Notche Series #1: His Temptation✓[UNDER REVISION]

Kabanata 13

MAHAL KITA

Nang nahimasmasan na ako ay tumungo na kami ni Tin sa Emergency Room.

I saw my father standanding outside the white door. I walked towards him as he turned around and focused his gaze on me.

"What kind of Father are you?" I calmly asked and tried to hold back the tears I had left. "What kind of Father are you, huh?!" I angrily repeated.

He just blankly stared at me. His eyes are red, but I can't say that he's crying, knowing my father. He's an asshole.

"She committed suicide because you want to kill her baby. You want her to take an abortion!" I exclaimed out of resentment.

I felt a hand rubbing on my right shoulder, trying to lower down my temper. I turned and faced Tin with his very worried face.

"Tin, please, mag-uusap muna kami. Don't worry, I'm okay." Tumango ito at umalis. Ibinaling ko ang atensyon kay Papa.

"I-Im s-sorry... I... I-m sorry, forgive me anak." For the record, it is the first time I saw him crying and saying sorry. Most of the time he's a sociopath person, yet here he is right now begging for my forgiveness.

"I'm sorry, I'm such a wicked Father. I'm very sorry, Anak," he cried.

I want to hurt him, and punch him straight to the face, but I can't. He's still my Father afterall.

"Dati ko pa gustong itanong 'to... M-Minahal m-mo ba kami, Pa?" My voice broke at the end of my sentence. My tears are flowing down my face as if it was a race. "Naalala mo pa ba si Mama? Binisita mo ba s'ya kahit isang beses lang?"

"M-Mahal ko kayo... Maniwala ka."

"Kung mahala mo kami, bakit mo nagawang ipagpalit kami sa ibang babae? Hindi n'yo pinaramdam na importante kami sayo!" I shouted.

"Patawad, nabulag ako sa galit ko sa Mama mo," He stated. My mother didn't mention anything about their past, before she and my father got married.

"Bakit ka galit kay Mama?"

Huminga ito ng malalim bago nagsalita. "Sinisi ko sa Mama mo ang pagkawala ng pinakamamahal kong babae. Namatay s'ya dahil niligtas n'ya ang Mama n'yo sa isang car accident. Kahit naging traydor ang Mama n'yo sa kan'ya ay nagawa pa n'ya itong iligtas at s'ya ang nasawi," kwento n'ya.

"Pero bakit n'yo s'ya pinakasalan kung hindi mo s'ya maha—"

"Dahil sayo! Dumating ka sa buhay namin. It was just one night, one mistake."

"Kasalanan ko pala? Bakit parang kasalanan ko pa?" I said between my sob.

My heart is literally breaking. It was like I was being stabbed a million times.

"I'm sorry, anak." He took a step forward and  motioned to hug me, but I didn't let him. Instead, I took a step backward everytime he  come closer.

"Say sorry to my siblings, they deserve an apology from you. Maybe, they'll forgive you," I didn't waste time and walked away.

I need Tin right now. I need my angel. When I got outside the hospital, I saw him on the other side of the highway. He's busy talking with someone through his phone.

"Tin!" I shouted his name. He immediately turned and saw me crying.

"Jaicca! Pupunta na ako d'yan!" Sigaw nito.

Akmang ilalagay na n'ya sana ang cellphone sa bulsa ng kan'yang hoddie nang may biglang bumangga sa kanya at kinuha ang cellphone saka s'ya sinaksak nito ng dalawang beses.