Chapter 10
"Ate!"
I didn't give up. I have to stop her. I have to stop her from going to Papa.
I grabbed her arm to make her face me. Iritado naman siyang bumaling sa akin. Hindi pa rin nawawala ang ngisi sa labi niya.
"What? Dear sister? Pipigilan mo ako? You can't! Because I'm gonna tell Papa what you did!"
"Don't you dare!" sigaw ko. "At saka, wala ka naman ebidensiya! How sure are you that I'm pregnant, huh? Ni wala ka maipapakita kay Papa para paniwalaan ka niya!"
She smirked.
"You think I'm not prepared for this?" she said and laughed sarcastically. "Lacey, I've been spying on you for weeks."
Umawang ang labi ko. Kada linggo nagpapacheck up ako. Kasama ko si Gray halos araw-araw. Kaya kung pinapasundan niya ako... malamang may picture rin siya non.
"I figured, something's fishy. You keep delaying the engagement party. Alam kong hindi 'yon dahil sa trabaho ni Caven. He's damn crazy about you and is excited to marry you, kaya bakit papatagalin diba? Then, I asked someone to spy on you..." sabi niya. "And that's when I suspected that you might be pregnant."
I swallowed. Lumuwang ang pagkahawak ko kay Ate dahil doon. Paano niya nagawa sa akin 'to? Ganoon na ba siya ka-desperadong pabagsakin ako?
"I even have to go inside your room to check your stuff. Mabuti nalang at may nakuha akong ultrasound scan sa kwarto mo." she said in a wicked tone.
Shit! That's why I couldn't see the recent ultrasound scan! Kinuha pala ni Ate!
"Why... are you doing this?" naluluha kong sabi. "Ate! Kapatid mo ako!"
"Dahil sa ginawa mo, mawawalan na ako ng kapatid." sabi niya. "Finally... I've always wanted to get rid of you, Lacey. Ikaw nalang ang laging pinapansin ng lahat. Ikaw nalang lagi ang maganda... ang mahal nang lahat. While to them? I'm just a disappointment."
She scoffed. "Maski ang taong mahal ko, nakuha mo na rin. Ano nalang kaya ang gagawin niya pag nalaman niyang buntis ka sa ibang lalaki? I'm sure he wouldn't be pleased that someone else already took your virginity."
My tears continued to flow on my cheeks. Ang sakit... ramdam ko sa dibdib ang sakit.
"Ate, he's a fucking jerk! Kung ako ang gusto niya, edi bakit ka pa naghahabol sa kanya! He used you for sex! He freaking used you and you will betray your sister for this? For a jerk like him?"
Umawang saglit ang labi niya sa sinabi ko. Nagtataka kung bakit alam ko ang bagay na 'yon.
"Paano mo nalaman 'yan?"
"I heard the two of you," I said. "Wag kang magmalinis dito, Ate. Pati ikaw, nilabag ang batas ni Papa!"
She smirked. "At least, I didn't get myself pregnant. You have nothing else to prove that I already lost it. You're just stupid enough to do it with someone else and end up pregnant. Gumawa ka pa ng ebidensiya."
Pinunasan ko ang mga luhang tumulo sa mukha ko. Paano nagagawa sa akin ni Ate 'to? Kapatid niya ako! Kaming dalawa dapat ang magkakampi!
I'm sick of her trying to view me as competition. Kasi kahit kailan, kahit minsan naiinis na ako, I never saw her as someone I'm competing with. Kasi ate ko siya, kasi mahal ko siya.
"Papa will know of this, Lacey. And boy, I can't wait to see all your things getting thrown out of the house." she said, before turning her back on me.
I quickly grabbed her arm and kneeled on my knees.
"Lacey," tawag ni Gray at sinubukan akong patayuin. Hinawi ko nalang naman ang kamay niya. Ate looked down at me.
BINABASA MO ANG
Against The Fate
RomanceRule Series #1: Rule of Fate Side Story Maximillian Gray Castellano