Fragile [COMPLETED]

Fragile 82

Fragile 82

Lutang ako buong araw at sa mga sumunod na araw. Kalat na sa buong lugar ang pagkawala ni Raffy at Therese. Laman na din ang dalawa sa balita.

Halo-halo ang opinyon ng mga tao. Kadalasan sa mga studyante sa university ay ako ang sinisisi. They even have this rumor that ako daw ang nagpakidnap kay Therese. Meron din na nagsasabing sobrang tuwa ko daw na nakidnap si Therese and i cried the last time just to put an act. It's not true, none of it.

I'm worried to for her safety. She's carrying an innocent child. Kung may totoo man sa haka-haka nila iyon ay kasalanan ko ang mga nangyari. If i just stay in the corner and stayed silent after the death of my mother then none of these would have happen.

"Daenah, it's not your fault, okay? It's Vicente Jacinto's and Raffy's father's war. Nadamay ka lang" nagkibit balikat si Saniyah "Of course, Therese too" inikot pa nito ang mga mata

"Oo nga. Hindi mo naman sila inutusan na kidnapin sila Raffy." Sinigundahan iyon ni Theia

"Also, you stopped bullying her for a year and couple of months now" ani ni Elowyn sabay yakap sa akin

I sadly smile. Kahit anong pagpapagaan nila sa loob ko, na sinasabing hindi ko kasalanan kong bakit nawala sila ngayon ay hindi ko pa rin maiwasang sisishin ang sarili ko. I'm back to the teenager Daenah who doesn't want anyone in hurt.

Tanaw ko si Dash sa may kalayuan sa amin. Nakatingin lang at alerto sa aking paligid. Simula noong sinabi niya na nawala si Therese ay wala na itong balita kung kumusta na ang huli. He would just assure me that he's working on it para hindi na ako mabahala.

"My men are surrounding Mayor's house to get some information, Daenah. Don't worry too much and please eat more. Hindi ka na halos kumakain..." lagi niyang sinasabi

Days passed and it turns to weeks. Wala pa ring nakakaalam kung nasaan sina Raffy at Therese. Mas lalo tuloy akong kinakabahan. Maraming pangamba ang nasa isip ko.

What if those men who abducted Therese went brutal on her? What if she had a miscarriage? What if she's dead? What if she hadn't eaten for weeks now?

I'm having a panic attack every morning i wake up. Lalo na kapag wala pa ring balita sa dalawa.

Later that night Mayor is in the news. He look like he haven't sleeping in days. Maitim ang ilalim ng mga mata nito. Magulo ang buhok at ang damit ay lukot na lukot.

"Kung sino man ang nakakita sa anak ko at sa girlfriend niya... nagmamakaawa po akong pagjigyan alam kami. Magbabayad kami kahit magkano" the mayor cried. Flashes from the camera are everywhere "Upon our investigation we discovered that my son's girlfriend is pregnant. She's carrying a Cartanega in her womb... we want her safe. I want my son's safety and my grandchild.... please"

My eyes widened. Nagbabadya na din ang mga luha sa aking mga mata.

Something is not right... if Mayor's men abducted Therese then why is he crying like this? Is this his act? It's his men who kidnapped Therese! He should have knowledge about it! He shouldn't have cried this hard!

Or maybe... he really doesn't have any idea?

Vicente is evil. Kahit nagtatago ito marami pa ring perang pumapasok sa kamay nito. He can pay anyone who's in need in exchange to do some of his dirty work.

Mas lalong lumaki ang mga mata ko! That's it! He did it!

Muli kong binalikan ng tingin si Mayor na nasa tv. He's still crying. Katabi nito ang asawang umiiyak din.

I know it when someone is acting and when someone is being real. And the couple in front of me surely was not acting.

"Dash!" I run to the kitchen

Nagluluto si Dash ng dinner namin sa oras na iyon. At nong narinig niya ang tawag ko nagmamadali itong tumakbo papunta sa akin.

"What happened, baby?!" He nervously asked

"It's not Mayor Cartanega..." hinihingal kong wika. Hindi iyon sa pagtakbo ko kundi sa kabang naramdaman "Si Vicente... si Vicente ang kumuha kay Therese. He kidnapped Raffy and Therese. He did it!"

But why?! Therese is his daughter. Why would he kidnapped his daughter and give too much sadness and heartache of his wife?

He is not human!

"Baby, calm down please. I will look into it, okay?" Ikinulong niya ako sa kanyang mga bisig "Hush now! I'll look into it... just calm down."

The evil inside me that was sleeping for weeks woke up.