Chapter 16
Malungkot na lumabas si Lawrence ng kwarto ni Micca sa hospital. She is now sleeping peacefuly kaya napagdesisyunan muna niyang lumabas ng kwarto. Pero agad siyang nagulat nang makita ang 'di inaasahang taong nakaupo sa bench sa labas ng kwarto ni Micca.
"Ian," the girl called her pero tinalikuran niya na ito at nagpatuloy siya sa pag-alis. Wala siyang oras para dito. "Ian please. Listen to me.."
Hinawakan siya nito sa braso kaya naman wala na siyang nagawa kundi ang harapin ito.
"What are you doing?"
"What?" The girl was shocked. She didn't expect that Lawrence's voice could be that cold, but it was.
"Why are you still here? I thought you already know that you should go far from Micca.." nagtiim-bagang ito nang sabihin ang mga salitang 'yun kasabay nito ang pagkakaalala niya sa nangyari noon. "You are the reason why we have this kind of situation! And now, why the hell I didn't know that she has problem in her heart? Tell me! Do you know this?"
Dahan-dahan tumango ang babae dahilan para lalong ma-frustrate si Lawrence. Siya lang ba talaga ang walang alam? Pakiramdam niya tuloy ay napagkaisahan siya ng mga tao sa paligid niya.
Hindi niya akalaing magiging ganito ang araw na ito. Ang gusto niya lang naman ay ang makapag-celebrate ng isang mahalagang okasyon bukas pero mukhang hindi pa ito matutuloy.
"Si Micca . . she decided not to tell you dahil ayaw niyang mag-alala ka pa."
"Ha! Then what now? You still tried to steal me from Micca. Farrah, all these years, I wish that Micca will remember me but no! She didn't!" Tuluyan nang hindi nakontrol ni Lawrence ang emosyon niya lalo na at naghalo-halo na ito.
He broke down in front of his girlfriend's half sister.
"I thought you don't have any plan of coming back," mapang-akusa ang himig nito.
"I didn't expect it too. Kung hindi sana si Micca napigilang bumalik ng London, hindi rin sana ako babalik rito para lang malaman kung sino ang dahilan ng hindi niya pagtuloy, and to my surprise, ikaw pala 'yun.."
Nag-iwas ng tingin si Lawrence, simula pa naman talaga nang una. He did know Micca, kaya naman pinili niyang huwag itong pansin nang nagpapansin ito sa kanya noon pero sa huli, hindi rin niya napigilan ang nararamdaman niya. Masyado itong pamilyar para iwasan niya lang.
It was 8 years back then, nalaman ni Micca na may kapatid siya sa labas. Pinilit niyang intindihin at nagkasundo naman sila nito. They learn to be best friends hanggang sa makilala nila ang kambal na Lawrence at Lance.
Lance had already a crush on Farrah, the first time he saw him. Pero nalaman niyang si Lawrence ang gusto nito, so he decided to forget his puppy love for Farrah and tried to like Micca instead. Walang paki si Micca noon, she just wanted to have friends with her half-sister.
"Ian," Farrah called him, so he stopped walking.
"Call me Lawrence.." he demanded using his cold voice. She sighed.
"Okay, Lawrence. I just want to say sorry for what I've done to you and Micca.."
"Don't tell me this shit Farrah. I will never forget and forgive you. I avoided you because I couldn't stand with you within a long time. I don't want you because I hate you. Maybe. You should say your sorry's to Micca. Maybe, she'll understand you the way she understood you before when she knew that you're a child out of wedlock."
"Lawrence.." Humarap na ito sa kanya.
"But not me, Farrah Antonette. I'm not that kind," muli, tumalikod ito at naglakad palayo.
When they were in highschool, Lance asked Micca to be his girlfriend but she refused. Micca liked him only as a friend, no more, no less.
But days passed as Lawrence asked Micca. She was really shocked that time because he was not that showy about his feelings. Napagdesiyunan ni Micca na bigyan ito ng chance dahil gusto niyang makita kung sino ba talaga si Lawrence. That time, she was already aware about his feelings for Lawrence.
Sinagot niya ito after months of courting her. They were the sweetest couple in their univeristy even they were only HS. They didn't do PDA, but in different ways they can show how they love each other.
Farrah sighed nang hindi na niya makita si Lawrence. Napagdedisyunan nitong pumasok muna sa kwarto ng kapatid. Naabutan niya itong mahimbing na natutulog.
Napangiti siya nang mapait dahil sa naalala na naman niya ang nakaraan. She remebered how she betrayed her loving and kind half-sister.
Sobrang nasaktan noon si Lance kaya't napagdesiyunan nitong umalis ng bansa. Farrah, on the other hand, thought a plan to steal Lawrence from Micca despite of their love for each other.
On their first anniversary, she planned it. Tinext niya noon si Lawrence , at sinabing may problema siya. Lawrence was so kind that time because Micca told him to care for Farrah too.
Nang alam niyang dadating na rin si Micca, she kissed Lawrence. Sinigurado niyang nakita ito ng kapatid. Micca ran away from them. She was hurt and broken.
Sa pagtakbo niya noon, nasagasaan ito at na-coma. Hindi nila akalaing sa paggising nito ay hindi na nito naaalala ang nangyari at kahit sina Lawrence at Lance. All she can remember was the time when they were 8 years old.
Hindi na nakayanan pa ni Farrah ang kanyang mga luha kaya't dali-dali siyang lumabas ng kwarto ng kapatid. Napasandal siya sa pinto at tahimik na umiyak.
Pero unti-unti, naalala na ni Micca kung ano ang nangyari bago ang aksidente. Nalaman niyang inagaw ng kapatid ang boyfriend at first love niya pero hindi niya maalala kung sino ba ito o nasaan na ito. 'Yun ang pagkakataon na bumalik si Lance para makumpirmang wala nga itong naalala, samantalang umalis naman si Farrah at bumalik sa London.
"Why are you crying?" Nag-angat siya ng tingin dahil sa boses na narinig niya. Lalo siyang napahikbi. Hindi niya alam kung bakit pero mabilis niya itong niyakap at gano'n din naman ang ginawa nito.
"Ven.." humihikbi ito kaya't pinili na lamang ni Ven na haplusin ang likod nito kahit hindi niya alam kung ano bang iniiyak nito.
Farrah felt broken. Laking pasasalamat niya na mayroon rin namang taong mayayakap niya.
