Vernon Thobias Alejo.
“Sir! Pasensya na po sa istorbo pero hindi pa ho kasi bumabalik si Ma’am Sariah simula kaninang tanghali. Nag island hopping po siya mag-isa gamit iyong yate. Hindi niya po gusto ipaalam sa inyo pero nag-aalala na rin po kasi kami dahil baka lumubog na ang araw, hindi pa rin siya nakaka-uwi at base sa balita may bagyo raw na paparating.”
“Alright, no problem, I’m coming.” I said before I ended the call.
Tinawagan ko ang tauhan ni Papa para maihanda ang chopper. I maneuvered the car back to the mansion. Iniwan ko na nga iyon sa labas ng gate at hindi na pinapasok pa mismo sa loob dahil naririnig ko na ang lagatak ng ingay na nagmumula sa chopper. Sinabi ko na lang sa mga bodyguards na i
Vernon Thobias Alejo.“Please make sure Sariah’s safe. Don’t let her leave the place,” ani ko kay Rufino.Hindi na ako muling tumingin pa sa rest house nang umangat na ang chopper. I bowed my head down. Napatingin ako sa kamay kong nagkaroon na ng tuyong dugo. I didn’t even bother cleaning my hands or fixing myself. Ang tanging gusto ko na lamang ay makapunta agad sa ospital.“Yes, sir. Nasabihan ko na ang mga tauhan. Pinabalik na po nila si Ms. Sariah sa loob,” sagot niya.Madilim na ang langit, mas humina rin ang ulan hindi kagaya kanina. Hindi ko alam kung ilang oras kaming bumiyahe. Napadilat na lang ako nang tuluyan na
Vernon Thobias Alejo.Nang masara ang pintuan, ang ingay na nagmumula sa machine lang ang tanging narinig ko. She’s wearing an oxygen mask with a nasal cannula. Marami rin nakaturok sa kamay niya. It must’ve been painful. Hindi lang sa pisikal kung hindi sa loob niya. The rain poured hard earlier. Iniisip ko pa lang na hinulog siya sa matarik at madilim na dagat, hindi ko na kaya pang tanggapin.I was well aware of how hard-headed she is. She can be cruel at times and doesn't want to lose an argument, but she's also fragile. She may be physically strong, but she is vulnerable on the inside. Even though she has a strong mentality, her heart may be destroyed easily. That was the first thing I noticed after months of being together.
Vernon Thobias Alejo.“What the hell are you doing there?” I asked.“Having my vacation before I go to the psychiatrist hospital.” Narinig ko ang paghampas ng alon sa kabilang linya kaya paniguradong nasa Siargao nga siya. “You were right before, I’m sick. Papa made me sick, but that doesn’t matter now. What matters most is that he’s more willing to take care of me than do his work with you. Isn’t it great? I longed for this. I longed for Papa’s attention.” Suminghap siya ng dalawang beses tila pinapakiramdaman pa ang simoy ng hangin sa kung nasaan siya. “I told you, Vaughn. I’m going to take everything I was supposed to have before.”“Take it, I don’t f
Vernon Thobias Alejo.“Mr. Alejo, totoo po bang kayo ang may pakana ng nangyaring insidente?”“Bakit niyo ho ginawa iyon kay Solange Cervana?”“Ibig sabihin po ba nito ay walang katotohanan ang mangyayaring kasalan sa pagitan ninyo ni Solange Cervana?”The media were like ants around the police car. Nakapalibot sila sa sasakyan habang wala akong ginawa kung hindi manahimik sa loob. Nang umandar ang sasakyan ay hindi na nila nagawang humabol pa. I remained silent. Napatingin ako sa posas na nakapulupot sa kamay ko.Griffin…He was supposed to wear this instead of me. I should ha
Vernon Thobias AlejoMaybe I was just too clouded by Sariah that time. Na sa sobrang pag-iisip ko sa kalagayan niya ay hindi ko na namalayan na nagiging daan na ‘yon para traydurin ako ng sarili kong pamilya.“I can’t fully know what’s between your family and Seia’s family, because I don’t have much time to investigate. I just know that you’re both going to be useless once they finish what they are planning to do. Take note, they’re not allies. Both families have respective schemes for one another,” pagpapaliwanag niya, “I don’t want to offend you, but your engagement with Seia could be part of their plan.”He continued, “The m
Solange Raviea Cervana.Unti-unti kong minulat ang mata ko, tila nanlalabo pa ang paningin dahil sa ilaw at puting kisame ng kwarto. Dahan-dahan akong tumingin sa paligid. I couldn’t utter a word or even move from my bed. The moment I saw a guy with black hoodie beside the lamp table, I shouted. I couldn’t see his face clearly kahit na maliwanag ang paligid. He tightly grabbed my neck and covered my mouth to shut it, making me lose my breath.“Stop! Please, don’t do this! G-Gusto ko pang…mabuhay.” Hinawakan ko ang kamay niyang nakahawak sa leeg ko. I felt tears on my cheeks as I couldn’t remove them because he was too strong.“You fucking deserve this,” he said, pouring his anger on me.
Solange Raviea Cervana.Kinabukasan, maliwanag na nang magising ako. Nagulat pa ako nang makita ang magulang ko pati na rin ang mag asawang Alejo. Theiana and Griffin are here, too. Ang tanging wala lang ay si Vernon.Inurong ko ang katawan ko para makasandal ako pero hindi ko agad iyon nagawa nang inalalayan ako ni Mama.“Seia, are you fine? Are you feeling okay?” she asked. I gave her nothing but a cold stare.“Don’t touch me, I can do it alone,” ani ko. I successfully sat down on my bed and stared at them one at a time. “Where’s Vernon?” Iyon ang una kong naisip na itanong dahil siya lang ang kulang dito. Hindi sila umimik kaya
Solange Raviea Cervana.“I remembered my daughter. She’s the same age as you. I hope I can hug her like this,” aniya.“Where is she?” I asked.“She died from leukemia. How ironic it is, I’m a doctor but I didn’t get to protect my daughter,” he replied.“I’m so sorry to hear that.”“It’s fine. I just want to let you know that you should live your life. I want you to do physical therapy so that you can walk again. My daughter take all the pain kaya noong nalaman namin, huli na. She didn’t even get proper medication. And to tell you…that’s my biggest nigh