Mr Bitter meets Ms Proper

THIRTY-TWO

JURA'S POV

Everything was perfect until they came.

Flashback

"Sacrlet? Dad?" Nathan grabbed me and looked intently in my eyes.

"No matter what happens, stay with me." I just nodded.

"What do you want?" Tanong niya sa tatay niya.

"Gusto ko itigil mo na yang kahibangan mo! Ano bang makukuha mo jan sa babaeng yan! Lumayo ka sa kanya kung ayaw mong may gawin akong masama!"

"Don't you dare talk to me like you know me and don't you dare say something about her!" Nathan pointed a finger at me.

"This girl! She changed me Dad na kahit kayo ni Mom ay hindi nagawa. She taught me a lot of things. Kaya you don't have the right to tell me that she is not worth it!"

"Yang babaeng yan destroyed your friendship with Scarlet, son. Ang bait na bata ni Scarlet pero you chose to be with that girl who you claimed that changed you?! Changed you for what? Worse?!"

"Mister Dad ni Kuya Nathaniel. I know na you don't like my sister not because concern ka sa friendship ni Kuya jan sa Scarlet na yan. I know there is something more. Now, if you are saying na mabait yang Scarlet na yan, she would not let my sister be beaten up by 6 ugly looking men na muntik na siyang gahasain. Second, she would not post on twitter some insulting words to her and third, she would not let my sister drown just because she doesn't like her. If you think na just because Ate Jura is the reason for Kuya Nathan and Scarlet's broken friendship and you think na my Ate is not worth it just because of that, then ano nalang ang masasabi mo sa babaeng katabi mo na muntik nang patayin ang Ate ko?!" nganga lang kaming lahat sa sinabi ng kapatid ko, even Nathan's father.

Angel ran to me and hugged me tight.

"This is great. Alam mo ikaw na bata ka, para kang kung sinong matanda kung magsalita. Why, hindi ba kaya ng kapatid mo na protektahan ang sarili niya?" magsasalita na sana ako nang Nathan stopped me.

"She can protect herself. Pero she is too kind not to stand up and talk back to you. Kasi she respects you so much and she could not even believe na ganyan ka."

"This is it. Nathan, you need to go home right now."

"Not without her." he looked at me na para bang nagsosorry.

"It is okay bi. Sumama ka na sa dad mo. I guess he changed the contract. Iniksihan niya yung days na pwede pa tayong magsama." I smiled and he hugged me.

"I am coming back for you."

End of flashback

Ayun. Nathan went home at sumabay nalang kami ni Angel kina Javier and Denice. Total wala na rin lang namn si Scarlet.

Tahimik lang kami sa byahe. Tulog na yung kapatid ko at si Denice. Samantalang ako. Inaalala ko pa yung nangyari kagabi. That perfect night na sinira na naman nang Scarlet na yun.

"Jura, okay ka na?" I looked at Javier and nodded.

"Pasensya ka na kay Tito Nate ha." so that's his name. Mana nga siguro si Nathan sa tatay niya. Pero at least si Nathan nagakaroon pa ng konting kabaitan na minana niya sa mama niya.

"Is he always like that?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Yeah. He is also the reason why Nathan flew back here. I think Nathan being such a rebel is not because pinanganak na siyang ganyan. It's because of his father. Gusto niya sigurong ipakita na his father cannot handle him." So siya pala ang dahilan ng pagiging bitter at walang pake sa buhay netong si Nathan.