Blinded

Chapter Forty-two

Endure

"Thank you..." he whispered while panting so hard. His member is still inside me. Hinihingal kaming dalawa sa pagsasanib ng aming mga katawan. This is probably one of the best nights I had.

After so many minutes, he let me go as he stood up from me. Kinuha niya ang puting blanket atsaka ibinalot sa'kin. I smiled at his sweet gesture.

Humiga siya sa tabi ko at umunan ako sa nakalahad niyang braso. He enveloped me with his arms as he turned the lights off.

"I'm inlove with you, Tria. So inlove," he whispered. Hindi ko na maibuka ng maayos ang mga mata ko dala na rin ng antok at pagod.

"Hmm. I'm in love with you too," I said smiling widely. Nakapikit ang mga mata ko habang nakikipag-usap sakaniya. This is probably our first night together.

Napamulat ako nang maalala ko ang tungkol sa dahilan kung bakit ako nandito. Tiningala ko siya at idinilat niya rin ang mga mata.

"About my parents. Uhh, the reason why I stayed here," I reminded. Ayaw ko namang isipin niya na baka nagsisinungaling lang ako sa sinabi kong 'small fight' namin nila mommy. And I don't want to keep secrets from him. That's how it should.

Mahina siyang tumango, "What about it? What exactly happened?"

"Pagkauwi ko, I saw them in my room packing for me. They want me to go to New York with Jameson. I refused. We had a fight and I decided to leave them. Ayaw kong mas lumala ang away. And, uhh. They filed a case against your sister," humina ang boses ko sa huling pangungusap. His forehead creased. Is he mad because of the case they requested for his sister?

"I'm sorry," hinging paumanhin ko. "I tried to stop them about the case. I have no idea about it. Trust me," kinakabahang utas ko. My mind relaxed when I saw him smiled.

"Don't be sorry. You're not at fault. Hindi ko rin masisisi ang parents mo but, something confuses me here," aniya. Ipinilig ko ang ulo ko dala na rin ng pagtataka.

"Alexa called me last night. She was lively and happy telling me what's happening to her life. Normally, kapag may ganiyang problema ay magsasabi siya agad sa'kin. Are you sure your parents filed a case?" napanguso ako ng bahagya.

"Maybe they cancelled it?" I concluded.

He shrugged, "Or maybe they really didn't filed a case against her," he said. Napaisip ako doon. Come to think of it, if they really filed a case against her, walang patutunguhan ang kaso. My dad is a lawyer, hindi siya tanga para malaman ang posibleng kahihinatnan ng isang kaso.

She may be a witness, but she isn't the suspect.

Pero hindi alam ni Dad ang totoong nangyari. Ako rin, wala akong alam sa nangyari. Ang nasabi ko lang noon ay ang pagkamuhi ko kay Alexa dahil sa panggagamit ng pamilya nila saamin at ang kaugnayan ni Lucious sa kaso.

"They love you, Tria. Alam nilang masasaktan ka kapag ipinagpatuloy nila ang kaso at ayaw nilang mangyari 'yon. Maaaring sinabi lang nila 'yon para sumama ka kay Jameson," wika niya. Bahagya siyang napaismid nang banggitin ang pangalan ni Jameson.

"Still, it won't change a thing. May kaso o wala, hindi pa rin ako sasama. Para namang hindi nila ako kilala," sagot ko.

He smiled and ruffled my hair, "A parent only wants what's best for their child. They wish for the best, they hope for it too. They will hope even though there's no guarantee that their child would obey them," he said. My eyebrow raised.

"And drifting away from you is what they want for me. How could it be the best?" inis kong wika. He laughed at me.

"You wouldn't know. Hindi naman ikaw ang magulang. Minsan kasi, kung anong mali para saatin ay siyang tama para sakanila," tinampal ko ang kamay niya na nakadantay sa pisngi ko.