A Vengeful Aim

Big And Bad

[Donnah's POV]

Napadilat ako at napalunok dahil sa kanyang sinabi. Tumingin ako sa kanya at bahagyang umigting ang kanyang panga.

He told me that I can ask anything but I don't feel like asking too much. I still respect his privacy.

"Anything else you want to ask?" Tinikom ko ang bibig ko at umiling. Hinawakan ko siya sa magkabilang balikat at mataman na tinitigan sa kanyang mga mata.

"Can I kiss you?"

"Donnah," he warned me but I just gave him a sweet chuckle after seeing his serious reaction.

"Why not?"

"I already told you my reason."

"But I already kissed you, lubus-lubusin na natin."

Iniling lang niya ang kanyang ulo. I think he doesn't planning on giving up. I smirked as I gently caressed his lower-lip with my thumb. I saw him swallowed after my fingers started to run down his neck.

"Tease me all you want, it won't work. I'm not breaking my principles, Donnah," he has a smile of a champion and he even raise his eyebrow as a sign of challenging me.

I sighed in defeat before going back to my seat. "I want a kiss," I pretend to mumble but I purposely want him to hear what I said.

"Yung palad mo muna ang halikan mo."

"What if manghila kaya ako ng lalaki ngayon at halikan siya sa labi? I badly want a kiss."

"You shouldn't dare doing that. You don't want another guy to end up in cold blood before you. Try me, Don."

"Ang brutal mo!"

"Binibigyan lang kita ng warning para hindi ka na magtangkang halikan ang kung sino-sino lang at baka mapatay ko ang lahat ng sino-sino."

"Eh, what if maghiwalay na tayo at makahanap ako ng bago? Baka pati yung bago kong boyfriend ay papatayin mo."

He sneered. "You're stuck with me, Donnah. You're not breaking up with me and i'll kill every single guy before you could even touch him."

"Possessive yarn?"

"Ba't naman hindi?"

.

"I brought some clothes for you."

"Woah, ang dami naman, Kuya."

Napangisi ako habang tinitingnan si Elaine na excited na binubuksan ang mga shopping bags na dinala ni King.

"Just tell me if you need something else."

"May kapatid ka bang lalaki, Kuya? Baka pwede ko ring jowain."

"Elaine!" Suway ko. Bunganga talaga ng kapatid ko, nakulangan yata sa super glue.

"Unfortunately, I don't have." Ngumingising sagot sa kanya ni King.

"Pinsan?"

"I can't recommend any."

"Sorry ka na lang, Elaine. Kahit halughugin mo pa ang buong mundo, hindi ka na makakahanap ng isang kagaya ni King."

"Panira ka talaga," irap niya.

"Where is she? Yung Tita niyo?"

Nagkatinginan kami ni Elaine dahil sa tanong niya. "Pumunta yata sa discohan sa may barangay."

"Are you both sure that she's really your Aunt?"

"Ba't mo naman natanong?"

"Yung pagtrato niya kasi sa inyo, parang hindi kayo magkadugo."

Sarkastikong napatawa si Elaine habang iniiling-iling ang kanyang ulo. "It's a modern world, Kuya. Even Mothers throw their kids out of their house and Fathers can even kill their childrens... it's not surprising if Rachel treats us this way. Mga utak nga naman ng mga tao, palala nang palala."

My eyes turned to King and he was staring at the floor so intently. His eyes look so serious as if something is bugging inside his head.

"Kuya, kailan mo ipapakilala si Donnah sa pamilya mo?"

"H-huh?" Napaawang ang labi ni King sa pagtanong ni Elaine at parang hindi makasagot. Kahit ako ay hindi ko inaasahan ang tanong na iyun.

"Pinagsasabi mo, Elaine?"

"Kasi diba, gusto ni Kuya na umabot kayo hanggang mag-asawa... syempre, dapat makilala ka na ng pamilya niya."

Hindi ako makaimik at bumaling muli kay King para marinig nang maayos ang magiging sagot niya.

"My family doesn't deserves to know Donnah or anything that's going on with my life. Sorry, but I need to attend an urgent meeting. See you tomorrow, girls." Paalam niya at tumayo habang kami naman ni Elaine ay naguguluhang nagkatinginan.

"May family issues ba si Kuya?"

"I don't know anything about his family."

"Seryoso?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ng kapatid ko na ikinaiwas ko ng tingin.

I don't know the details about the issues that are going on inside his family but i'm pretty sure that it's complicated way more that I could even imagine... I could feel it. His eyes told me everything when Elaine asked him earlier, especially if we're talking about the death of his sisters and the rebellion against his family.

Hindi ko ma-picture out kung anong klaseng mga tao ang nakapaligid kay King sa bahay nila at kung anong environment ang kanyang kinalakihan.

I'll ask him para alam ko rin kung paano siya tulungan sa kanyang mga problema. I want to do something for him at least.

.

"Napatawag ka?" Tanong ko kay King sa cellphone habang yung kabilang kamay ko naman ay tinutuyo ang buhok ko gamit ang tuwalya.

"I can't visit you there today, something happened."

"What happened?" Tanong ko dahil sa tono ng kanyang boses, mukhang problemado.

"Nothing... just a petty fight going on inside my family. It's no big deal, I just can't leave the house."

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Napatahimik ako dahil sa kanyang sagot. It's obvious that something big and bad happened.

"You there?"

"Y-yeah, i'm still here."

"Bababa ko na ang phone. Take care, love you."

"Alright, I love you too."

I waited for a few seconds pero hindi pa niya naibababa yung tawag na siyang ipinagtaka ko.

"Papatayin ko na."

"Y-yeah. I love you, Donnah."

Nakangiti kong pinatay yung tawag. I guess he was shock because of my reply.

Ano na gagawin ko?

Unti-unting nawala yung ngiti ko nung maalala na may bumabagabag na problema kay King.

"May pupuntahan lang ako. Balik ako mamaya bago maghapunan." Sabi ko habang pababa ng hagdan at agad namang tumingin sa akin si Rachel na nagbabasa ng dyaryo sa salas at si Elaine na naglalaro ng kanyang cellphone sa may kusina.

"Eh? Akala ko pupunta si Kuya ngayon?"

"Busy siya, kakatawag lang niya. Alis na ako."

Nung makalabas ng bahay ay mabilis agad akong tumakbo papunta sa pinakamalapit na bus station.