After Forever (Galvez series #5)

11: Jealous

"Ate Milana, pinabibigay ni Kuya, nasa klase pa daw siya e" Tumakbo papalapit saakin si Roter hawak ang isang boquet ng bulaklak at ibinigay niya rin saakin ang yellow paper. "Baka daw malanta na e kaya ibigay ko na" Roter smiled at me.

"Ikaw talaga" Bahagya kong ginulo ang buhok niya. "Kumain ka na? Let's eat?" I asked Roter. 

"Tara te, gutom na gutom na ako, umiikot na yung paningin ko parang tingin ko na sa'yo isa kang malaking Dalagang bukid" Roter joked. I slightly glared my eyes at him and pouted.

"It's fine lang, I don't know what's dalagang bukid naman ih" I said. Nag order na ako ng food namin ni Roted. I ordered pasta for and steak daw siya.

"Seryoso ka ate? Di mo alam dalagang bukid?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Roter.

"No" I shook my head. "Yun ba yung girl from the Province or not?" I asked curiously. 

Roter winced and then laughed so hard. "Province girl ampota" 

I glared at Roter. Kumain nalang kami ni Roter hanggang sa dumating si Lucas with his tired face. Madami siyang paper na hawak at sa kabilang kamay niya hawak niya yung Laptop bag niya.

"Sorry, I'm late" Lucas apologized.  

"Okay lang" I smiled at him. "Thank you for the flowers" 

For the following day, may free time kami ni Lucas and Lucas and I decided to go to Intramuros. We rented a bike para malibot namin ang buong facility. I love this kind of date with him. 

"Lucas..." I called him habang nagpapahinga kami sa isang gilid. We're both eating dirty icecream.

 "Hmm?" Lucas looks at me. 

"About Ethan... uhm..." Ngayon ko naisipan itanong ang about sa father niya. Hindi na kasi ako makatiis. Noon ko pa gustong itanong sakanya ang about kay Ethan. 

"What about him?" Lucas asked.

"Is it true?" I asked with confusion.

"Na makakalaya na siya?" Lucas looked at me and then smirked. I nodded. "Honestly, hindi ko alam kung paano. Kung paano nangyari na makakalaya pa siya but Tito Chase told me na nag appeal uli sila sa court and na grant yun kaya naging bailable yung case but that doesn't mean  na malaya na talaga siya." Paliwanag ni Lucas sa'kin.

"Lucas, I have to tell you something but promise me na 'wag mo 'tong ipagsasabi sa iba, ha?" Lumapit ako kay Lucas. Tears started to formed in eyes.

"Yes, but are you okay?" Hinawakan ni Lucas ng mukha ko

I nodded and smiled. "When I was a kid, I remembered... I remembered how Ethan scolded me in a very traumatic way... Sisigawan niya ako pag umiiyak ako... Hindi niya ako isasama sa amusement park... hindi niya ako binibilan ng mga toys na gusto ko and one time he told me that he's not my father" I couldn't stop crying.

"Shit!" I heard Lucas curse. Lucas hugged me and rubbed my back to comfort me. "I'm sorry, Milana, I'm sorry that he did that to you..."

"Kaya galit na galit ako sa'yo non kasi sa tuwing nakikita kita naalala ko yung Tatay mo! He ruined my childhood! He traumatized me... and he almost killed my Mother... I will never ever forgive him, Lucas" I sobbed.

Humigpit ang pagkakayakap saakin ni Lucas. I can feel his anger. 

I didn't say this to make him angry with his Dad, but I said it so that he knows where my anger towards Ethan comes from.

"Every night, I saw how Mom cried because Ethan cheated on her so many times... Every night, Lucas, imagine how painful it was for me to see my mother cry begging for her love... sobrang sakit, Lucas" Dagdag ko pa.