Chapter Twenty

Avyanna Elyse

"All rise, the court is now on session, case number 2098AE107 the people versus Rigel Lucerious Gonzales. First and most we will check the appearance of each parties, Prosecutor,"

"Yes,"

"Defense council,"

"Here,"

"Jurors,"

"Yes, here,"

"The court is now officially on session," pag anunsyo ng judge matapos makitang kompleto na ang lahat.

**

"November 3 of 2035 the pilot in command named Rigel Lucerious was unnecessarily accused for crashing the plane by fault, the late 30 passengers family filed a case against him," I said pointing at Rigel.

"May I call the flight attendant who was delivering a sandwich to the pilot?" I said, while looking at a maiden who's now walking towards the witness stand.

"State your name," the clerk said.

"Marian Alexis Garcia," she answered, looking a bit nervous.

After answering the questions she immediately swore to the almighty and to all people who's inside the court to tell the real facts and nothing but the real facts.

"What happened when you were giving the beverages to the captain?" I asked, looking at her straightly, I nodded at her, gesturing her that she can do it.

"I was on my way to the cockpit, when a passenger suddenly pulled me in the lavatory, worse it tried to rape me, I managed to escape but it pulled me again, dragging me to the cockpit, that's when the captain was disturbed, he tried to help me by letting the other pilot hold the plane but the passenger unexpectedly draw a gun from his back, pointing it on us, the captain was shocked at first but he managed it at first when the passenger pulled the trigger on him, agad naman siyang umilag but the other pilot got hit in the head, I screamed captain tried to pull the plane up again when it decreased fast but when the passenger pulled the trigger again, hitting the the controls, that's when the plane decreased even more, the captain pulled some of the passengers but he didn't save them all, we didn't saved them all," mataas na wika nito, ngayo'y humahagol-gol na sa iyak.

"Kung sana, sana pumayag nalang akong mag pagahasa kesa nangyari to, the captain was trying to save me, help me, it's all my fault," she said now really crying.

"Your Honor as what you just heard, that the captain was purely innocent and was trying to save the flight attendant from being raped, this yields everything, I rest my case," I said and sat back besides Rigel, marahang nilingon ko ang aking ulo para makita ang mukha ni Rigel, I was quite shocked seeing him crying.

**

After hours of waiting for the verdict almost everyone in the city was standing outside, some are still protesting while others are just waiting, while the news reporters keeps on filming.

"Not Guilty," the judge said, while the standing, I immediately looked at Rigel, then again I was stunned, he's smiling at me, while tears falling.

"Salamat, thankyou for still fighting besides me," he said, and was about to hug me while I walked out.

But before I could continue to walk further I stoped,if I'm going to say anything I'm sure that he could hear it.

"At least, kahit ito nalang pinaglaban natin, not like the past you never did, I was the only one still holding, but you just let us go like it was nothing,"

Your actions won't cloud my head and heart Rigel, because the softest heart that you took cared in the past is now in stone.

Agad kong pinaandar ang aking kotse ng mabilisan patungong condo.

Nang makarating na din ako ay marahang dumaosdos ang aking sarili pababa.

If you only knew the pain I've been through Rigel.

**

5 years ago

"Gago ka kasi Lula bat mo pa ngayon pinakita, edi sana di yan nag lasing, shunga ka talaga!" dinig kong wika ni Xali kay Lula, habang ako ay nakatingin lang sa ibang tao na sumasayaw sa dance floor, umiinom habang luha'y dumadaloy sa mga mata ko.

Mag papakasal si Rigel kay Samantha, ang babaeng kinaiinitan ko noon.

Kaya pala gusto mong makipag divorce para pakasalan mo si Sam, madaya ka Rigel.

Matapos ang mga pinag daanan natin yon lang?

Dumaan ang ilang oras ay may biglang humawak sa kamay ko agad naman akong napatingin, nag babasakaling baka si Rigel yon, pero si Kit lang pala.

"Oy, di kita tiniruan uminom para mag lasing," wika nito agad ko nang makitang binatukan ni Xali si Kit.

"Eh gago ka pala, ikaw naman pala nag train niyan uminom, tsaka bobo ka? Natural malaasing kasi alam uminom bobo nito, alagaan mo yon don! Uuwi na kami," wika nito at agad na umalis.

"Ayon, iniwan tayo Avy, kaibigan ba yon?" he said while giving me a piggyback ride.

"Ambaho mo Kit," I said habang kinakarga ako nito.

"Wow, ako na tumulong ikaw pa nag re-reklamo pasensya na ah, pawis lang may pinakasal pa kasi ako tapos agad tumakbo dito,alam mo awit ka,"

**

Nang makarating na kami sa bahay ni Kit agad nuts naman akong hiniga sa kama.

"Hoy, tumayo ka dyan mag bihis ka, di kita pwede bihisan gaya ng dati baka may makita akong ano dyan, lintek na," sabi nito habang tapik tapik ang aking pisnge.

"I don't want to, ask Rigel to pick me up or something," I said while trying to get up, but my head still hurts.

"Wala na si Rigel diba? Panay ka Rigel dyan,"

**

"Ampocha, pag anim na to ah," biglang pasok ni Kit sa kwarto ko, this is the sixth time I wake up and cry.

"Kit, iniwan niya ako, iniwan niya ako," I said stretching my arms, my gesture whenever I want a hug, Kit's always my huggie bear.

"Sshh, tahan na, na'ko naman oh, ang pangit pangit na ng abogado namin, panay iyak, tahan na, wala tayong magawa eh, gago yong lalaki yon eh," he said, I immediately broke our hug and glared at him for saying that gago si Rigel.

"Gago, yong mga tao, oo yong tao, tahan ka na," wika nito sabay abot ng baso.

"Pano na'ko mabuhay nito kung mismo yong taong kinakunan ko ng kinalakasan ko iniwan ako,"

"He's getting married," I said agad namang napalingon si Kit.

But he didn't said anything.

"Mahal na mahal mo si Rigel no? Yong iba kaya napansin mong mahal ka nila? Maski silipin mo lang?" he said and sighed.

"What do you mean?" I asked looking at him.

"Wala, matulog ka na ulit, nag send nako ng email sa assistant mo na di ka papasok ng isang linggo, sige,"he said and shut the door.

**

Pang ilang beses nakong tumatakbo patungong banyo para sumuka, habang si Kit na pra-praning na.

"Gago, yan inom pa kasi, tara dahil kita sa ospital," wika nito agad naman akong kinarga.

"Marunong akong mag lakad," I stated.

"Oh? Share mo lang?" sagot nito habang patuloy na lumalakad.

**

"The patient isn't sick," pag anunsyo ng doctor matapos pumasok sa room, gago nitong si Kit nag pa kwarto pa oa.

"She's pregnant, kaya panay siya suka at nakakatamdam siya ng sakit sa ulo, your 3 weeks pregnant, congratulations," pag sunod na wika nito, dahilan para mag tinginan kami ni Kit.

**

"Potangina, yan sinasabi ko eh," galit na wika ni Kit habang nag mamaneho.

"Ubosin mo yan, baka gutomin ka," galit na sabi nito habang nag mamaneho parin, halos hindi ako makakilos ng maayos dahil bawat sulok ng upuan ko may unan, habang may isang basket ng prutas sa ilalim ko.

"San tayo pu-punta?" naka kunot noong wika ko nito habang kumakain ng mansanas.

"Sa gagong pinsan ko, gago mag papakasal siya sa iba habang buntis ka?!" singhal nito, kitang kita ko na kanina pa ito gustong sumabog.

"Alam mo kung nasaan siya?" agad na tanong ko, may pay asa sa mga mata ko.

"Oh! Wag kang malikot baka maano ka dyan! Jusko,"

"Oo na, parang ikaw pa yong buntis, mood swings?" natatawang wika ko habang siya ay tinignan lang ako ng matulis.

**

"Andito na tayo, ayokong pumasok baka masuntok ko pa yon, si Rigel lang ang andon, ibigay mo agad sa kanya yong results, sige dahan dahan ka," wika nito habang pinag bu-buksan ako ng pinto.

Habang kinahabahang nag lakad ako patungo sa isang mansyon ay halos hindi makapakali ang mga kamay ko.

Agad na lumaki ang aking mga mata ng makita ko si Rigel na nag hihintay sa labas ng pinto ng mansyon.

"Rigel," I whispered, looking at him, smiling.

But he didn't looked at me like the way he used to.

"Hey, Avy, may sasabihin ka raw?" tanong nito habang nakatingin sakin galing sa paahan ko at hanggang ulo.

"Ah, oo kasi Rig-," sasabihin ko na sanang buntis ako ng bigla niya itong pinutol.

"Ika-kasal nako sa taong totoong mahal ko," wika nito sabay abot ng isang invitation.

Nang biglang umatras ang dila ko habang nakatingin sa invitation.

"What was it again?" he asked again, while I still look on the invitation card sa kasal niya.

Buntis ako.

"Ah, wala congratulations," I said and smiled at him, dahang dahang umaatras palayo sa kanya.