CHAPTER 16 - I WILL LOVE YOU AS WHOLE LIKE YOU DID
“Her mom died, and my father is the murderer.”
“What are you talking about you jerk?! What do you mean by.. Her mom.. How?!”
“That day when Shaira died, kasabay din na namatay ang mama niya. Dahil nakita ng mama niya ang ginawang pagpatay ni dad kay Shaira, pati ang mama niya nadamay.”
“H-How could this be? How did you know?!”
“Kierra and I knew when we saw the end of the video that Kierra holds to blackmail my dad. Kaya gusto ko siyang palayuin, dahil sa oras na malaman niya ang lahat, madudurog siya. Napaka sama ko, even her family was tangled by my family's issue. Nadamay ang mama niya sa pagkamatay ni Shaira. I was a misfortune to her, kaya mas mabuti ng lumayo na ako sa kaniya. I don't want to break her more than this.”
So that's why napilitan siya na magpakasal kay Kierra, he was using her para mapalayo sa kaniya si Lumina. Because sa oras na malaman niya ang totoo, alam naming pareho na mawawala sa sarili si Lumina.
Kierra's POV
I can't take this anymore, he said yes, but his heart is not with me. I'll break that girl into pieces, ako na mismo ang magsasabi sa kaniya lahat ng nalalaman ko. Lalayo ka sa kaniya, at lalayo siya sayo.
Lumina's POV
Nakahiga na lang ako sa kama ko na halos wala ng buhay. Halos walang epekto sa akin ang pag amin ni Clyde.
“Anak, may naghahanap sayo!” tawag sa'kin ng papa ko. Agad akong lumabas at nakita ko si Kierra.
“Let's talk.”
We came into a restaurant, she suddenly gave me her phone. I saw a video on it.
“Watch it.” sinimulan ko ito, I can hear Thyrone's father on that video, then suddenly, I saw a girl na binangga nila.
“W-What is this?”
“Watch it 'til the end.”
Sinunod ko na lang siya, after ng ilang minutes, bigla kong nakita ang mukha ng mama ko sa video.
“Mama? A-Anong ginagawa niya dito?” nakita kong tumakbo ang mama ko na mukhang takot na takot, pero naabutan siya ng kotse at sinasagaan din siya. Napatakip ako sa bibig ko at sunod-sunod na luha ang naglabasan mula sa aking mata.
“Now you know, what the reason is, kung bakit pilit kitang pinalalayo.”
“N-No.. Mama.. Ba't siya nandito? No, this is fake.”
“Maniwala ka man o hindi, It's real. Kinuha ko ang video na yan nung nagtago ang papa ni Thyrone, it's from the black box of his car na pinadispose niya sa Junkyard. Years na nasa akin yan, pero hindi ko tinapos ang video. I only saw the end nung nakaraan lang and agad kong pinakita kay Thyrone yan.”
“N-No..”
“Kaya nakikusap ako sayo Lumina, leave him. Sinisisi niya na sarili niya buong buhay niya, he was about to forget everything, but because he loves you, isa-isang bumalik ang mga ala-alang ayaw niya na maalala pa. Dumagdag pa na nadamay ang mama mo sa trahedyang nangyari na nakasira ng buhay at pagkatao niya. So please, just leave.”
“Thyrone, know this too?”
“Oo, kaya siya pumayag na pakasalan ako. Because he doesn't want to be with you anymore. Dahil nalaman niyang nadamay ang pamilya mo.”
“His dad, killed my mother.. Thyrone, was the reason why.. my family suffered.”
“Yeah, you're right. Ngayon, mamahalin mo pa ba ang taong pinakadahilan kung bakit namatay ang mama mo? Mamahalin mo pa ba ang taong sumira sayo at sa pamilya mo ng husto? So please, umalis ka na lang. Magpakalayo-layo ka, not only for him, but also for your sake.”
Kierra's POV
Naaawa man ako sayo, But I want him. Gagawin ko lahat mapasakin lang ang taong minahal ko ng buong buhay ko.
Thyrone's POV
Nagising na lang ako sa bar, pero naaalala ko ang lahat kahit lasing ako. Agad akong umuwi ng bahay, but I saw Lumina inside.
“How did you get in?”
“T-The separate key is on the vase.”
“Get out.” I have to push her away.
“T-Thyrone, is it true? That.. My mother, was killed by your father?” nabagsak ko ang bag ko dahil sa sinabi niya.
“H-How did you—”
“So it's true?”
“Did Clyde said it to you?”
“No, Kierra did.”
“I'm sorry, Lumina.” akma na akong papasok sa kwarto ko pero she stopped me by holding my arm.
“No Thyrone! Please, let me know. Tell me that it's not true!”
“It's true, Lumina. My father killed your mother, because she witnessed how my father killed Shaira.”
“N-No..”
“Now that you know the reason, please, run away from me, run as far as you can.” sunod-sunod ang luha na tumutulo sa'ming mukha. Tumalikod ako sa kaniya para pumasok sa kwarto ko, but before I close the door, she talked.
“No, I won't run away from you!”
“Lumina, Please.”
“It's not your fault, Thyrone! It's not your fault! Your father did it, not you!”
“Lumina! My father did it because of me! At nadamay ang mama mo! Lahat ng ito ay dahil sa'kin! So please umalis ka na! Layuan mo na ko!”
“No I won't!” she walked towards me and kissed my lips.
“I won't run away, You suffered too much. You blamed yourself for your whole life, Thyrone. I will stay by your side and feel the pain that you felt. I will share pain with you.”
“Lumina, My father murdered your mother and I made you suffer. Bakit hindi mo ko layuan?”
“Because I love you! I love you, Thyrone! I won't let you suffer alone! My mother died, and my family suffered. But, it's all your father's doing yet you keep blaming yourself.”
“Please, please, run away from me. Hindi ko mapipigilan ang sarili ko sa oras na hindi ka tumakbo papalayo sa'kin.”
“You don't need to. If you want to hurt me, go ahead. I will take all of it, if it's to be with you.”
Nawala na ko sa sarili ko at hinalikan siya, kasabay no'n ang pagpunas ko ng mga luha niya. I kissed her passionately, while my tears can't stop falling. We both lied on the bed, and she noticed my tears.
“You can stop crying anymore. Because.. I will be with you, 'til you heal.”
Her warmth, her voice, her lips. Every piece of her makes me crazy. How can I let go of you again if you keep holding on me so tight? How can I repay for the sins my father and I have done to your family? What can I do? If you won't leave me.
This night, is the night that I will remember for the rest of my life. Because you love me even my greeds and sins, you accepted the whole me. I won't let you go again, Lumina.