Xyro Club Series #4: Hi There, Stepdad

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"Where are you going?" mahinang tanong ko ng makita si Doc na naghahakot ng mga gamit niya.

"Moving out." he answered then smiled.

Mukhang babalik na siya sa bahay niya sa Manila. Baka hindi na talaga sila magkakabalikan ni Mommy. I succeed. They broke up. They ended their relationship like what I want.

"Ano ba, Khal! Lets talk! Ano bang nangyayari sa iyo, huh?! May iba ka na ba?" sigaw ni Mommy ang dumagundong dito sa loob ng bahay.

Hindi sumagot si Khalil. Lumabas ito patungo sa garahe para isalansan ang mga maleta niya sa kaniyang sasakyan.

Napaiwas ako ng tingin ng halos patakbo ng bumaba si Mommy sa hagdan para lang sundan si Khalil sa labas. I can hear her cries outside.

Nagtungo ako sa pintuan ng bahay para mapakinggan ang pinag-uusapan nila Mommy. Nahugot ko ang hininga ko dahil sa mga sinasabi ni Mommy. Nakita ko kung paano siya lumuhod malapit kay Khalil na nagsasalansan pa rin ng mga gamit niya sa likod ng sasakyan. He touched Khalil's foot while crying like a baby.

"P-please, Khal.. I will d-do whatever you want. I.. won't leave your side anymore." pagmamakaawa ng nanay ko. "Pinagsabihan ka ba ng hindi maganda ni Azhia? I will talk to her. My daughter is not bad as you think. Nasaktan lang 'yon 'cause I leave her Dad but she will understand."

"No, she did nothing. She's been good to me." he coldy answered.

"T-then... why?"

"Just let me leave, Alexa. Don't hurt yourself too much."

This is all my fault. I saw my Dad crying and tried to end his life because Mom cheated on him and now, si Mom naman. Mom is too desperate because of Khalil. Kung paano nasaktan noon si Daddy, pwedeng mangyari kay Mom ngayon... Nagalit ako kay Mom at Khalil noon dahil sinaktan nila si Dad so should I be mad at Khalil too, right? But I'm also in fault.

"Just f*cking answer me, Khalil!" pagtataas ng boses ni Mommy kaya natigilan si Khalil sa ginagawa.

Dahan-dahan siya nitong hinarap. "Because I love someone else. I may be loved you but you're just part of the past. Just lets us move forward, Alexa. I thank you for all the things you did. I've been happy to be with you. To be honest, I'm so lucky that I had you. You helped me a lot but I think we're not really for each other. I never imagined to be with you until the end of my life." That hurts a lot. F*ck.

"No... No! Bawiin mo 'yang sinabi mo!" desperadang wika ni Mommy at humagulgol na naman.

Para akong nanghihina dahil pahina ng pahina na iyak ni Mommy. She look so tired. Galing siya sa byahe tapos ganito pa ang nangyari.

Kusang lumakad palabas ng bahay ang sarili ko papunta kina Mommy. Kita ko kung paano dumaan ang gulat sa mga mata ni Khalil ng makita ako. Inalalayan ko si Mommy patayo so she can rest na.

"Mom, you need to rest." I said gently.

"But I need to talk to your Tito Khalil, Anak." she calmy answered. This is all my fault. I'm bad. I don't deserve love. "Did you really loved me, Khalil?" seryosong tanong ni Mommy mayamaya.

"I really loved you before, Alexa."

"Then what happened?"

"Hindi ko rin alam... It turns out that I need to break up with you so my girl won't bother that I'm in a relationship with somebody."

"So you cheated me first?" she asked.

"Maybe yes," he answered. "You deserves it in the first place, Alexa. You didn't inform your your ex-husband that you and him are already done. Na hiwalay na kayo. You will keep on cheating on him kung hindi kita nahuling may asawa na pala talaga. You told me when we first met that you're single then it turns out that you're already married and has a daughter. Tinanggap kita kahit na gano'n. You said you don't love your ex-husband naman and you want to be happy with me."

"F*ck you then." Mom said and started to cry again.

"It hurts 'cause I'm right, Alexa. You deserve to be cheated on. Now you know how hard to be cheated. Your ex-husband is unlucky to have you."

"Please... Stop." mariing pagsali ko sa usapan.

"I-I... deserve those words, Azhia..." Mom said.

"No, you don't, Mom." sabi ko saka siya hinawalay sa akin para punasan ang luha niya. "Si Khalil ang hindi may deserve sa 'yo, Mom. Hindi mo deserve ng g*gong katulad niya dahil mabait ka. Let him leave. I will stay by your side instead of him."

"I can't, Azhia..."

"You can, Mom." sabi ko at tipid na ngumiti. "You..." pagbaling ko kay Khalil. "Please be out of our rest house before I kill you."

"We'll talk, Azhia."

"We don't have something to talk to. You can leave like what you wanted."