Miracle bit her lower lip while waiting for Dagger to answer her call. Saglit niyang sinulyapan ang hotel room kung saan natutulog ang anak.
"He haven't answer yet?" Aundrei asked her while drinking his coffee.
Umiling naman siya at bahagya pang pinadyak ang paa dahil sa kabang nararamdaman.
Ever since Dagger showed some signs of hating her, she gets intimidated with his presence. Pakiramdam niya kasi ay galit sa kaniya ang lalaki. Kaya hindi niya rin alam kung sasagutin ba nito ang tawag niya.
"He's not answering. Pakiramdam ko galit talaga siya sa akin," she said before ending the pending call.
"Why don't you try to text him? Hindi naman sasagot ng tawag 'yan sa unfamiliar number," natatawang sabi ng kakambal niya at inirapan pa siya.
Miracle rolled her eyes too. "Bakit ka nang-iirap? Eh sa hindi ko naisip 'yon. I'm just too nervous to ask about Trigger's whereabouts."
Binaling niya ang atensyon sa cellphone at sinunod ang sinabi ng kakambal. She messaged him her name and said that she needs to talk to him as soon as possible.
"Why are you so worried about that? Nasa Pilipinas na tayo. You can find Trigger everywhere. Or you can call your husband and ask him directly."
She looked at Aundrei's direction. "Didn't you read Shanelle's reply to my message a while ago? Hindi rin nila alam kung nasaan si Trigger sa Cavite at hindi rin sinasagot ang tawag nila. Maybe his phone died or whatsoever. Napaka-judgemental mo kuya, nakakairita ka!" inis niyang singhal dito at binato pa ito ng unan.
Her twin just laughed at her.
"Alam ko, ito naman, galit agad. Binibiro lang kita. Masyado kang seryoso."
Inirapan niya ito. "Huwag kang maingay. Alistair is sleeping, pagod pa 'yan sa flight. Kapag nagising 'yan itatapon kita pabalik sa California--"
Her eyes immediately dropped at her phone when someone called. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya nang makita sa screen ang number ni Dagger.
She quickly answered the call with no hesitation.
"Dagger?" kabadong tanong niya.
"What do you need?"
Nakagat niya ang ibabang labi nang maramdaman ang kaba sa dibdib niya dahil lang sa malamig nitong boses.
"I w-was about to ask you about Trigger. I'm actually looking for him, alam mo ba kung nasaan ang asawa ko?" mahinahon niyang tanong dito.
"Why would I tell you? So you can slap him with a divorce paper? Hindi ko gagawin ang bagay na ikasasakit ng kapatid ko. So, stop pestering me, woman," galit nitong sagot.
"No, h-hindi sa gano'n. Please, pakinggan mo muna ako," she begged.
"What do you exactly need, Miracle? You've already hurt him. Hindi pa ba sapat 'yon sa 'yo? You already left so stop bothering my brother anymore! Stay wherever you are right now and don't dare to--"
"We have a child, Dagger."
Saglit na natahimik ang kabilang linya, marahil nagulat ito sa sinabi niya.
"What?"
"Shanelle told me the truth. I already found out about everything that I need to hear. At kaya ako bumalik ng Pilipinas para humingi ng tawad kay Trigger sa lahat ng ginawa ko. And I also want to introduce our son to him, his name is Alistair," she said with tears on her cheeks.
"My brother has a son with you?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ng kausap. "Fuck. Can I meet my nephew? I'll take you to your Trigger's location. Gusto ko lang makita ang pamangkin ko."
She smiled when she noticed that his voice became sweet and gentle. Parang gustong-gusto nitong makita si Alistair.
"Sure. Wala naman akong karapatang humindi. I'll text you our location."
"I'll be there in a minute. I'm sorry for raising my voice a while ago. Please don't tell my nephew that I'm a bad guy." Bahagya siyang natawa.
"I won't. Thank you. Thank you for helping me about this one," saad niya.
"Anything, for Trigger's happiness. I'll hang up now."
Parang tumatambol ang puso ni Miracle sa saya nang ibaba ni Dagger ang tawag. Pakiramdam niya kasi ay hindi na galit ang lalaki sa kaniya. Pero hindi rin niya masisi ang sarili dahil noong mga panahon na akala niyang sinasaktan siya ni Trigger, wala rin siya sa katinuan. Her mind can't accept the fact that it was her all the time who's abusing her body.
Masochist personality disorder.
It's her first time hearing that kind of mental illness, and she felt uncomfortable knowing that she's not aware that she has that for many years.
"You're smiling widely. Hindi na galit sa 'yo?" Nilingon niya ang kakambal sa tabi.
She shook her head. "Pakiramdam ko hindi na. I don't know what happened but he became soft when he heard about Alistair. Maybe he's excited to meet my son and he already forgot about his anger towards me."
"Knowing about Alistair's presence is just a big factor. But I think hearing from your lips that you're sorry about what happened made his anger disappear. At matalinong tao naman siguro ang kapatid ng asawa mo. He knew about your disorder and he won't blame you for that because you're not in the right mind that time when that disorder was ruining your sanity. Baka galit lang siya sa 'yo kasi ayaw niyang masaktan ang kapatid niya." She nodded her head.
"Yeah, you're right. Trigger's brothers are all cold but they're actually very sweet. Kay Dagger, Sebastian at Avenight lang naman talaga ako natatakot kasi parang kapag nakipagtitigan ka sa mga 'yon ay kakatayin ka," she joked around.
"Thank you for the compliment tho." Gulat na napalingon silang dalawa nang makarinig ng boses sa balcony.
Miracle stood up in surprise after seeing Dagger there, leaning on the glass door.
"Ang b-bilis mo naman," utal niyang saad.
Dagger just smirked. "I was in the next building for business matters. And you happened to be in the same location. And for the record, we don't cut people's body randomly, Miracle. Unless we want to," he said coldly, talking about what she said a while ago.
Tinakpan niya ang mukha sa sobrang hiya. Bakit naman kasi sumulpot bigla ito? Hindi man lang nag-entrance sa pintuan at sa balcony pa talaga?
Hindi niya alam kung paano narating ng lalaki ang hotel room nila pero hindi na 'yon ang importante ngayon.
"I want to meet Alistair. Where is he?" May kislap sa mga mata nito nang tanungin 'yon ng lalaki.
It seems like he's excited to meet her son, and she's glad about that.
Hindi niya maiwasang isipin kung ano ang magiging reaksyon ng asawa niya kapag nakita nito si Alistair. Magagalit kaya ito sa kaniya?
"He's actually sleeping right now. I'll take you to him," she said gently before gesturing Aundrei to follow her.
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KNIGHTS I-6: Pursuing Cinderella (Trigger Knights)
General FictionPUBLISHED UNDER IMMAC PPH In the world of married couple, Miracle Fortalejo is not one of the lucky wives to experience the joy of it. With all the traumas and painful words from her cruel husband and her parents, the woman she used to be vanished a...
