Charlotte's POV:
"Ano ba Zach! Let me go! Zach ano ba!" pagpupumilit kong hila sa aking braso mula sa mahigpit na pagkakahawak ni Zach habang hinihila niya ako papasok ng bahay.
"Zach, you're hurting me! Let me go!"
Biglaan niya akong binitawan nang makarating kami sa sala, muntik pa akong matumba. Agad akong napahawak sa braso ko at napatingin dito. Namumula ito sa higpit nang hawak niya kanina pa.
"What was that?" I heard him ask. Napaangat ako ng tingin sa kanya.
"Did you lie to me? Akala ko ba trabaho pinunta mo? Why were you with my brother?" tapon niya sa akin ng maraming tanong. He looks mad and frustrated; I feel so guilty right now that I can't bring myself to answer.
"What? Hindi ka ba sasagot? Are you expecting me to figure it out myself? Charlotte, you're acting sneaky behind my back, and to make it worse, you're doing it with my brother!"
I was about to open my mouth to answer him when he cut me off.
"Ilang ulit ko ba sinabi sa'yo? Never get close to my brother, to stay away from him. You told me that you'd do as I say, and I trusted you, only for me to catch you meeting him behind my back! What's so hard about it, Charlotte?"
He looks so pissed and disappointed; the words coming out of his mouth sound stern and dismayed. His voice rises as his veins start to pop on his neck. Seeing him this way breaks my heart. I know that I messed up.
Kasi pwede ko naman tiisin ang nararamdaman ko pero hindi ko magawa. I followed my heart recklessly.
"Tell me. Ilang ulit ka nakipagkita sa kapatid ko without my knowledge? This is not the first time, right? Anong mga sinabi niya sa'yo? Anong ginawa niyo?" mahigpit niyang hawak sa magkabilaang balikat ko. This time he looks paranoid.
"ANO?!" malakas niyang sigaw nang hindi ako makasagot. Napapikit ako dahil doon. Nanlalamig ang mga palad ko, naluluha ang mga mata ko ngunit lakas loob kong binuksan ang aking mga mata at tinignan siya ng deretso.
" I tried hard to avoid him, but we kept crossing paths. I couldn't help it. It wasn't the first time meeting or seeing him. But it was the first time seeing him with my own two feet. I walked my way to him." lakas loob kong pagsabi ng totoo kay Zach.
He stared at my face. He looks troubled, finding it hard to believe. He shook his head in disbelief, and that stabbed my heart. Unti-unti niyang binitawan ang mga balikat ko habang umiiling pa rin, dahan-dahan siyang napaatras.
"You're lying." mahina ngunit diin niyang bigkas. "You're lying to me, Charlotte." ulit niya. Hindi siya makapaniwalang nakatingin sa akin.
"You cheated." isa pang diin niyang bigkas. "You're the worse. I can't believe na magagawa mo sa akin 'to."
A single tear dropped from my eye. Nagtangka akong lapitan siya subalit agad siyang napaatras na may halong pandidiri na tingin sa akin.
"We did nothing, Zach. Pinuntahan ko lang siya because I heard that he was leaving at hindi na babalik." I tried to explain. Kumunot ang noo niya.
"And why would you do that? So what kung aalis siya? Ano ngayong kung hindi na siya babalik?"
I looked down. After hearing Zach's questions, I stared at the floor, realizing what I had said.
Tumahimik ang paligid. Pinisil ko ang sariling braso para magising ako. I gulped two times saka napakagat ng sariling labi bago ko tignan ulit si Zach.
"I'm sorry, Zach." paghingi ko ng tawad. I won't lie to him anymore. He deserves to know; I don't want to fool him.
ČTEŠ
My Husband's Hot Brother
FanfikceA year later, Charlotte rose to stardom right away after a successful comeback movie. It looked almost perfect; she receives offer left and right, she's living the dream that was once taken away from her, surrounded by loving and supportive people...
