Wild Heart (Eastwood University Series #2) ✔️

Chapter 21

Habang nakatitig ako sa TV na pinapanood ay napadaan sa aking isipan ang kalagayan ni Adira. Tumingin ako kay Sidra na ngayon at taimtim na nakatingin sa TV while caressing my hair.

"Sidra," tawag ko na agad niya naman ikinatingin sa akin before smiling softly.

She hummed, "Yes?"

"May balita ka na kay Adira?" Mahina kong usal that made her stop her movements.

She nodded her head, "Yeah. Miss Ferrucci informed me already. She's with my cousin."

Katulad kanina ay bumalik sa malungkot na ekspresyon ang mukha niya habang pinapagpatuloy ang pag haplos sa aking buhok.

Napahinga ako ng malalim, "What really happened?"

She let out a shaky breath, "Adira finds out she's adopted."

Natigilan ako sa narinig bago napabalikwas dahil sa narinig, that made her groaned in the lost contact.

"Ugh. Come back here, love. I miss you," she groaned at pilit na inaabot ang aking katawan para bumalik doon sa pagkaka cuddle namin.

Hindi ko naman iyon magawa dahil gulat pa rin ako sa narinig. Hindi ko akalain na hindi talaga nila pinsan si Adira, gosh. For sure Adira's really hurt right now.

God, I feel so useless. I'm her best friend! I should have been with her.

"S-She's adopted?" sabi ko ng hindi pa rin makapaniwala.

"Yes. Now, can you come back in my arms? I miss you already."

Wala sa sariling nahampas ko naman siya bago bumalik sa pwesto kanina. Hanggang ngayon ay parang hindi pa rin nagsi-sink in sa akin lahat.

"H-How did she become adopted?"

I heard Sidra sighed because of that.

"She was actually the daughter of Tito Howard's friend," saad nito at nilapit ang labi sa aking noo. Doon siya ngayon nagsasalita kaya lumalapat minsan ang labi nito doon.

"Her parents and sister were massacred in their own home because of business, I think. That's why Tito decided to keep her since it's his most precious friend's daughter. Nalaman lang niya, ni Adira, kagabi because of my father."

Nakayuko at halata sa pinapakita nito na sobrang pagka-guilty ang nararamdaman niya sa nangyayari.

"You knew this all along?" Tanong ko and she only nodded her head. I sighed when she started to sob.

She nuzzles her head on my neck before hugging me tightly on my waist, "I accidentally heard them talking about it in my father's office and they told me no one should know about this, even Adira. So as a fucking obedient child and to make my father notice me, I keep it to myself not minding if my cousin will be hurt of my actions."

I started to comfort her when her sobs started to get loud while she's clinging to me. Nanatili akong nakayakap dito while listening to her sobs. Hindi naman kasi ako marunong mag comfort ng isang tao that is why I don't know what to do.

She gets off me at pinunasan ang mga luha sa pisngi. Nanatiling nakayuko siya kaya naman napa buntong hininga ako at muling hinaplos ang ulo nito.

I sighed, "When are you going to stop obeying your father if you knew it's only going to hurt you, Sidra?"

"I... I didn't know someone would be involved," she said, "Okay lang na ako 'yung masasaktan sa mga actions ko because I was the one who did it but I didn't know someone would be..." she hiccups, "Someone would be involved."

"It's okay, it's okay," pagc-comfort ko bago napa buntong hininga, "I'm sorry. I didn't know how to comfort someone," saad ko na nagpaangat ng tingin dito. She smiled at me bago ako mabilis na hinagkan sa labi.