Mafia Series 1: Petunia

Chapter 31

M A F I A  S E R I E S #1
P E T U N I A (Meisie & Isaiah)

Chapter Thirty-One

"Is that what you want?"

Akala ko masakit na iyong sabihin ko kay Isaiah na gusto kong makipag-hiwalay, mas masakit pa pala ang isasagot nya sa akin.

Pagkauwi ko galing ibang bansa, naabutan ko syang nakatayo sa labas ng unit ko at hinihintay ang pagdating ko. Hindi ko alam kung araw araw nya bang ginagawa iyon simula nang umalis ako or iyong araw lang na iyon dahil alam nyang pauwi na ako.

He looks disquiet when I saw him leaning on my door, maybe because I haven't talk to him for almost two weeks. But when he noticed me, he immediately showed me a smile...and that's even hurt more.

"Answer my question, Meis. Is that what you really want?" He asked again.

I nodded, trying my best not to cry in front of him.

May parang tumusok sa puso ko nang tumango din si Isaiah na tila sumasangayon na sya sa desisyon ko.

Iyon naman talaga ang gusto ko ah, pero bakit ang sakit sakit?

"Hindi mo ba ako tatanungin sa side of the story ko?"

Napatingin ako kay Isaiah dahil sa sinabi nya. Titig na titig sya sa mga mata ko at kahit walang luha ay kitang-kita ang pamumula ng mga mata nya, naka-igting din ang kanyang panga na parang pinipigilan nya ang sariling magalit.

"I know this is about what your father did to my mother and sister, Meis..."

My heart aches.

"You've met my father that day and he gave you my mother's scarf."

He knew. Of course, he knew. He's Isaiah Gambino.

I stayed silent.

"Wala akong magagawa kung buo na ang desisyon mo, but I just want you to know my side of the story. Don't just trust what you've heard..."

"Kailan mo nalaman ang tungkol sa ginawa ng tatay ko sa..." I can't even finish my sentence. It's so hard to mention Isaiah's family.

"My dad told me himself, on the day he visited my house when you're there. Pero noon pa man alam ko na ang ginawa ng sarili kong ama and I've never blame anyone else except for him. He's the one who initiated it."

Nalaman nya noong araw na iyon? Pero hindi ko sya nakitaan ng pagkamuhi sa akin kahit alam nya na. Bakit, Isaiah? Bakit?

"Siguro nagtataka ka kung bakit galit na galit ako sa sarili kong ama...I'll tell you so listen...He planned everything. Gusto nang makipag-hiwalay ng mama ko sa tatay ko dahil hindi nya na kaya ang ginagawa nitong pagbabalewala sa aming pamilya nya. He don't love my mom, Meis. He don't love us. He only wants power, money and position...My mom can't handle him anymore so she decided to take my sister and me with her and leave him..."

"He found out about my mother's plan. He let them drink some kind of drug to paralyse their body so they can't move. Tumalab ang drugs habang nagda-drive sila papunta sa school ko, at saktong nabangga sila ng daddy mo. Pinalabas ng tatay ko na kasalanan lahat ng daddy mo, Meis, para hindi mapunta sakanya ang sisi dahil madali lang naman sanang nakaiwas sila doon sa aksidente kung nasa tama ang kanilang pagiisip at katawan."