"Pampalubag loob mo lang." tumawa pa ako dahil dun binitawan niya ako kaya mas lalong lumakas ang tawa ko. Natigilan lamang ako sa pagtawa nang may biglang humawak sa kamay ko.
"Neticia.. " Napaatras ako ng maramdaman ko ang higpit ng hawak niya. "Can we talk iha? I need to talk with you, Please."
"T-tita."
"Lauren?" naramdaman ko naman agad ang hawak ni Silcany. Tumingin ako sa kanya ng nagmamakaawa at mukhang nakuha naman niya dahil agad itong pumagitna samin habang hindi pa rin binibitawan ni Tita ang kamay ko.
She's Laura's Mom.
"Excuse me but can you remove your hand with my friend?" her voice change. For being playfull turns for being serious. "I need Neticia not you."
"Let go of me." giit ko sa kanya habang inaagaw ang kamay ko. Nang mabawi ko ito umatras akong muli sa balak niyang paghawak ulit pero napasinghap ako nang may biglang humarang na mga naka itim na lalaki sa'min.
They are four! Two in front and both one at both of my side. Ramdam ko ang pag-akyat ng takot dahil sa biglang pagsulpot nila pero kalaunan nawala dahil sa sinabi nila. "We're the security given by Mr. Arturia for you Ms. Solanas."
"Neticia, can you at least hear me out? Please help my daughter! Can you tell your Mom and Dad to release Laura? Please!" Umatras ito pero agad na pinigilan ng security na nakabantay sa'min. Anong nangyayari?
Release? Who? Laura? Why?
"Mom!" Kuya Laurence suddenly appear from nowhere. We also get some attention from people near the road. I gasps when I saw how anger Tita is to Kuya Laurence and how strong the slap. He slap kuya!
"Mom you're getting too much attention here.."
"I don't care! This is for your sister the one you abandon!"
Abandon?
"Neticia..." Naramdaman kong may humawak sa bewang ko ang pagkita ko andito na si Lennox. "Lennox?"
"Let's go?"
Hitak-hitak na rin ni Dalton si Silcany at pinipilit naman paalisin ni Kuya si Tita. I also heard her shouting my name as one of the security of Lennox closes the car door for us. "To Neticia's house." His command to the driver. I look to him and look confuse. Napabuntong hininga ito at pinunasan ang mata ko. Umiiyak na pala ako.
"What is happening?"
"We're going to your house, "
"Tell me what is happening." he only kiss me at my forehead and I can feel how worried he is right now. I can also feel how careful he is holding my hand. "Mama and Papa should tell you this. It's not my job."
"Tell me what?" gulong-gulo kong tanong. Ano bang nangyayari? Hanggang sa makarating kami sa bahay nanahimik ito. Nung huminto ang sasakyan kita ko agad ang paglabas ni Mama at Papa at pagsalubong nila sa'kin. Niyakap pa nila ako na gulong-gulo.
"Mama anong nangyayari?"
"Let's go inside." just like how Lennox dismissed my questions they also not answering me pero ramdam ko ang pagmamadali ni Mama para maipasok ako sa loob pero walang nagawa ang pagmamadali nila nang may huminto nang sasakyan sa may malapit sa'min at nilabas si Tita. Isa pang sasakyan ang dumating at iniluwa si Kuya Laurence at si Tito.
"Neticia keep walking."
"Neticia!"
"Mom.. "
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Teen FictionIt was fine. It was good. Everything seems to be perfect, but why do things suddenly change in just one glance? The fine, the good, the so-called perfect, turn into the worst. He believed them instead of me. He believed the worst was yet to come. W...
