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Kabanata 40
Para lamang akong nakalutang sa gitna ng kadiliman, itim ang paligid ngunit ramdam ko ang nag-aapoy na init sa aking likuran.
“Please wake up,”
“Mommy!”
“Gising na Orelia,”
“Rel”
Mayroong mga boses na paulit- ulit na tumatawag sa akin. Gusto kong sagutin ang mga boses na ito na ayos lang ako, na gising ako at naririnig ko sila. I hope the children would stop crying.
Ngunit bakit hindi ko kailanman narinig ang boses niya?
Hindi ko alam kung ilang araw na ang nakakalipas simula ng mangyari ang insidente sa flower shop, ayos lamang kaya si ma’am Lony? Ah, oo nga pala Lony nalang dapat ang itatawag ko sa kaniya. Calling her the way she wants me, kahit iyon nalang ay gagawin ko para kahit papano ay maibsan ang aking konsensiya.
Unti-unti naring nawawala ang sakit sa aking likod, maybe it was healing? Alam kong nasa state of shock parin ang aking katawan at hin
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His Sweet Lies Kabanata 41
Tatlong araw na ang lumipas simula ng magising ako. Katulad ng ipinangako ko kay Kito, I focused on my recovery to avoid worrying the kids. Sa tatlong araw na iyon ay umasa ako, umasa na kahit sandali ay makita ko ang mukha ni Juancho. I was hoping, but it was meaningless.“Kailan ako pwedeng ma discharge?” tanong ko kay Kito habang nagbabalat ng saging para kay Sato.“In two days’ time.”“That’s too long, ayos na naman ako ha, ano pa ba ang problema?”Wala na akong nararamdamang sakit sa aking likod, the burns were almost all healed maliban sa isang malalang parte sa bandang taas ng balikat. Pero sigurado akong kaya ko na, being in the hospital is just too stuffy. Plus the bills.“If you’re worrying about the bills stop it. You know perfectly well that there’s still something wrong. Makinig ka muna okay Rel? Just put up with it.” When he said to put up with it, it felt like it was directed to my other worry. Ang inaalala kong walang koneksiyon sa ospital. Kit
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“Oh, Ms. Estralla this is not what you think, I merely tripped and the CEO caught me just in time,” pekeng gulat na pagpapaliwanag ni Jane. Mabagal siyang umalis mula sa pagkaka-upo sa binti ni Juancho, plastered in her face was her charming smile that I never once liked. Ang ngiting kayang maka-akit ng kahit sinong lalaking kaniyang nais. It’s not that I hate her, my guts just tells me that she’s someone dangerous.Sa buong pagtayo ko roon ay hindi man lang sumantay ang tingin ni Juancho sa akin. He just remained sitting there with his cold face. Juancho…“What do you think I thought Ms. Jane? I did not misinterpret anyway, so it’s okay,” ngiti ko sa kaniya.Carefully I took a step forward, going nearer to where Juancho was. Nakatayo parin si Jane malapit sa kaniya and that was starting to irritate me.“Juancho,” tawag ko sa kaniya.Please… look at me.“Yes?” Th
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“It is not obscure among the executives that the head of the board of directors hungers for the seat, Juancho’s seat to be exact. But he also knew he could not easily get his hands on it, so he tried different approaches, one is trying to get his daughter engaged to the CEO and it just happens that his daughter likes him,” paliwanag ni Kito.“So they are engaged?”“Don’t get the wrong idea; Juancho never agreed on it, even during the time he lost his memories.”I’m relieved. Ngunit takot parin ako, there was still a chance that there was something going on, base sa nakita ko kanina. But still, I trust him.“Kito, anong ang nangyayari sa underground? Is there something bothering Juancho?”His actions right now, ang posibilidad lamang na aking naiisip ay may kaugnayan ang kaniyang mga kilos mga kilos ng kaniyang kalaban.“The drug is spreading on a fast rate Orelia.It’s ge
His Sweet Lies Kabanata 44
Kasalanan ko rin naman siguro na umasa akong uuwi siya. Well I’ll be damned but I seriously hoped he would still be going home.“Iha, maauna na akong umuwi, ayos lang ba kayo ng mga bata dito?” tanong ni manang Wela.Tumango ako at mahinang ngumiti, “Ayos lang po manang, ikamusta niyo na lamang po ako kay manang Rosa.”Matapos magpaalam ng kambal ay inihatid ko si manang sa labas.“Ayos lang ba ang lahat iha?”“Opo, wag po kayong mag-alala,” paninigurado ko sa kaniya.“Bata palang iyong si Juancho ay gusto na niyang sinasarili ang kaniyang mga problema. Minsan nga ay nagtatampo na si madam Janice dahil hindi sumasandal si Juancho sa kaniya,” nakangiting kwento ni manang.Napipicture out ko na sa aking isip ang ekspresiyon ng mag-ina at naglagay ito ng munting ngiti sa aking mga labi.“Pero iha, palagi mong susundin ang iyong puso a
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That night was warm and steamy but the moment I woke up, it was just a cold feeling. The other side of the bed was already cold; it was already long ago when he left.Tumayo ako mula sa kama at inayos ito. The space seems getting bigger.Nang lumabas ako ay nasa hapag-kainan na si Lezzie at Sato. Si Manang Wela ay nasa kusina rin at naghahanda ng pagkain. Tiningnan ko ang malaking orasan sa sala at namalayang malapit na pala ang ala syete.“Pasensiya na po manang hindi ako agad naka gising, salamat ppo sa paghahanda sa mga bata,” pasasalamat ko kay manang. Kung hindi dahil sa kaniya ay baka mahuli sa pasok ang mga bata. I was too careless.“Hindi ako ang gumising sa kanila iha, pagkarating ko dito ay handa na ang dalawa,” ngiting pahayag ni manang habang nilalapag ang ulam sa mesa.“Po?”“It was daddy who woke us up mommy!” malaki ang ngiting anunsiyo ni Lezzie.“Dadd
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Talaga bang ibinigay niya kay Jane ang mga bulaklak na iyon? Is she the person he was giving it to since then? I wish I could ask him.“Mitchie, I’m going to take a break, ayos lang ba?”“Yes of course Orelia, you’ve been working hard, thank you very much.” Maliwanag ang ngiti ni Mitchie sa akin. It was really obvious that she was a kind girl. I wonder if Lezzie will shine like her when she grows up.Pero imposible siguro dahil madalas seryoso si Lezzie sa harap ng iba, maybe Sato? But nah, Sato is too shy. I just hope that they can shine and smile brightly like Mitchie. Mitchie just looks so happy.“Thank you too Mitchie,” wika ko at dumiretso sa pantry.Kailangan ko ng isang baso ng gatas para kumalma. I guess I was pretty much shaken up by the things that are happening between me and Juancho.Hindi ko na alam kung kaya ko pa bang magtagal, pakiramdam ko ay unti-unti ng lu
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“I’m sorry,” muli niyang usal.Itinaas ko ang aking kamay upang mahawakan ang kaniyang pisngi. Tumayo ako mula sa pagkakahiga at hinwakan ng tuluyan ang magkabila niyang pisngi.“You should not stand up yet, you’re not feeling well aren’t you?”“Ayos lang ako Juancho, now that you’re here,” ngiti kong saad.“You’re making me feel really guilty.”“Pwede mo na bang sabihin sa akin kung bakit ka nagkaganon?”“I… receive a death threat,” panimula niya.Tama nga ako, may malaking rason sa likod ng kaniyang mga aksiyon. But if the threats were for him I know he would not act this way, so were the threats…“They were sending threats with you in it.”“You were blackmailed?” gulat kong tanong.“That day, before you went out to go to the flower shop, do you rem
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Ilang araw mula ng umamin si Juancho sa tunay na dahilan ng kaniyang pag-iwas, bumalik na ang dating sigla ng aming relasyon. It was like that error did not happen at all.Sa ilang araw na iyon ay patuloy ang imbestigasyon ni Juancho sa head of the board of directors at kay Michael Lorenzo pero hanggang ngayon ay wala parin silang lead na nakukuha. Two of his men have gone missing and the investigators he hired fell victim to the hallucination drug. Lahat ng galaw nina Juancho ay parang alam ng kalaban. Mas lalo pang lumakas ang pakiramdam niyang may tauhan sa loob o malapit sa kaniya ang kalaban.“I think it’s time to seek help from the outside. I need to swallow my pride in order to protect my family,” wika ni Juancho isang araw matapos matanggap ang balitang hindi nagtagumpay ang kanilang operasyon.“Sino ang tinutukoy mo?”“An outside help but would never betray us, my parents.”Hindi na y
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