Dealing with Mr. Scared of What? (Quadro Series #1)

Chapter 80

Parang namingi siya sa narinig niya. She looked at Sunny, parang sasabog ang dibdib niya. Halos hindi siya makahinga ng maayos, she can feel tears falling from her eyes. Ayaw niyang maniwala sa sinabi nito.

"Ano?"

"When your mother left you in that bridge on that night. She was having an long time affair with a married man, at nagka-anak sila. You have a step-sister sadly she died last year. Cancer." He then take something in his bag. "Through that man, she meet Kyx's father. Four of them were fifteen when their father married your mom. They were together for four years until.."

Parang may kung ano nakadagan sa dibdib niya at sobrang sakit ng lalamunan niya halos hindi siya makapagsalita pero pinilit niya dahil parang wala na itong balak mag-kwento dahil sa reaksyon niya. "Until?"

"Your mother and stepsister was the person who assaulted Kyx. They maltreated Kyx, abused him mentally and physically. Laging wala ang Papa nila dahil sa business ventures nito. Habang sina Calcifer naman ay nasa abroad. Kyx was left alone, hindi din nagsalita ang mga trabahador doon dahil takot sila. Even Kyx couldn't build the courage to tell, natakot na kasi ito."

She lost it, tuluyan na siyang humagulgol. Anong klaseng laro ito? Bakit? Bakit ganito lahat ng ito?

Kinuha niya ang larawan na inabot ni Sunny sakaniya. Parang nanlamig ang katawan niya ng makita iyon. It was a picture. A family picture. Nandoon ang mag-kambal. Ang Ina niya at isang babae at isang lalaki na halata na tatay ng mag- kambal. Halatang kakatapos lang ikasal ang Ina niya at ang tatay ng mag-kambal.

"Kyx was a very fragile child, kaya lagi itong nasa bahay. He was all alone with his stepmother and sister. Until maybe Kyx couldn't bear it. He tried committing suicide. Luckily he was saved, then on the night of Kyx's nineteenth birthday is also the same day your mother was killed."

Awtomatikong na-tigil siya sa paghikbi ng marinig niya ang sinabi ni Sunny. Hindi niya alam pero bumalik sa isip niya ang sinabi ni Calcifer tungkol kay Bishop. Bishop was an ex-convict and he said he did that for Kyx. Parang bumagsak ang puso niya ng may mapagtanto siya. She looked at Sunny. Tangina, sana hindi tama ang iniisip niya.

"Quinn, it was Bishop you shot your mother to death.." May inilagay ito na larawan sa mesa. "Siya din ang bumugbog sa kapatid mo. He almost killed her because of it."

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"She's fine."

Narinig niyang sabi ng kung sino. Agad niyang minulat ang mata niya doon niya nakita ang pamilyar na kisame ng kwarto niya. She groan before sitting down, doon niya nakita si Sunny at Kyx sa paanan ng kama niya. Kyx immediately went to her side before cupping her face and holding her waist.

He looked at her worriedly which warm her heart but that immediately disappeared when she remember everything Sunny told her. She felt her eyes watered looking at Kyx. Hindi naman siya ang may kasalanan pero mabigat pa rin ang pakiramdam niya.

Ang Mama niya ang isa sa mga rason sa kung bakit may ganito si Kyx. Ang taong pinaghirapan niyang hanapin. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang nangyari sa Mama niya, hindi niya inakala na kaya nitong gawin ang pinag-gagawa nito pero kahit ganon may pagmamahal pa din siya dito kahit iniwan siya nito pero hindi niya alam kung sapat ba ang pagmamahal na iyon para hindi siya magalit dito.

She was the reason why Kyx has to suffer for half of his life. It's because of her mother!

"Love. I'm sorry. Forgive us, please." She sobbed. Niyakap niya ito. Nagagalit at binabagabag siya ng konsenya niya. Parang kasalanan niya lang din. Ito ba ang rason sa kung bakit sila pinakilala ni Kyx sa isa't-isa? Para ayusin niya ang sinira ng Mama niya? Ito ba?