Fall At Your Feet (DFM#1)✅

Kabanata 22

"When I saw the image of my mother with his stare, I stood up firmly. Even though my body is full of bruises and blood. I can still fight, I can still kill. I think I've killed most of my enemy, but the war isn't over..."
-Drake-
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A Story

Napamulat ako at ramdam ko na may nakahawak na sa kamay ko ngayon. The colored cream wall and the light of the room gives me a welcoming ambiance. Nakabukas ang bintana rito at ramdam ko pa ang malamig na hangin.

"Betty, love," si Drake.

Mahigpit ang hawak niya sa kamay at mariin ang pagpisil nito. Nagtitigan kami ng iilang segundo na parang walang gustong unang magsalita sa aming dalawa.

I looked at him with so many questions, and so he is. But what bothers me is the truth about my real identity.

Kung magkapatid ang Mama at ang Daddy niya, ibig sabihin magpinsan kaming dalawa?

My tears fall, and I let go. I rolled over to my right side. I don't think I can handle this. Hindi ko 'ata kaya na pagmasdan man lang siya.

"Betty. . ."

"Drake, umalis ka na muna."

I bet he knows it by now. Like me, he probably didn't know this at all.

But his dad knows it right? If so, then why did he let us get married in the first place?

Parang wala lang sa kanya nang tinanong niya ako tungkol sa aming dalawa. Ang gulo! Naguguluhan ako.

"Betty, hindi ako aalis dito." Haplos niya sa likod ko.

Tumahimik na ako. Mas gusto ko pa 'atang manahimik na lang. Hindi ko rin alam kung paano sisimulan ito sa kanya. Hindi ko kayang makita ang mukha niya.

"Let me tell you a story, love. . ."

"Drake, please." Sabay pahid sa luha ko. Gusto ko sana na umalis muna siya, para mas makapag isip ako.

"No, listen to me first," mahinang tugon niya.

Pinikit ko na ang mga mata at nagkunwaring wala siya rito. Tumikhim siya at halata ang napapaos na boses niya.

"There was this little boy who lost everything in life. His father died because of a mission, and that mission is to die for his country. So, the boy was left in his mother's care. For him, his mother is his knight in shining armour, his hero, his strength.. ."

"That boy is full of ambition, without knowing that he's walking on the wrong path of life. His mother came like an angel and saved him again."

Natahimik siya ng iilang segundo, at minulat ko lang muli ang mga mata ko. Ramdam ko pa ang buntonghininga niya.

"To save her son's life, she needs to pay it for her own life. . . What do you think she did? Kahit na nagmakaawa na ang anak sa kanya para maligtas ang buhay ng ina niya. But she didn't care, because she's a mother. . . a mother's love is like an eternity, Betty. It's unpredictable, it's priceless.

"Then he saw it, the little boy saw how his mother died right in front of him," sa mas napapaos na boses niya.

Mas lumakas ang kaba sa puso ko.

Is he talking about his life? Ang nakaraan niya ba ang kwento niya ngayon?

"And yes, he was lost alright. He's full of vengeance, and the only way to get over with is to pay revenge to those people who did it. Pero talo pa rin siya. Naiwan siyang duguan at naliligo sa sariling dugo niya. He's heartless and hopeless, but dying is not an option for him. Kaya hindi dapat na mamatay siya ngayon."