ML Story (iM eLove)

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Ramdam ko ang tensyon sa pagitan namin. May lumapit na mga waiter sa kanila upang kausapin sila. But Bryan talked to them since he knew the owner of this restaurant.

Tila napako si Kuya sa kinatatayuan niya habang nakatingin kay Ethan na yumakap sa Mommy niya, na parang pinoprotektahan ito. Lumapit na rin ako nang makabawi ako sa gulat.

"Kuya! What did you do?!" Lumapit ako kay Bryan at hinarap ang mukha niya sa akin para icheck bago ulit hinarap si Kuya.

Doon lang naputol ang tingin niya sa mag ina at binalingan ako. He glared at Bryan.

"Come home! You doesn't deserve that bastard!" mariin niyang utos sa akin.

"What are you talking about?! I won't leave him, we're having a child. And why are you here?!" singhal ko sa kanya. I felt Bryan held my wrist to stop me.

Ang alam ko malayo ito sa bahay niya at mas lalong malayo ito sa pinagtatrabahuhan niya! I know it's not a coincidence that we were in the same place. It's either he's here for me or for Bryan or for someone else.

"Harap harapan ka nang niloloko Brianna! Did they made you believe that they're just friends? Well, for the record, they're not! We don't know what they're doing when you are-" he stopped when Sheena slapped him hard. Umismid si Kuya at hinawakan ang nasaktang pisngi.

"Wag mo akong itulad sayo!" sigaw sa kanya ni Sheena. Tumulo ang luha niya, umiiyak na rin si Ethan at yumakap sa hita ng mommy niya.

"Akala ko ba matalino ka?! Sa lahat naman ng pagkakataong mo hindi paganahin yang utak mo, ngayon mo pa pinili?!" she added and harshly wiped her tears. "Ngayon pa at sa h-harap pa mismo ng..ng a-anak mo!" tila nanghihina niyang bulong sa gitna ng paghikbi.

Nakita ko ang marahas na pagbaling ni Kuya sa kanya. Umawang ang labi niya sa gulat. "A-anong s-sabi mo?!" he demanded.

Yumuko si Sheena para buhatin si Ethan at dali daling kinuha ang bag niya.

"We're leaving first" paalam niya sa amin at tumalikod.

"Sheena!" Kuya Gerald shouted when he recovered from shock. Sinundan niya ang mag ina niya palabas. "Damn it"

Dali dali ko ring kinuha ang bag ko para sundan sila. Bryan left a bill on the table and followed me. Naabutan namin sila sa parking area.

"You think you can escape me after what you've said?!" nasa labas sila ng nakaparadang kotse ni Sheena. Dalawa nalang sila ni Kuya sa labas. Ethan's probably inside Sheena's car now.

"You're scaring my child Nathaniel!" sigaw ni Sheena at pilit inaalis si Kuya sa gilid ng pinto ng kotse para makapasok siya sa driver's seat.

"You mean our child?" Kuya Gerald corrected her. "Let me talk to him! You hid him from me for years and you're expecting me to let it slip to be with him. Damn it Sheen, anak ko rin siya! May karapatan ako sa kanya!"

"And who's fault was that?!" Sheena scoffed.

"Alam kong may kasalanan ako. I didn't trust you enough." naging marahan ang boses ni Kuya. Napamaang ako nang lumuhod siya sa harap ni Sheena. "Please, I'm begging you. Let me be with our child. I'll cope up for the lost years and my absence as his father." he pleaded and tears started to fell in his eyes.

Pinigilan kong tumulo ang luha ko. I've never seen my brother this vulnerable, weak and begging for someone. As an eldest child, he stood as the father figure in our house whenever my father's working, he forced to be strong and responsible.