The Night in Tierra Fima | Acuzar Empire Series 1 | COMPLETED

Kabanata 44

Kabanata 44

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Bottled toxic feelings, when exposed, can lead vulnerability to own downfall. Breathing became a chore for me, dragging the air in and out of my lungs, trying to get everything inside—especially the outside—intact, and I keep going like what I did the past years. The discrimination of his family to me needed to stop. The unknown madness of my anger towards something I didn't know needed to stop. I must face my fear, my anger, the disgust I felt from them was the reason why I kept everything bottled inside.

In writing stories, it's a must that a writer creates conflict for the character to choose between two important things. It should be the hardest. To the point that even the readers will go crazy on what to choose because they both have big consequences. That will make a character dynamic, relatable, and human.

I am a writer, yes. But maybe, I hated that I couldn't write my own life—because I didn't want to write the day I needed to choose between; to save myself especially my daughter from them or to save our relationship that started to sink.

I wanted to be selfish but I couldn't stand seeing my daughter living her whole life with this kind of family. I don't want her to think that everything is alright when it is really not.

"Cut!" The director shouted which made me look at everyone.

Nahagip ng mga mata ko ang seryosong tingin sa'kin ni Levi na kasalukuyang may kausap na staff at ang isa pang director ng movie. Tila may nais sabihin sa'kin.

Napairap lamang ako sa kawalan at bumaling ng tingin sa babaeng mabilis na naglakad patungo sa direksyon niya. Nanliit ang mga mata ko nang umangkla na naman ang dalawang braso nito sa leeg ni Levi, mabilis namang inalis iyon ng huli kaya nanatili lang ang tingin ko sa kanilang dalawa.

"Bakit ayaw mong sabihin na finacé ka niya?" Miss Rochelle asked me.

Mabilis akong lumingon sa kaniya at kita ko na nakatingin din siya sa kinaroroonan ng dalawa. Hindi ko marinig kung anong pinag-uusapan nila dahil medyo malayo ang mga ito sa'min.

"Hindi naman ako ang dapat magsabi no'n. He should've introduced me to her," pairap kong sagot sa kaniya at tumingin na muli sa script na hawak ko.

Nang maabutan ko sila sa gano'ng ayos kanina ay hinintay ko kung ano pa ang gagawin ni Levi para mapaalis lang sa kanya ang babaeng ito. He even told me that she was just kidding about the child thingy and of course, I bought it. Pagkatapos ay umalis na ang Hestia dahil magsisimula na ang taping.

"Noong una ay nagtaka ako kung bakit kinuha niya ang project na ito, knowing her as maarte. Now, I understand why," Miss Rochelle also added.

Bago pa ako makapag react ay naramdaman ko na ang pagdausdos ng palad ng kung sino sa baywang ko. Nang tingnan ko kung sino iyon ay napanganga lamang ako nang makita ko siya.

"Bakit ang layo mo sa'kin?" Tanong nito sa'kin habang nararamdaman ko ang marahan niyang pagpisil sa baywang ko.