"kwarto to ng mama ni jhiyung wag ka mag alala at hindi na nanakot ang mama niya" sabi niya at tumawa. She was dead?
"a-ano po?" tanong kong nakakunot nuo pagkapasok namin ng tuluyam sa loob
"bata palang nun si jhiyu ng mamatay ang mama niya, hayaan mong si jhiyu ang magpaliwanag sayo. Osya may mga damit jaan na pwede mong hiramin iha" sagot niya at tinap ako sa balikat
"sa-salamat po" sagot ko at inilibot ang paningin sa buong kwarto
"osigeh aalis na ako at magpapahinga na dahil maraming tratrabahuhin bukas" ngumiti ako bago pa man sumara yung pintuan
"salamat po" sagot ko. Ngumiti siya bago isara ang pintuan
Tumingin ako sa paligid at napagtanto ko ang simpleng kwartong kinatatayuan ko. Napatigil ako sa paglilibot ng makakita ako ng isang malaking litrato na mukang kamuka ni jhiyu
*door opened*
"Lets talk" sabi niya bago pa man isara yung pintuan. Ngumiti ako't tumango tsaka sumunod sakanya papunta sa sofa. Pagkaupo ko ay humarap ako sakanya at naghintay ng sasabihin niya
"years ago they put my sister on arrange marriege, she was crying overnight and everyday because she cant defend herself. My parents cant do something for her because they were afraid to my grandfather too. So I decided to kill her in the family--"
"what?" bigla kong tanong
"We use her private yatch to make everyone believe that she was gone.In the middle of her travel, she was calling for help, pero jesey is with her and with another boat. Pinataob nila yung banka and make it possible na nalagyan ng tubig sa loob at nabutasan sa ibaba. And I said that I accidently giver her the old yatch" paliwanag niya na ikinahinga ko ng maluwag
"its just a scene?" tanong ko na ikinatango niya
"and then they put me into that marriege contract, hindi ko gusto sa ibang babaeng pinapakasal nila saakin that because I dont even know them, so I asked catherine to do so and tell her that I'll do everything para hindi matuloy yun basta sabihin niyang it takes time to decide the wedding day" paliwanag niya na ikinakunot ko
"so your sister will be save at para wala na silang choice" sagot ko na ikinatango niya
"yes and now the time has come for the engage party, ngayon na sila magdedecide kung kailan gaganapin ang kasal. I dont want you to go in 'at my grandfather's house' because I dont want you to feel that Im using you againts that pag nalaman mo to" sabi niya na ikinahinga ko ng maluwag at ngiti
"I feel relief because Im actually thinking about that" sagot ko na ikinailing niya
"Hindi ko pa nakakausap si catherine dahil hindi pa siya dumadating.. I hope you'll understand" sabi niya na ikinangiti ko at yakap sakanya
"thank you for your understanding" sabi niya pagkahiwalay ko
"I knew it, Your not a bad person" sagot ko. Pinisil niya ang pisngi ko at ngumiti
"do you want to know about my mother?" tanong niya na ikinatango ko
"sure, If you want to" sagot ko
"no one knows about this. Only you, and my whole family--"
"sila jesey alam ba nila?" tanong ko na ikinailing niya
"jhiyu I understand if it is your privacy" sagot ko at hinawakan siya sa kamay
"I told you that I trust you" sagot niya at hinawakan ang kamay ko
"My father pay my mother to have a child. Binayaran nila ng malaking halaga si mama to have me and my sister, Two years ang gap naming dalawa ni henna then kinuha na si henna kay mama when she was two years old just like what they did to me--"
