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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Gone

NAPATIIM-BAGANG si Anthony nang makita niya ang text sa kanya ni Elle, bakit nga ba hindi na siya nagtataka sa pinaggagagawa ni Vera? Yes, he called his mother on her name, 'ni minsan ata sa tanang buhay niya ay hinayaan siya nitong tawagin itong Mama, Nanay, or Mommy, ang katwiran nito hindi daw kasi bagay sa image nito ang tawagin ng ganoon.

When most of children his age can't understand what her mother said iba siya, alam na niya agad ang dahilan kung bakit ganon, because his mother looked at him as a commodity, and when she learned about his high IQ he became her throphy son.

At the age of sixteen he managed to graduate in a Harvard, not many know that because his mother doesn't want anyone to covet his son she blocked all the news about it.

In his very own circle of acquaintances people are aware about him, but on the public his name Anthony Wesson can't be seen anywhere. He was like an unknown caged bird in a golden cage.

At the age of twelve nadiskubre na niya ang paraan pag-invest so he used his allowance for it. Vera thought that he only needs money para sa mga kailangan niya, kahit na kailan ay hindi niya naranasan ang kalinga ng isang ina, ang pinakamalapit lang sigurong naranasan niya ay ang pagaalaga ng Nanny niya.

But its still different, naalala niya na madalas siyang naiinggit siya sa mga kaklase niya, he was accelerated since he's a child pero 'ni minsan ay hindi niya naranasang sunduin siya ng magulang niya.

So at the age of sixteen he decided to break free from his cage and his chain. He pack all his things and go to the Philippines, where he learned his father lived. Nagawa din niyang malaman kung nasaan ito, he was actually business man in the Philippines,

He owned a real estate company, and he's married with two kids na halos lima hanggang anim na taon ang bata sa kanya. Iniisip niya na siguro hindi na niya dapat pa 'tong istorbuhin, pero gusto niyang makilala ito kahit isang beses lang.

Kung hindi niya 'to makakausap o makikita sinabi niya sa sarili niya na baka iniadya lang siguro na hindi sila magkakilala.

Augusto Monteverde, that is his father's name, nang dumating siya sa address nito at sinabi niya kung sino siya ay walang pagdadalawang isip na tinanggap siya nito. Even without a DNA test may ilang features siyang namana mula rito kaya hindi makapagkakailang mag-ama nga silang dalawa.

Ayaw na sana niyang makagulo pa sa pamilya nito but then his father insisted to know him more. Bukas palad din siyang tinanggap ng asawa nito, ang katwiran nito his age didn't overlap any of her kids kaya nakakasigurado itong hindi nagloko ang Tatay niya habang magkarelasyon ang dalawa.

Those are the first time that he learned the word family, the first time he learned what the means of warmth. His father didn't conceal the truth about his existence, na bunga siya ng isang fling noong nasa Amerika pa ito.

He also learned about his grandparents, hindi na kasi niya nakilala ang grandparent niya sa side ni Vera dahil ang sabi nito ay matagal nang patay ang mga magulang nito.

Nagawa din niyang makasundo ang half sibling niya sa ama, his existence meant not to be a nuisance or something to be concealed. Nang minsang tanungin siya ng kanyang ama kung gusto pa nga ba niyang mag-aral ipinagtapat niya ritong matagal na siyang nakapagtapos ng kolehiyo.

The first thing that he notice in his eyes where shock then later he smile with pride, na para bang proud na proud ito sa kanya kahit na ba hindi niya nagawang makatungtong sa entablado noong graduation niya dahil hindi pumayag si Vera.

But then Augusto suggested, na mag-aral siya this time with people with his peers. Na dapat sa kabila ng natutunan niya alam din niya kung paano makisalamuha sa ibang tao.