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Chapter 15: Something's Not Right

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Chapter 15:  Something's Not Right

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Krystique's Point of View

|One Month Later|

"Seriously Krys? Hanggang ngayon ba hinahanap mo padin ang tatay ng anak mo? Hindi ka ba nahuhulog kay Miguel? Ayan na oh sobrang bait, tapos tanggap pa si Euphemia." - Liberty suddenly exclaimed while raising at me her beautifully trimmed eyebrow. Tuwing biyernes kasi ay bibisita siya dito sa ospital upang tumambay at ipacheck nadin ang kalagayan ng katawan niya dahil minsan daw ay nakakaramdam siya ng kirot sa kanyang tiyan, at ang sabi ko naman sakanya anak lang niya yun na excited ng lumabas at makipag laro. At tuwing andito din siya ay ulit-ulit niyang sinasabi saakin na wag ko ng hanapin ang tatay ng anak ko dahil andyan naman daw si Miguel, na laging akong inaalagan at tanggap daw si Euphemia. 

Minsan gusto ko nalang nga i-record ang mga pinagsa-sabi niya dahil talagang ulit-ulit lang naman lahat ng sinasabi niya eh at paulit-ulit din naman ang sinasagot ko sakanya

"I know Miguel is the perfect man but I promised my daughter to as much as possible do my best to find her father. Ayoko din naman kasing ipako nalang ng basta basta kay Miguel ang responsibilidad" - yan lagi ang sinasagot ko sa tuwing magsasabi siya na si Miguel nalang ang ganto, si Miguel nalang ang ganyan. Hindi ko nga alam kung hindi ba naiintindihan ni Liberty ang sinasabi ko o ayaw niyang lang talaga akong intindihin. Minsan nga gusto ko na siyang barahin na Ikaw nalang kaya jumowa kay Miguel, besh?

Kaso ayoko dahil buntis pa naman baka manganak to ng wala sa oras.

"Ewan ko sayo. Basta wag mo naman sanang paghintayin masyado yun. Gustong-gusto niya pa naman na sana makasama na kayo" - Liberty said and but I did not hear some of the things she mentioned. Binulong niya nalang kasi kaya hindi ko na naintindihan. Oh well, hindi naman siguro yun masyadong importante. 

Anyways, malapit nadin naman ang out ko at makakapag-laro nadin kami ni Euphy. Oh how I miss my daughter and her chubby cheeks. I really can't wait to play with her again.

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Third Person's Point of View

Alas-quatro na ng hapon, at napagdesisyunan na ni Liberty ang umalis sa opisina ng kaibigan. She decided to leave Krystique already because she plans to visit her friend Miguel at his office and talk to him. Napipikon na kasi siya dahil parang walang nangyayari sa relasyon ng dalawa.

Krystique is being held back by her desire to meet the father of her daughter and Miguel is being held by his fear of not being accepted by Krystique. Liberty can't help but to cuss on her mind. Kahit na buntis siya ay mabilis niyang narating ang opisina ni Miguel. Agad siyang kumatok ng malakas sa pinto nito hanggang sa pagbuksan na siya ng lalaki.

"What the heck Liberty?! Gusto mo bang sirain ang pintuan ng opisina ko?!" - Miguel exclaimed and Liberty glared at him. Agad nitong tinulak ang lalaki papasok ng opisina at mabilis niyang sinara ang pinto at nilock pa ito upang walang kahit sinong pumasok.

"Hoy lalaki kailan ka ba talaga kikilos ah?! Alam mo naiinis na ako pwede ba wag na kayong maglaro ng tagu-taguan! Pinapahirapan mo hindi lang ang sarili mo kundi si Krystique din! Alam mo ba na hindi ka niya masagot sagot dahil hinahanap niya padin ang tatay ni Euphemia na IKAW lang din naman?! Hindi ko alam kung ano ba ang punto nito eh! You even asked Zara to fucking remove the footages, asked your sister to deliver a package with the shirt you wore that they you two had sex,wrote a card on how much you wanted to meet your daughter, you even followed her to Germany the day she left, watched her from afar, made sure that she eats properly by asking the hospital to give her special treatment pero heto ka at nagpapanggap padin sa harap niya na parang ibang tao!" -  singhal ni Liberty dito habang nakapa-mewang pa siya. Kahit buntis siya ay hindi niya talaga maiwasan ang mainis at magsalita nang ganoon dahil nakakainis nadin naman talaga sa kanyang parte na parang naglalaro lang ang dalawa niyang kaibigan, na pwede din naman ng mag-aminan na para matapos na ang lahat.

They both suffered already, tama na ang paglolokohan - Liberty said on her mind

"You don't understand me Liberty, I am doing this so that when I told her the truth she will be less hurt! She will see how serious I am with her and how important she is to me and our baby!" - he exclaimed which made Liberty scoff.

"Less hurt? Accept you? Do you think Krystique will not feel betrayed when she found out that it was you all along and you manipulated her?! Getting her here in your hospital to work, flirting with her to make her fall in love with you so that when you finally told her the truth ay hindi ka niya iiwan dahil mahal ka niya?-- That's bullshit Miguel! Dahil kahit sabihin padin nating mahal ka niya nagsinungaling at niloko mo padin siya! She will feel betrayed and stupid!" - inis na sagot ni Liberty dito dahilan para matulala si Miguel. He knows that already, but still he chose not to tell Krystique the truth. Matagal niya na ngang kilala si Krystique, he knows everything about her. Of course kikila-lanin niya at susundan ang babaeng nakakuha ng virginity niya. He was so happy when he found out that Krystique was pergnant so he did everything to protect his woman and child. But even though he is near the two, he really can't bring himself all together and tell Krystique the truth. He is scared as fuck.

"Bahala ka Miguel this is your choice" - Liberty said in a cold tone at agad niyang binuksan ang pintuan at humakbang na siya palabas. Ngunit bago pa man siya tuluyang umalis upang umuwi ay nagsalita pa ulit siya "Don't come running to me, asking for help in the future if she rejected you because bro' I am not going to fucking help you" - and with that Liberty closed the door as loud as she could at tska siya naglakad paalis. 

But she did not know that just as she said those last words of advice to Miguel ay sakto naman na dumating si Krystique, and even though she is meters away from the office ay rinig na rinig niya ang mga sinabi ng kaibigan. Agad na napa-isip si Krystique sa mga sinabi nito, hindi niya alam kung bakit galit na galit si Liberty na lumabas sa opisina ni Miguel. Ngayon din lang niya kasi nakita ang kaibigan na galit na galit.

"Something is not right... what the heck did I miss?" - Krystique muttered to herself as she decided to walk away and go directly home to analyze the situation carefully

© IMPERATRICEC

AUGUST 2020