he is always there to pick up the pieces of me when I'm broken, hindi ko maiimagine ang buhay ko kung walang kuya Jurmaine. 

maya maya ee, natapos na kaming kumain, umalis si mamy, nagpasama siya kay Kuya Jurmaine na bumili ng stocks para sa bahay, naiwan kaming dalawa ni dady dito. 

"So how are you son?" tanong ni dad. 

"Im good dad" sabi ko. 

"your mom told me everything, I'm very sorry about what you found out anak, hindi ko gustong masaktan ka" sabi ni dad. 

I smiled a little. "dad kung ano man po yung nalaman ko, ginusto ko po yun, at alam ko naman pong ayaw niyong masaktan ako ee, masaya naman po ako, kasi nandito kayo, at hindi niyo ko iniiwan, masaya na po ako doon" sabi ko. 

dad held my shoulder. "I'm so proud of you son, masasabi ko na, I have raised you well" 

ngumiti ako. "I can't imagine my life without being Justine Alexander Rean Dad" 

he smiled, dad looked at me as if I'm one the most priceless things that he have, I can see Pride and honor. 

I sighed. "masaya ako anak, masayang masaya ako" 

dad is a business man, halos lahat ata ng business except sa clothing line meron siya, kay mamy kasi yung clothing line  ee. 

napangiwi ako ng may ma-isip ako. 

"dad, are you familiar with Santiagos?" 

dad crease he's forehead. "maraming Santiago anak" 

"Lino Santiago dad" sabi ko. 

"well... yes anak, he's one of the investors in singapore, and he already checked about our company, why are you suddenly asking about him son?" 

I sighed. "My name is Kurt Lawrence Santiago dad" 

he's eyes grew bigger. "Lino Santiago is your father?" 

[Leero's POV] 

I'm here at the green house, I'm really thinking deep, nadismaya ako nung nalaman kong may boyfriend na si Xandra, I mean gusto ko talaga siya at hindi ko siya tatantanan. 

like what i told her, asawa nga naghihiwalay, sila pa kaya? 

"your thinking too much son" 

napatingin ako sa nagsalita, nandito na si tatay. 

he sat near me. "what are you thinking son?" tanong niya. 

I smiled at him. "I found him tay, I found the one" sabi ko. 

he shook he's head. "no one is the one anak" 

"tay, I found her, I found the girl that I want to be with" sabi ko. 

"anak, masasaktan ka lang, kaya pwede ba tigilan mo na yan? walang magandang mapupuntahan yan" sabi niya then he stood up. 

"how do you know? have you tried to love?" sabi ko in a teasing voice. 

"Just obey me son, I'm just trying to warn you before you have a broken heart" sabi niya. 

"I'm not obeying you this time tay! I'm old enough to make my own decisions!" sabi ko. 

humarap siya sakin. "wala namang maganda madudulot ang pagmamahal!" sigaw niya. 

I love tatay, he raised me alone, mapagmahal siya sa mga empleyado niya, lagi niyang sinasabi sakin na pera at pamilya lang ang permanente sa mundo, kaya wag daw akong magmamahal,dahil wala naman itong maganda maidudulot. 

napatayo na rin ako. "why tay? did my nanay hurt you kaya ka ganyan?" sabi ko. 

nakita kong naiinis na siya sa mga sinasabi ko. I never did once mentioned my nanay to him, because she told me once that I don;t need to know who my mother was, but I think its time for me to know. 

"you don't get to ask about her" sabi niya at nagpipigil siya ng galit. 

"No tay! all this time you were hiding me my nanay! now tell me! where is she! I want to know!" sabi ko. 

before I know it sinuntok na niya ko, this is the first time that I felt he's fists on my face. ni minsan hindi pa niya ko nasaktan, ngayon pa lang. 

"wala kang karapatan para malaman!" sigaw niya. 

"I'am her child! and I want to know! why did she left us!" sigaw ko habang nakahiga sa sahig. 

"she found someone else!" I can sense that he's in the urge of crying. "I was in america for some business, after 2 weeks,pinuntahan ako ng lola mo sa america, telling me that your mother found someone else, at iniwan ka na niya" He cried. "nakakabaliw anak! kasi siya lang ang babaeng minahal ko! hanggang ngayon! wala akong ibang minahal kung hindi siya lang! alam mo ba kung gaano kasakit yun? anak! araw araw tinatanong ko sa sarili ko kung bakit ako? ee sobra sobra ko naman siyang minahal. pero nung nakita kita, sabi ko hindi maari, kailangan kong umayos, dahil may anak ako, now do you think gusto kong mangyare sayo lahat ng nangyare sakin? I will give up everything anak! wag mo lang maranasan ang naranasan ko, paano nalang kung masaktan ka? ako mayroong Ikaw, paano ikaw anak? ikaw lang mag-isa" 

I'm speechless, this is the first time that I saw my tatay cried, and its because of my nanay. 

*End Of Chapter* 

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