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Chapter 45"Who told you to go out in the middle of the night, Shawn? We have a lot of drivers and maids! They are paid to do what you want!" Galit na galit si Daddy at pagkauwi namin ay kaagad niyang pinagalitan si Kuya."Look what happened!""I'm fine," sabi ko habang ginagamot ni Mommy ang sugat ko sa noo."I had the car checked earlier, Dad. Hindi ko naman alam na ganoon ang mangyayari," Kuya reasoned out but Dad shook his head."If you just don't need acar I will not let you drive, too. Buy your own car," sabi ni Daddy kay Kuya bago lumingon sa akin. "Should I call a Doctor?" Dad asked and Mom and I both shook our heads."Maliit lang naman. Magaling na 'to kinabukasan," Mom answered before slightly combing my hair.Huminga ng malalim si Daddy bago tuluyang tumango."Shawn, escort your sister to her room," utos ni Daddy kay Kuya makalipas ang ilang minuto kaya tumayo na rin ako mula sa pagkakaupo sa couch."Goodnight," Mom said to the both of us before we left them there."I'm r
Chapter 46Ang lahat ng nangyari ay parang isang patunay na hindi na dapat ako magtagal pa dito sa Masvedo. When I woke up, the Doctor said that I was lucky because the stab I got was shallow and no organ has been damaged. But no, I wasn't lucky. Sa dami ng nangyaring masama sa akin mula noong bumalik ako dito ay hindi ko maiwasang isipin na pilit nga akong pinapaalis ng lugar na 'to."She'll stay here for awhile for us to make sure that her wound won't get infected," sabi ng Doktor bago siya nagpaalam.Nakatulala ako at hindi pa rin makapaniwala sa mga nangyari. That happened?"Sam, look at me," marahang sambit ni Daddy bago dahan-dahan na lumuhod sa tabi ng kama ko. My eyes watered because of that. At hindi ako lubos na makapaniwala nang makita ko ang mga luha sa mga mata niya."D-Daddy," nanginginig na sambit ko but he held my both hands. Paulit-ulit niya itong hinalikan habang nakaluhod siya sa tabi ng kama ko. Doon bumuhos ang mga luha ko ng tuloy-tuloy."I'm so sorry, Sam. I'm r
Chapter 47 Kinabukasan ay may plane ticket na kaagad ako papunta sa Manila. My flight is around seven in the evening. Gabi ang pinili ko dahil ayaw kong umalis ng mainit. Especially that I'll travel alone. Hindi ko makakaya ang init. "What are you doing? Fix your things now," sabi ni Kuya nang maabutan niya akong nakahilata sa kwarto ko. "Chill, it's still so early," I said before getting up. "Get up," iyon lang ang sabi niya bago lumabas ng kwarto ko. Ilang sandali pa ay naisipan kong bumaba na para kumain. I found Dad and Mom talking downstairs. Nang makita nila ako ay tumigil sila sa pag-uusap para bigyan ako ng pansin. "Are your things ready?" Mom asked but I shook my head. "I haven't packed yet. Maybe later," sabi ko. "We are done eating our breakfast. Tell the maids to prepare your food," Dad said and I nodded. After eating my break I went to our pool. Doon ko nadatnan si Kuya sa isa sa mga sun lounger na may hawak na laptop. "You'll come with me to Manila?" I asked be
Chapter 48"I broke up with her! F*ck! Get inside my car!"Nang sinubukan niya akong hawakan ay kaagad kong winasiwas ang kamay ko. I made him see that I will never let him touch me."You are talking nonsense, Jace! Bumalik ka sa kanya!" I shouted and was about to leave him when he forcefully grabbed my wrist."Get in, ihahatid kita," medyo kalmado na niyang sabi pero umiigting pa rin ang panga niya."Why did you break up with her?" seryosong tanong ko saka marahas na kinuha ang kamay ko sa kanya.He close his eyes tightly like he's controlling his own temper but he's finds it really difficult. Nang buksan niya ang mga mata niya ay namumula ito ngunit sobrang seryoso. Pero hindi ako pinang hinaan ng loob.I was so sure to back out. I was determined to move on. Pero ginugulo niya na naman ako."Get in—"I shook my head before laughing sarcastically."Leave me alone, Jace. Huwag mo na akong pakialaman. Stop butting in on what I do and what I want to do!" galit na sigaw ko.If he doesn't
Chapter 49Bumalik ako sa lounge namin at walang tao doon. I got another glass of whiskey but someone grabbed it from me. I turned to Jace with my pissed look and angry eyes."Stop drinking, come on," sabi niya saka nilapag sa lamesa ang baso na may lamang whiskey."You have no say on what I do," inis na sabi ko saka mabilis muling kinuha ang baso at diretsong ininom. Ang init na dala ng inumin ay nagpapikit sa akin. And I want more. This alcohol helps me forget my usual reaction towards Jace.Gusto ko pang mamanhid."I said enough!""Ano ba!" I shouted when he forcefully grabbed my hand to stop me from drinking a lot.Nakakadagdag sa hilo ko ang iba-ibang ilaw. Naningkit ng bahagya ang mga mata ko para aninagin ang mukha niya. And I smirked when I saw his clenching jaw. I'm really drunk.I chuckled."Hi, Jace," I said."Samantha!" Yen suddenly called me. Lasing kong hinarap si Yen na nagulat rin sa kasama ko."Iuuwi ko na siya—""No, I am not drunk yet! And I have a driver!" I shoute
Chapter 50Sa susunod na linggo pa dapat ang balik ko sa Ohio pero sa palagay ko kailangan ko nang bumalik. Instead of next week I decided to go back the day after tomorrow. At dahil na rin napag-alaman ng boss ko sa Ohio na nandito ako sa Ohio ay binigyan niya ako ng special task. The company emailed me to represent them in a company meeting. Isang meeting ng kompanya na partner rin ng kompanya namin. Our company is an international company so I expect that we also have partners in this country.And the meeting will start at exactly eight in the morning. At seven thirty qy nasa kalagitnaan pa ako ng traffic. I woke up so early for this. I am so happy that I didn't cry last night because of what happened. Maaga akong nagising at nabasa ko kaagad ang email ng kompanya tungkol sa meeting na 'to kaya nagmadali ako. But I can not control the traffic!"Manong, wala bang ibang daan? I will be late!" inis na sabi ko.Unti-unting gumalaw ang traffic. Hindi pa rin ako makahinga ng maluwag dahi
Chapter 51I am still trying to move on. Should I entertain suitors? Dapat ko bang buksan ang sarili ko sa iba para tuluyan ko nang makalimutan si Jace?Jay, my coworker is trying to impress. He's not directly saying it but I could feel it. And I am thinking of letting him. "Sam, can I invite you for dinner tonight?" Jay asked when I was making my coffee in our pantry.Mabilis ko siyang nilingon at hindi ako nagdalawang-isip na tumango."After work?" I asked and he nodded."Yes, after work," he answered and I nodded.Yes, I'll try.Pagkatapos ng trabaho ay sumabay ako sa kanya. He owns a car so we didn't find it hard to find a perfect restaurant."I might get myself a car, too," mahinang sabi ko habang papasok kami sa restaurant."Yeah, it's a hassle to always commute," he said and I nodded.The restaurant he chose is high-end. This isn't new to me but I think I won't lst Jay pay for everything that we will eat here."You mentioned before that you have a farm in Philippines, right? Ho
Chapter 52His kisses are my favorite. Sobrang rahan ng mga halik na binibigay niya sa akin para humiling pa ako ng higit. I want more so I hugged his nape even tighter to urge him to kiss him more."I missed you," he whispered in between our kisses and that's when I opened my mouth to welcome his tongue.Heat slowly invaded my body as I dare him to kiss me so deep. Napasabunot ako sa buhok niya ng bahagya niyang kagatin ang ibabang labi ko. We are both hungry for this. We are both craving for this. Sobrang lalim na nang pinagsasaluhan naming halik pero kapwa pa kaming naghahanap ng higit.His hands travelled around my body and I let him do that until he took off my thick coat. He found my butt and that's when I moaned.I missed him so much, too.Siya na mismo ang naghubad ng coat na suot niya at dali-dali rin niyang hinubad ang long sleeves na suot niya habang hindi pinuputol ang halikan namin. When I touched his warm body something tickled inside of me.His lips left my lips to kiss
Special ChapterAng sakit-sakit ng ulo ko na hindi ko maintindihan. Parang binibiyak at gusto kong magsuka lalo pero nasa sasakyan na kami pauwi. Jace is beside me. I feel so pissed yet I want him to stay beside me. Nakasunod si Kuya sa amin, sina Daddy at ang mga magulang ni Jace. I don’t know what’s happening. Pero nang dahan-dahan na hawakan ni Jace ang tiyan ko ay napalunok na lang ako.Me being pregnant isn’t impossible. Wala akong natatandaan na gumamit kami ng proteksyon kahit isang beses man lang. I am really pregnant.“Stay away from me,” inis na sambit ko kay Jace pero imbes na lumayo siya ay mas lalo lang siyang sumiksik sa akin habang natatawa ng kaunti.Napairap na lang ako saka hinayaan siya hanggang sa makarating kami sa mansyon. Nang makapasok sa loob ay kaagad akong binigyan ni Mommy ng iba’t-ibang uri ng pregnancy tests. Nanginginig ko iyong tinanggap bago sila isa-isa na tiningnan.Mom is obviously nervous. Dad’s nervous too but he has this serious ang angry aura. S
Special ChapterKahit gaano ko kagusto na huwag siyang iuwi ay pinilit ko pa rin ang sarili kong maihatid siya. I want her with me forever. I want her warmth in my bed. I want everything about her. And in order to have her, I must work very hard. I must follow his Dad’s wants.Bandang ala una ng umaga na kaming nakarating sa kanila. Hindi ko pa tuluyang napa-park ang Wrangler ay nakita ko na si Shawn na nakaabang. Napamura ako sa utak ko bago tuluyang pinatay ang makina.Mabilis akong lumabas at lumabas na rin si Sam. She immediately went to his brother and hugged him a bit.“What time it is?” malamig nitong sambit habang sa akin ang tingin. Umigting ang panga ko.I’m jealous.Napaiwas ako ng tingin nang halikan niya sa noo si Sam ng tatlong beses saka marahan na tinapik sa ulo. Napalunok ako para ipaalala sa sarili ko na magkapatid sila.“Go upstairs,” he said and Samantha nodded before turning to me.“Kuya—”“Jace and I will talk. Go upstairs and sleep,” he said.Samantha nodded. I w
EpilogueGalit na galit ako sa bigla niyang pag-alis. Galit na galit ako na pinigilan kong hanapin siya kahit pa nalaman namin ang resulta ng DNA test. She’s not my sister. Bakit hindi niya ako pinaniwalaan noon?She doesn't trust me enough to believe me. Bahala siya. I won’t chase. I’m so angry. I will never forgive her. Never.“Jace, hi! Ikaw lang dito?” Tamad akong lumingon sa tumawag sa akin. I saw Kira. “Yeah,” I coldly answered because I don’t care at all. Nandito ako sa bayan para kumuha ng kailangan sa Hacienda. I just don’t care about everyone right now.“I went to Manila. I heard what happened. I’m really sorry,” she said so I looked at her again.Nagtagal ang tingin ko sa kanya. They were close.“Do you know where is she?” I asked. Bahagyang nanlaki ang mga mata niya sa gulat sa naging tanong ko pero ilang sandali pa ay umiling rin siya.I just nodded before leaving.Hindi pa ako nagalit ng ganito. This anger doesn’t just need a sorry. “Hindi mo hahanapin?” Lance asked wh
Chapter 58“Nice room,” she said when we entered my room. Kaagad napaigting ang panga ko sa kaagad kong naisip ngayong nandito siya sa loob ng kwarto ko. I hoped for this so much and now its here. But no, I need to drive her home. Alam kong hindi ko pa nakukuha ang loob ng pamilya. I want to work for it. I badly want them to trust me.“So, you talked to you parents about us? Anong sinabi mo?” tanong niya saka dahan-dahan akong nilingon. Hindi ko na napigilan pang lapitan siya. I slowly encircled my arms on her waist before putting my face on her neck. I inhaled her sweet scent before taking a deep breath.“I told them that I love you…so much,” I whispered and she slightly chuckled. Hindi siya gumalaw kaya mas hinigpitan ko ang pagpulupot ng braso ko sa baywang niya.I want her scent all over my room. I want her hair on my bed. I want everything about her here inside my room.Ilang sandali pa ay tumawa siya ng mahina saka ako tinulak ng bahagya pero hindi ako kumalas mula sa kanya. I
Chapter 57I smiled after I sent my resignation letter. Ilang beses ko ‘tong pinag-isipan. Hindi ako nakatulog kagabi dahil sa kakaisip dito. And now, I finally made a decision. Hindi pa alam ni Jace ang tungkol dito. Hindi ko alam kung pwede ba akong makipagkita sa kanya matapos ang nangyari kagabi.Last night was a bittersweet moment. Halo-halong emosyon pero lamang ang saya lalo na at unti-unti na kaming tinatanggap. I am so happy that I don’t need to hide what’s with me and Jace. Hindi ko na kailangang magsinungaling para lang makipagkita sa kanya. Ang saya pala ng ganito.Tumawag kagabi at kaninang umaga si Jace. Tinanong ko sa kanya kung ano ang pinag-usapan nila ni Daddy. But he said that he won’t tell me on the phone. Sasabihin niya sa personal kaya mabilis na akong tumayo nang makitang alas dos na ng hapon.Bumaba ako. Mga maids lang ang nandito ngayon. Kuya was out and Mom and Dad, too. I am totally alone so I told Jace that I’ll go to the waterfalls on the property. Hindi ko
Chapter 56Tulala akong nakatingin sa kwintas na sinuot niya sa akin bago kami tuluyang bumalik sa Hacienda. It’s the necklace I tried to return and now it’s on my neck again. “That’s yours,” he said when he found me staring at it so much.Dahan-dahan naman akong napatango sabay lingon sa kanya. I smiled sweetly because I’m so happy. I hope that everything will be on the right places now. We deserve this. We deserve to be happy after all the pain that we have gone through.Mabilis ang pagpapatakbo niya pero sobrang ingat. Nang makarating kami sa labas ng Hacienda ay biglang nag ring ang cellphone niya. His phone is on the dashboard so I saw who’s calling.“Your father,” I said.Mabilis niyang inabot ang cellphone niya at mabilis na pinatay kaya gulat ko siyang nilingon.“Why didn’t you answer?” gulat na tanong ko pero tutok lang ang mga mata niya sa harap kung saan unti-unting bumubukas ang gate ng Hacienda namin.“I don’t need more distractions now that I’ll meet your parents,” kalm
Chapter 55Nang makarating kami sa mansyon ay sinalubong ako ni Mommy at Daddy. We ate then they let me rest. At saktong nagbibihis ako para makaidlip sandali ay biglang tumawag si Jace. I am in my walk-in closet so I put my phone on one of my drawers to continue wearing my clothes.“Wow, nice timing,” natatawang bungad ko. I’m only wearing my towel. I just took a shower and I think we’re the same. Mukhang basa rin ang buhok niya at katatapos lang maligo.“Hey,” medyo paos na sambit niya pero bahagya lang akong tumalikod. I took off my towel so I could wear my clothes while he’s watching me on screen. Mabilis lang akong nagbihis ay nang matapos ay kinuha ko ang cellphone ko saka dinala sa labas ng walk in.“I’ll sleep,” sabi ko bago humiga sa kama. My hair is still a little bit wet. Mukhang hindi natuyo ng husto kahit nag-blower na ako kanina.“I’ll visit there, I guess?” he said so my brow raised. “What are you talking about?” I asked.“When will you introduce me to your parents?” h
Chapter 54Walang sinabi si Kuya pero alam kong naiintindihan na niya. And I am so happy that he’s slowly accepting what I want. “Turn your back. Bend a little,” Jace huskily said while kissing me.Napaungol ako saka dahan-dahan na sinunod ang gusto niya. And in a few seconds he entered me from behind causing us both to moan.Biglaan ang pag-uwi kanina ni Kuya sa Pilipinas dahil tumawag si Daddy. Alam kong ayaw niya pa akong iwan dito matapos ang naging usapan kagabi sa bar kasama si Jace. He’s not yet fully okay with this. But he got no choice when Dad called. “D*mn,” Jace cursed while thrusting so fast behind me.I lost my count. I think this is our fifth round for tonight. Ngayong umuwi na si Kuya ay dito siya ngayong gabi. I bet he’ll check out from his hotel the next day.“I love you,” he said while panting.Napakagat ako sa ibabang labi ko saka mahigpit na kumapit sa kama.“I-I’m so in love with you,” nahihirapang sambit ko at tila hindi niya iyon inaasahan.“D*mn, Samantha. Y
Chapter 53Hindi umalis si Jace at nagsukatan sila ni Kuya ng tingin. Nang hindi ko na iyon nakayanan ay pumagitna ako sa kanilang dalawa pero hinila ako ni Kuya papunta sa likuran niya na para bang kahit anong mangyari ay hinding-hindi niya ako ibibigay kay Jace."You are taking it all personal, Shawn," umiigting ang pangang sambit ni Jace habang nakatitig sa kamay ni Kuya na nakahawak sa siko ko.I swallowed really hard because I'm seeing a war right now."Yes, I am. Noong huli kitang makita may girlfriend ka hindi ba? You think I'll be happy seeing you on bed with my sister? No way," galit na sabi ni Kuya kaya napalunok ako."Kuya," I called softly. Imbes na ang kapatid ko ang tumingin sa akin ay si Jace ang gumawa noon. I motioned him to go but he shook his head. May takot sa mga mata niya at alam na alam ko kung bakit. He's thinking that I'll push him away. He's thinking that I am still a coward to face this, again.But I am not.I just need to talk to my brother."Jace, please,