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Pinaupo kami ni Tita Cheska sa isang malaking sofa na halos katulad ng nasa bahay namin. Malambot ito, may pitch-black na kulay at may detalyadong mga burda sa gilid, mukhang mamahalin. Sa tabi nito, abala ang nakababatang kapatid ni Sandoval sa paglalaro ng mga barbie dolls niya. May maliliit na muwebles sa lamesa sa harapan niya, tila may ginagampanang eksena ang mga laruan niya."Hello, Ate Christine!" masigla niyang bati sa akin, ang kaniyang malalaking mata ay kumikislap sa tuwa. "Long time no see ah!"Napangiti ako sa kanya at bahagyang yumuko. "Malaki ka na rin nga, Lorraine. Inaalagaan mo bang mabuti ang mama mo?""Opo naman, Ate!" sagot niya na may kasamang pagtaas ng hinlalaki, proud sa sarili niyang tugon. Halos kasing-edad lang siya ng kapatid kong si Jayron kaya gano'n na lang ang pagkagiliw ko sa kanya. Ramdam ko ang inosente niyang kasayahan sa simpleng pagbisita namin."Sige po, Ate, bye na po ulit!" Kinuha niya ang mga laruan niya sa lamesa at masiglang tumakbo paakya
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Future Atty. Christine Villeza's POINT OF VIEWP/S: This chapter is a flashback of what happened to Christine and Sandoval's breakup.°°°Future Atty. Christine Villeza"Bakit parang araw-araw ka nang napapa-away, Anthony?" tanong ko habang marahang tinatapalan ng bandage ang mga sugat sa kanyang mga braso. Hindi lang doon—pati sa mukha niya, may mga pasa rin. Buti na lang at natatakpan pa ng concealer ang iba, kundi’y baka akalain ng mga makakakita sa kanya na isa siyang nagbabalik-loob na boksingero. Napabuntong-hininga ako habang pinipiga ang malamig na tuwalya at inilalapat iyon sa namamagang bahagi ng kanyang mukha. "Ilang beses ko nang sinabi sa'yo na umiwas ka na sa gulo, Anthony. Hindi ka naman bata para makipagsuntukan pa."He chuckled, unfazed by my nagging. Parang hindi man lang iniinda ang sakit. "Hindi naman masyado," sagot niya, pilit na hinahawi ang usapan. At sa halip na sumagot ng maayos, bigla niyang inabot ang mukha ko gamit ang kanyang magaspang pero mainit na pal
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Anthony Sandoval's POV (This chapter is still a flashback)"Anong gagawin niyo sa'kin?!"Sigaw ko habang pilit akong itinutulak papasok sa loob ng isang van. Apat na armadong lalaki ang pumalibot sa akin, mahigpit ang pagkakahawak nila sa magkabila kong braso. Wala akong nagawa. Hindi ko man lang nagawang lumaban dahil ramdam ko ang malamig na dulo ng baril na nakatutok sa aking tagiliran.Ang bigat ng hininga ko. Para akong binagsakan ng mundo.Kailangan kong mabuhay.Kailangan kong mabuhay para sa pamilya ko.Kailangan kong mabuhay para kay Christine.Kanina lang, palabas na ako ng convenience store. Bibili lang sana ako ng makakain ni Christine. Alam kong pagod siya matapos ang exam kaya gusto ko sanang surpresahin siya ng paborito niyang pagkain. Pero hindi ko na nagawa.Dahil bigla na lang may humablot sa akin.Bago ko pa napagtanto ang nangyayari, ilang pares ng malalakas na kamay na ang dumakma sa akin at mabilis akong itinulak papasok sa van.Walang nakakita.O kung may nakaki
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(this chapter is the present time already. The flashbacks are finished)Nanatili akong nakatulala habang nakikinig sa mga kwento ni Tita Cheska. I'm thankful that this conversation is on the record by Jelsey so we won't be missing any information that we might use in Sandoval's case. Feeling ko ngayon ang tanga-tanga ko.How could I be so fool?Hindi ko man lang in-assess ang mga nangyari noon. Nagpadala ako sa nararamdaman ko. Mabilis kong kinamuhian si Sandoval nang walang pag-iisip dahil lang sa isang liham. Liham na hindi naman pala ako sigurado kung siya ba ang nagbigay o hindi. Isa lang naman ang makapagbibigay linaw kung sulat ba talaga niya 'yon eh.Si Sandoval mismo.At the very least, I can know if he really dumped me just like that or he's really staged by someone else. Ngayon, iniisip ko na kung sino ang mga taong gumawa no'n kay Sandoval. Mga halang ang bituka! Mga mukhang pera ang puta."Tita Cheska, sigurado po ba kayong kay Anthony talaga galing ang sulat na 'yon?"Sum
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Si Jelsey ang naunang pumasok sa building. It was huge, stunning, and very appealing to their watchers. Magagaling din daw ang reporters dito sabi nila. Naniwala naman ako dahil napaka-professional nila mag-interview. I was once here when I was interviewed about how I handled the case between the criminal case of a congressman and the government."Hi, Attorney Christine! Nice to meet you again!" Bati sa akin ng isang reporter na nakakita sa amin. Marami ring nakakikilala kay Jelsey at bumabati sa kaniya. We both headed to the information desk and asked where's Jeffrey Skyler."Sa second floor po. SBS News, field reporter's area." Jelsey and I nodded and went to the elevator."Ano kayang ginagawa ng mokong na 'yon?" Jelsey asked while we were staring at our reflection on the elevator door."D'yan din nagsimula 'yong lolo't lola ko. Curious sa isa't isa." I jested and laughed."Epal mo. Hindi ba pwedeng naiirita lang?"I smirked. "Ano kayang ginagawa ni Sandoval ngayon? Naiirita rin kas
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Hindi na naman ako nakatulog sa kotse ni Jelsey dahil katabi ko na naman si Jeffrey sa likod. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ayaw ni Jelsey ito sa harap. Ako tuloy ang kinukulit. "Ba't ka ba kasi sumama?""Ililibre ko nga kasi si Jelsey." Nakangising tugon nitong si Jeffrey.I rolled my eyes and retorted, "Wow, si Jelsey lang ah? Unfair naman, dalawa kaming hero-in-action sa supposed-to-be-crime scene na 'yon."He chuckled and gave me a playful glance. "Bakit? Gusto ba kita?"As if on cue, the car that Jelsey was driving suddenly stopped. Mabuti na lang at naka-seatbelt kami kaya hindi kami nasaktan. We both looked at Jelsey. . . who's now suspiciously blushing.Napangiti ako sa aking nakita samantalang si Jeffrey ay parang boyfriend na alalang-alala kay Jelsey. Hmm, parang may kinikilig ah. "Anong naramdaman mo, Jelsey?" pang-aasar ko.She looked at me in the rearview mirror with her frowned brows. "Anong naramdaman ka d'yan? There was a cat in front. I needed to stop."Parang wala nam
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"Yeah." "That's why I got your offer, Attorney Christine, Jelsey. Exclusive interviews from the YinYang of the Court Trials will hit like dynamite. Kapag nanalo kayo, mananalo ako. Mas makikilala rin kayo nang dahil sa'kin. Besides, I have a lot of connections. Matutulungan natin ang isa't isa sa kaso ni Sandoval."Napangiti ako sa sinabi ni Jeffrey sa amin. "And we will do our very best to win the case. I need to defend him for my hospitalized brother. I will get another million of we won.""And our law firm will gain more visibility so I accepted the case with Christine." Jelsey added, smiling."And we also wanted to give Sandoval's liberty back." I acquiesced and grinned."I think we're all set. I'm so thankful that I got you two with this case." Jeffrey spat with enthusiasm.Jelsey chuckled, smirking. "Correction, The Times. . . we got you here. Not you got us." Mukhang gusto lang mang-asar ni Jelsey. Hindi naman kasi importante ang sinabi ni Jeffrey.Natawa nang bahagya si Jeffr
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"Wala ka nang pakialam do'n, okay? Bye, sons of a bitch."I didn't wait for their response for I already shut the door and looked at Sandoval. "What's with that despondent look, Sandoval? May ginawa ba sila sayong iba?""Wala naman. Nagselos lang ako." he said, trying to make himself cute. Natawa tuloy si Jeffrey samantalang ako'y napairap sa hangin."Shut the crap up, Sandoval. Lahat ng sinabi mo kanina'y pwedeng makatuloong o makasira sayo. Bakit hind mo kami tinawagan ni Jelsey bilang mga abogado mo?" I sat in front of him while Jelsey and Jeffrey sat on the bench on the side of this room."Wala naman silang masyadong tinanong, Christine. Don't worry too much." Sumandal ito sa kaniyang upuan at ngumiti sa akin."Good." I smiled at him then looked at Jeffrey, who's patiently waiting for me to call him. "Jeffrey Skyler, assignment reporter from SBS News and a paper journalist from The Times. He'll interview you about some few matters regarding your upcoming court trial."Jeffrey came
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OH, SORRY. I've had enough.Nang saktong pagbukas ng elevator ay bigla akong nagsalita nang malakas. The two from behind were shocked and all of the other employees couldn't even move. Si Anthony naman ay nakatingin sa akin at nagulat. "Ah, wait. I forgot to turn off my audio recorder."Humarap ako sa kanilang lahat at matalim na tiningnan ang babaeng makapal ang mukha. Pinaalis na ni Anthony ang ibang nandito sa loob pero hindi niya pinalabas ang dalawang babaeng pinagchi-chismisan ako. Nakatingin lang ito sa amin at tila natatakot sa kung anong pwedeng mangyari sa kanila.Well, as they should. Narecord ko lahat ng mga kasinungalingang ipinakakalat nila. And it's recorded."Aren't you going to say something?" I asked them, still controlling my temper. Dapat lang na mag-sorry sila dahil hindi nakakatuwa ang mga sinabi nila. I usually don't give a fuck lately, but what they have just said pushed me into this. It's not as if I'm going to make them go to jail in an instant. "I mean, I re
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"Inagaw niya sa akin si Anthony, ex-fiance ko. Sigurado akong kilala mo 'yon. Kalat na yung gwapo niyang mukha sa buong Asya."Napalunok ako sa sinabi nito. "Wait, inagaw sayo noong Christine na sinasabi mo?"Tumingin lang ito sa akin at natawa. "No, just kidding. As if Anthony became mine. Hindi naging akin si Anthony. He's always thinking about that damn Christine so I became like this. My obsession towards Anthony drove me into this."Huminga ako nang malalim at sinubukang lumapit sa kaniya. Mukha namang hindi siya nananakit kaya sinubukan kong lumapit. She even held my hand and massage it. "May galit ka ba sa kaniya?""Kay Christine?" she said and smiled. Patuloy lang ito sa paghilot sa aking kamay habang nakatingin sa kawalan. I felt like she's been alone here for weeks already. "No, I'm not angry at her at all. Wala naman siyang kasalanan. Kahit si Anthony wala ring kasalanan.""But they still hurt your feelings." I said and caressed her back. Isinandal nito ang kaniyang ulo sa
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"I thought we'll be on it." I heard Anthony softly complained and heaved a heavy sigh. He's still cuddling me even though I know that he's a little bit disappointed. Nakayakap din ito sa akin habang ramdam ko ang init ng kaniyang hininga sa kaniyang batok. This moment was kinda romantic even though there's no scented candles around, just the study lamp on the table beside us."Sorry." I said and hugged his arm on me even more. "I'm really not in the mood. Inaantok na rin ako."He chuckled and held my hand. "You must be very tired. I love you. Try to sleep."I really feel sorry because I couldn't make it up to him right now. When we were about to start earlier, I stopped from removing my lungeries and made him just lay down beside me. He was confused at first until I told him that I don't wanna continue anymore. We just cuddled and he agreed.Though, I convinced him.I couldn't help but smile from what he had said. Humarap ako rito't hinalikan siya saglit. We were now facing each other
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"No, send that tax receipt to Michelle since she's the tax lawyer. Forget about the other legal matters there. I'm taking care of that right now."After I said that over the phone, I put it down immediately to focus on my tasks. I don't know why they want me to take care of the tax receipts when I'm not the tax lawyer.I now work as the general business lawyer and the contract lawyer of Rivamonte Hotel. Yes, I currently work for Anthony at his hotel. 2-in-1 ang trabaho ko dahil bukod sa kaya ko naman, I have to work double to gain money. Hindi pwedeng puro asa na lang ako kay Mama lalo na kay Anthony.I have to work for my needs. Ilang buwan na lang ang itatagal ng savings ko. Baka umabot sa time na wala na akong maipa-sweldo kina Kuya Caesar at Ate Sising.Kahit na nandito ako sa loob ng bahay ay nakakapag-focus pa rin naman ako sa trabaho. The room beside my bedroom, which was Jelsey's room two years ago, was turned into my home office. Everything was set up, thanks to Ate Sising an
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Severina nodded and smiled bitterly while she was looking at her photos on the screen. "This was the consequence that I got after I helped you free Sandoval. Bright warned me about this. This was the piece of information that he kept on using to blackmail me until I spoke the truth to the court room that day. That son of a bitch really destroyed my modelling career.""Si Bright pa rin ba ang nasa likod ng mga ito? Nagsilutangan ulit ang mga litrato mo, Severina." I asked. Napailing-iling na lang ako't iniisip kung ano na lang ang dinanas ni Severina para malagpasan ang mga ito."Who knows? Only God knows if Bright is still the one behind this." Severina answered."Oh my God, I'm s-sorry for not being there with you back then, Severina. . .""You don't have to be sorry, Christine." she told me and held my hand which was on the table. "You did the right thing to free Sandoval. I also did the right thing just like you. The only problem here is the asshole who spreaded this photos from
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Napatingin ito sa akin at ngumiti. She looked so shy even though we already met before. "Thank you! Y-You too.""Don't be so awkward in front of her, Katerina." pagsingit muli ni Jelsey pagkatapos humigop ng kape. "It's not as if you did a heinous thing behind our backs.""She must be sorry for what she did two years ago." pagsunod din ni Severina para asarin ang kapatid niya. "Well, triny lang naman niyang ilubog ang pangalan ni Sandoval sa isang bagay na 'di naman talaga niya nakita. What a bitch, right?" tanong nito sa akin.Natawa na lang ako't umiling. "Nakaraan na 'yan, h'wag mo nang asarin masyado ang kapatid mo, Severina" Tumingin naman ako kay Katerina't ngumiti. "It's okay now, Katerina. I heard that you defended yourself from the law suit filed against you two years ago, huh? Noong napatunayan mo namang inosente ka, nawalan na ako ng problema sayo."After I said that, she laughed and hugged me instinctively. Niyakap ko rin ito pabalik tapos pagkatapos ay nag-sorry ulit ito.
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Jelsey nodded and went to the bathroom. Umalis na rin si Anthony pagkatapos nitong magpaalam sa akin. Naiwan na ako mag-isa kaya umupo na muna ako sa harap ng office table ni Jelsey.Speaking of Katerina, I haven't seen that girl for years. Pagkatapos ng hearing ni Anthony two years ago ay hindi na ulit kami nagkita. Well, it's understandable since we really don't know each other pretty much. Ang koneksyon lang namin sa isa't isa ay si Severina at wala nang iba.I wonder if I'll also meet Severina today. Ang sabi lang naman ni Katerina ay pumunta kami sa office nila. We didn't know if whose request is this but we have to go because she said it's important. But whatever it is, I hoping that Severina's there so we can have a little chit-chat for a while. Ang huling pagkikita namin ay yung araw na nadischarge ako galing sa hospital. All of us are quiet busy these days so we barely see each other unlike before.After minutes of waiting, Jelsey finally went out of the bathroom after changi
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"That was unusual. I never thought that I would see that friend of yours wearing a smile.""We're not friends!" I argued after Anthony said that. "We never became friends.""That's cold." he replied.Nasa office pa rin kami pero lumipat kami ng pwesto. Malaki naman ang office ni Jelsey, lumipat kami sa isang malaking sofa sa harap ng TV. Nakahiga ako habang ang ulo ko'y nasa hita ni Anthony. Si Jelsey naman ay nasa paahan ko, iniinom yung kape niya.Pagkatapos kuhanin ni Jelsey ng kape mula kay Dark ay umalis na agad ang huli. It took me a minute before I moved on from that smile. "What was that behavior, Jelsey? Kailan pa natutong ngumiti 'yon?""Well, that was part of his job." Jelsey replied after taking a sip of her coffee. Kanina, sinubukan niyang utusan si Dark na dalhan din kami ng kape pero hindi ako pumayag. I just want him to get lost from my face. Ayokong bumalik pa siya para dalhan kami ng kape. "When he applied for a job, I asked him to always smile so he could get along
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IT WAS ALMOST an hour after we finished eating all the food that were served to us. Pagkatapos naming magpaalam kay Mama ay agad na kaming sumakay ng kotse't nag-drive sa susunod naming pupuntahan. We have so many itineraries today.Though, ayos lang. Minsan na lang din naman ako makalabas ng bahay dahil sa bago kong trabaho."I'm nervous." I told Anthony. Hinawakan nito ang aking kamay habang nagmamaneho siya. "It's been a while since I last saw her.""It's just two weeeks ago, Christine.""It's still long." I argued, looking at him at the rearview mirror.Bahagya lang itong natawa't tinapik ang aking kamay. "Yeah, yeah, I understand you. Unlike those days, you two don't get along together pretty often.""Ahuh, we both seemed super busy right now."Mabilis lang kaming nakarating sa isang malaking building kung saan nakatayo ang pinaka-successful na law firm sa buong Luzon. Pagkapark namin sa unahan ay agad akong namangha sa building na ito. Well, the owner of it was quite famous afte
