Solano, may bisita ka."tumayo ako at dinala ako sa Visiting area, nasa isip ko pa rin iyong sinabi ni Eri kanina sa akin.
"Markus,"
"Correction Atty. Gonzales, Mr. Solano,"he said while sliding the brown envelop on the table. "I'm going to be your new Attorney."
"Papatayin ka nila!"mahina pero madiin kong sinabi sa kanya.
"Do you think I wanna die? Hell no, Mr. Solano. I am doing this because Ryker asked me to. So, stop pushing people who wants to help you."he said while his arms are crossed.
"I care for you,"
"I care for myself too, Mr. Solano. But if you really care for me then help me win my first case, Mr. Solano."
****
Naaalala ko pa rin iyong mukha ni Eri noong kunin siya palayo sa akin. I can still remember those tears, those screams, and how she beg to set her free. Kung meron man na isang tao ang dapat nandito sa kulungan ay hindi ako iyon.
I did not tried to kill her.
Paulit-ulit ko 'yon sinasabi sa sarili ko, umaasa ako na makakalabas ako dito at malilinis ko ang pangalan ko. Hindi ko pinagtangkaan ang buhay ni Eri, I was the one who's trying to protect her.
“Okay ka lang?”tumabi sa akin iyong isang kasama ko dito sa loob ng selda at mukhang kasing edad ko lang siya.
“Na framed up din ako…”dugtong pa niya.
“They said that money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy justice.” I was listening to him while he was rantint about what happened to him.
“Justice is only in favor to those rich people eating with their golden spoons and plates,”
"Can you help me?"I looked at him and I saw faith, but I know that there's nothing I could do for him.
"I want to but you know that I can't, right?"
"I know that you're in a position where you don't need to worry about where to get your next meal or whether you'll have a roof over your head... But the least you can do is--- is to raise concern for those who are voiceless."he said, smiling.
Silence.
He patted my shoulder and smiled. “I hope that tables flipped one day... You have a good lawyer, I'm sure you’ll get out of here."
“Sometimes, law is unfair, right?”he said, still looking at him. “Exempted yata ang mga mayayaman kapag batas na ang pinaguusapan.”
He laid on the floor while looking at the ceiling.
“Mayaman ka naman, ‘di ba?”he looked at me and I gently nod my head.
“Can you find ms a good lawyer once you get out of here?”
“I will,”
“Salamat,”he smiled and then closed his eyes.
What took you so long, Lukas? Ano na ba ang nangyari sa iyo? Tatlong araw na ang nakalipas at hindi ka pa rin nagpapakita. Nawawalan na ako ng pag-asa. Makakalabas pa ba ako dito o katulad ng iba hindi na?
“Solano, may bisita ka...”nabuhay ako ng loob ng marinig ko iyon. I knew it. I trust Lukas when he said that he will do everything.
But I was wrong, it wasn'y Lukas who visited me.
“Eri,”
Hindi ako makapaniwala na nasa harap ko si Eri. Na kausap ko siya. Na nandito siya. I know that I am suffering so much inside the jail but it feels like the pain just ended the moment I saw her.
“Are you okay? Tell me ano'ng ginawa nila sa'yo?”I held her hands while my tears are kept on flowing from my eyes.
She was staring at me like she didn’t know me. “What’s wrong?”
“You tried to kill me…”she said and I swear that those words are tearing my heart into a thousand pieces.
“Wala akong matandaan dahil sa'yo…”
“I did not try to kill you, Eri... Someone did that and it’s not me!”she removed my hands resting on her hands.
“Liar."
Who would have thought that one word can actually break your heart?
"Why would I even believe you, Twixx?”I can’t believe that she can talk to me like a heartless woman.
This is not my Eri.
“Sana bumalik na 'yung alaala ko. And I swear to god that I will tell everything that will help to keep you rot in jail!”
“Eri… Maniwala ka sa akin, please? I love you, so much. I can’t kill innocent people like you. Hindi ko kayang gawin iyon.”and I am explaining things to her but she’s not listening to me.
“If you really love me, tell kuya to stop investigating your case. And if you really love me, give up and accept the fact that you will rot in jail!”she said with her mad tone of voice.
This is not my Eri.
This is not the Eri that I love.
“No, I won’t give up. I will prove to you that I am innocent, that I’m not the person who tried to kill you. It wasn’t me, Eri. It was my father”
“Stop accusing innocent person... We’ve found a lot of your fingerprints on the crime scene where you tried to kill me!”she creamed
“What happened to you, Eri? Why can’t you remember that I saved you?”I asked her and I wiped my tears.
“Huwag mong baliktarin iyong totoo, Twixx! Kasi kahit ano’ng sabihin mo, hindi ako maniniwala sa'yo!”para na akong pinapatay dahil sa mga sinasabi ni Eri sa harap ko.
Ano’ng nangyari sa kanya? Bakit siya biglang nagkaganito? Bakit hindi niya maalala na mahal ko siya? Bakit hindi niya maalala na pinrotektahan ko siya?
Na ginawa ko ang lahat para maging ligtas siya?
“I did my best to protect you! I am innocent! I did not try to kill you, Eri. We had a fight because I’m keeping you safe! My father wants to kill you, Ericka! It’s my father you need to blame and not me!”I couldn't help my self not to scream back, feelings were exploding.
“He threatened me that he will kill you and your family when I move!”I yelled.“I had to do it, para hindi madamay ang pamilya mo!”
Silence.
“I am protecting you… Bakit ayaw mo maniwala? Bakit hindi mo maalala?”
Nawawalan na ako ng pagasa na makakalabas pa ako dito.
Wala naman kasing naniniwala sa akin. I belong to a high-profile family, who can buy justice. And I know that they are making sure that I will rot here with their secrets. Wala na yata akong magagawa para matapos ang lahat.
“It wasn’t me who’s trying to kill you…”
“No, I almost die and it's your fault!”
My chest was heaving in anger. I wanted to scream. I wanted to push the table away from me. Ano’ng ginawa nila kay Eri? Bakit nagkakaganito siya ngayon? Bakit ako ang sinisisi niya?
“I will make sure that you will rot here in jail and no one can stop me from dragging you to hell."
“Do you think that I deserve here in jail, Eri?”I asked her while my eyes are still looking straight to her.
“I want you to suffer. I want you to beg for your freedom…”she said while tears are rolling from her eyes because of the pain. Her replied felt a sudden stab on my chest.
“At hindi ko iyon ibibigay sa‘yo. Hindi ka makakaalis dito, Twixx.”
“Where is the girl that I love? Hindi na ikaw iyan, Eri”
“You can’t find her, she’s gone. At kahit bumalik iyong alaala ko, sana hindi ko maalala na minahal kita."
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