Against All Boundaries

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Sabay kaming napalingon ni Noah sa gawi ng kuwarto ng Mommy nang marinig siyang lumabas mula roon.

My heart drummed and hammered loudly as I looked her way.

Hindi lang dahil nagising nga siya at lumabas ng kuwarto katulad ng ikinatatakot ko.

But also because she was fuming mad when she walked out of her room screaming my sister's name!

"Zariyah Eliese!"

Of course, thinking I was her, she was pertaining to me.

Agad akong napatayo nang makita siyang galit na galit habang nagmamartsa papalapit sa gawi namin.

"M-mom."

"What's the meaning of this Zariyah Eliese?! After your sister ikaw naman?!"

Galit na galit at nagpupuyos ang Mommy na halos sugurin ako.

Hindi ko nga lang alam kung magagawa niya nga ba talaga akong saktan dahil naagapan naman ni Noah at hindi siya hinayaang makalapit sa akin.

"M-Mommy, anong po'ng ibig mo'ng sabihin?" Naguguluhan ko namang tanong sa kanya.

She gritted her teeth as she handed me her ipad and my eyes widened at what I saw.

"Will you please tell me that isn't you Zariyah Eliese?!"

Ang Mommy nang makita ang reaksiyon ko.

She was still fuming mad while I was taken a back by the sudden wave of surprise the photos I've seen from the ipad given me.

It was a photo of me and Ezrhael!

Kaninang-kanina lamang 'to habang naroon kami sa washroom area ng cafe na aming pinuntahan!

But the worse part is, there were photos of us kissing!

I was pinned on the wall as Ezrhael was kissing me, just as how it happened on that freaking washroom from the cafe we were in!

Who the f*ck did capture this one?!

Napalunok ako at kinakabahang lumingon kay Mommy.

Noah didn't seem to understand what's happening, though he made sure to suppress Mom from doing rough and rush things through her anger.

He stayed between me and Mom while she was in her rage.

Hindi ko naman alam kung paano magpapaliwanag sa kaniya at kung ano nga ba ang dapat na ipaliwanag at sabihin ko.

I also can't do lies now dahil ni hindi pa nga ako nakapagpapalit man lang ng suot na damit!

Kung anong suot ko ngayon ay siya ring nasa litrato!

F*ck!

Dahan-dahan akong lumapit kay Mommy at nagdadalawang isip na hawakan siya.

"M-mom, p-please, calm down—"

"How do I suppose to calm my nerves when I just saw my daughter replacing the place of my faulty dead one?!"

"Mom!" Si Noah nang hindi nagustuhan ang sinabi ng Mommy.

"What?! It's true Noah! Nagpakatanga na ang kapatid mo sa lalaking iyon, Zariyah! Pati ba naman ikaw?! I thought it was clear to you that he would bring us nothing but rift because of his natures, kaya nga hindi kami magkasundo ng kapatid mo hindi ba?! At ngayon tutuhugin ka niya matapos mamatay ang nobya niya?! Dahil iisa lang ang mukha niyo kaya ayos lang?! You see what kind of devil he is?! And you really let yourself get involved!" Nanggagalaiti ang Mommy habang panay ang iling ko sa mga sinasabi niya!