Stolen lives

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Lala

Nasan na ba ang mga yon? 

Nawala si Seph, si Zack pati si kuya. Pumunta lang ako saglit sa kwarto, nawala na lahat sila. I asked mom pero hindi niya din alam.

Hinanap ko sila sa backyard, sa sala, so kitchen, sa dining , even bathrooms or comfort rooms wala.

Nagpasya akong ikutin ang buong bahay.

Then suddenly I heard someone talking.

Sa may pasilyo, sa pinakadulo, dim lighted at walang taong na pupunta sa lugar na yon.

Good thing, I'm not wearing heels.

Dahan dahan akong lumapit upang makinig sa kung sino man ang taong naroroon.

Until I heard it clearly...si Viveth!

Voice recording...

"She's here. Such a thick face woman. She's feelingera. She might think that she belongs here.

"No mom, I'll let her know her place!

"She won't get Elthon from me. He's mine. Just mine.

"I'll do everything for him to marry me. No matter what it takes, Elthon will be mine.

"Of course mom,  I know that. We won't lose anything. We need Elthon.

"Listen mom. Leave it to me. Hindi tayo maghihirap okay. I'll find ways para makasal kami agad. If I need to seduce him, I'll do it. Wag lang siyang maagaw sa akin ng September na yon.

"Ikaw na bahala magsabi kay dad. I'll take care of everything...and as for my plan, I'll do it ASAP.

"Okay mom, don't call me okay. Mabibisto ako dahil sa ginagawa mo. Mamaya may makatuklas pa ng plano ko.

"I'll call you if needed. I need to go"

Saka nito pinatay ang cellphone.

Papaalis na sana siya sa lugar na iyon kaya hinarang ko ito.

"Lala!" Halata ang pagka gulat at takot sa muka nito.

I smiled at her,  the sweetest smile.

"Ka-kanina ka pa dito?" Nauutal na tanong nito.

"I guess I am. Enough para marinig ko ang lahat. You wanna hear it" showing her my phone.

"Lala!"

"I thought enough na yung nalalaman ko tungkol sayo. Pero mali pala ko. You were more evil than that Viveth"

"What do you mean?"

"So may amnesia ka na ngayon Viveth. Okay, for you to remember everything, I am going to tell you so listen carefully. St. Francis University...you were one year ahead of us. Me and my friends, Marissa and Elijane. Remember them" I paused for  a while looking for her reaction...her forehead crease"those two were my best friends. Ang mga bestfriend ko na inagawan mo ng boyfriend-----si Marissa at si Iñakì, her boyfriend for two years. In one snap, inagaw mo. Alam mo ba kung anong nangyari sa kaniya, na depressed. Dahil mahal na mahal niya ang boyfriend at kababata niya. Pero dahil sa pang aakit mo, nasira ang relasyon na meron sila.  Para makalimot, tumigil siya sa pag aaral at umalis ng bansa . Until now, I still don't know where she is. And then, si Elijane...do you even know na engaged to be married na sila? They're just waiting for their graduation and after that, magpapakasal na sila. That night, sa ball, she discovered something-----That her boyfriend were having s** with a slut. Sa likuran ng school. At hindi na kayo nahiya, talagang doon niyo pa ginawa. And everyone saw it-------then the following  day, you still have the face para magpakita sa uni. You wanna know what happened to my friend, she killed herself. Dahil sa kahihiyan. Knowing that her fiance was having a wild s** with you. And you don't even have the guts to even say sorry----I paused again. Remembering what happened in the past still breaks me. Seeing my friends dead body in her room. It was a nightmare. Until now, I can clearly see it in my dreams "so sa palagay mo ba, papayag akong ikaw ang maging asawa ng kuya ko. Never Viveth. Now I'm ordering you to stay away from him kung ayaw ibunyag ko ang lihim mo"

"Lala----please no"

"Then stay away from us. From my brother's life or else.  Malalaman ng lahat ang baho mo"

"Fine----lalayo ako. But please, huwag mong ipapaalam kahit kanino ang nalalaman mo"

"Madali akong kausap Viveth. Just do what I say, at kakalimutan ko ang lahat"

"I will. Lalayuan ko na ang kapatid mo. Pati kayo, hindi ko na guguluhin"

"Good then. You can leave now"

Tumango na lamang ito at naglakad palayo.

I've felt like I'm holding my breath.

Finally...lalayo na si Viveth sa kuya ko. This is what I wanted to happened. I'm not that evil pero kung tungkol kay Viveth, I can be a monster. Hinding hindi ko papayagan na ang katulad niya ang maging asawa ng kapatid ko.

Kuya Elthon is too good for her.

He deserves someone better...at si Seph yon.

"Babe! What are you doing here?" Si Zack.

"I was looking for everyone, where have you been?"

"Pool area. Your brother and Seph was still there"

"Really?" My mood change like a whirlwind.

Then Zack gave me a crinkled eyebrows.

"What's with that face Zack?" I asked him.

"You look happy when I told you that they're together"

"I am---I mean---We" nakangiting sagot ko.

"We? ----who?" Crinkled eyebrows, creased forehead...what more?

"Me and mom----we like Seph for kuya Elthon. They're perfect----right babe?"

"But he had a girlfriend"

"She'll be out of the picture from this moment"

"Why?----is there anything happened?"

"Let's say----everything is falling into right places"

"I can't figure what you're saying?" shaking his head.

"Don't think about it babe. Let's go" I snake my arms on his left arm and pulled him back inside the house.

To be continued....

Finally...Viveth was out of the picture...and this story