The Unkind Fate | ✔

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"Ipagpapaalam ko muna pala kay Andy dahil baka hindi pumayag 'yon." Dagdag niya na syang ikinainis ko. Para saan pa? Tang inang buhay naman 'to!

"Ako naman ang tunay na ama ni Faye kaya papayag 'yon." Pasimpleng may inis na bulong ko.

"Sana nga hindi sya pumayag para may dahilan akong hindi mo makasama si Faye." Ngumisi na naman siya na para bang sinusubukan kung hanggang saan ko kayang panghawakan ang pagiging mahinahon ng boses ko kahit pikon na pikon na ako sa mga sinasabi nya.

"Mama." Sabay kaming napatingin sa gilid namin at nandoon si Faye, nakatayo habang hawak ang maduming bag niya at puro lupa ang damit.

"Anong nangyari sa damit mo? Anak naman wala akong dalang extra uniform mo." Nilapitan siya ni Fana at pinagpagan ang palda nito. Kinuha ko naman ang hawak nyang bag at ipinasok sa loob ng faculty ng Mama nya.

"There was a boy po, tinalisod nya ako kaya ako nadapa." Mahinahong sagot niya sabay ipinakita ang braso niyang nagdurugo.

Agad akong lumapit at tiningnan ang sugat niya. Mukhang nagulat siya sa ginawa ko kaya lumayo rin ako kaagad.

"Huwag kang bida-bida." Inis na bulong ni Fana sa akin.

"Mama, when will you tell me the truth?" Inosenteng tanong ni Faye.

I got goosebumps for no reason.

"What 'truth' do you mean?" Tanong ni Fana.

"Eh kasi po it's taking you so long to tell me the truth that Tito Francis is my real Dad."

At this moment, we're both shocked.

Fana was speechless.

I was stunned.

"Ang tagal ko na po alam. Remember when Jianna fainted and we went to hospital. When you come home I heard you and Papa talking about Jianna's Dad at that was Tito Francis. I heard that you're scared because my real Dad came back. I was so confused when I heard that so I kept quiet and as days past palagi ko po kayong naririnig ni Papa na naguusap about me and Tito Francis." Faye was so calm but Fana's tears kept on falling.

I lost my words and I forgot how to used my tongue to speak.

"Please don't get mad at me, anak—" Faye cut her Mom off.

"I'm not mad po. I was just a little sulking because you're lying to me..." Faye wiped her Mom's tears. "Please Mama, tell me the truth so that my mind will be at peace."

She spoke like a grown woman.

I'm not in the right place to speak kaya minabuti kong makinig na lang sa kanila.

"Sobrang unexpected nito anak." Fana wiped her own tears and held Faye's both hands. "Francis is your biological Dad. Please do me a favor anak. Huwag sanang magbago ang pagtingin mo sa Papa mo dahil ayokong masaktan sya. Mahal na mahal ka ng Papa mo, anak." I know she's trying so hard to stop herself from crying but she really can't.

"Nothing will change po. I love my Papa so much!" Faye giggled then she moved her gaze to me.

"Can I talk now?" I asked, nervously.

"Of course, Daddy!" Faye chuckled and run towards me.

"D-dad—— What?" She caught me off guard.

"Daddy. I already have Papa so I'll call you Daddy!" Masiglang sagot niya.

I don't know. I'm just— I'm just so happy....

Weeks had past. After eating their lunch, Jianna went to bathroom while Fana was talking to someone on the phone kaya kaming dalawa lang ni Faye ang naiwan.

"So Daddy, why did you leave my Mama if you know that she's pregnant, huh? Did you know that I hate you because you hurt my Mom?" The atmosphere between me and my daughter suddenly heat up. "Daddy answer me."

"K-kasi ano..." Should I say because of her Papa? No, no. Baka magalit sya kay Andy.

"Because??"

"Because, ahmm. Anak naman hihinga lang sandali si Daddy." Pagdadahilan ko pero hindi sya nagbigay ng ibang emosyon sa mukha. Nakatitig lang sya sa akin at naghihintay sa sagot ko. Sa sobrang kabado ko ay napainom ako ng tubig nang wala sa oras.

"Daddy, I spilled water on my skirt." Jianna came up and save me from my scary first born, Faye Andrea.

"Matutuyo rin 'yan. Halika rito, pupunasan ko na lang para matuyo agad." Sagot ko.

Faye went back from being savage to nice kid. I didn't know that she has that attitude. Ano bang dapat kong asahan? ganoon din naman ang ugali ng Mama nya.

Wala pa ring ideya si Jianna sa mga nangyayari. Hindi pa nya alam na kapatid nya si Faye and I'm planning a big plan to tell my wife about this. Sigurado akong hindi ko magugustuhan ang reaksyon nya kapag nalaman nyang may anak ako sa ibang babae and worst ay sa teacher pa ng anak namin. Ako ang may gawa nito kaya dapat panindigan ko at panghawakan ko ang mga sasabihin ko. Tatanggapin ko ang galit ni Janaih dahil kasalanan ko rin naman.

Jianna and Faye grabbed my phone without my permission. Naglaro sila gamit ang phone ko kaya naman hindi ko makuha dahil pasimple akong sinasamaan ng tingin ni Faye.

Bakit noong 'Tito' pa lang nya ako ang bait-bait nya sa'kin tapos ngayon na 'Daddy' na eh biglang naging bipolar ang anak ko? Tinuturuan ba sya ni Fana?

The bell rang and all the students went back to their classrooms.

"Daddy, the food you cooked taste awful. You should practice more." Faye whispered before running away with Jianna.

What the... She's so mean to me...

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