongoing. And your Dad's funeral has started earlier." He just said.

Nanghina ako sa mga naririnig ko.

"Bakit hindi nila ako ginising?" Sabi ko.

"I didn't let them." Sabi niya.

Habang nag-uusap kami ni Dustin nang hindi magkaharap pero magkayakap naman. I felt his head moving closer dahilan para maramdaman ko ang lips niya sa nape ko habang nagsasalita pa siya.

"Why?" I asked.

"I told them you need to take some rest. And tomorrow they'll question you about everything that had happened yesterday. Tell them every detail they have to know. And how I joined the scene. Tell them everything, Alyrani." Sabi niya.

Gangsters are supposed to be sensitive about Police.

"What about the Gang? You'll get drag."

"Don't worry about that. And my members they're already looking for that asshole."

I can't help but nod.

He sighed.

A long silence.

"Why did you care so much about me?" I asked. "I'm in the middle of giving up everything I own. Ayoko na kasi. Bakit ka pa dumidikit sa akin?"

"I don't need money."

"Impractical," I commented. Pero goes back to me kasi nga plano kong umalis sa lahat ng business na hawak ko. I'll leave it to Ramir siguro.

"Bakit nga?" I asked.

"Sabi ko na sayo dati pa diba. Akin ka na."

"Do you like me that much? I'm a total psycho yesterday."

"That doesn't matter."

"Bakit mo ba ako gusto?" Sabi ko.

"I love you so just shut up and sleep, Rani."

Rani.