The Living Fictions

Chapter 30

So it was actually true. Lahat ng mga sinabi sa akin ng Mama ni Ryden, lahat ay totoo. It was Mom who entered in his life and the one who let go. Is true love can't be helped? I didn't expect that love could end in that kind of way. Na kahit alam mong mahal na mahal mo ang isang tao, malaki ang posibilidad na sa isang iglap, lahat ng iyong nararamdaman ay maaaring mabura at unti-unting mawawala.

Love is scary, indeed. There are a lot of temptations around and you wouldn't know if you'll be capable of overcoming it or so be it. Taking it with you and throw away the love that you already have.

But in Mom and Dad's case, was that really a temptation? Maybe it is. Though I couldn't justify her actions, I think that's how true love could lure you and attempt you. Tito Yzrael, I know he's just Mom's great love.

Paano kung mangyari iyon sa amin ni Ryden? Malalabanan ko ba ito o gagawin ko rin ang bagay na ginawa ni Mommy. I hope not to. I don't want to be the one who will hurt Ryden's heart when the time comes.

But I know I could. Because I remember what her mother told me. To let go of him because it will just cause so much chaos.

It was indeed chaos. Especially now that I've got to know how the both of them fell apart.

Ang daming nasa loob ng box na iyon at nang napagdesisyunan kong isasauli ko na sana, nang buhatin ko ang box na iyon, mula sa ilalim ay may nahulog na naman na papel. Nakatupi rin ito and because by this moment, my curiosity is what leading me, I picked it up and unfold it.

And my jaw fell off again. Since it was then again,  a letter but it wasn't from Mom. It was from Yzrael when I looked down at the name whom it came from.

Dear Harriette,

Sa totoo lang ay wala naman na dapat akong sasabihin sa iyo pagkatapos ng lahat ng nangyari sa atin. Isan taon na rin simula nung tayo'y nawalay sa isa't-isa. Kahit papaano'y masaya naman ako rito sa probinsiya kasama ang taong mahal ko. Oo, nagmahal ulit ako. Masaya naman kami ni Stella ngayon sa isa't-isa. Alam kong kilala mo siya dahil dati silang magkasintahan niyang nobyo mo ngayon. Alam kong wala namang kasalanan si Chester dito kay kahit medyo nagalit ako sa kaniya, nawala din iyon kalaunan. Maraming salamat sa lahat ng pinagsamahan natin. Sana huwag mong saktan si Chester.

Ang pagsulat kong ito'y nilihim ko lamang kay Stella. Wala naman akong ibang intensyon kundi ang ipaalam sa'yo ang sitwasyon ko ngayon. Siya nga pala, magdadalawang-buwan na ang bata sa sinapupunan ni Stella. Oo at ako ang Ama. Kaya naman ay sa katapusan ay magpapakasal na kaming dalawa. Alam kong maaga pa pero naisip ko lang na baka ito ang nararapat na gawin at para na rin ito sa magiging anak namin. Sana ay maging masaya ka para sa akin. Salamat.

Nagmahal,
Yzrael

What the hell was that? So after Mom and Dad became together, that was when Tito Yzrael dated Tita Stella and they had Ryden right away. And for Pete's Sake, I didn't even know that Dad and Stella were past lovers. So actually, it was like the two couples exchange its partner for each other? That's kinda unbelievable.

And Ryden, was he accidental or not? Well, according on Tito Yzrael’s letter, he loves Stella. But then he married her right away when he knew that they're having a baby—No, Aye. I sighed and slapped my cheeks slightly to stop thinking whether Ryden was an accidental baby or not.

Napahawak na lamang ako sa aking sentido nang  naisip ko kung gaano nga kagulo ang mga taong nasa paligid namin. So Tita Stella were right. The idea of me dating Ryden is not actually right. It was like we are both disregarding the things that happened to our parents. It wasn't even a joke. It was pretty chaotic and until now, the fire still burns.