Downtime

Chapter 55

Chapter 55

Destiny changes life

Author's Note: This is just a point of view of Lucas. I'm just giving a short preview of what happened to Lucas and Cam/Ada.

LUCAS ROBERT UY

10 years ago...

Ilang araw na ang lumipas at di ako makatulog ng maayos dahil palaging nagsisigawan sina mommy at daddy.

Mas lalo akong nalilito sa kung ano ang dapat at di dapat kong gawin.

I tried to reach her but she is always disconnected. I don't why but I know my mom is behind this.

All security and communicating devices that will connect her is disable.

Damn! I'm really starting to hate her. She is not even my real mom, she is just my damn stepmother! No blood of her runs in me.

She is just a mistress of my daddy.

That's why I hate them both. They ruined my mother and broke her heart before she died.

"Can you please stop fighting? I'm trying to sleep!!!" Inis na sigaw ko sa kanilang dalawa kaya napatigil sila saglit at napansin ko ang pula lalo ng mukha ni mommy.

"How dare you shout at us?!" Galit na sigaw nito at hinigpitan ang kapit sa braso ko. Masakit.

I tried my best to push her so hard so I can escape in her. "You're not the boss of me?! You ain't my mom so stop acting like you are one." I heard gasp.

"Lucas! Don't talk to her like that!" Sigaw sa akin ni daddy. Isa pa siya. Kung di niya pinatulan ang babaeng 'to edi sana buhay pa si mommy.

"Why? She not even part of the family. Sa mata ng Diyos, si mommy Lucia pa rin ang asawa mo at---" before I could finish what I was about to say, a hand quickly slap my right cheek. Don't it hurts!

"I already know my place?! It hurts so bad..." Rinig kong sigaw niya pero may lungkot sa kanyang boses.

I heard daddy sighed and carried me. I was so stunned that he chose me over her mistress.

I look at him. Calm but there is anger in his eyes. He just can't take what I've said earlier. He is a religious person and he is just damn conscience of what he did to mom.

As he lay me on my bed, I look sa katapat ng pinto ko. I felt sadness suddenly.

"Dad... I'm sorry. When will Luke get better?" I ask while he is busy fixing my bed sheets.

"He will be fine. I'll do everything for him to have a normal life." He said while looking at me worriedly.

He kiss me in the forehead before going out my room.

I'm still his son and I'm his responsibility. I'm the only treasure left before mom died.

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Nagising na ako tanghali na. Nang bumaba ako, agad akong pinakain ng mga katulong sa bahay. Nung una ayaw ko pa, pero pinilit ako dahil ihahatid daw nila ako kay Luke.

Pero umasa ako at nasaktan lang. Sadyang sinabi lang nila yun para kumain ako at mag-ayos ng sarili.

So I decided to went outside to go to the hospital.

Tinakasan ko silang lahat. Bahala silang mapagalitan at kasalanan nila 'to dahil niloko nila ako.

Marami akong napagtanungan kung saan ang private hospital na tinutuluyan ni Luke. Ilang city na din ang nadaan ko. I was still stunned sa mga nakikita ko sa paligid.