59 There's also securities and some employees with them. I can see them panicking while the security guards keep calling with their cellphones. Kung anong meron hindi ko alam.Dahil agaw pansin sila, ilang mga bisita ang napatingin. Napasulyap pa nga ako sa loob at doon ko nakita na pati ang pamilyang Delazardo ay nakatingin na sa amin."What's happening here?" Even Daddy approached us.Pakiramdam ko halos lahat na ng guest ay nakatingin na sa amin habang ako ay nagsimula ng kabahan dahil sa ayos nila.Yaya was so messy. She even had a wound on her hand, and her hair was very messy, as if she had been in a fight.She is crying, and Rony is also crying. Kahit na naka maskara siya ay kitang kita ang pagyugyog ng katawan niya at rinig na rinig ko ang paghagulgol niya. Subra na ang kabog ng dibdib ko sa subrang kaba habang nakatingin kay Rony. Dahil hindi naman iiyak si Rony kung walang malalim na dahilan.“W-Where's Zally?” Utal na tanong ko dahil sila lang ang nandito.Parang hindi ako
60It happened so fast. Everything that happened was so fast. I felt like I was just dreaming. I feel like I'm just trapped in a dream that's so hard to get out of. It's their birthday. Birthday ng kambal at dapat masaya lahat. Everyone should be happy. Everyone should be enjoying themselves, but it ended up like this.Hindi ako makapaniwala sa mga nangyare.Zally was kidnapped, and Rony knows that Ivo is not his real father; the most shocking was that he knows his father is, and now even Daddy seems to know because he didn't even have a question and wasn't even shocked after what he heard from Rony, not like Delazardos, who were stunned by the shock after hearing Rony's words.Sa gulat nila ay hindi agad sila nakapagsalita."Ivo," I called him calmly. Gusto kong iaalis niya muna sa lugar na 'to si Rony, but I saw him looking at his dad, na para bang gamit ang mata ay may sinasabi niya kay daddy. I don't know what he is thinking. He was just looking at his dad seriously.I look at Yr
61"Okay. We will stop the investigation if that's what Yrony wants. I will also tell Daddy about this and try to talk to him," Ivo said gently when I said what Yrony told me earlier.I can see that he doesn't want to stop. I know he wants to be with the investigators to search for Zally, but he respects what Yrony wants as Zally's father.I tried to smile at him, but I couldn't. Sa subrang bigat ng dibdib ko sa pag-aalala ko kay Zally at sa mga bagay na nangyare ngayon, ni kahit tipid na ngiti hindi ko na magawa. Napayuko na lang tuloy ako.“Thank you,” tanging sambit ko na lang sa kanya.I also want to ask him about Daddy. Kung may alam na ba si daddy, but I can't do it because I'm still floating with so much that happened that day, I want to ask him many questions, but I know this is not the time to do so.We are in the lobby. When I went out earlier, Daddy and the other Delazardos were gone. while Rony was in the room. Ivo put Rony in a different room. Ivo has also already put man
62Kakabahan na sana ako dahil sa mga baril na hawak nila at sa nga itsura nila, but when I saw Kyle with them halos makahinga ako ng maluwag.Lumabas kami, pero inayos ko muna ang pagkakahiga ni Rony sa loob. I tried my best para hindi siya magising. Baka kapag magising siya ay muli nanaman siyang umiyak.“Where's Yrony?” Tanong ko agad kay Kyle pagkalabas ko sa kotse.“He's with the team,” sambit nito and then he looks at Anna na ngayon ay nasa tabi ko.“You didn't reply about what i said,” he said to Anna at kung ano man iyon, hindi ko alam.“Shut up! Hindi ito ang tamang oras para sa kakornihan mo,” masungit na sambit nito kay Kyle sabay irap.Napansin ko ang paglukot ng mukha ni Kyle bago bumuntong hininga, pero nalipat ang tingin niya kay Rony na ngayon ay gising na at lumabas sa kotse. Nakagat ko ang labi ko at agad na hinawakan siya.“Mommy,” he said and looked at us one by one. Naguguluhan siguro kung nasaan kami.“Hey, kiddo,” bati nito kay Rony, but Rony just looked at him
63I watched as he immediately approached a table. He opened one of the cabinets on that table, at may kinuha siya roon. He took a quick look at Kyle beside Anna, and he immediately approached where Yrony was.I saw him fixing a gun in a fast way. Kyle and some of their companions did the same thing he did. Sabay sabay silang nag ayos ng mga baril.“P-Pupunta kayo?” Tanong ko kay Yrony, pero wala akong narinig mula sa kanya.“Yrony,” I tried to call his name again, baka sakaling tumingin na siya sa akin at pansinin na niya ako, pero nakagat ko ang labi ko nang hindi niya talaga ako pinapansin.“I can go with you—” Ivo trying to say something to Yrony, pero nilagpasan lang siya ni Yrony na parang hangin.Napansin ko na parang naasar si Ivo, but I also saw how he want to calm himself.Bigla akong kinabahan. Siya? Siya ang pupunta? I know that he was good in holding guns and fighting, pero… Bakit kailangan siya pa? Paano kung mapahamak siya?Hindi ko maiwasang mag alala sa kanya. Those a
64Ilang sandali pa kami naghintay, pero ilang sandali pa ay nakarinig na kami ng sunod sunod na yapak mula sa labas at malalakas na boses, na para bang natataranta ang lahat.Ivo was the first one to go to the door to open it and look at what happened outside. Pagkabukas ng pinto ay tumambad sa amin ang ilang sugatang kasamahan nila kanina na pumunta sa Laguna.“Dalhin niyo sila sa medical room!” I heard someone said, pero hindi ko na iyon mapag sino.Halos mapako ang paa ko sa kinatatayuan ko sa nakikita. Kung kanina kinakabahan na ako dahil wala pa akong balita, ngayon ay halos hindi na ako makahinga dahil sa nakikita ko.“W-Where's my daughter? Where's Yrony?” Utal na tanong ko sa naglakad malapit sa akin.Before he could answer, I saw them leaving the elevator and entering the place. I saw Zally looking around while her hair was messy. May mga dumi sa mukha niya and she is also full of tears. I even saw her scared face while looking at the place, but when she saw us, she bit her
65Halos mapako ako sa kinatatayuan ko sa subrang gulat sa nadatnan. Napatitig ako sa sugat niya at napasinghab na lang.He look at my way at napansin ko ang pag igting ng panga niya. Napapikit pa siya na para bang naiirita sa biglaan kong pagpasok sa kwarto niya. Gusto ko na siyang sermenon ngayon habang nakatingin sa kanya, pero hindi ko magawa.Napalunok pa ako at nag ipon ng lakas ng loob para pagsabihan siya. Tinanggal niya ang kinakagat nitong tela at tinigil ang paglalagay ng alcohol sa braso niya “What the fvck are you doing here? Wala bang nagsabi sayobna hindi ako nagpapapasok sa kwarto ko?” Tanong niya sa akin at sa isang iglap, umaktong siya na ayos lang siya. He even stood up and got his phone beside him and looked at that na para bang wala siyang sugat ngayon at hindi duguan ang balikat at braso niya.Dahil doon sa pag aakto niyang ayos lang siya ay hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili kongMaatawa ng sarkastiko. Mas lalong umikting ang panga niya nang makita akong tunawa
66"Then I have to leave first. There was news of Zally's kidnapping, and I need to fix things. I also need to talk to Daddy now dahil hindi ko siya nakausap kanina." Ivo said when we were already in the room.Rony is still sleeping, while next to him is Zally, na madaling nakuha ang tulog dahil sa pagod.Gabing gabing na. Tinignan ko ang oras. It's already 11 o'clock. May binigay naman silang pagkain kanina, pero hindi ko maiwasang magutom sa ganitong oras.Someone gave us some clothes earlier, so I also got Zally a bath before letting her rest. I'm just happy that nothing bad happened to her. The only thing I can't accept is that she has a little bruise on her hand. Siguro dahil sa pagkakatali sa kamay niya.Habang iniisip ko sa isip ko na nakatali ang kamay niya habang umiiyak, gustong gusto kong saktan ang mga taong iyon. “Sige. Sorry kasi kailangan mo pang kausapin si Daddy sa nangyare. Kung pwede na ako ang kumausap sa kanya, gagawin—”“He already know, Affeya,” natigilan ako s