Dirty Secret

Chapter 17

"Yey! Zaira mute era." sagot niya sa respond ko.

Tumaray na lang ako.

"Walking and glancing,
Where have you been?
Baby, i am waiting,
Why did you suddenly became so mean?"

Panimula pa lang ang kinakanta ko ngunit hanggang tainga na ang ngiti ng lalaking nagdradrive. Wow, ganda ho ng ngitian natin, ah? Sus.

"You're voice is such a angel-like, Zai."he praised my voice.

"Ganda ko daw kasi kaya pinahiram ng diyos."

Natawa naman siya.

"Running and Following,
The path i thought we've been choosen,
But why did it turns out like this?
Like a mess without miss?"

Napangiti siya.

"Are you sad? Why are you singing that, Zai?" he asked.

"Wala! Mood lang." sagot ko. Pake mo?

"Hmm... Zai, can you sing something... Happy?"

Tumango lang ako.

"Kindness, Kindness,
They call her goddess,
Because of her smiles,
And it just bright the world so high, so up!"

Natawa ako bigla, ang corny kasi, sheez.

"Ano ba kasi iyan, Del Echavierra. Parang engot na ewan, eh. May radio diyan, oh? Spotify? Oh, 'yan patugtugin mo, huwag ako, magaling lang ako umungol pero di kumanta."

Natawa kami parehas dahil sa sinabi ko, nagkatitigan muna kami bago kami matawa at napatakip pa ako ng bibig, sheez, dirty mouth.

Napatago na lang ako ng mukha sa balikat niya. Kahiya iyon ng medyo.

"Paano iyong ungol?" pang-aasar pa niya sa akin.

Parang ano naman, eh.

Tinignan ko siya ng masama.

"Parang ano naman, syempre yung may pa--UGH! OHH! AHH! UGH, SHIT! Ganon." sabi ko at may pa-action pa ng kaunti.

Natawa naman kami ulit, sheez. Mababaliw na atah kami, eh.

He continue on driving the car. While i just... Ano pa na ba? I'm bored. I look at his phone. Walang sabi sabi ay kinuha ko iyon. When i open it, ako ang nasa wallpaper. The picture i send, yung galit ako. Really, wow, nice, Collette, nice.

"What's the password."

"I don't think you'll know."

Tinignan ko siya at tinarayan.

"Kaya nga nagtatanong, eh! Commonsense, Collette."

Natawa siya.

"So, what's the password?"

"I don't think you'll know nga." kalmadong sagot niya ulit sa akin.

Asar ko siyang tinignan.

"Hindi na ko nakikipagbiruan." i lied.

"And even i. Come on, think literally, Zai." dagdag niya.

"Eh?" sagot ko naman sa kanya.

Itinype ko ang sinabi niya. Ang i don't think you'll know. And it's indeed the password.

"What the fuck?" asik ko.

"Galing, ah" sacristic kong dagdag.

Proud lang siyang ngumiti.

"So, ano ito?" i asked.

It's some blurry pictures. Nag-take pa ng photo, blurry lang rin naman.

"Photos taken by my friend's daughter." sagot niya sa akin.

Oh? Sino may anak na sa kanila?

"Oh? Wow, mabuti naalagaan niya. Where's her mom?" tanong ko pa.

"I have no idea on where she is, Zai. It's just kinuha lang ng kaibigan namin yung bata mula sa nanay nito, ayaw daw niyang taguan siya ng anak."

Gulat akong napatingin sa kanya. The heck?

"De wow, gara niya naman pala, sino iyong kaibigan mo?" tanong ko pa ulit.

"Well, It's Ambrose." sagot niya, si Brose?

"Ke't kailan talaga, ang lalaking iyon, di papalamang. He comes too far, paano kung hanapin iyon ng nanay? Kawawa naman." dagdag ko pang sabi kay Collette.

He smiled. Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko at hinaplos ito, he stroke some invisible doodles on it.

"That's what we thought at first too, then, we get to know that if the child stays.... It will die. The girl's family will not be able to accept it that's why they will kill the poor baby. But luckily, it's now on her father, Ambrose." kwento pa niya.

Tahimik lang akong nakikinig sa kanya.

"But how sure you are that the baby itself is safe with him?" nagtatakang tanong ko sa kanya.

He smirk.

"Honey... Come on, Brose is an emperor. Em-Pe-Ror, and he's overprotected by his empire, also, we trust him." sagot niya naman sa'kin habang nakangiti na.

What the fuck, Zai? Why did you let your guard down with this guy? Tangina!