29. Happy

1K 33 0
                                    

Symphony

Harmony's sweet voice filled my room as she sang her favorite song. That tiny voice woke me up from a beautiful dream. Napaluhod ako ng diretso at nagdasal. Ganito pala 'yong naramdaman ni dad at ni Jax nang mawala ako. Para kang mababaliw. Walang oras na hindi mo mahihiling na sana mayakap mo na ulit 'yong taong mahal mo. God, I miss my daughter so much. Please keep her safe.

"Good morning, anak—why are you crying?"

Oh no. Dad didn't know. Siguro hindi narin sinabi ni Jax ang tungkol kay Harmony para 'wag ng mag-alala si dad. He also mentioned dad became really sick when I was gone. He has heart complication and this definitely explained why he hid the truth from him.

"I'm... I'm fine dad. I was just recalling the times I was here years ago."I lied. "Si... Si Jax dad?"

"Maagang umalis e. He was talking to Wayne, I overheard."

Wayne? What? Did he go? Of course, he will! Hindi pwedeng wala akong gagawin rito. Ikakamatay ko kapag may mangyaring masama sa kanya o sa anak ko.

"Dad, I'll just uhm... change and then we can have our breakfast together."

"Sounds perfect. I'll wait downstairs, sweetheart."

"I love you dad."

He smiled and then kissed my forehead for seconds. "I love you princess."

Nakokonsensiya ako pero kailangan kong umalis. I called Patrice, she keeps track of his whereabouts. Through GPS of his phone, we tracked his location. I drove alone to the place. Nasa private property sila na pag-aari ni Nero. They must be planning to leave the country with this, his private plane.

"Wayne, bitawan mo 'yan. I'm your cousin, you should be on my side."I heard Nero say to Wayne who's pointing a gun at him.

"Nero!"I shouted. "Please don't do this. We just wanted our daughter."

"Sephy/Si!"sabay na tawag ni Wayne at Jax nang makita nila ako. May mga pasa sa katawan at sa mukha si Jax. Kasalukuyang nakatutok sa kanya ang baril na hawak ni Nero.

"I can't let him take away from me the woman that I love! Symphony, I took care of you. Ito ba 'yong dapat na kapalit do'n? Ang kunin niyo sa'kin si Sky? Alam mo kung gaano ko siya kamahal!"lumuluhang pahayag niya.

"We're not taking her from you."I replied.

"Nero, please. Ibaba mo 'yan. Hindi lang ako 'yong masasaktan mo kapag pinutok mo 'yan. Wawasakin mo 'yong puso ng anak ko. You're the best tito daddy in her life."

Nanlaki na lamang ang mga mata ko nang ituon niya sa sariling ulo ang baril at sumigaw. Oh my—no! Wayne was quick. He shoot him before Nero could pull the trigger.

"Wayne no!"sigaw ko at agad na tumakbo sa nakahandusay na katawan ni Nero. "Nero, we'll save you."

"Please don't."he muttered in almost a whisper. "Kung mawawala lang din sa'kin si Sky. Mas mabuti ng mawala narin ako."

"Nero, nooo."

"Tito daddy?"

Tatakbo na sana papalapit sa'min si Harmony pero pinigilan siya ni Jax. Lungkot at awa ang nakarehistro sa mukha ni Jax habang inilalayo niya ang umiiyak na anak namin. Napako naman ang mga paa ni Sky sa kinatatayuan niya habang nakatitig kay Nero.

"Why? What happened? How—No."she mumbled in panic. Umiiyak na tumakbo siya papunta sa'min. Agad naman niyang niyakap ang fiance niya. "Nero, no. You can't leave me."

"I love you, Sky."

"Don't do this to me! Lumaban ka, lumaban ka para sa'kin. Hindi kita iiwan. Hindi ako aalis."

Bitter-Sweet Symphony °[KathNiel] ✓COMPLETETahanan ng mga kuwento. Tumuklas ngayon