Saved by the Gangster

Chapter 33: Last Family Picture

A year had passed and he's still all alone living in Spain. Sa isang taong paninirahan niya sa naturang bansa, nakasanayan na niyang makibalita sa mga minamahal sa pamamagitan ng social networking sites.

Kinuha niya ang laptop niya at naglog in sa pekeng facebook account na ginawa niya. Instead of using Andrew Napoleon Santillan as a name, he used Maxwell Grant Santillan. His cousin's name. He asked for his permission to use his photos and he got his yes when he explained why he is doing all of those things.

Agad na bumungad sa kanya ang latest photo album na pinost ni Aaliyah sa facebook account niya. He added Aaliyah before and he was so glad that she wasn't questioned by her. Her account is private and only those persons she knew in person are her friends.

The album was entitled Ashton's First Birthday. It has a caption of "my baby boy's first birthday".

Maraming mga litrato ang naroon kabilang na ang sa mga magulang niya kung saan buhat-buhat nila ang apo. May ilang pictures din na buhat ng mga ilan sa mga kakilala namin ang bata.

"How I wish I was part of your birthday son." He whispered as his fingers automatically touched the screen of his laptop.

Everyday he never failed to pray for his punishment to end sooner than the original punishment should be.

Pinadala siya ng mga magulang sa Spain bilang parusa sa ginawa nito kay Aaliyah. He was forbidden to come near and be with her for five years.

Raping Aaliyah is not part of their plans that's why they were infuriated by the sudden confession of Napoleon the day Aaliyah was seen on the rooftop of the building of Santillan Empires.

"WHAT?! YOU DID WHAT?!" Malakas na sigaw ni Andrew sa anak ng marinig ang sinabi nito. Hindi siya makapaniwala sa sinabi ng anak kaya pinapaulit niya ito upang makasigurado.

"I-I raped Aaliy-" Hindi na niya natapos ang sasabihin niya ng suntukin siya ng malakas ng tatay niya.

Hindi siya pumalag. For all he know, he deserved that punch. He even deserved more for doing that unforgivable thing to Aaliyah.

"ANDREW!" Malakas na sigaw ni Athena saka pinigilan ang asawa ng akma na naman nitong susugurin at susuntukin ang anak.

"ALAM KONG MAY PLANO TAYONG SAKTAN SI AALIYAH. JUST LIKE WHAT HIS DAD ASKED US. Pero hindi ko sinabing umabot ka sa katarantaduhang gahasain mo si Aaliyah! Hindi kita pinalaking gago at hindi kita pinagpanggap para bigyan ng permisong maging gago! You've just stooped down low into the dumbass heartless maniac she used to think! ANO BANG NANGYARI SAYO NAPOLEON?!" Gigil na gigil na sigaw ni Andrew sa anak.

They have plans but Napoleon went too much and he ruined everything. Athena and Andrew had been putting everything under their control for they were aware of their son's feelings towards Aaliyah. Gusto nilang protektahan ang nararamdaman ng dalawang nagmamahal. Isasakatuparan nila ang plano ngunit hindi ito magiging kasing bigat ng nauna para mas madaling mapatawad ni Aaliyah si Napoleon kapag dumating ang panahong kailangan na nilang ipagtapat ang lahat.

"Mas pinairal mo pa yung libog na naramdaman mo kaysa sa mararamdaman niya? Tapos malakas ang loob mong sabihin sa aming mahal mo si Aaliyah? GAGO! Kung mahal mo yung tao hindi mo siya gagahasain! Hindi mo paiiralin yang libog mo at uunahin mong iligtas siya! I am so disappointed and mad with you Napoleon." Tinalikuran na siya ng ama matapos siyang sabihan nito ng mga salitang yun pero bago tuluyang makalabas ng pinto si Andrew ay humarap itong muli sa kanya.

"Remember this Andrew Napoleon. I won't tolerate your wrongdoings therefore, tonight i'll book you a flight to Spain. You'll be staying there until I say so. Hindi ka pwedeng lumapit kay Aaliyah at hindi mo siya pwedeng makita. Kapag sumuway ka, habambuhay mo ng hindi makikita si Aaliyah at habambuhay naming itatago ang mag-iina mo sayo. Wala akong pakialam kung anak man kita pero sa inyong dalawa ni Aaliyah, siya ang naagrabyado at hindi ako magdadalawang-isip na ipaalam sa pulisya ang ginawa mo kapag sumuway ka sa akin Napoleon. Mark my word. Even though you are my own flesh and blood, I can send you into jail in just a snap of my finger."