My Red Flag Enemy

CHAPTER 93

THIRD PERSON

Alexa is descending the stairs when she became surprised the moment her son showed up. "Oh my God! Son, what happened?!" she rushed herself to check Xander. "Saan ka nanggaling? Bakit basang-basang ka? You look not okay. What happened?!"

Xander didn't show her any emotion. Instead ay nilagpasan niya lang ang kaniyang ina. But Alexa forced him to stop.

"Mom... Will you please, let me rest first?" he begged in a weak and very low voice.

"Answer me first. Anong nangyari? Bakit ganyan ang hitsura mo ngayon? Saan ka ba nanggaling?" Alexa asked again.

Just like earlier, Xander refused to answer. He didn't say anything and just started to walk again. Hinayaan lang siya ng kaniyang ina at hindi na pinilit pang sagutin ang mga tanong niya, kahit na lubos itong nag-aalala para sa kaniyang anak. Sinundan niya ito ng tingin hanggang sa mawala na ito sa paningin niya.

"Tita Alexa!"

She tilted her head to see who came. A smile appears on her lips when she sees Jaina approaching her.

"Jaina! I'm glad you came to visit!" Niyakap nila ang isa't isa at nagbeso. Tila ba matagal na panahon na silang hindi nagkikita.

"Of course, Tita. It's been a long time since huli po tayong nagkita. I missed you!" Jaina showed her wide smile.

"Me too. Especially, ngayon na medyo stress ako. Mabuti at nandito ka para samahan ako," Alexa said.

"Bakit po? At ano naman po ang nagpapa-stress sa inyo? Don't tell me, it's about work again? Naku, Tita. I'm telling you. Maaga ka pong tatanda," she joked and Alexa laughed with her.

"No. It's not about work. Mabuti pa pag-usapan natin 'to while eating dinner. Have you eaten?"

"Hindi pa nga po, Tita eh."

"Sakto! E 'di, sabay na tayong kumain. Let's go!" Pinangunahan ni Alexa ang pagtungo sa dining area at masayang sumunod naman ang dalaga.

"So... ano naman po 'yong dahilan ng stress ninyo?" mahinahon at malambing na usisa ng dalaga habang sabay silang kumakain.

Alexa took a deep sigh. "Well, it's about my son."

"Kay Xander? Why? What happened, Tita? Where is he by the way?" Jaina asked.

"You'll not believe this, Jaina. Kakauwi lang niya and... he looked awful! I don't know what happened because he's not answering my questions. But for sure, dahil 'yon sa Klay na 'yon. My poor son." Napailing-iling si Alexa.

"Wait... Dahil kay Klay? What do you mean by that, Tita? Bakit n'yo naman po naisip na dahil 'yon kay Klay?" nagtatakang tanong ni Jaina.

"Wala naman kasing iba pang dahilan kung bakit magkakagano'n ang anak ko. Obviously, dahil lang 'yon sa babaeng 'yon."

Sandaling natahimik si Jaina na waring nag-iisip. Nagtataka kasi ito sa sinabi ni Alexa sa kaniya patungkol kay Xander at kay Klay. May hinala rin siya na baka gumana ang plano niyang paglayuin ang dalawa.

"Anyway, Tita. There's something that I think... you should know about that Klay," she started a new conversation.

"What is it?"

"Tita, you don't have an idea kung gaano ka-oportunista ang babaeng 'yon sa simula pa lang. Noon pa lang ginagamit niya na po ang anak ninyo," paninira niya kay Klay.

"What do you mean by that?" Alexa asked curiously as she drank water from her glass.

"Her mother once hospitalized. They don't have enough penny for their hospital bill so... she approached Xander. Eventually, naawa ang anak ninyo sa kaniya kaya siya na ang nagbayad ng hospital bill nila."