NOT AGAIN (Cruel Reality Series 4) [COMPLETED]

Chapter 22

HINAPLOS NIYA ang maamong mukha ni Maria habang natutulog ito sa tabi niya, he even stroked her hair, kissed her forehead and hugged her tightly once more before he stood up for a  smoke, but before he could even took a step, his phone vibrated.

"Damn..." he muttered a curse when he saw who was the caller. Naiiling na kinuha niya ang cellphone niya at tsaka lumabas sa kwarto ng dalaga at nagtungo sa veranda. Madaling araw pa lamang at wala pang tatlong oras simula nang makauwi sila galing sa Tarlac para tulungan si Braxton sa kasal nito.

Kaya hindi na siya nagtaka nang makatulog kaagad si Markia pagkauwi nila, she didn't even bother taking a bath, basta humiga na lamang ito at niyakap siya and then she fell asleep. Wala na rin siyang nagawa kundi ang yakapin ito at matulog na rin, with Maria, everything was perfect.

Napabuntonghininga siya nang maramdaman ang malamig na hangin na humahaplos sa kanyang balat.

"What now, Waze? Alas kwatro pa lang," he asked the man.

" I think, you need to know this fucking information, kuya Sim," seryoso ang boses nito ngayon at tila nahihirapan.

He felt his body stiffened because of Waze's voice. Masyadong seryoso at may bahid ng concern ang boses nito kaya alam niyang seryoso ang usapan. Minsan lang ito magseryoso kaya naman kinabahan siya dahil doon.

"Remember her father?" Waze asked him.

Putangina! He cursed inside his head. Masyado siyang overwhelmed sa mga nangyayari sa kanila ni Maria nitong nakaraang mga buwan kaya nakalimutan na niya ang ama nito at ang mga guards ng dalaga.

Pilit niyang pinatatag ang kanyang boses. "Yes, what about him?"

"He's sick as fuck, man." Waze breathed out like he just found out something mind blowing. Tinignan niya ang natutulog na mukha ni Mark, he looked at her beautiful peaceful face, how the light from the lampshade made her face glow, how her lips were lightly parted and how she unintentionally licked her lips while sleeping, everything about her was too perfect.

Hindi niya alam ngayon kung papaano sasabihin sa dalaga ang kalagayan ng ama nito. Sigurado siyang masasaktan ito.

"What? Sick?" he asked Waze, hindi siya makapaniwala sa narinig niya.

"Yep, and based on my research, he refused treatment, and his wife now, they are making ways on how to track your woman, probably because of the inheritance that she'd get once he died? Bloody hell, her family is so fucked up right now. " Sagot nito sa kanya kaya napakuyom siya sa kamay niya.

Fuck those greedy animals. He cussed inside his head.

"But. . ." biglang saad ng binata na ikinatigil niya.
"Someone's helping her," Waze chuckled like he was enjoying the information.

"Who?" He curiously asked the man.

"You sure you want to know?" Waze was chuckling and it was irritating the hell out of him. Gustong-gusto na niyang malaman para malaman niya kung ano ang agenda nito kung bakit nito tinutulungan si Mark.

"Just fucking tell me," he asked one more time.

"Patrick Troye Sandoval."

"Who's that motherfucker?" He asked Waze. Hindi naman Sandoval ang Patrick na kaibigan nito.

"Her friend?"

"The fuck?"

Natigilan siya dahil doon. Si Patrick? His whole body went rigid because of that. Hindi makapaniwalang tinignan niya ulit ang mukha ng dalaga.