Anything For You, Beks [Heartbreak Series #1]

Chapter 40: Resolution

CHRYSANTHEMUM

"I won't let that man walk free outside. I'll make sure he'll rot in jail!" Rinig kong sigaw ni Daddy papasok pa lamang ako sa bahay.

Madaling araw na nang mapagpasiyahan kong umuwi. Hinatid ako ni Marmyx dahil nag-commute lang ako papaunta doon kagabi. We stayed like that for a couple of hours, lying on the mat and looking to the sky, talking about random things. Somehow, nabawasan ang bigat na nararamdaman ko dahil sa company ni Marmyx.

It was 2 o' clock in the morning when we decided to go home. Actually, siya ang nag-insist. Papasok daw kasi siya bukas para ipaliwanag sa mga teachers ang nangyari. Gusto kong iumpog ang ulo ko, weekday nga pala at may klase kinabukasan. Idamay ko ba naman si Marmyx sa pagbubulakbol ko hanggang madaling araw?

At ito nga, naabutan ko sina Mommy, Daddy at Kenniah sa sala. Nakaupo si Niah, nakapatong ang dalawang siko niya sa mga tuhod niya habang nasa mukha ang mga palad. Mom's beside her, caressing her back. Dad is standing in front of them, clenching his fist out of anger. Naikwento na siguro ni Niah ang nangyari. I wonder how they have been able to find where she was.

"Tell me the name of that bastard and I will make sure to ruin everything about him! Walang hiya!" Dagdag pa ni Dad.

Anger was evident in his face. Sino ba namang hindi magagalit, hindi ba? Sinong hindi kung binaboy ang isang taong iniingatan niyo. Kahit ako nang nalaman kong nangyari iyon, gusto kong sigurin ang lalaki at gawin ang nararapat. Niah doesn't deserve that. No one deserves that!

Tumikhim ako upang makuha ang atensiyon nila. Kaagad na napatingin sa akin si Mommy. She kissed Niah on her forehead before standing up and giving me a hug.

"Isa ka pa, pinag-alala niyo kami!" She said, she started sobbing on my shoulder. Medyo nabahala ako dahil noon ko lang siya nakitang umiyak nang ganoon.

"Sorry," she uttered. "Patawarin niyo kami mga anak..."

Mom is a fierce woman. That's how I can describe her in a word. If you look at her, you'll get intimidated by the way she carries herself. Hindi siya palangiti, at hindi rin iyakin. Kung mag-aartista nga siya, bagay siya sa mga kontrabida roles. Para siyang walang kinatatakutan. She's insusceptible. She's more like a wood than a glass, she isn't easy to break. That's what I thought.

Now, seeing her makes me want to cry too. Ngayon niya lang ipinakita ang ganitong side niya sa amin. Ngayon ko pang siya nakitang umiyak sa harapan ko. Even Dad looked away seeing Mom in this state.

"Sorry..." She whispered again.

"Mom," I called her. "It's fine."

Inalalayan ko siya paupo sa tabi ni Niah. I sat beside her and then held her hand. The atmosphere was just so depressing. Kung gloomy ito usually dahil sa kawalan ng tao, hindi ko naisip na ganito ka-messed up ang mangyayari kapag nagkasama-sama kami.

"Sorry, mga anak..." Mom uttered again which made my tears fall even more. Maging si Niah ay napapalakas na rin ang hikbi.

In an instant, nakaluhod na si Dad sa harap naming tatlo at niyakap kaming tatlo. I saw a single tear fall from his eyes until more drops of it follow. Ngayon ko lang rin nakitang umiiyak si Dad. Kung strong si Mommy, he's stronger. He's unbreakable. It's true that he was the jolliest, and that's what makes me believe that he will not be affected by this.

Being a father is the hardest thing in the world. They were the strength of the family. Haligi. He needs to pull us up when we're all down. He needs to be the source of strength and seeing him this weak, weakens my heart more.

My parents were strong. My parents were the foundation of how brave we are but they just showed us their weaknesses this time.

"Sorry," Dad wisphered. "Sorry kung malaki 'yong pagkululang namin sa inyo."