CHAPTER THIRTY
WHEN DWAYE opened his eyes after a long sleep, his vision was welcomed by a color white wall. He thought he was in heaven, not until he heard a familiar voice echoed around.
"Brute, you're awake!" It was Zyron.
"Finally." Brooked took a relief sigh.
Nakatunghay sa kanya ang dalawang kaibigan. He tried to remember what happened, ngunit inihinto niya rin nang maramdaman ang pananakit ng buong katawan, partikular na ang bandang balikat.
"How are you feeling? Nakikilala mo ba kami?" Si Zyron na nag-aalala sa hindi niya pagsasalita kaagad. "Ako si Zyron, kaibigan mo-"
"Brute, I know who you are." He leered at his friend.
"Akala ko magkaka amnesia ka rin, katulad sa mga pelikula pagkatapos maasikdente."
"That wasn't an accident, Fuentes. Sinadya."
"Oo nga pala. Putang ina 'non. Ang sarap patayin ng dalawang beses." Zyron hissed.
"Si Alexza?" Ang biglang pumasok sa isip niya. "Nakita niyo ba? I mean, she escaped together with her son. Any news?"
Nagkatinginan ang dalawa. Ang paraan ng pagtatagpo ng mga mata ay parang may inililihim sa kanya. His body was fucking in pain, but he felt that his friends were hiding from him. Then a memories of struggling Alexza filled his mind. Nag umpisa na siyang atakihin ng mga negatibong bagay patungkol sa kapatid niya at sa baby.
"Kailangan kong malaman kung nasaan ang kapatid ko. Baka napano na 'yon-"
"Alexza's in coma, Dwaye." It was Brooke who dropped a bomb in front of him. "And the baby you were talking about was gone."
The news were slowly sinking in. Ang masakit na katawan ay tila namanhid sa balitang natanggap.
"N-Nasaan siya?" He could feel his hands were shaking. "P-Pupuntahan ko."
"We transferred her in Manila. Mas magagamot siya do'n. Alam kong sobra kang nag-aalala, pero ang tangi lang natin magagawa sa ngayon ay ang maghintay na magising siya... na magkamalay siya."
Mariin siyang napapikit, labis na nasasaktan para sa kapatid at sa aak nito.
"Nasaan ang baby niya?"
"Dwaye, walang baby." Si Brooke, nakakunot ang noo. "I was the one who rescued her, helped her to get outside the car. Wala akong nakitang baby sa sasakayan."
"Kasama niya 'yung baby! Hindi pwedeng wala!"
"I don't know? I was tipsy and... I was panicking when I saw her bloody face. Hindi ko na napansin na may baby siyang kasama, dahil nang maialis ko siya sa sasakyan niya ay otomatiko na bumagsak na sa bangin 'yon. It was a very critical situation, Dwaye."
Mariin ulit na napapikit si Dwaye. Ang natanggap na balita ay tila mas nagpapahina ng kanyang katawan. Ang dami daming masasamang nangyayari sa buhay niya. Gano'n na ba talaga siya kasamang tao para parusahan ng ganito? Pambababae lang naman ang foul na ginawa niya, bakit sobra naman yata itong natatanggap niyang kaparusahan?
"Si... Jess?" He asked in a weak tone.
Nagkatinginan ulit ang dalawa, nagtataka sa tanong niya.
"What about her?" Zyron eyed him suspiciously.
"I was with her."
"What the fuck?!" His friends gasped.
BINABASA MO ANG
Territorial Men 4: Dwaye Mendez (Published under LIB Bare)
General FictionStuck in the past and the mystery behind it, Dwaye Mendez try to live his life again as normal as he used before. Night out, making out with different women and play games. He's known as a man who don't do relationships, and for him, he's a kind of...
