Enmeshed Kinship

05

Michael's POV

I left immediately, last minute  before Sara even had the chance to open the lights on her condo.

I had to bug her to see what her reaction would be or if she'll do the same thing I think she'll do.I want to let her know what really my purpose is, so she wouldn't think that I objectified her. The last thing I wanna do is objectify everyone which obviously also far from what they are.

1 week later.

I'm now with Allison, and told her to tell Sara where we are, para pumunta siya dito without  knowing na nandito din ako. I was thinking of what I'll tell her, kung paano ako makakapagstart, on how I'll put the denouement in between our conversation. The less everyone knows the better, I can't put anyone's life at risk, she have to cooperate with us. My heart just like skipped a beat when I heard a car coming to our destination, probably her. I'm at  the gazebo, staring at any kind of plant in garden. Si Allison na ang bahala.The door opened and..

"Hey, what is it?" I heard and saw her na sinalubong si Allison and gave each other a kiss on cheek.They were like sisters. Allison looked at me like she gave me a sign na mag ready na ako. I stood up para mapansin na nila ako and I seeing the shock on her face was inevitable.

"M-Michael?What are you doing here? Is this the mess you're fixing?"She welcomed me with perhaps not so half of what on her thoughts are. I gestured my hand with another chair so she could take a sit. We have a table in between us, at bago pa kami makapagusap may nilapag na kung anu-anong appetizer si Allison at iniwan kami.

"Where were you?"She asked then drank the water.

"Doing my job. I wasn't paid to just be with you all the time"I told her the truth.Someone tried to search for her privacy, on how and where is she living, and anything more personal than just her basic informations , and it isn't normal.

"Then why are you here now?I can't believe it, are you two related to each other?I mean I just remembered really right now that you both had the surname, I didn't see that coming, and one thing, I forgot what your surname is." She like burst out all her excitements about me and Allison as relatives.

"I'm adopted, we just met like ten years ago"

"And?"She asked again with the curious emotion on her face.

I just looked at her intently while eating, refusing to answer.

"Personal, yes, okay"She finally got my hint, it's not the reason why she's here, she should ask about herself.

"Explain."Aaaannndddd she did.

"I haven't told you anything about what you found out that night one week ago, and right now, I am."

"And why are you just saying right now?"

"I think I'm saying that you have to cooperate with me. You won't say this to anyone the same thing you did to your dad for years. You kept it, and now I need you to do the same to me.And about my job, I'm still finding out who searched for you and your privacy, you just have to wait for it" I concisely told her, everything happened to me in a week.

She wasn't paying attention, I can say it. So I started talking. "Promise me."

"I promise", but I don't really think she knows what I'm talking about, she keeps on staring at me.

"I, Michael, take you, Sara, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy law, and this is my solemn vow." I told her with my pinky finger in front of her.

She accepted it with her pinky finger" Yah sure".I chuckled, she wasn't really paying attention huh? 

"I said yes, fine, I promise I won't tell this secret, but what about Blake?"I chuckled again looking at our pinky finger.

"What?"She asked definitely getting annoyed.

"You keep on staring, you're not paying attention. It's a solemn vow that I told you".

"I'm sorry!, I just can't believe it!" she got little meek removing her fingers entangled on mine and spoke again. "One thing, stop with those non sense" I only gave her a thumbs up on that at nagpatuloy nalang kami pag-kain.

When we just got finished, nagsalita siya ulit. "You're not answering my question yet"

"What was that?"I don't remember anything na may tinanong siya sakin, I mean madami akong nasagot pero parang ayos naman na sakaniya na hindi ko sagutin dahil hindi naman ganun ka seryoso.

" I said, how about Blake?"

She looked serious. I don't really know. Should I tell her? She might get mad.

"You won't get mad?"

"If you're thinking I'll get mad because you hid something then no. I'm not into any chauvinist craps, obsession and possession. Hiding things won't do anything to me, of course if you tell me now. Don't keep it to yourself, I swear I kept on brooding every night since last week about that, and I have and want to stop it seriously right now, this day".

"And if I do keep it to myself?"I tried to tease her, she seemed so serious.

"It won't just burning daggers you'll feel nuking you, I'll make your gallbladder irritated until you feel the most painful procedure in removing it, I assure you that".

"Relax, I'm kidding, but aren't you brooding every night and not just since last week because of you having trouble in sleeping?"

"Stop changing the topic"sounds like she wanna devour the truth, she's really persistent.I really want to change the topic so she'll forgot about it, but it seems like I don't really have no choice.

I was caught between a hard and a rock place, when I was about to open my mouth, ready to talk, Blake appeared behind her and she probably felt his presence that made her look up on him standing now beside her.

She might feel nervous by now as she  was skeptical that Blake heard us.I can say how she really want to keep the promise, about not telling anyone about it so I won't have to worry anymore about her being nosy.

"Blake."she stoop up as she mentioned his name.

He immediately hugged her "I'm sorry, it's my choice, I told him not to tell you, you wouldn't want to agree on this, I also don't want you to get involve"

"Where and on what part will I disagree?"

Blake's being dramatic so I came to hug them both and stop them with that prior vague things.

"What's going on here?"

"a-uhm Allison"