Aamin Ba Ako?

AAMIN BA AKO?

Written: August 19 2017

Edited : March 24, 2021

Disclaimer:

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, songs, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or used in fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME!

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Prologue:

"My god! Zenaiah! Kelan ka ba talaga magtitino? Bakit ka mahilig sa mga ganyan? Bakit lagi 'mo na lang kaming pinag aalala? Do you want us to die right now dahil sa sobrang pag aalala sa'yo? My god Zenaiah!" Napabuntong hininga na lang ako habang pinapakinggan si Mama sa panenermon sakin.

Ganyan na lang sya lagi. Ang OA nya mag react!

Maybe, nagtataka kayo kung ano ang nangyari?

Oh well. My mom is just over reacting.

Akala nya naglayas ako.

Hello? Sino ang taong maglalayas ng umaga? Tsk!

Ganito kasi yun, 8:00 am umalis ako ng bahay, bitbit ang isang backpack ko at isang malaking maleta. Ang laman 'nun is mga luma 'kong dresses.

Balak ko kasing ibigay sa Charities para makatulong. So ayun nga, halos kalahati ng mga damit ko ang dala ko 'nuon. Hindi na ako nagpahatid sa driver since malapit lang naman 'yung charity home sa bahay.

So ayun, pagkaalis ko hindi ko alam na 'yung dalawa pala naming maid ay nagsumbong na sa Mommy ko.

And what happened next is, pagkauwi ko galing sa Orphanage at charity homes nagtaka ako dahil andaming sasakyan sa labas.

Tas may Police Mobile pa!

Natakot naman ako dahil baka may nangyari sa loob kaya napatakbo ako agad and when I entered the house, nagulat ako sa nakita ko.

My mom and dad was there, some police men's we're holding some of my pictures at ang malala...

Nandito ang fiance ko! Hala!

"ZENAIAH ARE YOU LISTENING?." Nabalik lang ako sa reality when mommy shouted. Geez! Sakit sa eardrums. Aish!

"Mom! Will you please stop this nonsense? Tsk. Sinabi ko na diba? I don't have any plan or idea na maglayas. So pwede na ba akong matulog? Late na oh! Pagod ako dahil naglakad lang ako kanina." I said and pouted para naman maawa si Mommy.

I heard Mom sighed. "Ok go ahead. Basta iha don't ever do that again. Pinag-alala mo ako." Mom said na ngayon kalmado na. Maybe she realized that she's really over reacting.

Hinawakan ko naman sa balikat si Mom." Yeah sure mom. Sorry po. Akyat na po ako." And I just kissed her on the cheeks at agad umakyat para pumunta na ng kwarto ko.

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Kinaumagahan, tahimik na ulit sa bahay. Parang usual day lang. Busy ang lahat, wala si mom and dad at wala akong trabaho! Tsk!

I really want to do something! Ugh!

Pero dahil wala talaga akong maisip ay nag stay na lang ako sa may terrace to breathe some fresh air. When suddenly, I saw a familiar man walking towards me.

And I already know who he is.

Tsk! Agad na namang uminit ang ulo ko. What is he doing here?

When he finally stopped infront of me, he gave me his famous smirk. "Hi Future wife. Wanna hang out with me?." he asked that made my eyes spark. My god!

"ARE YOU SURE? YOU'LL LET ME OUT?" I asked

He just nodded. "Yeah"

Sisigaw na sana ako kaso naalala ko 'yung sinabi nya.

Wanna hang out WITH ME?

And that means I will hang out with him? Gahd!

"Oh bakit?" He asked looking worried.

I just shook my head. "Nothing. Ayoko na palang lumabas. Babalik na ko sa kwarto ko. Bye." I said at tinalikuran na sya.

"Hey! Zenaiah! Are you just playing with my feelings for you?" He asked that made me stop.

Finally!

The moment of truth has come. Gosh! Makakawala na din ako sa kanya. Hahaha I'm excited!

Nilingon ko sya and I flashes a smirk."Ngayon mo lang narealize?" I asked sarcastically bago tuluyang humarap sa kanya. Halatang nagulat sya sa sinabi ko at nasaktan?

"Huh...Y...you...mean----"

"Yeah! I just played your feelings. Actually napagkatuwaan lang kita e. Napilitan lang kasi ako sa gusto nila Mom and Dad na i-arrange ako sayo. Napilitan din akong sabihin na crush kita dahil ayokong magalit sakin ang daddy ko. Dahil ayokong mapagalitan ako, may naisip akong gawin. I thought na baka pag pinaramdam ko sayo na wala akong pakialam sayo, mafi-feel mo na wala talaga akong gusto sayo. Akala ko mabilis 'mong mararamdaman. But it took a year bago mo na-notice. Tsktsk! Hindi ko alam kung tanga ka lang or nagtatanga-tangahan. But now I'm happy that you already discovered the truth. So now that you already know the whole story. Are you giving me my freedom back?' I asked, while having a srcastic smirk the whole time I was speaking.

I saw a tear fell from his eyes pero di ko yun pinansin, sa halip, tinawanan ko pa sya. I know I'm being too harsh but for someone who wants to get out from being forced, I can't help but to feel happy. I need to be free from this situation.

So, I'm gonna do everything I can to get this whole thing solved!

"Aww you're crying? You're crying for what? Sa taong minahal mo at sinaktan ka? What a pathetic person are you? Iniiyakan mo 'yung taong sinaktan at pinamukha sayo na di ka nya kahit kailan mamahalin? What a crybaby. Tsk" I teased before rolling my eyes at him. "You are Jin Peter Bermudez for pete's sake! You shouldn't cry because of some pathetic reasons." dugtong ko.

Nakatingin lang ako sa kanya. Habang nakikita 'ko syang nagpupunas ng luha, guilt started creeping into my system.

My gahd!

Ayoko syang paiyakin but I have to. Para sa kalayaan ko 'to.

Isang minuto din halos ang lumipas bago tuluyang tumigil ang pagpatak ng luha nya. Kanina pa ako nagi-guilty but I need to control myself.

Magsasalita na sana ako ulit when Jin suddenly lifed up his head and looked at me straight in the eye.

I felt my knees trembled when I saw how his face turned into expressionless.

"Do you really want to be free?" He asked that almost made me step back because of the tone he used.

Ibang iba talaga.

Parang hindi na sya yung lalaking kausap ko kanina.

Dahil sa gulat hindi na ako nakasagot. I just waited for him to continue.

Ilang segundo lang din nagsalita na sya ulit.

"If that's what you want, them I'm giving you now you're freedom. From now on, you and I will forget each other and we're now back to strangers. I will never pester and bother you again.Goodbye." He said, before turning his back on me, and walked away.

And the last thing I know.

Jin was nowhere to be found.