Meeting
I can feel my heartbeat doubled. My knees are wobbling because of mix frustrations and shock. Bakit nga ba hindi ko naitanong kung sino ang Hope na tinutukoy ni Troi at kung kaninong anak iyon?
Dahil hindi ko naman alam na ihaharap niya ako sa pamilya niya nang wala man lang pasabi. It's not that this is my first time and I'm scared of their impressions about me. It's about how I'm not ready to face them. Troi's cousin... I've lost contact with Blake and Bjorne who I can say, had become my friend for a short period of time. Sa iba naman, hindi talaga ganoon kagaan ang loob ko sa kanila.
As for his parents... I don't know how should I act in front of them or how would they react now that I came here with Troi and our son. Kung hindi masama ang loob nila sa naging desisyon ko pitong taon na ang nakalilipas, baka naman isipin nilang nagkabalikan kami! That would be worst, I think.
Isa pa, sa nakalipas na pitong taon, alam kong napatawad ko na sila kaya lang, hindi pa rin talaga mawawala ang kung ano mang nasa pagitan namin ng pamilyang 'to. They did treat me well, but I'd like to believe that was only a consolation since they judged me and somehow did nothing to stop Troi from carrying out his plan.
Siguro nga... may tampo pa ako sa kanila. A picture of something crossed my mind. Them with Evangeline and Troi. Noong nag-proposed si Troi. Back then, wala akong pakealam kung masama ba ang tingin nila sa akin o kung hindi nila ako tanggap para sa pinsan nila dahil malaki ang galit ko noon kay Troi at matigas ako sa desisyong nais kong makipag-annul sa kaniya.
I licked my lips as I watched them smiling and cracking jokes to whoever they're talking to. Bakit ngayon ay may kabog sa dibdib ko sa isiping baka nga hindi nila ako gusto noon kay Troi at 'di tanggap para sa kaniya kumpara noon kay Evangeline? I never had the chance to ask them that because I care less before. Ngayon... bakit parang napakaimportante noon sa akin? Ng opinyon nila gayong wala na kami ni Troi at alam ko sa sarili kong hindi ko siya nais balikan?
"Let's go, love," Troi said and held me on my wrist.
He took a step forward but he immediately stopped when he can't tug me along with him. Parang nag-ugat na ang paa ko roon. Nagsalubong ang tingin namin. There is something in his eyes that feels surreal to me.
I gulped and smiled weakly.
"Why?" I asked him hoarsely.
He blinked and stared at me looking so clueless.
"Why did you bring me here?" I asked again, voice a bit strange and lethal.
Sumulyap siya sandali sa anak namin bago sa akin uli ang atensyon.
"My first and last meeting with your family isn't that good, Troi. The first one is when they tried to warn me about you and the last is the confrontation between us." Tumakas ang lakas sa huling salitang binitawan ko.
Naramdaman ko ang kaunting kirot sa dibdib ko. I could still clearly see those scenes? When they saw Troi and I, they were shocked. I was the subject of Dameson's unmistakable glare as if Troi had brought me a ghost. Sneers and uneasiness were evident in their faces. And the moment they heard my story for the first time, sympathy flashed through their eyes...
How could I forgot those? Those expressions that I witnessed is far different from the expressions they had on Evangeline's posted pictures on her Instagram. Pakiramdam ko sa iniisip ko ay napakababaw ko. How could I be bitter with that? How could I compare that?
My thinking answers, "Perhaps because it's different." I wanted to laugh in disdain, but doing so would make me seem insane. You compare things because they're both different. Why am I so bitter about it?
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