Triggers of Reminiscence

Chapter 4 (part 1)

"T-then why are you saying this?" I asked. Binitawan nya ko sa bisig nya at tiningnan ako sa mga mata. I can see from his eyes the sadness and suffer.

Mabigat ba talaga ang kapalit ng pag alis nya para masaktan sya ng ganito?

"I need to go to Greece for my inherent." He started. As much as I want to stop him, I couldn't. Siguro kailangan ko buksan puso ko para pakinggan sya.

"Some of my relatives try to stop me inheriting my father's wealth, especially his mafia." Yun ba yung Elenon de Mafia? "I thought it would be easy that's I tell to you that I'll be back sooner. They don't let me to make faster the process of papers, they also try to kill me."

Sa kabila ng panginginig ng kamay ay ramdam ko na din ang panlalamig nito. I-I want to slap myself for thinking only my own feelings, not knowing Stefanos facing this kind of cruelty from his relatives.

"But someone help me and we successfully did it but.." Tumigil sya sabay yuko.

"What happened?" I asked. Hinawakan ko ang muka nya at tinangala paharap sakin.

"He died, I still don't know who did it but I still searching. I also found out that I have a younger sister. She's Eleni." I saw the pain from him saying the name of his younger sister.

Akala ko ay only child lang sya.

"She's my father's daughter from another woman." Sambit nya na mukang nahulaan ang iniisip ko.

"Where is she? Hindi mo ba kasama dito?" Tanong ko at dahan dahan syang umiling.

"4 months ago when she's killed by my relatives." Napatulala ako sa narinig ko.

S-she's killed by her own blood? What the..

"They can't accept that my father have another child from another woman, that's why they killed her at the young age before the whole world knows it." He said and I saw his jaw clinch in anger.

Hindi ko alam mararamdaman ko ngayon, I don't have any words to say at him, wala akong karapatan.

"The Elenon de Mafia was her Mafia."

"What?" Gulat kong sambit. That's the mafia was Mr. Samios said at Welcome party, Elenon de Mafia.

"Wait! Ilang taon na ba kapatid mo?"

"She's going to be sixteen this year." He answered. Napanganga ako sa pagkamangha. Sixteen yrs old may sariling mafia na? H-how?

"She gave that to me before that thing happen and now I'm handling it."

"Pero yung mafia ng papa mo? Akala ko napasa sayo ang mafia nya." I asked.

"I killed them." Ha?? "They betrayed my father for money from my relatives. That's why.." He look the picture standing on the table with messy papers. "I'm going to burned them for betraying their Boss." Patukoy nito sa mission namin.

Tama nga sya. Sa sistemang to pag nagtraydor ka, buhay mo ang kapalit at kahit tumakas ka, hahabulin ka pa din kahit ang anino mo sa kabilang buhay.

"This world full of danger, I'll protect you and I'll never give up to make you mine again." He sincerely said in serious tone.

Napabuntong hininga ako at kinalma ang sarili. Parang gumaan ang pakiramdam ko pero hindi pa din mawawala sa isip ko ang nangyari. I also suffered b-but...

I look at his eyes that also starring at me. Parang ang gaan na din ng dinadala nya pero meron pa ding pangamba.

I also suffered but I don't want him to know it. I don't want to make him feel guilt and angered to himself. Mas mabuting ako nalang ang nakakaalam.