Chapter 37: Aagawin

I saw my whole world fall apart right before my eyes when he uttered those words. How… how is that possible?

“What are you saying? T-That can’t be… my father would’ve killed you–!”

“He almost did. Remember?” he asked with a ghost of a smile, cutting me off and making me remember that he was right.

Galit na galit sa kanya si Daddy noon, and I could vividly remember the night when he was almost killed by my Dad. Hindi ko magawang maintindihan noon ang aking ama, pero ngayong narinig ko ang mga salitang ‘yon mula kay Chester, parang naninikip ang dibdib ko.

“Are you sure you want to talk about it already? Paris you seem unwell. I–!”

“No,” I said. “Keep talking. But please… nagmamakaawa ako sa’yo. Do not lie this time.”

My words were straight and blank. But his eyes tell me that to him, they were like bullets fired into his chest for a reason that I could not name.

But after a few blinks, nawala iyon at matamis siyang ngumiti sa akin. “I promise.”

Chester and I have been great the next fe