Vices X Virtues (AWESOMELY PUBLISHED BY POP FICTION)

Borrow

39

It has been days since my grandfather was sent into jail. Magsisimula na rin ang hearing niya sa susunod na araw. Everything has finally fallen into place, except for one thing..

I sat at the middle of the conference room, crying. Napakalaking tinik ang nabunot sa dibdib ko, knowing that my family is already safe. Nilabas na nila si Lolo and everyone went with them.

"Why?"

Tiningala ko si Sandro. His voice was passive and he doesn't show any emotion right now. Napakagat ako ng labi bago tumayo at naglakad palabas.

"Give me your reason now Phoebe. Bakit mo ako pinagtaguan?" he hissed at me. hindi ko siya pinansin. Tinalikuran ko siya but he held my arm and made me faced him. He was now seething in anger.

"You were alive for the past four years Phoebe! Bakit ka nagtago?!"

"I was protecting you okay! I wanted you safe! I wanted you to be unharmed--"

"You could have told me--"

"And then what? Anong gagawin mo Sandro? Ipagmamalaki mo na isa kang Montreal, ganoon ba? Reality check, hindi takot ang Lolo ko sa apelyido mo! And you, knowing you and your attitude, kapag nalaman mo, lalo mo lang ipapahamak ang sarili mo." Tumaas baba na ang dibdib ko. I brushed the tears away. We shouldn't be having this kind of talk right now. Akala ko kapag nalaman niya ang totoo, he would hug me and say that he missed me. hindi yung ganitong nakasigaw siya sa akin na para bang may mali akong ginawa when all along I was just protecting him.

He brushed his hands on his hair and kicked the chair. Napaatras ako sa sobrang galit na nagmumula sa kanya.

"You..wala ka bang tiwala sa akin Phoebe Thea?"

Hindi ako nakapagsalita sa sinabi niya. I wasn't expecting that one from him.

"I admit, masyado akong naging kampante dahil sa pangalan na dala ko. But that was just a part of me Phoebe. It doesn't compose the whole me. I thought you believed in me. Sa buong pagkatao ko. Akala ko... I was wrong.." he shook his head at nilampasan na ako.

"S-sandro.."