OS #1: Chain Of Restrictions

Chained by Restrictions

"Hi. I'm Dillon Hares, you must be that woman's son... 'my' son?" He said directly while taking a seat in the chair in front of me.

I was taken back with his directness but it made me smile.

I nod. "Yes. You are... our biological father?"

Kumunot ang kanyang noo sa pagtataka. "What do you mean by 'our'? You have a..."

I nod at him. "I have a sister, we are fraternal twins."

I watch his lips gaped with unsaid words. "Really? I have a twin, too. But I wasn't really expecting this from just one night."

May konting pait akong nalasahan pero matagal ko na itong tanggap. We are just a mistake but at least we're alive.

Together akong with Yvonne's friend, we planned and it succeeded since Vanessa wasn't perfectly at the house that time.

Emosyonal kong tiningnan ang natutulog na kapatid. Umupo ako sa gilid ng higaan at hinawakan ang payat niyang kamay. Dillon, our father, insisted to let her stay at his house but Yvonne is clearly mentally unstable which will be difficult. So instead, he let us stay in a high end hotel.

Mahina ko itong hinaplos, takot na baka magising siya.

Nilingon ko ang lalaking naging malaki ang tulong sa aming magkapatid. Tumayo ako at lumapit sa kanya na nanonood lang sa amin.

"Thank you for what you did. Thank you for being with Yvonne when I wasn't there beside her."

Ngumiti siya. "No. I should be the one saying it." Nilagay niya ang kamay sa aking balikat. "Thank you for being his brother. Kahit sa masasamang nangyari sa kanya, alam ni Yvonne na ililigtas mo siya. At hindi nga ako nagkakamali, hindi siya nagkakamaling maniwala sa iyo."

Tumango ako. "Now that I'm here, I will never leave her side ever again."

"That's good to hear."

"N-No! Kuya! Kuya! No... no... Please, masakit na po!"

Sabay kaming napalingon sa higaan ng marinig ang pagsisigaw ni Yvonne. Mabilis akong lumapit.

"Yvonne, hey... Kuya is here." I whispered in her ear.

Palingon-lingon ang kanyang ulo sa higaan habang ang mga mata ay nakapikit pa rin. "N - No! Stop! Ayoko na..."

Parang may sumaksak sa aking puso sa narinig. Hinaplos ko ang kanyang mukha ng may tumulong luha.

"Everything will be alright. Kuya is here." Patuloy kong sambit sa kanyang tenga habang hinahaplos ang kanyang kamay.

Umangat ang kanyang isa pang kamay, may hinahanap. "K-Kuya... Kuya..."

Kinuha ko ang kanyang kamay at hinawakan. "Yes, yes. I'm here, Yvonne. Kuya is here, everything will now be fine."

Unti-unti na siyang kumalma na nagpakulo ng aking dugo.

How far did Vanessa go? Anak niya si Yvonne, kami! How could she do this? She said she will take care of her!

Yvonne went through this every night, that's why I would stay with her 'till she's deep asleep which in return I got no time for Leigh.

I know she wants to be with me but Yvonne also needs me. I can't tell her about Yvonne yet since she's still very fragile and meeting someone aside from me will definitely scare her away. I will look for the right time, when Yvonne is doing fine.

"Hugh?"

I felt my heart squeeze in uncontrollable longing and sadness. I turn and look at her. She may not see and know it, but Leigh is like an open book. Emotions sips through her whole being. When she's happy, she's glowing with it. When she's angry, her nose turns bright pink. And when she's sad, her eyes reflects it.