Banana Crescencio (ViPe Series #2)

Chapter Forty

Victoria

Do you ever felt betrayed? 'Coz if not then good for you.

Because now, I am feeling like being betrayed by the woman I like— no, it's the woman I love. Banana betrayed me as I trusted her. Akala ko about her lang ang hindi ko alam but hindi pala. I won't be mad like this if iyon lang ang tinatago niya.

Pero kasi hindi e. Mas malala ito dahil una pa lang pala, she already knows everything. About the fucking keychain, the guy who owns the Kawasaki ay kilala rin pala niya. Ang masama pa do'n ay tauhan pala nila ang taong 'yon. Those fellas na nakasunod sa akin ay alam din pala niya kaya hindi na ako magtataka kung alam niya lahat ng nangyayari.

If she is not the reason behind those shits happening in my life right now, then who? Kung tauhan ba nila 'yon ay may kinalaman ang parents ni Banana?

But no, Tita Eliz and Tito Forest are the kinds of genuine people. I even know na hindi sila kontra sa pagkakagusto ni Banana sa akin.

Heto rin ba talaga ang tinatago nilang lahat sa akin? Alam kong hindi pa lahat ay alam ko. Alam kong mayroon at marami pang hindi nasasabi si Banana. I know that I am pushing her to say something but she won't let herself talk.

Sigurado akong dahil sa involved ako sa isang Crescencio ay nasa kapahamakan kaming dalawa ni Ashlyn. Hindi man si Banana o ang parents nila ang may pakana ay hindi pa rin maiiwasang isipin na because of their surname, nasa kapahamakan ako. Hindi lang ako kung hindi pati ang anak ko.

Paano na lang 'pag may nangyaring masama sa anak ko? I won't forgive myself if that happens.

How about my parents? Did my parents know all about this? They did know na si Banana ang may ari ng keychain? What about Lila? Did she already know that Banana knows or owns that freaking keychain?

Did my Dad steal the keychain from me para ibalik kay Banana?

I struggled not to cry anymore as I am glancing at Banana reaching her car outside the house. I am hurt and I know that she is too. Who wouldn't? This isn't about her not trusting me anymore. This is about what she knows and what the reason kung bakit araw-araw may nakabantay na disgrasya.

Gaano rin ba kabigat ang maging Crescencio? Bakit hirap na hirap siyang sabihin sa akin ang lahat? Sa tingin ba talaga niya ay hindi ko maiintindihan?

Hindi ko nga ba siya maiintindihan? In what way then?

She knows na ang mga nakasunod sa akin ay kalaban raw niya. Ibig sabihin, that they are using me laban kay Banana? Am I the card to get Banana? Gusto rin ba nilang mapatay ito? They want to assassinate me because I am entangled with a Crescencio? What for? Anong kasalanan nila para idamay ako?

I can sense all the frustration coming from her a while ago. 'Yong hindi niya alam kung saan magsisimula. How torn she is between telling everything or letting her kaduwagan na huwag sabihin sa akin.

Ano pa ba ang kinakatakutan niya? My life and my daughter's are at risk now. Hindi pa ba sapat iyon para sabihin niya sa akin? Paano ako magiging ready?

How would I know what to do if wala akong alam kung bakit talaga ito nangyayari?

I still don't understand. Sobrang daming holes na kailangan ko pang malaman para maintindihan ko ang lahat. She loves me, I feel it. Kanina na pilit niyang pinupunasan ang luha ko. I see the pain glint in her eyes while staring at meb.

And now, ito ang last chance ko. To give her time to choose. She needs to think. She needs to tell everything to me. I can accept everything if she'll explains it. I can carry all those burdens, kung hirap na siya then tutulungan ko siya. If she loves me then dapat ipakita niya iyon. Hindi sapat ang pagkakakilala ko sa kaniya.