The Sweetest Lie (AWESOMELY COMPLETED)

Picture Perfect

LABINGAPAT

I was stunned with Colton's words. Tiningnan ko si Adam na nakanganga sa anak. Lumapit ako kay Colton at kinarga ito.

"Colton, that's bad--" hindi ako nito pinatapos magsalita dahil nilahad nito ang mga kamay kay Edward at nagpapakarga. Edward took him at dito yumakap si Colton ng mahigpit.

"Hush, little dude." Edward cuddled him. Adam clenched his jaw.

"Colton, don't say those words. He's your Dad." sabi ko sa anak. Tiningnan lang ako nito bago yumakap kay Edward. Ed looked at me bago nilayo si Edward.

"I'm sorry about that--"

"Nakita mo na ba? Because of your fucking selfishness Alhannah, my son despises me!" he shouted.  I tried to open my mouth but Adam kicked the sofa.

"I lost you to that bastard at wala akong ginawa Hannah! Kinuha ka niya pero wala akong ginawa!! Puta! Alam mo ba kung gaano kasakit yun?! Pagkatapos ngayon... ngayon, ang anak ko na naman ha?! Ano bang kulang sa akin at laging si Edward na lang ang nananalo!! Sabihin mo Hannah!! Ano bang kailangan ko para ako naman?" his anger subsided and all I can see in his eyes were fear. Fear for I don't know what.

"Adam.." umupo ito sa sofa bago yumuko. Nanatili lang akong nakatayo sa harapan niya at hindi alam ang sasabihin sa kanya. I saw his shoulders shook and I gasped. Tiningnan ko siya and he was sobbing hard.

"Nakakagago naman." He hissed bago tumayo at nilapitan ako.

"Adam.."

"Bakit ang hirap mong mahalin Alhannah?" yun lang ang sinabi niya, dahan dahan pa ang pagkakabigkas pero parang bomba itong biglaang nilaglag sa akin at sumabog. Sa sobrang lakas ay para akong nabingi at nanigas na lang sa kinatatayuan ko. Hindi ko na nga namalayan na umalis na ito at mag-isa na lang akong nakatayo sa sala ng mansion.

Bakit ang hirap mong mahalin Alhannah?

 

 

 

Hindi ko maialis sa isipan ang salita ni Adam. Mahal niya ako? Akala ko ba si Danica? Bakit ako? Bakit sinabi niya iyon?

"Mom.."

I was snapped out of my deep thinking when Colton peeked on my doorway. Nginitian ko ang bata at sinenyasan na lapitan ako. He walked to me bago sumampas sa kandungan ko.

"Hey baby.."

"Don't call me that.." he pouted bago ako niyakap. I stayed silent and brushed his hair.

"I don't like him. I hate him." He said after a while. I sighed, alam ko na kung sino ang ibig sabihin niya. I let Colton faced me and looked at him straight into his eyes.

"Colton, his your Dad. Your real Dad." I explained. Colton's face hardened.

"That is why I hate him more. Mom, he made you cry." My son's voice broke at napanganga ako sa sinabi niya.

"Colton.."

"Papa Edward told me I have to protect you from everyone who will make you cry. Diba, my real dad made you cry? I saw you Mom, umiiyak ka kapag kausap mo si Grandma, and you were talking about my real dad." Colton stood straighter and cross his arms on his chest.

"No one makes you cry Mom. Kahit pa Daddy ko." Bulong niya. I burst into tears at hinila ang anak ko palapit para yakapin.

"He's not that bad Colton. Isa pa, ayaw mo ba ng Daddy?" I asked him when my tears subsided.