CHAPTER 35
SHE keep counting on her head kung ilang beses niya ba sinabi kay Gino na huwag na huwag sasabihin sa parents nila ang tungkol sa message. she woke up last night, about late when she have receive a lot of messages with the same unknown contact. wala naman siyang ideya sinong nasa likod ng mensahe na kaniyang natatanggap mula 'ron, walang wala talaga binaliwala na niya but Gino notice and saw it. everything the messages says, pananakot at paulit ulit na pananakot sakaniya at wala siyang alam. what the fuck did they stole from that person na ngayon ay ginagawa niya ulit.
why is this person hated her so much? ano bang ginawa niya o ng ina nito para magalit ito sakaniya, her mother died a years ago. pero mukhang pinaiikot at pinapanood siya ng taong ito para malaman nitong she was adopted by the rogers and they seems know a lot of details about her. paano naman? how could that? paanong marami silang alam sakaniya?
"What the fuck is this?!" gulat na boses ni Liover na nakatingin sa phone niya saan may mensahe ang unknown contact na yun, he's here at nadatnan nito ang galit niyang ama tungkol sa mensahe. that's why he knew at heto nga galit na galit rin si Liover dahil sa text messages na natanggap niya. "we need to find who's this person." giit nito.
napatingin siya, ayaw niya na sana palakihin iyon kaya babaliwalain nalang niya but Liover? he will never let things things just like nothing, kailangan malaman sino ang nasa likod 'non at hinding hindi niya talaga mapipigilan si Liover ngayon, not ever.
"Liover, we can just—" tumingin si Liover sakaniya at umiling, alam na nitong tatanggi siya sa gusto nitong alamin kung sino ang nasa likod ng mensahe. "I'll call roy, he can help us." but she doesn't need anyone's help. hindi naman niya kailangan malaman sinong nasa likod ng menshae. she can just be quiet and let it those message, it doesn't bother her at all.
she heavily sighed. hindi niya talaga alam, ngayon kasi walang ibang mahalaga sakaniya kundi ang tahimik at hindi intindihin ang tungkol sa message na 'yon. so what? ano naman ngayon, as if she's scared of their threats? no! hindi naman siya takot, they can't do anything with her, nothing.
walang-wala silang magagawa sakaniya, kahit na ano wala silang magagawa. right now, what she wanted is nothing and do nothing. paano niya ba ito mapipigilan? just a few minutes later she was sitting in couch and facing this guy, Roy Wilson. siya ang detective, hacker. what else? that's what he do, siya ang magaling sa tracking and some other things.
Roy's face was blank. "technically, I have nothing." yun lang ang nagawa nitong sabihin after a few minutes of his works. tumingin siya kay Liover na dismayadong-dismayado lang naman sa narinig.
he sighed. "Liover, the phone and the number they use were block out and nothing. seems like they throw it away so we couldn't track them, this people are smart little ass." iling nito, mas naging dismayado naman si Liover dahil sa narinig mula sa kaibigan.
he can't do anything, pinaupo niya ang kasintahan para pakalmahin muna ito masyado kasing tensyon.
"but I can recover all the data of that phone even its broken, I can still track this person. I have a lot ways to do this, tracking and hacking the numbers inside of its phone, i can hack them, maaring may kasama ito at napagsabihan? i can still found out who is it."
Liover glances and smiled. "but of course I need a little extra time so I will do this home and Ms. Tatiana, I have to borrow your phone if its okay with you?" tumango siya at hinayaan na muna ito sa kaibigan ng kaniyang kasintahan.
she almost face-palmed. ng makaalis ito at nakaupo lang siya at tinignan si Liover, is he over reacting or what? this thing was a kind of nighmare and what?
"you don't have to make it that way." aniya at tumingin sa kaintahan niya, hindi niya rin kasi gusto na parang pinapalaki nito ang sitwasyon. "I just want you protect. what if they are after you?" pag aalala naman nito but for her it doesn't really matter at all.
hindi niya na talaga alam ang gagawin at iisipin niya sa mga ito, over reacting? no, they are protecting her! tingin niya ay nago-over react sila kaya naman nag walk out siya kasama ang anak na umalis and drive her car, Liover was shocked when she walk-out. hindi rin niya alam bakit ito nag walk out bigla.
what just happened? "tatiana happened, bud." gino says. huminga siyang malalim, siguro ay wala naman siyang ibang gagawin kundi ang sundan si Tatiana kung saan 'man ito magpunta o pupunta sa mga oras na ito. she left as pissed magisa pa ito, their daughter left sa bahay siya lang ang talagang bigla nalang umalis. hindi niya rin naman alam, what's on her mind was completely nothing for him.
when she left, she found herself sitting in a bench para bang naghihintay siya ng maga-approach sakaniya habang nasa labas siya ng mall, para bang may inaantay siya pero wala naman. she was literally pissed off, galit siya kay Liover na masyado itong over protective. she doesn't need that anymore! she grown up, mature. matampuhin lang naman talaga siya lalo na ganuong bagay. ayaw niya kasi na masyadong pinalalaki ang 'issue' na ganun. no one could make her down, with just a message.
alam naman niya sa sarili, alam niya na hindi siya dapat nagpapatinag sa mensahe but what he did? nagpatinag siya at nag over react pa! goodness.
what's even the right reaction for that? hindi niya na alam ang iiisipin and she's sitting on that bench having a heavily sighed na napapikit at napasandal habang nakatingala ng maramdaman niyang may taong nakatayo sa bandang gilid niya at ng imulat niya ang mga mata niya ay isang lalake, a stranger.
the next thing happened was, this man is talking to her until she scream for help. she just encountered and talk to this maniac strager!
LIOVER drive and look for her hindi niya na alam saan siya dinala hanggang mapadpad siya sa mall so naghanap siya at nag baka sakali na nasa mall lang si Tatiana nakita niya nalang ito sa isang bench sa labas and someone is approaching her halos malaglag ang bagang niya ng makita niya ang sunod na mangyari that man with another man. back up eh? holding her at pilit siyang sinasama nito kung hindi pa siya dumating siguro nakuha na nila ito.
gladly nakarating siya at nakita niya ang ginawa ng mga ito, lumakad siya at agad na sinapak ang mga ito. so? he wanted to be a superman for her, hindi naman siya papayag na masaktan si Tatiana ng mga lalakeng katulad nito! they are a dickheads.
"you don't lay your fingers on my wife!" singhal niya sa mga ito at sa huling pagkakataon na sinapak ang dalawa bago ito sumuko at nagsi-takbuhan palayo. she's scared ng yakapin niya ito, takot na takot talaga siya. "oh god, buti nalang sinundan kita agad."
sobra siyang nag alala. "L-liover.." utal na boses nito, humiwalay ito sa yakap at naupo sa bench habang malungkot ang mukha na tinignan ang kaniyang kasintahan. her face apologizing to him.
"I'm sorry, but if i run away I just felt that na parang over react naman na you called a friend to help to tract that contact. dahil siguro ayoko, ayoko na pati ganung bagay palalakihin and I Just wanted it to be like calm. pasensya na kung tumakbo ako bigla gusto ko lang naman magisip, I was pissed enough, I wasn't fair at all. I should think that you, you just want me to be safe but that thing makes me thing. you make me safe in a too much way."
huminga pa itong malalim. "ayoko lang kasi palakihin, I want us to be just you know? let them be, wala naman silang magagawa. I am enough with my family, with you, with out daughter. whoever this person was, I really don't care. even she says, she is the reason why mother died. Liover, I know mama will not be happy if I let them in and ruined me. that's why i wanted to stay away." tumango ito.
"I understand, but let me know who this person was. my mind is full of questions, baby. please let me?"
marahan siyang ngumiti. "Okay, wala naman siguro akong magagawa kung yan ang gusto ng fiance ko. but please, don't get too far?" tumango ito at humalik sakaniyang kasintahan.
marupok, talaga naman masasabing marupok nga talaga siya pagdating sa kasintahan niya. she can't say no, siguro ganun talaga kapag mahal mo nagiging marupok ka nalang pag dating sa minamahal mo, sobrang rupok niya na ngayon.
"I cancelled our appointments with the finding the church, cake tasting and some other business for our wedding. I think, we need a time and we can do that tomorrow or in the other day? just for today, baby."
It's fine with her, bigla naman siya hinila nito at nabigla siya sa pag hila nito sakaniya hindi niya alam saan sila pupunta o kung mayroon 'man silang pupuntahan ay wala siyang ka-alam alam, saan ba sila pupunta? Liover keep silent and just chuckled as it takes for a time hanggang madala niya si Tatiana sa isang lugar. water falls, yun ang agad na bumungad sakaniya pagtingin niya sa paligid.
wow, this is wonderful. how did he found this place? mukhang alam na alam nito ang pasikot sikot sa paligid, siguro matagal niya ng alam ang lugar na ito? mukha kasing alam na alam nito ang daan, well. she have a thought that he went here everyday before she came back. did he? siguro nga.
maybe he was always here, ng panahong galit na galit pa ito sakaniya. maybe he found this at time she was out of his life. nalungkot siya ng isipin niya iyon but now, she have to smile and be strong. she's with him, ikakasal na nga sila she can't just be emotional and feel the sadness she have before, it's fault. she made herself feel that way. at sinisisi niya ang sarili.
until now, she keep that on herself. no one knows, palagi niya sinisisi ang kaniyang sarili sa pag alis niya na kaya galit na galit si Liover sakaniya ay dahil mismo sakaniya, ginawa niya niya iyon para sakanila kaya anong rason para sisihin niya ang sarili? she had a choice, she just can't take the opportunity dahil alam niya, opportunity can be lost but him. he will not, babalik rin siya as she promise maybe a bit late.
pero bumalik siya, now. masaya naman siya, masayang masaya siya na makasama ito muli at ikakasal pa sila. ano pa bang hinahanap niya? wala na, she felt so enough to be with him now.
"you want to have swim?" he ask, tumawa siya at parehas silang naghubad para maligo 'ron, the fresh, cold water. habang nananatili sila 'ron.
halos nawala na sakanilang isip ang oras habang nakababad sila 'ron, umalis si Tatiana at tubig at naupo sa gilid sa isang bato, ang daming magandang ala-ala sakanilang dalawa that they wanted to have a memories, a happy memories together. yung ala-ala na hinding-hindi malilimutan. those memories, those memories that they creating. napangiti siya habang inaalala ang ala-ala na yun, even the memories thirteen years ago. maybe, he can't remember that.
natawa siya bigla at tumingin kay Liover na kasama niya at nakayakap sakaniya, that memory sink on her head. she can remember alot about things they have.
"do you remember?" tumingin si Liover sakaniya na nagtataka pa sa sinasabi nito. "remember what?" he asked her, she wanted him to remember something.
how long was that? "thirteen years ago, you save a young girl she was about to kill herself by drowning herself. you found her, you save her. do you remember that young girl?" tanong niya dito.
napaisip pa si Liover hanggang maalala nito ang ala-ala na iyon, he was young that time maybe 19 year old guy? pero siya tandang tanda niya ang mukha ni Liover ng oras na iyon, he was her savior since then until she become sold in a club. niligtas parin siya nito, two times. she was saved by him two times! she owed him a lot kaya nga puso niya naging kapalit. minahal niya ito, tunay at totoo.
tumango si Liover. "I'm that little girl, siguro nung oras na iyon hinahanap mo ako. me, Tatiana Vasquez. but you never had a idea you already found me and saved me that time, I'm thankful that you saved me from killing myself that time. I actually remember the words you told me, that's memorial." natawa ito ng bahagya at tumingin kay Liover.
nagsisink ang lahat sakaniya until Liover just cupped her face and kissed her, hinalikan niya ito hanggang mapahiga at humiga sa bato na iyon. tao? wala namang tao if meron, they wouldn't notice they were down the falls making love. they wouldn't know.
MATAPOS nila na magisip isip ay hindi pa naman halos nagdidilim ng umuwi at bumisita sila sa bahay ng kapatid ni Liover at duon lang naman sila naka-saksi ng eksenang sumisigaw si Catania sa asawa niya dahil sa prutas na inuwi nito sakaniya at iritadong-iritado si Catania sa asawa, halos ikatawa nila iyon ng makita at bumungad iyon sakanila.
"I WILL KILL YOU!"
"I SAID, RED MANGO NOT GREEN!"
rinig na rinig nila ang sigawan ng mag asawa na si Oliver na umiiwas sa kung anog ibabado ni Catania hanggang ang huling bato nito papunta sakanila mabuti nakaiwas agad silang dalawa, duon lang sila napansin ng mag asawa na kanina pa sila naroon pinapanood kung paano sila mag away. this what Liover missed, alam ni Tatiana ang pakiramdam nito.
ang pakiramdam na galit na galit ka sa kahit na sino o hindi mo makuha yung gusto mo, like this. she's mad because Oliver gave her the wrong one. pregnant woman had a weird cravings at tulad nito, ang weird lang. red mango? really? saang earth naman kaya makakakita ng ganuong mangga?
Liover giggles. "hey, brother. you look so miserable." pang aasar nito sa kapatid na akala mong binagyo, hindi kasi maayos ang mukha nito at suot na tasya niya sinapak ng asawa kaya ganuon ang itsura ngayon, natawa siya bigla ng maisip iyon.
he raised his middle finger. "fuck you."
tumawa siya sa magkapatid at bumaling naman si Catania sakaniya. "so, what makes you visit us here?" taas kilay na tanong naman ni Oliver sa kapatid habang pinupulot niyo ang mga hinagis ng asawa.
yeah, why are they even here anyways. maski siya walang ideya bakit sila narito ngayon ang akala niya uuwi na sila but suddenly he off her to the house of Olinia- Oliver and Catania? what a cute nickname.
"Catania, you are a designer and we think Tataiana's best designer will be you if that's fine with you. I mean she can choose any dress on the list of your creation? I just don't want her to think much about the dress so I came her to ask you about it."
napatango naman ito. "Is that so? I will go to Rogers and let me see what I can do and maybe i could bring the new set of my wedding dresses tomorrow since I had a new designs and let me see if I can show them to you tomorrow. Okay?"
ngumiti siya at tumango mismo kay Catania, masaya siya. Liover is setting things up with them and preparing for the wedding coming, their wedding that will not sure yet pero aayusin narin naman nila ang kanilang kasal bukas, they just had a little time together before they have a busy time to work for it.
work for their own wedding to prepare for.
"we should go." paalam nito at bumaling pa sa kaaptid niya na nakaupo sa sofa at namamahinga ng dahil sa pagod na ayusin ang hinahis ng asawa niya sakaniya sa galit at inis. "you can continue your business with him." anito at ngumuso sa kapatid.
Oliver groaned na iritado sakaniya ngayon, ng aasar kasi ito na ituloy ang naudlot na ginagawa nila kanina. talagang gusto niyang mukhang miserable ang kapatid niyang si Oliver. oh, really? big time!
umalis na ang dalawa at iniwan ang mag asawa na bumalik sa pag babangayan nito, tumawa si Liover habang siya naman na ngumuso na talagang inaasar nito ang kapatid niyang alam na nitong mukhang binagyo kanina dahil sa sariling asawa na inaaway siya. tumatawa lang si Liover hanggang makapasok sila sa sasakyan, tumingin siya dito at umangat pa ang kaniyang kilay dito. well well, liover racen fierro.
she cross her arms.
"you are messing with him." aniya sa kasintahan, napatingin naman ito sakaniya at tumango siya. at proud pa talaga siya sa ginawa na panggugulo sa kapatid niya. this man deserve a punishment. a real punishment to be exact, right. "you're a fucker."
mahina pero narinig iyon ni Liover. ring na rinig nito paano siya minura ng inosente at mahal na mahal niyang kasintahan, a fucker? that's the first time.
first time he heard it not with a term of moaning. umuungol kasi ito sa tuwing minumura siya kaya naman bago sa pandinig na magmura ito ng hindi umuungol, ng hindi hubad sa harapan niya mismo.
"sounds sexy when you cuss on me but not in my bed, naked and while I'm not on the top of you. that's new for me. that sounds sexy and makes me boner."
bumaba ang tingin niya sa pantalon nito at napa-lunok bigla ng makita ang umbok sa suot nito.
may galit, galit na galit. "Liover!" singhal naman niya agad dito sa sinabi nitong pilyo na nagpamula sa mukha ng kaniyang kasintahan. tumawa lang ito at kumain muna sila sa labas bago niya ihinatid si Tatiana pauwi sa bahay nito, they had a more time na kumain at tumambay sa isang open cinema habang nasa kotse may pagkaing popcorn at nanonood kasama ang ilang tao muna 'ron.
pagkauwi naman ay umuwi rin si Liover at sa paguwi naman niya na tumanbad si Roy sakaniya, why is he here? nagkibit balikat siya na lapitan ang kaibigan.
he hand him what he all need. "Taissa Vasquez-Montero, Tatiana's Auntie. siya ang nasa likod dito and I found out she was the one who asked a man to kill your girl's mother Tajia Vasquez then recently, she keep sending her a threats dahil sa pangalawang pagkakataon nakabangon na naman siya. anak siya ni Tajia kaya naman damay siya sa pag ganti."
what the fuck? hindi siya makapaniwala, her own family can do that to her, to them? "yung yaman ng Vasquez na ninakaw niya, It was then for Tajia but she did something in company back then at pinalabas na nagnanakaw si Tajia sa kumpaniya. she stole it, fake everything. yung kumpaniya na iyon, naka-pangalan kay Tatiana. siya ang may karapatan sa kumpaniya na iyon at tina-takot niya si tatiana para hindi nito balikan ang kumpaniya."
this, ito ang tanging kailangan niya at mukhang naging madali kay Roy na mahanap ang kasagutan ni-wala pang ilang araw mukhang minadali talaga nito ang lahat tulad ng kagustuhan nitong malaman ang nasa likod ng mensaheng iyon.
tinignan niya ng mabuti para mas makumpirma niya, it was all real. "thank you roy, I might pay you—" pinutol nito agad ang kaniyang sasabihin.
"I might not accept the payment but this information are too-much from past and then you owe me a real peyment and I want something, not actually."
tumaas ang kilay niya. "ano bang gusto mo?" tumungo siya sa kusina para uminom ng tubig ng halos mabuga niya ang iniinom niya sa sunod na sagot nito. hindi niya rin inaasahan iyon.
"Cheshire, she's the payment I want." halos bumagsak ang bagang niya sa kaibigan niya sinabi nito ang daming pwedeng hilihingin nito, even a month trip to anywhere since his brother owns a airport. pero bakit yun pa ang nais nito? bakit iyon pa ang gusto nito? what the fuck, Roy Williams.