Can't Unlove Her

Chapter 38

"Jema, where are you?" I'm trembling.

I have to know the truth.

"Jema, nasaan ka? Iniwan mo ang kotse mo sa kalsada and now they tow your car. Mabuti na lamang at nakita agad ito ng Tito Dean mo at nakabalik na rito sa bahay." I'm massaging my head.

Wala naman akong pake kung mawalan pa ako ng kotse.

Sa dami ng tumatakbo sa isip ko ngayon hindi ko na alam kung anong uunahin.

"Pauwi na ko. Just stay there, Dad." Binaba ko na ang tawag at tumingin sa bintana.

I can't get all the things Lory said to me earlier out of my mind. It keeps swirling around my mind.

I caught up with Dad in the living room. He is not alone, actually.

I went in front of the three of them and stared at them.

"Jema, ayos ka lang ba? Bakit iniwan mo ang kotse mo doon?" Dad said as I walked to the opposite seat and sat there.

"I've met up a with a friend." Walang gana kong saad.

"Do you really have to leave your car out there. Anak, nag-alala ako."

"Dad, will you stop? Hindi ako umuwi para sa ganitong drama. I don't mind getting hit by a car or getting stab along the way, just so you know." He took a deep breath.

I moved my attention to the person next to him. It's Tito Dean. He's looking at me softly. He's looking at me like he's longing for me.

"Alam niyo ba kung saan ako galing?" They all shook their head.

"Sa ADMU." I answered which made Tito Dean looked at me again.

"Anong ginagawa mo dun?" tanong ulit ni Dad.

"I'm just confirming if Deanna really came from a prominent family. That everything she told me about the family she has in the province and the school she attended were all lie." sarcastic kong saad.

"Are you satisfied, Dad? Okay ka na napaglaruan mo ang sarili mong anak?" I met his eyes.

"Anak, give us a chance to tell you the reason why this happened." I scoffed. Hindi ko na nga alam kung sinong paniniwalaan ko.

Tito Kyle took out his laptop and placed it on the table in front of me.

I furrowed my eyebrows as I watched them move a seat next to me.

"Watch this and you will find out the first reason." Hindi na ko nagsalita pa at tinuon na lamang ang buong atensyon ko sa laptop.

Soon I saw a woman lying on the bed with a man sitting next to her and a woman standing next to her side. Probably they were in the hospital. Some people were also around them, wiping their tears away.

What's with them?

Hindi ganun kalinaw ang video pero maaaninag mo naman silang lahat.

Naramdaman ko ang marahang paghawak ni Dad sa kamay ko ngunit ang mga mata niya ay nananatili sa pinapanood namin.

Noong una hindi ko maintindihan kung para saan ang pinapanood namin pero habang tumatagal ay may kung ano ng nagwawala sa puso ko.

I covered my mouth as I recognized the necklace given by the woman lying to another woman.

"M-Mommy." Nagsunod-sunod ang pagpatak ng mga luha ko and all I could do is to sob loudly.

My Dad hugged me but my eyes are still on the screen.

I've been wanting for so many years to see my Mom because I didn't even get to know her.

She was my first hug, my first kiss and my first heartbreak.