Cypress Academy

30. Halfway Truth

30.

"Hiwalayan mona s'ya!"

Tito Miguel, said with full of authority and seriousness looked. Nasa sala kami kanina ko pa s'ya iniintay na pumasok, ano kayang pinag usapan nila sa labas?!

"Tito, Levi is not bad person! Sana naman po bigyan n'yo s'ya ng pagkakataon!" Pagtanggol ko kay, Levi.

"Hindi mo s'ya kilala, Colyn! Sasaktan ka lang n'ya!" Galit na sabi n'ya.

"Hindi n'ya ako sasaktan dahil mahal n'ya ako!" Sagot ko, alam ko hindi ako kayang saktan ni, Levi.

Natawa naman si Tito Miguel ng mahina bago mag salita.

"Really? What do you know about love? Utak ang pairalin mo, Colyn! Hindi puro puso!" He seriously said.

Tinikom ko ang aking dalawang kamay para pigilan ang galit na nararamdaman ko ngayon.

"Bakit po ba ayaw na ayaw n'yo kay, Levi? Wala naman po s'yang ginagawang masama sa inyo!" Naluluhang sabi ko.

"Niloloko ka lang n'ya. Sasaktan ka lang n'ya sa huli." He said.

"How do you say that he will just hurt me? You do not know him! Levi is not that kind of person. I know he can't hurt me!" I said while crying, hindi ko kayang makipag talo kay Tito na hindi ako umiiyak. Ewan ko ang babaw ng mga luha ko kapag pimilya ko 'yung nakakasagutan ko.

"How about you? Do you know him well? I know you don't! Colyn, if you continue your stubbornness you will only become Cecilia!" Diretsong sabi n'ya. Nagulat naman ako do'n pati rin si, Tito nagulat sa sinabi n'ya.

"What's going on here?" Napalingon kami kay, tita Ven na bumama dito sa living room narinig siguro kaming nag sasagutan ni, tito.

"You know my mom don't you?" I seriously said to him. Nakatingin lang rin saakin si Tito ng seryoso.

"Hon, Colyn. What's the problem?" Concerned na sabi ni tita at lumapit sa'min.

"Pumunta kana sa kuwarto mo, Colyn."  Tito Miguel said.

"No! I want to know where's my mom. Who's my mom?!" I shouted while crying. I badly want to know where she is.

"Colyn, calm down. Huwag mong sigawan ang Tito mo." Mahinahon na sabi ni tita Ven.

"Tito please! Where's my Mommy Cecilia?" I beg.

"Cecilia?" Curious na tanong ni, tita Ven. Napatingin naman ako sa kan'ya at si, tita Ven napatingin kay Tito Miguel.

"The woman that you l-loved first?" Tita, Ven stuttered. I opened my eyes widely when I heard what tita Ven said.

"W-what?" Naguguluhang sabi ko. Parehas kaming nakatingin ni tita Ven kay Tito pero nanatili s'yang tahimik.

"It's that true? My mom and your first loved are the same?" Naguguluhang tanong ko.

"It's not important." He said.

"You didn't answer my question! It's that true?!" I shouted.

"Yes!" He rapidly said. Natigilan naman ako do'n.

"H-how d-did that happened?" I suspiciously said while stuttered.

"Kaya ba iniwan kami ni mommy dahil sa'yo? Dahil Ikaw yung pinipili n'ya at hindi kami?" I frankly said.