Minty's (pov)
If stare could kill kanina pa ako nakabulagta dito sa loob ng sasakyan, she's glancing on my side time to time and i don't know kung bakit niya 'yon ginagawa. Naiilang ako but i still managed to contain my emotions.
This wasn't on my expectation bago pa 'ko makapunta sa mini bar na 'yon, Johane called me and she said na wala raw magsusundo sa kanila dahil hindi niya na raw kaya pang mag-drive. Nahalata ko rin sa boses niya kanina sa phone call na medyo may kalasingan na nga siya so i got worried kaya ako na ang kusang pumunta para sana sunduin sila but that incident kanina sa labas ng bar, i'm glad that i was the one who witnessed that.
That Ezekiel, i know nung una palang na wala siyang magandang dulot.
I was taken aback when i already saw her condo unit, pinahinto ko ang kotse sa labas ng building ng condo niya. I don't know how to do next, i don't have the courage to speak.
As much as possible i maintain myself to not look at her, maybe i'm just waiting for her to leave my car. This is so awkward.
But i couldn't stay still any longer soon as i heard her sighed, it was a deep long sigh.
What now?
“ Are you..s-still mad at me?” she suddenly asked that make me look at her.
Hindi ko alam kung anong isasagot ko, am i still upset? But whenever i remember what my mom said last time that we've talked, she explained to me everything.
(Flashback)
“ I'm sorry, that was an urgent call.” Mom said when she returned to her seat
“Are you leaving already, mom? ”
“No, it's not that important.” she crept a smile sa 'kin
“What were you saying earlier, mom?” saglit siyang natigilan at parang inaalala ang huli niyang mga sinabi kanina, she heaved a sigh after.
“I was a gay before, i fell inlove also with a girl.. and that's Katrina's aunt.” My mouth hung open a bit after realizing that i was wrong. I thought she said earlier na inlove siya sa mom ni Kat.
I didn't talk, but she continued “But bago pa maging kami, nandyan na ang dad mo. In-arrange marriage kami ng mga magulang namin ng dad mo.. and i know that time, ang dad mo lang ang pabor sa bagay na 'yon because i'm inlove with someone else, to a girl specifically. When your dad found out na may relasyon kaming dalawa ng tita ni Kat, he made a horrible plan.” Sa haba ng explanation ni mom ay parang hindi ko nagawang ikurap ang mata ko, i wanted to know everything pa.
“He believed that Katrina is Aleyna's daughter kaya nagawa niyang ipa-kidnap ang batang si Kat. That's why i accepted the marriage with your dad, natakot ako dahil ayokong pati ang babaeng una kong minahal ay magawan ng masama ng dad mo. Eversince that day, lagi kong pinagdarasal ang kaligtasan ni Kat. I hoped that she's fine at walang nangyari sa kaniya nang dahil sa ginawa ng dad mo.” Her tears rolled down on her cheeks at halata sa mukha ni mom na nasasaktan pa rin siya. “After ng kasal namin ng dad mo, hindi ko na nakita pa si Aleyna. I don't know if your dad has done something to make her disappear on my sight. As years passed by, i finally moved on especially when you came into my life. Natutuhan ko ring mahalin ang dad mo and decided to erased on my mind what he did on the past.”
I balled my fist “Paano niyo naatim na kalimutan nalang 'yung ginawa ni dad sa family ni Kat, Mom? That was horrible, he's a criminal.”
