4: The Playboy's Victim

Chapter thirty six: that the joke was on me

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"But what if it's true? hindi mo naman masasabi kasi hindi mo siya kinakausap."

"I saw it through my own eyes Chris. please drop it, ayokong mag away tayo dahil don."

Lumapit ito sakin at niyakap ako saking likuran. "Were not arguing if you'll just stop complaining,"

I sighed and face him. ayokong sirain ang pag stay ko rito ng dahil lang sa bagay na yon. Marami nang nangyari ngayon at wala na akong time para pag-usapan pa ang tungkol sa kin at sa father ko. Right now I'm still at his house lumagpas na nga ako sa sinabing date ni Dr. Nathan, six days.. he convinced me to stay here for six days already. Hindi niya ako pinapakinggan kahit na sinabi kong kaya kong protektahan ang sarili ko.

"Okay let's make a deal, makikinig ka rin sa sasabihin ko kapag nakinig ako sa sasabihin mo ngayon,"

Napaisip ito sa sinabi niya. Wala pa tong alam sa kung anong tungkol doon. "Alright." sabi nito, I listen to him as I continue my work at his own kitchen.

"Sinabi niyang hindi niya yun babae at wala siyang babae," I roll my eyes. sino bang guilty ang aamin sa totoong kasalanan? diba wala naman? hindi nalmang siya nag salita at hinayaan itong mag patuloy.

I busy my self slicing the chicken for adobo. Naalala kasi nito na hindi niya sinunod ang gusto kaya't iyon ang lulutuin niya ngayon. Nakalimutan kona nga yun tapos siya naalala parin.

"..and I believe him babe, I believe his telling the truth. ako mismo ang kumausap sa babaeng nakita mo noon. At wala talaga silang relasyon.. nag kita lang sila ron para bayaran ang inorder ng papa mo,"

How would I know? I didn't give him a chance to explain, never really bothered to hear anything from him. I shut him out of my life and even treat him dead..

"He's with her now. I told him where you kept her, all this time you never give him a chance to see his own wife?!"

"You did not!"

"It's okay babe everything is fine now. he never cheated on you or his wife, he loves you both so much sweetness kung andun ka lang makikita mo kung gano siya kasaya, ka-proud habang kinukwento ka."

That's not true. He hated me from choosing this path, what he wants me to become is to be a police. "Inamin niya sakin nung una dissapointed siya, pero natanggap rin niya so he bought you a gift.. A second hand guitar for your graduation. Hindi na niya nabigay sayo pero inabot niya sakin."

"Promise me one thing baby, that you'll talk to the poor man, give him a chance, hear his side. okay?" I nod hinalikan muna nito ang aking sentido bago siya iniwan sandali.

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"Ano nga pala yung sasabihin mo?" napatingin siya rito, kasalukuyan na silang kumakain nang pinaalala nito ang dapat niyang sasabihin kanina.

"Gusto kong makipag ayos kana kay Sean, drop the cold treatment."

"What? I thought you were on my side? diba napag-usapan na natin to?"

Namaywang ako at dinuro siya ng tinidor. "Alam mong hindi pa natin to napapag-usapan you always cut the subject and we end up making-out."

Napa ngisi ito at umiling. "It's because you're easily to distract." kinuha niya ang plato nito at inilagay iyon sa lababo.

Sinasabon na niya ang mga ginamit na kasangkapan nang lumapit ito sa kanyang likod. "let's just not talk about it okay?" ramdam kong unti unti niyang nililihis ang aking itim na damit.

"No. Lawrence we are having this conversation right now." he drop his hand on his side.

"Okay, but after this," binabalik na niya ang mga malinis na baso nang idinikit nito ang sarili sa kanya, napahigpit ang hawak niya roon dahil doon.