Trouvaille (Guns and Roses Series #1)

24th

Someone knocked on the door. Kilala ko na kung sino 'yon.

"Come in," I said as I reviewed some of the papers that daddy told me to read it.

I looked at him as he entered the room. He also looked at me. Confusion is written in his eyes, he then took a sit in front of me.

He sighed, "Ba't mo ako pinatawag dito?"

"I want to clarify some things about us and some issues," Sabi ko.

Nanlaki ang mga mata niya. Parang nagulat sa sinabi ko. 

"But that doesn't mean I'll forgive you after I'll here some of your explanations," sabi ko kaagad.

Baka akala niyang papatawarin ko siya kaagad pag-katapos ng paliwanag niya. No, nasira ang tiwala ko. At hindi na 'yon maibabalik kahit kailan.

"It's okay. Maayos na ako doon sa parteng papakinggan mo ang explanation ko,"

I nodded. "Why does the media knows about us?"

Iniwas siya ng tingin. "My mom told them that we're together. Even though we didn't pushed the arranged marriage proposal," saad niya. "Maraming nakakaalam na magkakilala ang pamilya mo at pamilya ko,"

"Did they know about my faked death?"

Tumango siya, "Your dad announced it to the media after a week of that i-incident," nautal niyang sabi.

Umiwas ako ng tingin sakanya. Alam kong ang insidenteng tinutukoy niya ay 'yung araw na nabaril niya ako, at kasama niya si Shanley nung oras na 'yon.

I earned enough courage to speak up about this. Alam kong hindi madali para sa'kin dahil ako 'yung biktima dito. At ang gumawa pa sa'kin n'on ay ang mga taong pinagkakatiwalaan ko. 

Trust takes years to build. Pero sobrang dali lang nitong sirain. 

"Ba't kasama mo si Shanley nung panahong 'yon?" I badly wanna know the reason behind this. Alam 'kong hindi sila malapit. Kaya bakit sila mag-kasama? 

"Her dad blackmailed her," I looked at him. I know how cruel Shanley's dad is, pero hindi ko inaasahang pati sa anak niya ay ganon siya.

"Kapag hindi pumayag ang kaibigan mo sa kagustuhan ng tatay mo, hindi siya papayagang pumunta ng Japan," he said. "Gusto ng tatay niyang mapa-tumba kayo sa kadahilanang alam ng pamilya mo ang kalat ng tatay niya,"

"He's so shallow, why does he have to involve Shanley in his mess?"

"Kaibigan ka niya. Kumbaga, it's an easy way for him to get through you and your family,"

Putanginang 'yan. 

"At bakit ka nand'on nung gabing 'yon?" hindi ko na napigilang i-tanong. 

I want to know why he's there. Kung bakit nasama siya don. Kung bakit sa lahat-lahat ng pwede naming kalaban, bakit sila pa.

He sighed heavily as he answered, "Hindi ko rin alam."

My jaw dropped and tears started to form in my eyes, "Paanong hindi mo alam, tangina ka? Nandoon ka nung gabing 'yon--"

"Inutusan lang ako ni daddy. Hindi ko alam na nandoon ka, at lalong hindi ko sinasadyang nabaril kita,"

I bit my lower lip, trying to stop my tears from falling because I'm in the urge of crying. "Nahuli ka ba?"

Tiningnan niya ako sa mata, "'Wag na natin 'yon pag-usapa---"

"I'm asking you. Nahuli ka ba? Nakulong ka?"

His eyes fell and slowly nodded. Umiwas ako ng tingin. Pinunasan ko ang luhang tumakas sa'king mga mata.

"Don't cry, it's my fault," saad niya.