Puno ng sigawan ang buong mansion. Lahat sila ay galit. Lahat ay nagkakagulo dahil sa di malamang hindi pa umuuwi si Xanti.
"Kapag may mangyaring masama kay Xanti, hindi na matutuloy ang kasunduan!" Sigaw ni Mr. Novida kay Sunhoo at sa ama nito. Tahimik lang si Sunhoo na nasa tabi ng kanyang ama na tahimik din.
"Mr. Novida. Don't blame my son. He said earlier that he sent message to the driver na sunduin si Xanti dahil pupunta pa siyang company pero nagkataon na inutusan niyo din naman pala ang driver." Mahinahong sambit ng ama ni Sunhoo.
"And now it's our fault?!" Sigaw naman ng ina ni Xanti. Hindi na napigilan ni Sunhoo na sumagot.
"It's my fault."
"Adeul..." Pigil sa kanya ng kanyang ama. Sunhoo and his father are kind and responsible for things kabaligtaran ng ama at ina ni Xanti.
"Blame me and don't blame yourselves just like you always did to your daughter and now you're acting as if you care that she's missing-"
Isang malakas at malutong na sampal ang dumapo sa pisngi ni Sunhoo. Agad na tumalima si Mr. Han.
"Mr. Novida!" He shouted.
"You have no right to speak to us like that!-" Sigaw niya kay Sunhoo.
"And you have no right also to hurt my son in front of me! This is enough! This is enough to prove with me na hindi kayo worth it na matulungan! Sunhoo, let's go!" Walang magawa si Sunhoo kung ayaw na ang ama nito sa kasunduan. Hindi niya kayang tanggihan ang kanyang ama dahil mahal niya ito at malaki ang utang na loob niya dito and most of all, ang ama na lang niya ang meron siya.
NAGULAT sila ng makita ako na kapapasok lang sa sala. Nakita ko din kung paano pigilan ni mr. Han si Sunhoo na lalapit sana sakin.
'yes tito. That's right. Pigilan mo siya.'
"Xan! Where have you been?!" Sigaw ni dad at sabay silang lumapit sa akin.
I smiled and acted as if nothing happened to me. "Nakatulog ako sa garden sa school. A-at. Wa-wala akong nasakyan kanina." I am not good in lying but in this kind of situation, and when it comes to my mom and dad, they believe in my lies. Yong ganitong kalokohan. They don't care remember?
"God!!! Hinintay mo pa talagang magkagulo ang mansion?!" Sigaw ni mom. Gusto ko silang sumbatan at tanungin kung nag-alala ba sila sakin. Pero hindi ko magawa. Expect ko na ang mangyayari kapag susumbatan ko sila.
"I-i'm sorry mom, d-dad." I'm still trying to hold back my tears. I can't even look directly to Sunhoo's eyes.
"Now that your daughter is here and safe, i think it's time to apologies to my son for what you did, mr. Novida. But if you can't, I'm sorry to say but I'll pull out everything i've invested." Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Sunhoo na napatingin sa ama niya.
Isa din ito sa inaasahan ko na mangyayari. I've already decided also that our relationship with Sunhoo can't work kung ganito ang pamilya ko. Malinis sina Sunhoo at kabaligtaran lang sa pamilya ko yon. It's better to accept the fact for me that I don't deserve a happiness.
Hindi nagsalita sina mommy at daddy kaya ako na ang nagsalita. "On behalf of what my dad did to Suhoo, I'm so sorry po Mr. Han. It was all my fault."
"Xanti..." Pigil ni Sunhoo. Nginitian ko siya ng mapait at humarap ulit sa ama niya.
"Sorry po pero kailangan ko pong magpahinga. I walked from school to mansion po kasi eh." Mapakla akong tumawa.
BINABASA MO ANG
Rich in Love (Editing)
HumorXanti is rich. Rich in living. But lacking in love, and lacking in attention. What else can she do with their wealth if she is not rich in love? Xanti just focused her attention on studying and working because she also did not want to be a loser in...