You for All Lifetimes (Ferrer Series #2)

Kabanata 35

Kabanata 35

New Year

"Ate... may hapunan na..." narinig kong tawag ni Kael mula sa labas ng kwarto ko.

I hugged my folded legs as my lips kissed the top of my knees. Hindi ako sumagot at hinayaan lang ang kapatid ko. I feel so bad for treating him this way but I can't help but continue... for myself.

Dalawang linggo na ang lumipas simula noong nangyari ang paghostage sa'kin ni Tita Cherish, Micaila, at Axel dito sa bahay namin. Higit isang linggo na rin akong nakakulong dito sa kwarto ko dahil sa mga bumabalik na alaala kapag nakikita ko ang sala namin.

Limang araw akong walang malay, ayon sa doktor na nagpaliwanag sa'kin nang magising ako. Tatlong araw dahil sa drug na ginamit sa'kin ni Axel para mawalan ng malay, at dalawang araw dahil sa sobrang pagod na tinamo ng katawan ko sa kamay ni Tita.

It was horrifying.

The bruises on my body healed within those days that I was unconscious inside the hospital room.

How did I get there?

It was all planned.

I stayed one more day in the hospital before the doctor told me that I can be discharged. At sa loob ng isang araw na 'yon napagdesisyunan ng mga kapatid ko na ipaliwanag sa'kin ang mga nangyari.

Days before the incident, Micaila was contacted by my stepmother to ask her about her interest of Shan. When she learned that she has a thing for him, she offered her a plan and a help to get rid of me in order for them to happen. At first, Micaila laughed it off, thinking that Tita was kidding, and that all of it was a joke.

Pero binataan siya ni Tita na mapapahamak siya kapag hindi siya nakipagcooperate sa kanya. Kaya napilitan siyang pumayag. They met once more so Tita can discuss her plan with Micaila. That was the meeting she attended, making her ditch the team meeting we had in FICC.

Nang malaman na ni Micaila ang plano ni Tita Cherish, hindi siya nagdalawang isip na magsumbong kay Vaughn at Axel, ang dalawang kuya niya.

Tita Cherish really did plan to get rid of me. But not kill. She wanted me to be thrown out of the town, far away from Manila. She thinks I won't come back anymore, in horror of what she'll do to me.

Vaughn and Micaila immediately alerted Kuya Yvo, too. Hindi niya agad nasabi kay Ate Yvonne dahil alam niyang maghihisterya ito, at matatakot para sa'kin. Kaya si Shan, na alam niyang boyfriend ko, ang kinausap niya tungkol dito.

Hindi ko rin alam kung kailan sila nakapag-usap tungkol sa plano ni Tita. Basta nakausap nilang dalawa ang in-charge sa magdedeliver ng mga gamit sa bahay. At sa hindi ko malamang paraan, napapayag nila ito na palitan ng dalawang bodyguards ni Shan, si Nico at Kel, at isa pang bodyguard mula kay Kuya Zeke, si Uno. Si Uno at Nico ang nakita ko noong maggabi at labasin namin sila para i-receive ang delivery. Kel stayed inside the truck to watch. Tita once saw Shan with Kel, and seeing him with them would stir suspicions within my stepmother.

When Axel was successful in making me unconscious with a strong drug, Tita watched them carry me inside the empty truck. Little did she know that her plan will not happen anymore. Hindi niya alam na tinraydor siya nina Micaila at Axel.

Nang maisakay ako sa loob ng truck, si Uno ang nagbantay sa'kin sa loob, habang si Nico ay bumalik sa driver's seat para magmaneho. Nang makaalis ang truck, saka dumating ang mga pulis na malapit at nakaabang lang sa bahay para arestuhin si Tita. They were alerted by Kuya Yvo. How he was able to watch his mother be arrested by policemen was beyond me. Hindi ko alam kung gaano siya katatag. Kung si Ate Yvonne iyon ay baka umiiyak na habang nanonood.