Surrender Your Heart

Chapter 14

Hera.

"That is Jade right? Ito ang patunay ko sayo na niloloko ka lang niya Hera." I looked at Maxene and the video on her phone with disbelief.

"Jade is in a relationship with Jason and they're also f*****g. Anong masasabi mo Hera? I already warned you before that, that woman isn't innocent as you see her." I suddenly saw Jade walking to me with a big smile on her face.

"Honey! I have a good news!" Her big smile was erased when she saw Maxene beside me.

"What's this?" I asked her seriously and showed the s*x video of her and Jason.

"That's not me." Sabi niya na nakakunot ang noo.

"THEN WHO THE HELL IS THIS!? IT'S CLEARLY YOUR FACE JADE!? HOW DARE YOU!?" She was startled with my tone.

"Hera, that's not me. Trust me! I am not cheating on you! Alam mong mahal kita!" Napaatras siya nang dahan-dahan ko siyang lapitan.

"How dare you cheat on me! Am I not enough?" My eyes started to water and I can see her crying already.

"DAMN IT!" I punched the wooden table causing it to break in two.

"HERA!" I ran to her and grab her neck and I was about to strangle her when someone grabbed my shoulder.

"HERA! FVCK! ARE YOU GOING TO KILL HER!?" It was Sabrina and she's mad.

"THIS WOMAN CHEATED--" Sabrina suddenly slapped me and Rose pulled her away from me, ganon din ang ginawa sa akin ni Kyla.

"Hera! Sabrina! Tama na! Ano bang ginagawa niyo!?" Kyla is also mad and she's stopping us but I'm not!

"Hera! Makinig ka muna kay Jade! Alam mong hindi ka niya kayang lokohin!" I shook my head and showed them the video. They all look at Jade with disbelief but Jade keep on saying that she's innocent and she didn't cheated on me.

I am clasping my hands while waiting for the result, hindi ko mapigilan maalala ang mga bagay na nangyari noo. Ano ba talaga ang totoo? Sabrina and Kyla is beside me while Sabrina is doing her thing. Napatayo ako nang makita ko si Sabrina na papalapit sa amin.

Napasinghap si Kyla at Rose nang salubungin ako ni Sabrina ng sampal. She is crying while I am touching my cheek.

"I already called Reene and Zeea. Kyla, call the PI you hired." Utos niya kay Kyla na agad tumalima.

"Why Hera?" Iyon lamang ang lumabas sa labi ni Sabrina. Tuloy-tuloy na din ang agos ng luha ko.

"I never imagine you to be this... ruthless!" Ramdam ko ang sakit sa puso ko, I don't know what to do! Kasalanan ko ang lahat ng ito.

"Kung pinakinggan mo lang kami Hera, hindi sana mangyayari ito!" I can't help but to be guilty. Tama si Sabrina.

"Why did you turned out to be like this?" Imbes na sampal ay nagulat ako nang yakapin niya ako.

"They are on their way." Nang humiwalay si Sabrina sa akin ay si Kyla naman ang yumakap sa akin.

"Now you need to listen to us." Sabi nito at si Rose naman ang yumakap sa akin.

"I know you're blaming yourself." Sabi nito kaya mas umiyak ako sa sinabi niya. Hanggang sa nakiyakap na din ang dalawa at apat kami ay nagyayakapan na sa hallway.

"They're here." Sabi ni Sabrina at pinunasan ang luha para lumapit kay Zeea na hinalikan sa labi.

Halata ang pag-aalala sa mukha nilang dalawa at dire-diretso silang pumasok sa private room ni Jade na sinundan naman namin. Nagulat ako nang sampalin ako ni Reene. Hindi ako pumalag, hindi ako gumalaw dahil alam kong deserve ko ang sampal na iyon. Jade is full of bruises especially her face, may mga benda sa kamay at paa niya.

"How dare you! Hinayaan ko siyang makasama ka sa iisang bahay dahil gusto niyang ipaliwanag sayo ang lahat! Gusto niyang sabihin sayo ang katotohonan pero ito ang ginawa mo sakanya!" Inaawat siya ni Zeea at ako naman ay umiiyak lang dahil hindi ko magawang sumabatan ang kaibigan ni Jade dahil tama sila.

"Hindi ka man lang nakinig sakanya!" Kyla is holding Reene's waist and preventing her from lashing out her anger to me.

"Kung ganito lang pala ang madadatnan ko sana ay hindi ko nalang siya hinayaang tumira sa pamamahay mo!" I bit my lower lip. I felt Rose's hand on my shoulder telling me that everything's going to be fine.

"Pero mahal na mahal ka niya Hera..." Her voice suddenly become gentle hanggang sa hindi niya namalayan na napaupo na siya, mabuti na lang at inalalayan siya ni Kyla paupo sa couch. Si Sabrina naman ay nakayakap kay Zeea na umiiyak.

"I-I want to know everything. P-Please tell me everything." I know I sound so desperate but I need to know everything from them.

May kumatok sa pintuan at nagulat kami nang makita ang isang pamilyar na mukha.

"Andromeda?" Nginitian niya ako at may iniabot kay Kyla.

"Maupo muna kayo, I need your full attention Hera. Ipapaliwanag ko sainyo lahat ng nalaman ko." Tumango kami sa sinabi niya.

"Miss Jade was already pregnant before the issue. She took 5 pregnancy tests and she even consulted a doctor to make sure and the result was also positive." Bumagsak ang kamay ko sa sinabi niya. She was... pregnant?

"She was about to tell you pero napanood mo na ang isang video kung saan nakikipagtalik si Miss Jade sa isang lalaki." Naalala ko ang bagay na iyon! So that's the reason why she's protecting her tummy when I was about to hit her. Nanginig ang kamay ko nang maalala ko ang mga pangyayaring yon.

"You broke up with her and you chose to leave the country leaving her with your child. Three days after you left, she magically disappeared. At sa araw din na iyon ay nangyari ang isang trahedya sa pamilya niya. Her family was shot to death with a group of men just to get Miss Jade." Napasinghap kami sa sinabi niya maliban kina Zeea at Reene na tahimik lang na umiiyak.

Her family was murdered? Ramdam ko ang pagkadurog ng puso ko sa nalaman ko.

"Nalaman ko din na dinala siya sa isang pribadong bar kung saan ni-raid ng mga pulis dahil doon nangyayari ang transaksyon ng mga nagbebenta ng droga." Tinignan niya ako ng diretso sa mga mata bago nagsalita.

"She was raped and tortured that night." My body lose its energy and I can feel my breath become slower. My hands are clenched tight and my whole body is trembling.

"That explains her scarred body. The police thought she was dead but a man pick up her body and rushed her in their home." Tumingin ito kay Zeea at Reene.

"It was Mr. Allen De Dios, Mizs Zeea's father. Isang pulis ang ama ni Miss Zeea at isang doktor naman ang ina niya kaya ginawa ni Mrs. Zeneva ang lahat para mabuhay si Miss Jade." Napatingin ako kay Zeea na umiiyak sa yakap ni Sabrina.

"She was saved but she lost your child because of heavy bleeding and her body was really beaten." Napatingin ako kay Jade na nakahiga sa hospital bed. Niyakap ako ni Rose at hindi ko napansin na kanina pa umaagos ang luha ko.

"Pinatay si Mr. De Dios nang subukan niyang paimbestigahan ang nangyari kay Miss Jade." Gulat akong napatingin kay Zeea.

"I was there when they tried to save Jade. Dahil sa ginawa nilang pagpatay kay tito ay ginawa namin ang lahat para maitakas si Jade sa gumawa nito sakanya. Naitakas namin siya pero nahirapan kami nang magising siya at paulit-ulit na nagwawala. Mabuti nalang at may kaibigan si tita na psychiatrist kaya natulungan naming maging okay si Jade." Kyla is comforting Reene while she's crying.

"It took us three years para makapag-cope up si Jade at nang maging ayos na ang kalagayan ni Jade ay ibinenta niya lahat ng ari-arian ng ama niya para makabili ng mas maayos na tirahan para sa amin at kabayaran na rin sa mga treatment niya." Hindi ko mapigilan ang mapahagulhol sa mga nalaman ko.

"Nagkaroon kami ng hindi pagkakaintindihan ni Zeea kaya nagdesisyon si Jade na lumayo muna kami para hindi na mas lumaki ang gulo kaya naapadpad kami dito sa Maynila." Hindi ko na alam kung anong mararamdaman ko naghahalo-halo na ang lahat. Ang sakit-sakit sa puso, hindi ko akalaing ganon ang pinagdaanan ng taong mahal ko. Hindi ko akalaing muntikan na siyang mawala sa akin.

"Sino ang may gawa ng lahat ng ito?" Tanong ni Kyla na kanina pa din umiiyak.

"I still want to clarify something Miss Kyla and also as a friend of you Hera. Jade never cheated on you, the video you watched? It was all fake. It was all a lie created by the person who wants to ruin your relationship with Jade." Tumingin siya kay Jade at nakita ko ang pagtutubig ng mga mata niya.

"She was raped by Jason Belmonte and tortured by Maxene Chavez." Napasinghap ako nang marinig ang mga pangalan na iyon.

"Maxene wants you that bad Hera and same as Jason to Jade. The reason why the death of Jade's parents never reached the four of you was because they all paid the witness and Jade's family to shut their mouths." Napalunok ako sa narinig ko, I gritted my teeth.

"This is all my fault!" I cried and punched the wall as hard as I could.

"Hera! Itigil mo yan!" I can feel the blood flowing but I don't care. The pain inside is killing me!

"Hera, makinig ka sa akin. I know you're dying inside because of what you discovered and it's okay to not be fine but you need to fix yourself. Jade needs you Hera. Ang mga kriminal na gumawa ng mga bagay na iyan kay Jade ay malaya parin at nagpapakasaya sa labas! How will you give Jade the justice she deserve if you keep on acting like that!" Natigilan ako at hinarap ang nagsalita. It was Rose. Niyakap niya ako kaya humagulhol ako sa balikat niya. Ibinuhos ko lahat ng sakit at luha ko sakanya. I badly need someone right now and I'm glad that they are here to comfort me.

Naramdaman kong niyakap din ako ni Sabrina at Kyla and for the first time after 5 years. I cried in their arms like a lost child. I didn't even cried when my father died but here I am crying like a child which was her favorite toy was snatched.

Fvck my life!