Followed Wants

076

Trigger Warning: r@p*

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[Her parents' convo she eavesdropped.]

January 10
9:07 PM

Her Mom

What was that?

Her Dad

Ang alin?

I saw you talking to Katalina,
what did you say to her?

May sinabi lang.

About?

Napansin ko lang kasi na
hindi sila nagpapansinan
ni Aria, parang hindi sila
magkakilala kaya tinanong
ko si Aria kung bakit.

Hmm. I noticed that too.
Ano naman ang sabi ni Aria?

Hindi raw niya alam. Basta
na lamang siyang hindi
pinansin simula nang tumira
siya rito. Sakto namang nakita
ko si Katalina na gising pa
kaya kinausap ko na rin.

Sana ipinagpabukas
mo na lang, gabi na. Iyan
lang naman pala.

Lang? Hindi 'lang' ito,
malungkot si Aria dahil doon--

And you think Katalina's
not sad?

M-malungkot din siya?

Yes. Akala ko pa naman
ay mas alam mo kaysa
sa akin tutal malapit
kayo sa isa't isa.

Hindi naman nagsasabi
sa akin si Katalina, palagi
rin naman siyang nakangiti
kaya--

Of course. She wouldn't
say anything at all, she would
always smile and pretend that
it's fine when in fact, she's not.
I always noticed her since
she was a kid when you talk
to her or you're with her,
she always wears her genuine
smile and that smile would
reach her eyes. Kaya 'yung
kanina, ibang-iba, so I assumed
that you said something
bad to her and I was right.

Hindi ko alam... pero
may mali si Katalina kaya
napagsabihan ko. Bakit
naman kasi hindi niya
pinapansin si Aria.

Did you ask her that?

H-hindi...

See! Gods. Hindi mo ba
naisip na baka naman si
Aria ang may mali kaya
nagawa iyon ni Katalina?

Hindi makakagawa si Aria
ng masama na makakaapekto
sa pagkakaibigan nila. Sobrang
pinapahalagahan niya 'yon,
at nakita ko mismo. Bakit ka
ba ganyan? Close kayo ni Aria ah.

Ha, that's what she's thinking
but no. I'm just being nice
to her because she's my best
friend's daughter. I'm sorry
Airish if you're hearing this
but I really don't like her.

Patrice naman, mabuting
bata si Aria.

O' common, she's not.
Why are you so sure?
She's pretending to be the
so-called kind daughter of yours
and you fell on that trap.

Dahil anak ko siya, sa
akin mismo nanggaling si
Aria kaya alam kong hindi
totoo 'yang pinagsasabi
mo tungkol sa kanya.

Ah gano'n? Dahil nanggaling
siya mismo sa 'yo? I knew it.
Mas mahal mo na ba si Aria
kaysa kay Katalina because
Aria's your biological daughter
and Katalina's not?

Hindi, hindi iyan ang ibig
kong sabihin. Huwag na
huwag mong kwestiyunin
ang pagmamahal ko sa kanila
dahil pantay iyon, walang
nakakalamang. Hindi lang
kami madalas nagkakasama
ni Katalina dahil nabawi ako
kay Aria. Mahal na mahal ko
si Katalina, tinuturing ko
siyang tunay ko na ring anak.

Luis, hindi mo na 'yan
napaparamdam sa kanya
dahil puro ka na lang Aria.
You can always make it up to
Aria without making Katalina
feels that you don't love her
anymore, that she's not your
daughter anymore.

Hindi ba't ikaw naman ang
ganiyan sa kaniya? Ikaw
naman ang nagpaparamdam
na hindi mo siya anak?

Alam mo kung bakit
ganito ako sa kanya, Luis!
Akala mo ba... madali
lang sa 'kin 'to?! I'm
h-having a hard time too
f-forgetting that...

Alam ko, alam ko. I'm so
sorry, nadala lang. C-calm
down, please, hon.

Y-you know that...
I-I was r-raped... at si
K-katalina ang naging
b-bunga no'n... I'm always
t-trying my best to f-forget it
so I could love her... completely
I really want to be a mother to her
but every time I see her f-face,
bumabalik...