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Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Kasabay ng mabilis na tibok ng puso ko ay ang aking paghihinagpis na tila ako'y nalulunod sa labis na pagluha.

I felt like my whole world stop the moment I stepped inside this van.

"Daddy! What have you done?!" Like me, Cemet is also crying. She's struggling from the hold of Dimitrio's men. There's also a man holding me firmly even though he knows that I don't have any strength for now because I couldn't help but to think about Apollo.

He was shot! In his chest! And it is Dimitrio's fault!

I looked at Dimitrio and glared at him. I want to punch, kick and hurt him bad because of what he'd done to Apollo. If I just had the strength to hurt him like how he hurt us, maybe I could make him stop.

But now, I could only think about Apollo's situation.

Hindi ko mapigilan ang matakot. Nabaril siya at maaaring sugatan siya ngayon. Iniisip ko kung may tumulong ba sakanya dahil hindi ko kakayanin kung wala. Hindi ko kakayaning makita siyang nakahandusay at duguan.

Ayokong isipin ang itsura niya ngayon, paano kung walang nagtangkang tumulong sakanya? Paano kung iniwan lang siya doon? Duguan... Walang malay... Walang buhay...

Napaiyak ako.

Iniisip ko pa lang, hindi ko na kinakaya, paano pa kaya kung nagkatotoo iyon? Malamang ay nabaliw na ako.

I cried harder. Oh, God Lord... Please help Apollo... Please help the man I love...

"You bastard!" I was about to hit Dimitrio but his men caught my hand the reason why I sat again.

Napatingin saamin si Dimitrio. Awa, para sakanyang anak. Galit, para saakin.

"I'm sorry, Diametre... I've done what's right for you.." Dimitrio said.

I gasped because of what he had said.

What's right for Cemet?! He shot Apollo! And all he can say is it's the right thing for Cemet?

Fuck him! He's so cruel!

Kagaya ko ay hindi makapaniwala si Cemet dahil sa tinuran ng ama. Sino ba naman ang mabuting ama na magsasabi ng ginawa nya ang tama para sa anak gayong namaril siya ng tao?

"Are you really my father?" Cemet's eyes were hurt while looking at her father who only looked away, the reason why he sees me.

Instead of answering his daughter, he points his anger at me.

"This is all your fault!" He pointed his finger at me. "If you didn't interfere, nothing like this would have happened."

I couldn't help but to looked at him with disgust. Paano nyang naatim na ituro ako gayong siya ang may pasimuno ng lahat?

Napailing-iling ako dahil sa pagkainis. Kung hindi sana siya gumawa ng maling desisyon ay wala sana sa mga ito ang nangyari.

Hindi ako ang may kasalanan, hindi si Apollo at lalong hindi si Cemet. Ang tanging may kasalanan lamang dito ay siya. Kung hindi niya pinairal ang galit sa puso niya ay maayos sana ang lahat. Sana walang nasaktan, sana ay walang nasugatan.

"Unbelievable.." I grimaced. "Looked at yourself. Hindi ka man lang ba kinikilabutan sa mga sinasabi mo? This is not my fault! None of these would have happened. If you didn't interfere!" Galit na usal ko. Diniinan ko ang salitang you upang ipagbigay alam sa 'kanya ang kanyang kamalian.

He scoffed. He tried holding me because of his anger but Cemet was fast because she caught my hands and hugged me tight, taking away from his father's wrath towards me.