Novels by BabyblueAye

“Kayo ho ba ang anak nina Mrs. at Mr. Villanueva?” tanong ng lalaking nasa kabilang linya.I was in the middle of our practice for graduation march when someone called me. I don’t who it was but I answered.“Yes, who is this?” I answered in a stern voice.Nagpakilala siya pero ang mga sumunod na sinabi niya ay halos nagpabingi sa akin.“. . . gusto lang namin kayong iimporma tungkol sa mga magulang ninyo. Wala na ho silang dalawa nang madatnan namin sa isang wearhouse.” aniya sa kabilang linya na nagpagimbal sa akin.I dropped the phone on the floor and stared at nothing as I felt the clenching of my heart the moment it registered in my mind. Bawat salita ay halos umukilkil sa aking utak. Hindi iyon mawala sa isip ko. Mabilis akong tumayo at dinampot ang cellphone bago tumakbo paalis ng gymnasium.I heard them called me to come back. Someone also attempted to get on my way but I harshly pushed him away. Wala na akong pakialam kung may magalit sa akin. I don’t fucking care!Mabilis kong

“I want you to marry me because we love each other. Because we want each other to grow drastically together. Not just because we already have a daughter.” he whispered as he kissed my lips tenderly.“I will marry you . . .” I whispered back. “After all these problems I am facing.” I added.“We will face it together, then.” Then he crouched to kiss my lips, now with passion and avidity in my lips.I sighed with contentment as I kiss him back with the same ferocity. Every flicker of his lips I keep on moaning. Hanggang sa maramdaman ko ang paglapat ng kaniyang palad sa aking dibdib. Napaangat ang aking likod dahil sa init ng kaniyang palad doon.I moan when he pinched my tip underneath my clothes. Nawawala na ako sa sarili hanggang sa mapansin ko na lang na nahubad na niya ang aking damit na suot. Ang suot na suit ay inihagis niya. Ang slacks na suot ay pilit niya ring binubuksan habang ang kamay ko ay abala sa pagtatanggal ng butones ng kaniyang suot na longsleeve.And when I successfu

“Dito po,” sambit ng isang pulis at iginiya ako papasok sa tanggapan ng bisita para sa nga bilanggo.Hindi araw ng pagbisita kaya walang tao roon, kung hindi ako at ilang pulis na nagbabantay. Naiwan si Callum sa pintuan hindi rin kalayuan dahil kita pa rin naman niya ako mula sa kung nasaan ako.Umupo ako sa pahabang silya habang naghihintay.“Palalabasin lang namin si de Guzman.” anito na tinanguan ko lang.I am actually trembling and sweating bullets as I wait there alone. Ilang beses akong huminga ng malalim dahil sa kaba.Apat na taon din ang lumipas simula nang huli ko siyang makita. I also never visited my foster mother’s grave because I know I am still mad at her — at them. Because of what happened years ago. They made me a way to their success. In order to get their success, they need to lose me, to keep me in the dark, and have me as a collateral damage like what Callum did to me before, too.Pero siyempre, mas masakit ang dinanas ko sa kamay nina Tito Nathaniel. I smiled bi

Nanlumo ako sa narinig. Mabuti na lamang at yakap niya ako ng mahigpit kaya hindi ako tuluyang bumagsak. Dahan-dahan niya akong inalalayan papunta sa gilid ng kama at doon ay pinaupo. Nakatulala lang ako habang namumuo ang mga luha sa mata. Lumuhod siya sa harapan ko, hawak ang dalawang kamay ko na tila ba sinusuportahan ako.I couldn't even talk. I couldn't even utter a single word.I'm shock. I'm in rigid right now. I want to shout, but still couldn't."Why . . . why didn't tell me about this earlier?" I asked in a weak voice.He sighed heavily. "Like what I said earlier, I still can't afford to hurt you by this. Hindi ko pa kaya." Tiningnan ko ang mga mata niyang nagsusumamong nakatingin sa akin. "When I was investigating to your foster parents, a day before you left me in my mansion, I found out those information. My private investigator told me this isn't new that Mr. de Guzman has those illegal doings. But what caught in my attention was . . . that accident. Siya ang itinuturo k

Everything feels so warming. This day is so unforgettable. Nakatingin kami ni Callum sa anak na naglalaro sa damuhan habang hawak ang stuffed toy na napanalunan ni Callum kanina.“She looks so happy,” I said while looking at my daughter.“Yes, she is.”“I love how happy she is now. Noong kaming dalawa pa lang, oo, tatawa siya at makikipaglaro sa akin. Pero minsan . . . alam kong alam niyang kulang sa amin. And every time I look at her with unsaid question, I’m always trying to make her feel that we’re going to have a good family. Kahit kaming dalawa lang. Nitong makauwi lang kami ng Pilipinas niya nababanggit ang “daddy” niya, na madalas ko na lang iisantabi dahil . . . wala naman akong maihaharap sa kaniyang tatay niya.” I look at Callum whose now looking down feeling so regretful. “Dahil maski ako, hindi ko pa kayang harapin ka noon. Dustin tried to father her. He’s willing to be her father.”“Bakit hindi ka pumayag kung gano’n?” Nag-angat siya ng tingin sa akin. “You still hate me

Nagsimula na kaming kumain nang tahimik habang sina Hestia lang ang panay ang daldal. Hestia told us what she did the whole day. And we’re just sitting there, listening to her tell us her whereabouts.“She’s talkative,” bulong ni Callum sa tabi ko. “And still full of energy.” Natawa ako sa sinabi niya.“Ganiyan talaga siya, lalo na kapag may ibang tao.” saad ko habang nakatingin sa anak na masayang nagkukwento sa amin.I smiled as I look at her talk cutely. And we’re all listening to her attentively. At mas lalo pa siyang ginanahan dahil doon. Then she started talking about where we will go tomorrow. Extreme excitement is very visible in her eyes.After eating and having a little bit talk with Ate Kiana and Kuya Zild, umalis na rin sila dahil nakatulog na si Kaezy. Habang si Hestia naman ay mukhang marami pang enerhiya habang nakatingin sa aming dalawa ni Callum. Bumaling ako kay Callum at naabutan siyang nakatitig sa akin, mukhang malalim ang iniisip.I arched my brow, “what’s the ma

I stilled for a moment and slowly turned my head to see if I was right. And yes, I am. Meters away from us is Mrs. Juliet. She’s standing there while looking intently at me, then her gaze drops to my daughter who's prettily eating her ice cream, unaware of what is happening now.“M-Mrs. Juliet,” I slowly stood up and looked at her.“I'm sorry if I called you Avery. Because I got used to Callum during the four years that Avery was always mentioned." My heart leapt for a moment when she said that. "There is not a day that you are not mentioned in the mansion. And... this year he left the mansion because... he said he misses you and only remembers you there in the mansion. Buy a new condo to stay there.” She's spitting it, not minding what I am thinking right now. Or what Callum and I's situation is.“Uh . . .” I don’t know what to say! Fuck it!"How are you? After you left the mansion… everything went back to normal, eh. Sorry if I’m talking too much now. I just really missed you," he a

CHAPTER 33The past days were so hard for me. Hestia asked me more and more questions about her daddy. I don't have anything else to answer, so I better change the conversation between the two of us. It's a good thing that Callum didn't attend the meeting on my first day at the company because he had an urgent meeting somewhere. Hestia is also staying at the mansion even though I feel that she is not yet comfortable with her new babysitter.After a week, Hestia got used to her new life here in the Philippines. She is getting used to the climate and her new babysitter. She adopted the place very well and so fast. So I didn't have any trouble with her.“Ma’am, you have a meeting with the board members with in 10 minutes.” My secretary said from the doorway of my office.“Alright,” I answered before straightening myself up because I was done with what I was doing.Meeting with the board members, and Callum will be one of them. I closed my eyes and immediately put whatever was bothering m

“Hestia Clariz!” I shout to call my daughter, who is hopping and running inside the airport. She’s very energetic, and I don’t have any idea where her energy is coming from since we’re both tired. I’m getting exhausted from taking care of her every day because of her energy, but I don’t want to give up on her because she’s my daughter. There’s no other person who will take care of her but me, because I am her mother.“Mommy! Mommy!” She chanted as she run towards my direction.When she came to a stop in front of me, she was already sweating profusely. I took a towel from her bag and wiped her sweat on her face, neck, and forehead. She was running inside the big space in the airport, and she's sweating so much when she runs towards me. She's still energetic, but you can still see how tired she is through her eyes.“I saw people, Mommy. Cutie unifolm.” It sucks hearing her saying a word with “R” in it. She still stutters in that letter so sometimes I laugh at her words.She really is g

“Ate . . . I’m pregnant. What s-should I do?” I said while crying, I lowered my head thinking what to do because to be honest, I really don’t know what to do next now.We left. I left him, for real. I can’t seem to accept that I left him. But the pain will continue if I don’t. My parents did something horrible to his family, and he did the same to my family. So I don’t know if we can continue or stay with each other without thinking about what happened. The pain is excruciating and can’t bear anymore.Ate Kiana’s eyes looking at me were full of sadness, anger, and sympathy. I tried to be strong but I know to myself that I couldn’t. Hindi ako kagaya ni Ate Kiana.“Dad is in jail now. He has many cases to face. Moreover, he owed a lot of money that he still can’t pay. The company is now under Callum’s name so he has no claim anymore.” Ate Kiana informed. “Callum doesn’t know that . . . you are not the real son of Mommy and Daddy. I mean, he had no idea that you were Mommy’s sister’s dau

“She’s dead, Hailey. She— She was shot.”I was depressed and couldn’t immediately answer what he said. I lost the courage to speak. At the same time as I took a deep breath, my tears fell.“Everything is a mess right now, Hailey. T-The company’s now . . . u-under Callum’s name. I-I don’t know how did it happened. Dad said he tricked him. A-And Daddy . . . Daddy was the one behind what happened to Callum’s parents. Daddy . . . h-he killed them . . .”I cried hard when I heard that. I couldn’t even accept the last word Ate Kiana spoke to me.“N-No. . .” I whispered. I tried to deny what I found out. I tried to put aside that this was Callum’s goal now.“Zild and I found out that . . . he supposed to marry me because I am the real daughter. Or even the first daughter. But he thought you were my parents real daughter. I talked to Justin, h-he said, Callum was supposed to marry me so he was surprised that he saw you. Because he knew I’m an only daughter. But was wrong when he saw you inste

Our relationship goes on. Even though everything was a bit difficult, I didn’t budge. Kiana is even more telling me to be alert and be careful.“I’m just warning you, Hailey. This is not the time or season to be complacent. Until we can be sure that Callum has no bad intentions, we should be cautious. Especially you. Because you’re the one whose with him all the time, you’re the one he’s married to, and you’re the one he’s falling for so badly. So be careful. Okay?” she said while she’s in my office. “I am also investigating on my own. Even more so, Mommy and Daddy are a bit anxious about something. I don’t know because every time I ask them, they say that everything is fine and that I should not worry. I’m just thinking that there’s something wrong.” She put her hand on her forehead and shook her head as if she didn’t know what to do.“What’s the state of our company, Kiana?” I asked slowly.“It also slowly rising because of Callum’s name in it. As a . . . finally a half owner and st

Natapos ang araw na ‘yon na tahimik ako at gano’n din siya. Pero ramdam ko ang pananatiya niya lalo na kapag nasa meeting kami o kaya’y nasa elevator.Madalas ang pagsulyap niya sa akin. Minsan ay naaabutan kong kunot-noong nakatulala habang umiigting ang panga.“Hindi ka pa ba uuwi, Kaia?” Napaangat ang tingin ko sa nagtanong sa akin. Si Julius iyon, isa sa empleyadong narito lang din sa floor na ito. Pero nagtaka ako dahil bakit pumunta pa siya rito para lang itanong ‘yan. At… hindi rin naman kami close?“Ah… pauwi na. Hinihintay ko lang lumabas si sir kasi may binibilin siya sa akin… minsan.” Kahit ang totoo’y wala naman talagang gano’ng nagaganap.Napakamot siya sa kaniyang batok at nahihiyang ngumiti sa akin.“May kasabay ka bang umuwi?” tanong pa niya na hindi ko agad nasagot dahil nagtataka na ako kung bakit siya nagtatanong.Alam ko ang ganitong estilo, pero hindi ako nagpahalatang ayaw ko dahil… ayaw kong maging masama a

Nakatitig ako sa glass wall ng restaurant at agad nakaramdam ng kakaibang bigat sa dibdib ko nang mapansin ang ngiti ni Damon sa babae. Hindi ko kilala ang babae. Dahil paniguradong hindi iyon ang babaeng pumunta sa opisina noong nakaraan. Hinawakan ng babae ang kamay ni Damon na nasa lamesa at ngumiti rito ng nakakaakit.Napalunok ako at agad na nag-iwas ng tingin. Baka… may personal meeting siya na hindi ko alam dahil kadalasan naman ng meeting niya na para sa kumpanya ay alam ko dahil ako ang sekretarya niya. Baka ito ay para lang talaga sa personal na bagay? Pero gaano kapersonal? Kaya ba siya nagmamadaling umalis kanina?Huminga ako nang malalim bago umalis doon. Naghanap na lang ako ng malapit na grocery store. Mukhang malayo ang palengke rito. Okay naman din siguro kahit sa grocery store at hindi muna sa palengke.Inabala ko ang sarili ko sa pamimili ng mga rekado sa lulutuin ko. May budget naman ako kaya hindi na rin ako namahalan nang sobra sa mga pinamili ko. Pagkatapos bumi

Hindi ko na lamang iyon pinansin at nagpatuloy na lang sa pagpunta sa aking mga gamit. Kaunti lang iyon pero alam kong mabigat.“Ako na ang magbubuhat,” aniya nang ituro ang dalawang malaking maletang naroon.Tumango ako at hindi na nakipagtalo. Ako naman ay binuhat ang ibang hindi naman sobrang bigat para mabilis na rin kaming makaalis. Naabutan kami ng landlord sa hallway at sinabing magtatawag ng taong tutulong dahil nakita niya ang buhat ni Mr. Silvano.“Ito si Macoy tutulong, pamangkin ko. Para hindi kayo mahirapan gaano sa pagbaba.” Aniya at pumasok nga si Macoy sa bahay. Mukhang bata pa ito, siguro ay mas bata sa akin o ka-edad ko.Kunot ang noo ni Mr. Silvano nang makitang nakatingin ako sa lalaki. Tinawag niya ako kaya naman nagpatuloy na ako. Dinala ko ang mga gamit ko at sumunod sa kaniya. Nagpasalamat ako sa landlord at kay Macoy sa pagtulong. Nagbigay naman ng pera si Mr. Silvano.“Pang-meryenda n’yo po,” aniya sabay abot ng isang libo sa landlord.“Naku! Ang laki naman n

“Is that how you greet your fiancee?” mataray na tanong ng babae.Hindi ko na naitago ang panlalaki ng mga mata ko dahil sa gulat. Simula nang makaapak ako rito sa kumpanya ni Mr. Silvano ay hindi ko pa nakita ang fiancee nito. Ni hindi ko alam ang mukha dahil wala siyang picture sa opisina ni Mr. Silvano. Kaya nakakagulat na bigla na lamang itong susulpot dito nang walang pasabi.Mukha pa siyang arogante.“You came here unannounced, what do you want me to do? Be fucking surprised that you’re here?” masungit na saad ni Mr. Silvano dahilan ng bahagyang pagkapahiya ng babae. Tumingin siya sa akin kaya napatingin din sa akin si Mr. Silvano.“I was calling you! I was texting you but you never replied to me! Why are you doing this to me, Damon? Can’t you accept the fact that we’re already engaged and you’re about to marry me soon?” she bantered that made the guy mad even more.Tumunog ang elevator at bumukas. Malalaki ang hakbang na lumabas si Mr. Silvano. Ang mga nasa lobby ng palapag ay

“I have an offer for you,” napatingin ako sa kaniya nang sabihin niya ‘yon. Seryoso siyang nakatingin lamang sa unahan, sa basement na halos wala pang tao dahil maaga pa naman at hindi pa uwian ng mga empleyado.Agad akong kinabahan. Anong offer ang sinasabi niya? Nahahalata na ba niya ang ginagawa kong pagpapakainosente o naghihinala na ba siya?“A-Ano po iyon?” Tumingin siya sa akin, siguro ay napansin niya ang pagkautal ko sa pagtatanong.“I’ve already done this to my previous secretaries,” aniya na mas ikinakaba ko. Bakit ba kasi hindi niya ako diretsuhin agad? “I can give you a condominium. It’s free…” mukhang nag-alangan pa siyang sundan agad iyon. “But the water and electricity bill isn’t. If you will last for 2 years as my secretary the condominium will be yours. But if not, then you’ll leave the condo the moment you leave the company.”Medyo nabunutan ako ng tinik sa dibdib nang marinig iyon. Akala ko kung ano na ang sasabihin niya. Akala ko ay kokomprontahin niya ako sa kung

Hindi ko alam kung paano ko matitiis ang hindi tumingin sa gawi ng boss ko. He was just there, driving and in all serious mode, minding his own business. Tapos ako ito at hindi mapakali kung paano ako uupo nang maayos sa passenger seat habang nagmamaneho siya. Hindi ako sanay sa ganitong sitwasyon.At ano ‘yong sinabi niya kanina? Baka may maghatid pa sa akin na iba? Sino naman? Wala naman din akong close sa kumpanya dahil halos palagi lang akong nasa lamesa ko at inaatupag ang trabaho ko. Kaya wala pa akong nagiging close sa opisina, mapababae o lalaki man.“Can you tell me your address?” napatingin ako rito nang magsalita siya.Hindi pa ako nakapagsalita agad dahil napatitig ako sa side profile niya. Napakaperpekto talaga ng hugis ng mukha niya. Hindi mo aakalaing natural ang mukha niya dahil walang bahid ng kung anumang kapangitan ito. From his perfect jawline, his pointed and proud nose, to his brown eyes and long lashes, to his thick eyebrows… it’s all perfect for me. Kaya siguro