The Billionaire's Son

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Mabilis ang aking paghinga. Ang sakit na tumutusok sa aking dibdib ay biglang nagliyab. All of a sudden, the pain of the past punched me straight into the face.

"There." I breathed out. My lips trembled. "I finally said it."

Nakatitig lamang sa akin si Sage. Hindi ko mabasa ang ekspresiyon ng kaniyang mukha.

"What did you just said?" he asked in a silent voice. Kinuha niya ang aking kamay at marahan akong hinila pabalik kung saan nakaparada ang kaniyang Wrangler. I weakly followed him.

"Mallory . . ." binitawan niya ang aking kamay. His eyes searched for my eyes. "Baby, what did you just said?"

Tears started streaming down my face. "Sage . . . Your mother killed my mother."

Mapaklang tumawa si Sage. "T-That can't be true. Hindi magagawa iyon ni mommy—"

"But she already did!" I yelled at his face. "The night when we were supposed to meet at the terminal, a man shot my mother in the forest! He planned to kill me as well!"

I grab both of his shoulders and shook him. "Your mother tried to kill us, Sage! Hindi mo ba ako naiintindihan?"

"Mallory . . ." Sage reluctantly took a step away from me. Iniling-iling niya ang kaniyang ulo. "I . . . I didn't know any of this. You must be confused, baby. Walang kinalaman ang mommy ko sa pagkamatay ni Mrs. Castillo."

"Fuck!" naisabunot ko ang aking mga palad sa aking buhok. Iilan sa mga trabahor ng planta ay napalingon sa aming direksiyon. Puno ng kuryosidad ang kanilang mga mata.

"Mal . . ."

"Don't call me that!" I screamed at him. "You know why I fled to Japan and planned to stay there for good? Ayaw na kitang makita pa! Your face reminds me of how cruel your family had been to us. Walang ginawa ang aking ina sa inyo! Pero ano? Your mother ordered to kill us!"

"I'm going to talk to my mother about this—"

"Huwag na, Sage. If you prove that your mother really killed my mother, what good would it do to me? To us?" pinalis ko ang mga luhang tumatakas mula sa aking mga mata. "Wala na tayo. There could never be an us anymore especially after what happened. The damage is irreparable, Sage."

"Mal, baby, please—"

Mabilis kong winaksi ang kaniyang kamay. A hurt expression bled on his face. Kumirot lang lalo ang aking puso sa nakita.

"S-Sage . . ." umiling-iling ako. "Please . . . Huwag mo na akong pahirapan pa. Please, let me go. I can't be with you. Even if we start a new life again, the death of my mother will hunt me forever. Hindi ko kayang maging maligaya sa tabi mo, Sage."

"Mal . . . please don't say that." My heart broke upon hearing the crack on his voice as if he's on the verge of tears. He hung his head low on the ground with his shoulders limp. "Please . . ."

Mas lalong bumuhos ang aking mga luha sa kaniyang boses. Tigagal ko siyang tinitigan habang humahagulhol.

"Why are you doing this to me?" I sobbed. "You're making it hard for the both of us."

"I need you, Mallory." Hinawakan ni Sage ang aking kamay at pinilit na pagtagpuin ang mga mata namin. "You're right. I won't give a fuck about my past. Or what my mother did to you. I know I can never forgive her but please . . . I don't want to lose you again."

Umiling-iling ako at kumalas sa kaniyang hawak. "Please understand me. I don't want to see your face again."

"But Mallory—"