The Lion Heart's Club

Chapter 35 - The Family

Chanyeol Park and Steffi Mei-Anne David at MM.

Chapter 35

Shone's POV

Past twelve na ng makarating kami sa bahay ni Papa at ni Tita Cynthia, Clyde's mom. They're living together habang ongoing ang annulment nila ni Mama. November had started, and sa December kasal na nila. Time went really fast. Kahit na hating gabi na I know gising parin sila, managing a business makes you nocturnal. I'm sure gising pa si Papa.

"Andrew." Gulat ang expression ni Tita Cynthia ng makita niya si Clyde pagbukas niya ng gate. Her eyes dropped on me at mas dumoble ang gulat niya ng marealized niyang magkasama kami ni Clyde.

"Henry, nan-nandito ang mga bata." Tawag ni Tita kay Papa ng makapasok kami sa salas ng bahay. I've never been in here so my eyes is looking at every detail of this house, so is Clyde. Napatingin kami kay Papa ng bumaba siya ng hagdan, he even blinked many times.

"Am I seeing real?" Tanong ni Papa.

"You're blessed to know it's real." Sagot ko. Hindi pa man kami pormal na nagkakabati ni Clyde, but we're now in good terms. Kapagka natapos na ang lahat ng gulong ito, tsaka ako magsosorry sa lahat.

"I-I'm happy to see this. What magic made you like this, Shone? Dumalaw ka dito, kasama mo pa si Clyde, and you don't even have those rude greetings anymore. So unusual." Diretsong sabi ni Papa.

"You missed it? I could say it again if you like." Sabi ko ng pabiro at natawa sila ni Tita Cynthia.

"Does your visit means you're not against--"

"Not anymore, Pa. Ayos na sakin ang lahat, after all, yung mga bagay na tulad nito hindi na pala dapat prinoproblema pa." Sagot ko.

Before, akala ko pasan ko na ang mundo. My beloved family was ruined, nagtanim ako ng sama ng loob kay Clyde, kay Tita Cythia, kay Papa, I never believe about love too. I thought napakasaklap na ng problema ko, pero wala pa pala yun sa sakit na naramdaman ni Feb, physical, emotional, social. Samantalang ako? I was like dictating them to do things I just like. Mama and Papa want to seperate, and I hate them for that, pero hindi ko man lang inisip na desisyon nila yun, I should've respected it.

Why revelations and realizations are so sudden? The more I realize things, the more I think how immature.

"Dininig ng langit ang panalangin ko." Sabi ni Tita Cynthia. I just smiled so is Clyde. As far as I am concerned ay pati si Clyde ay tutol sakanila. Had he accepted them too?

"Magic is real. Haha." Biro ni Papa. No, love is real.

"What brings you here?" Tanong ni Papa ng may ngiti sabay upo sa sofa na nasa unahan namin. Nagkatinginan kami ni Clyde at sinimulan ng sabihin ang lahat.

"We encountered Crystal Corp's mafia." I said, frankly. And the story we had about mafias, had been told once again.

"This is a big trouble." Napabuntong hininga si Papa sa narinig niya. It seems like nag-iisip narin talaga ng paraan si Papa at base sa expression ng mukha niya, mas narerealized kong hindi biro ang napasok naming gulo.

"I think you have to separate with your families as soon as possible." Sabi ni Papa. Just like what Daniel's Mom had said.

"Pero hindi po ba nila sasaktan yung pamilya ng mga kaibigan namin?" Tanong ni Clyde.

"No they won't. Kayo lang talaga ang magiging pakay nila. Their mafia is only known on the business world. Normal people like your friends' families must not know that it exists. Oh, another thing. Alam na ba ng mga magulang ni Steffi na nawawala siya?" Tanong ni Papa. Umiling kaming dalawa ni Clyde na mas lalong ikinabahala ng expression ni Papa.