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Kabanata 22

Author: sheynanigan
last update Huling Na-update: 2022-05-10 20:54:25

The water is cascading down my hair and all over my body. Suddenly, I can feel someone's eyes watching me as I shower.

My eyes remained close as I rinsed-off the shampoo, along with all the stress and dirt last night.

Gabi nang nakauwi ang magkakaibigan. Lazarus was so wasted last night. Kulang nalang ay matulog siya sa terrace sa sobrang pagkalasing.

Good thing, Garreth helped him. He didn't drink much though, siya kasi ang magddrive sa mga lasing na kaibigan at didiretso na din daw siya sa seminaryo pagkatapos.

"Lazarus, is that you?" I asked.

"Who else would be watching you take a shower?" he jokingly replies back.

As I opened my eyes, just in time to see him slip-off his black boxer briefs and step into the standing shower with me.

Damn, he is really a sight to behold. I stepped backwards to allow the shower head to spray him with droplets that do nothing but accentuate his strong shoulders, glisten off of his arms and trickle down his chest.

I tried not to watch the droplets
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  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 23

    "Hindi ko na talaga alam ang gagawin sa anak mong iyan, Fina!""Avelino! Can't you be considerate? Just be thankful! Your daughter is safe!"I was surrounded with white painted wall and the air has an undertone of bleach. Am I in a hospital? Malabo ang aking paningin. Kalahati ng talukap ng mata ko lang ang nakabukas."Ligtas nga siya pero palugmok naman ang kompanya! Nakapasutil kasi ng anak mo! Hindi ko alam kung bakit lumaki iyang ganyan!"Shoutings. I woke up because of their voice- quarelling. Naalarma ako bigla. My parents are here! Nakatalikod sila sa akin habang nagtatalo pa rin. How come that they are here?I tried to recall what happened. Naaksidente kami. Nahulog ang sinasakyan namin sa bangin. Nakalabas kami ng kotse at nagpagulong-gulong. I am alive.Thanks God, I am alive!I tried to move but pang of pain welcomed me. Hindi ko maigalaw ang buong katawan ko. Naiiyak ako sa sakit. Sobrang sakit. Hindi ko magalaw ang buong katawan ko.I suddenly remember our baby... Lazaru

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  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 24

    "Mommy... Why?" my eyes were now teary-eyed.Maybe I deserve to know the truth, right? I'm fine. It has been a few weeks for me. I was restless. Thoughts are haunting me.Nag-iwas ito ng tingin sa akin. Inabala ang sarili sa mga dalang paper bags. Halatang gustong iwasan ang tanong ko."Kumain ka na ba? Pasensya na ngayon lang ako nakabisita-""Mommy! Sagutin niyo ako! Utang na loob! Huwag niyo na akong gawing tanga!" hindi ko na mapigilang sigaw. Nagtaas-baba ang balikat ko. Pilit kinokontrol ang emosyong gustong kumawala. Hindi ko na kayang pahabain pa ang mga agam-agam na ito."Aviona... Makakasama sa baby. Nag-aalala lang ako sa magiging kalagayan ng anak-""Kaya ko! Kinakaya ko! Kaya please lang, Mommy... Tama na. Huwag niyo na akong gawing bulag sa mga nangyayari!"Napahilamos ito ng mukha. Nilapitan ako at hinawakan. Pilit pinapakalma."Gusto kong malaman ang katotohanan sa mga nangyari! Sino ang may kagagawan ng lahat ng ito? Bakit pinalabas na patay na ako?"As much as I tri

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  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 25

    "Teacher Amira!" Napalingon ako sa tumawag. It was our school head. Nandito pa pala siya?Kakalabas ko palang ng faculty room. Wala na ang mga estudyante at nagsi-uwian na. Ako nalang din ang natira roon na teacher. Tinapos ko pa kasi ang mga gagawin para pagdating sa bahay ay magpapahinga nalang."Yes sir?" tanong ko nang makalapit ito.Dior Gailman, is the Principal/Director of this catholic school. Dahil matanda na ang mga magulang ay siya na ang namahala nito. Nakilala ko siya sa Graduate school, matanda ito ng tatlong taon sa akin.Napangiti ito habang bahagyang napakamot ng ulo. Malakas ang dugong banyaga sa kanya, kaya hindi mapapansing may lahing pinoy siya. Gwapo, makisig ang katawan at matalino. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit hanggang ngayon walang pinapakilalang girlfriend ang kaibigan 'kong ito."I told you not to call me sir. It's cringe-y." ngumuso siya. Natawa ako sa itsura niya. Lahat ng mga co-teachers ko ay kinakatakutan siya. Sa akin lang siya nagpapakita ng ganito

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  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 26

    There's a saying that all dogs come back home. Whether it's been weeks, months, or years. You somehow always find the men of your past, I mean, the dog- trying to claw their way back into your life.And that's a fact.Wala na sila sa unahan pero natulala pa ako ng ilang minuto doon. Hindi ba ako namamalik-mata? Maayos pa ang mga mata ko sa huling check-up ko! Hindi ako pwedeng magkamali!Si Lazarus talaga iyon!Napailing-iling ako. There's no point wasting my energy trying to figure out why he act the way he do or why he feel the way he feel, because chances are, he don't even know and even when he do know what his issue is, it still doesn't matter.He doesn't matter anymore.I've been doing so well without him. Ano naman kung nandito siya? Ano naman ngayon kung may kasama siyang babae? At ano naman kung umakto siya na parang hindi siya pari? Ayos na ako. Ayos na ayos!Ang akala 'kong hindi ko kaya dahil wala siya sa tabi ko ay nakaya ko.At tsaka... Hindi na ako si Aviona. Patay na

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  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 27

    "Aviona..." nanginginig ang boses nitong saad.Umatras ako ng paunti-unti. Humakbang rin siya papalapit at hinuli ang aking palapulsuhan. Mas lalo akong kinabahan."W-what are you doing?!" natataranta ko ng tanong. Malamig ang pawis na nasa noo.Why is he acting like this? Hindi ba noong huli naming pagkikita parang nandidiri siya at hindi niya ako kilala? Bakit ganito ang inaasta niya ngayon?I would have continued to fight for us until my last breath. I would have gone against all logic and rationale and found a thousand reasons why we shouldn't have to part. I would have stood, unfazed, and stared any challenge straight in the eye, refusing to cower in defeat. I would have gladly given up any material possession I had or sacrificed everything in my power to stay with him. I would have geared up for the biggest battle of my life, where failure wasn't an option and he were the only prize I needed.But alas, I cannot win against an immovable heart and a dying relationship that's bey

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  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 28

    "Mama! Mama!" Nang imulat ko ang mga mata ko ay natanaw ko ang anak 'kong patalbog-talbog sa kama. Hindi ko pa maaninag ang ilaw sa labas. Madilim pa sa buong kwarto at tanging lamp shade lang ang nagbibigay ng ilaw sa amin. Ang aga-aga pa! Anong oras na ba?"Alu, stop that! Mama is still sleepy!" Biyernes na ngayon at may pasok pa ako mamaya. Ayaw 'kong pumasok nang puyat at pagod. My next days went fine. I am thankful that I have not seen Lazarus since that day. Mabuti naman. Siguro ay naging epektibo ang pagdedeny ko at pagdededma sa mga pangungulit niya. I rubbed the blanket over my face and turned to lie down. Alu still didn't stop, he's now at the top of my head, jumping."Mama! Mama! Wake up! Mama!""Alu, stop that and just sleep! Mama has work later, please!"Natigil naman ito at kahit medyo hirap pa ako sa pagmulat ng mata dahil sa antok, nakita ko ang pagsimangot nito. Yumakap ito sa akin at siniksik ang mukha sa leeg ko."I'm sorry, Mama. Alu is just hungry. Alu wants

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  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 29

    "Hindi kita type!"Mariin at puno ng diin 'kong pagkakasabi. I tried to pull back my hand that he holds, but he just tightens his grip on it.We are in a secluded part of the hallway. There wasn't much students going out or passing by because the class was still on-going."Kailangan ko pa bang maging keyboard para maging type mo ako?"He winked at me while his mouth was still slightly open, his tongue stays on the side of his lips."Gago.""Gago-win ko ang lahat makuha lang ang puso mo." he said and then a small smile played on his lips.I almost vomit on what he said. Jesus christ, this is making me crazy! I wanna choke him to stop him from saying disgusting things!"Wag kang umasa! Wala akong interest sayo!" he immediately frowned after he heard what I said."Kailangan ko pa bang mangutang sayo para magkaroon ka ng interest sa akin?" Muntik akong mabuwal sa kinatatayuan ko nang marinig iyon sa kanya. Natawa siya sa reaksyon ko dahilan para lumuwag ang pagkakahawak niya sa akin."Oh

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  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 30

    "Mommy where is Alu?" I asked, still a bit sleepy.When I woke up Alu was no longer beside me. Today is saturday, I woke up late because I couldn't sleep last night. Lumapit ako sa aking nanay para makapagtimpla ng kape. Nagluluto ito ngayon ng almusal namin. Tinanaw ko pa ang sala para hanapin ang anak ko pero wala talaga ang batang makulit doon."He went outside with his nanny. Ang sabi'y mageexercise daw sila." Kakainom ko palang ng kape at nang marinig ang sinabi ni Mommy ay muntikan 'kong maibuga iyon dahil gusto 'kong matawa. Mukhang sineseryoso talaga ng anak ko ang pagddiet!"Saan daw sila pupunta?"I grabbed my starbucks mug and head straight to the breakfast nook, overlooking the garden in front of the house. It's very relaxing to look at."Baka nasa park." Mommy answered. "Bakit 'di ako sinama?"Wala namang pasok at saka tanda ko nung isang araw niya pa ako nito kinukulit na samahan ko daw siyang magexercise. Akala ko dito lang sa bahay at konting stretching lang, hind

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    "We can finally take a vacation!" Trevor said cheerfully. "Freedom!" he added.We lined up together to pick up our phones. It's the beginning of our semester break. Tatlong buwan din iyon. Ngayon nalang din kami makakalabas ng seminaryo."Let's bet. I'm sure when we come back here, Trevor already have a girlfriend." Finn joked. We all laughed."Sure, Finn. How much?" Sabat ko pa."Mga gago kayo!" Trevor laughed. I don't know if he's annoyed or what because of the tone of his voice. "Sige, mga magkano ipupusta niyo?"Aba'y loko-loko talaga ito! Mas lalo kaming natawa. Kami ang nasa dulo ng pila. Kahit na nag-aasaran ay sinisigurado naman naming hindi kami maririnig ni Fr. Revelos."Ten thousand!""Ang baba naman masyado, Finn. Gawin mo ng fifteen!""Twenty! Sarado na!" sabat ko pa. Para matigil nalang sila.Alam ko lang naman din na magkakaroon 'yan si Trevor at mapapasakin pa rin ang pera. Hindi kaya 'yan mapirmi. Parang hayok na hayop sa gubat kapag nakakakita ng bagong bibiktimahin.

  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 40

    Trigger warning: suicide, depressionHalos maglupasay ako sa narinig. I was stunned for a few minutes. Hindi malaman kung ano ang unang emosyong mararamdaman. Parang gumuho ang mundo ko. Nanginig ang buong katawan ko sa gulat. Hanggang sa emosyonal akong niyakap ni Lazarus, doon na bumuhos na para bang walang kontrol ang luha sa mga mata ko. "W-What happened?! Tell me you're just kidding, Lazarus!" garalgal na ang boses kong sabi. Streams of tears flowed faster than my heartbeat. "I'm sorry for your loss, baby. I won't say it's okay because it's never okay to lose a loved one ... but be strong. I'm just here." Malamlam ang mga mata niyang sabi. Mas lalo akong napahagulgol. Doon ko nakumpirmang hindi nga ito nagbibiro. Itong ganitong mga mata niya ang nakikita ko kapag nagsasabi siya ng totoo- kapag sinasabi niyang mahal niya ako."Hindi pwede! Hindi ito totoo! Panaginip lang ang mga ito!" humahagulgol kong sabi. "H-hindi sila pwedeng mamatay! Hindi ko pa sila nakakausap!" Habang

  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 39

    One thing I know for sure, it's hard...It's hard to forgive someone who hurt us.It's hard to forgive someone we put on a pedestal and they knocked themselves off of it. It's hard to forgive the closest people in our life when they hurt us or abandon us or neglect us or tell us things we can't forget.It's hard to forgive those we sacrificed a lot for.It's hard to look at someone who caused us so much pain and still love them with all our heart or treat them with the same respect but sometimes we have to forgive those people and remember that they're also human.That we have had our days when we erred too and hurt people we loved because we were still healing our own issues, we were still growing and learning how to love again, we were still evolving and we got many things wrong.I think sometimes we get caught up in the wrongs that people inflict on us. We get hurt and we get bitter. Understandably so, but instead of letting that pain dissipate, we keep it close to our hearts. We

  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 38

    "A-Aviona?" hindi makapaniwala niyang sabi.Gulat na gulat ang mukha ni Paulino nang makita ako. Napaatras siya, nanginginig at namumutla na ang mukha, habang patuloy sa pagbuhos ang butil ng pawis."Aviona, ikaw ba talaga 'yan?" pilit inaabot ni Paulino ang kamay niya sa akin, nanginginig pa rin."Patawad!" nagulat ako nang lumuhod siya sa harapan ko bigla. Hindi ako makapagsalita. Gulat rin sa bilis ng pangyayari at sa mga sinasabi niya. Anong nangyayari? Bakit siya humihingi ng tawad sa akin? Ako nga ang dapat humingi ng tawad dahil nahulog ko ang cellphone niya."Patawarin mo ako! Hindi ko iyon sinasadya!" nakayuko na ito at nagtaas-baba ang balikat. Kunot ang noo kong napatingin lang sa kanya."Napag-utusan lang ako, Aviona! Patawad! Patawarin mo ako!" sabi niya habang nakaluhod pa rin, umiiyak."Anong pinagsasabi mo?!" sa wakas ay nasabi ko na rin. "'Yung nangyari sainyo limang taon na ang nakalipas... Planado iyon ng tatay mo! Tinakot niya akong tatanggalan ng scholarship ku

  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 37

    "Uhm, so..." Mr. Del Madrid started after the long silence.No one dared to speak. Their gazed were all plastered to Alu who's sitting beside me; wondering, like a puzzle that needs to assemble.Lazarus was still holding my hand. Kanina ko pa kinakagat ang pang-ibabang labi ko dahil hindi ako kumportable sa presensya nila."Care to explain everything, Lazarus?" his father finally asked. Tahimik namang nakaupo sa tabi niya ang nanay ni Lazarus na taimtim na nakamasid sa anak ko. Grabe ang tensyon, tunog ng kalabog ng puso ko lang ang naririnig ko.Tumikhim si Lazarus at umayos ng upo. "Surprise? Lolo at lola na kayo!" Lazarus let out a warm hearty laugh. It echoed in the corners of the room. No one dared to laugh or say something though. Mas ramdam pa rin ang tensyon ngayon."Gago. Paano?" Aquilino finally asked after the long minutes of silence.Hindi ito mapakali. Hanggang sa lumingon ito sa akin at tinuro ako. "Akala namin patay ka na, Aviona!""She isn't, obviously, that's why sh

  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 36

    I woke up early to cook breakfast. The two were still asleep when I left. When I finished cooking, I covered it for a while so that I could take a bath already.As the towel hung over the side of my shoulder, I returned to the room to get my working clothes. Nang papalapit na ako sa banyo ay dinaanan ko muna ang dalawang mahimbing pa rin ang tulog hanggang ngayon.Nakatalukbong ito ng kumot habang magkayakap at naghihilik pa. Alas singko na sa umaga, may trabaho kami Lazarus at medyo malayo pa ang ibabyahe namin."Lazarus," I lightly shook his body."Hmm?" He stretched his body a bit and then slightly squeezed the side of his eyes. He's still struggling to concentrate in my direction because of drowsiness."Bangon na, may pasok pa tayo sa trabaho." but instead of getting up, he lay on the bed and embraced his sleeping son by his side."Lazarus," niyugyog ko ulit ang balikat niya pero hilik lang ang sagot sa akin.Napakamot ako ng ulo. Medyo inis na. Napagod itong dalawang ito maglaro

  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 35

    "What do you do for a living, Papa?" tanong ni Alu.Nakakandong ito sa kanya ngayon habang nagmamaneho. Napairap ako. Hindi pa rin magkamayaw ang inis kay Lazarus."I advise individuals on legal issues and disputes, and then I represent them in court and legal transactions." he said in his tone casual and light. Alu's mouth turned to 'o'. He's looking at his father with so much amusement and adoration."You are practicing law, Papa?" he asked still amuzed.He nodded. "Yes, son. I'm a lawyer.""Oh, my. My father is a lawyer! Is that your dream, Papa?"Bahagya niyang ipinilig ang kanyang ulo at ngumuso. Ang mga mata ay nasa unahan pa rin at ang kamay ay abala sa manibela. Nakaangat naman ang tingin ng anak namin sa kanya. Parang may sariling mundo ang dalawa. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pa ako sa kanila sumama."To be honest... no."Of course he will answer no to that. Bahagya tuloy akong napaisip. Ano bang pangarap talaga nito? He was only forced to become a priest because of his grand

  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 34

    "Eh?!" I heard my son said in disbelief.Inalis ko ang nakatalukbong na kumot sa mukha ko at nakita kong nakatalikod na ito sa akin. Ang buong atensyon nito ay nasa amang tulog na tulog pa rin hanggang ngayon.Hinayaan ko lang siya. Hanggang sa ilang minutong pagtitig ay niyugyog na nito ang natutulog na si Lazarus para gisingin."Wake up! Why did Mama said you are my Papa?!"Upon waking, Lazarus burrowed himself into the warm, soft sheets. He rubbed the remainders of sleep from his eyes and gazed out Alu. He suddenly sat on the bed when he saw our child sitting in front of him and now seemed annoyed and full of questions."Are you guys dating? Mama said my father is dead a long time ago! Explain it to me! Are you Mama's boyfriend now? Or are you getting married that's why you are now my Papa?" bakas sa boses nito ang inis.Ayan, nagpakilala pa kasi siyang kaibigan nito. Ngayon, parang mahihirapan pa ang anak naming maproseso ang katotohanang tatay niya talaga si Lazarus. Paano ba

  • Of All The Forbidden   Kabanata 33

    I held my lower lip with my thumb. Natulala at hindi pa rin maproseso ang nangyari. He closed his eyes as he swallowed hard. Napasandal siya sa barandilya, doon humanap ng suporta."Let's go. My head is spinning." he finally said after some minutes. He then pulled my hand. Dire-diretso ang lakad namin hanggang sa makalabas na kami ng bar. Agad kaming dumiretso sa mga nakahilerang kotse."H-how about Maureen? How can she go home?" sa wakas ay natanong ko na rin."I'm pretty sure she's with my friend by now. Stop worrying about her. Let's go." sagot niya habang naglalakad pa rin."How about her car? What will she use? Did you bring your car with you how-""If you will not stop asking I will kiss you again."He said looks threatening. I bit my lower lip to stop myself from saying something. His forehead twitched while his eyes focused on my lips.Napaiwas ito ng tingin. He swallowed hard, gumalaw ang adams apple nito habang inililibot ang mga mata sa mga kotseng nakaparada."Where's her

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