Going back to the condominium where me and Kobi and the others are staying was silent. Ni hindi nag tanong ng kung anu-ano si Ericka sa akin. I thought she'll ask a lot of question pero hanggang sa maka-abot kami sa akin unit ay tahimik pa rin siya.
In my unit, naghihintay sa akin si kuya Eman na mukhang alam na rin ang nangyari. I was shocked to see my brother and his wife talking in my dining table. They stopped talking to each other when they saw me.
I immediately stilled when ate Medusa hugged me. She hugged me so tight as I just stood still, looking straight at my brother who's looking so concern right now.
"We heard what happened at kararating lang din naman namin. Are you okay?" tanong ni ate Medusa.
I just silently nodded at her as I am staring at the floor.
"Hey," my brother called as he held my hand carefully.
He then pulled me closer to him as he tightly embraced me and there, I cried... again.
Hindi ko alam kung ilang beses na akong umiyak ngayon araw na ito. Sa tingin ko, pinapagod ko lang ang aking sarili sa pamamagitan ng pag-iyak. Hindi ko mapigilan eh. Hindi ko mapigilang isipin ang mga pinabayaan ko, limang taon na ang lumipas. Lahat ng sinabi ni Janica kanina ay malaki ang tama sa akin ngayon.
Alam nila na si Anna at Phaedra ay iisa lang at sa tingin ko'y matagal na nilang alam. Pero bakit ngayon lang sila nag paramdam ulit? Pagkatapos ng limang taon, ngayon nalang ulit nagpakita si Janica sa akin. Sa mga transaksyon ko, kapag natatamaan nila ako, nalalaman ko naman na hinahabol sila ni Kobi o di kaya ni Mike, ngunit hindi nila ito mahuli-huli.
Siguro nga ay may mas alam pa sila sa mundong ito kesa sa akin.
I am just a puppet that my father is using right now for his business. Lahat ng ginagawa ko ay para lang sa walang kwentang negosyo ng aking ama.
I lost a friend and a loved one because of him.
"G-galit na galit si Janny s-sa akin, kuya!" humihikbi kong sinabi sa kanya.
He started caressing my hair and hushing me.
"A-after five years of not seeing her, n-ngayon ko nalang ulit siya nakita and it... it hurts me so bad that she's so mad towards me."
Kumalas ako sa pag-akap kay kuya Achilles at tiningnan siya sa kanyang mga mata na puno ng takot.
"She knew who I was, kuya! She knew that I am the daughter of Roldan Silvestre. Papatayin nila ako, kuya!" sigaw ko.
"Fay," si ate Medusa.
"Miss naman." sila Mike.
"Phaedra, no." kuya said straight in to my eyes.
"I am sure of it, kuya! I can see it in her eyes that she's ready to kill me anytime!" sigaw ko.
I going crazy. Fuck, I can't believe this. Is it because someone can really kill me for good? O nababaliw lang ako dahil limang taon ko silang hindi nakita?
I stopped panicking when a little hand hold my pinky finger and when I looked down, I saw the two year old girl, looking saw towards me.
"Tinang, why are you crying?" she asked innocently with her sweet little voice.
I immediately looked at kuya and then Medusa. I never thought they would bring their children here, in this kind of situation.
I immediately leveled her so that she can talk me comfortably without looking up at me.
"Hi, baby girl. Tinang's not crying." I said as I sniffed then get rid of the remnants of my tears in my eyes.
"Napuwing lang si tita." I said, smiling at her.
