Her Possessiveness

Chapter 12

RUBY JANE's POV

It's been a week since my last encounter with Liam. I didn't attend my classes anymore and all I did was to cry and drink inside my room.

I didn't let Jace enter the house because I don't want him to see me like this and for sure Liam will ask him. I don't want him to blame himself because of what happened. He's already worrying about his sister.

Even though I'm not attending my classes I'm always waiting outside the school and waiting for Liam to come out.

I can't let the day pass without seeing him. Dad was always there for me, he even took a leave to take care of me and now I'm crying again in front of him.

"Dad, am I that hard to love?" I asked looking up.

"No.. of course not"

"Then why.. why can't he love me back" I said crying

"Jane, it's okay, don't cry someday you will have him, I promise you that" he said and hug me while I just cried and cried in his arms.

LIAM MYLES POV

"Mr. Jimenez" bigla kong sambit hindi ko kasi inaasahan na nandito sya. Minsan lang kasi sya bumisita sa University.

"Oh.. Liam you're finally here" saad nya na ikinataka ko.

"Pasensya na po Sir pero nasaan po si Ma'am Jessie" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Liam wag mo na syang hanapin, ako ang nagpatawag sa'yo" sagot nya na nagpabalik sa kabang nararamdaman ko kanina lang.

Ano bang gusto nyang pagusapan.. tungkol ba ito kay Jane. Baka nagalit to sa ginawa ko..

"Pero bakit po Sir?" pagmamaang-maangan ko.

"Ayoko ng magpaligoy ligoy pa. Alam ko ang nangyari sa inyo ng anak ko at alam ko rin kung anong nararamdaman nya para sayo" derederetso nyang sabi.

"Pasensya na po" sagot ko sa kanya dahil wala na akong iba pang masabi.

"Liam no need to apologise besides I'm here to offer you a favor" saad nya.

"I know your sister's condition and I want to help. I'll pay all the expenses. Medical bills, medicines, Heart donor, everything! I'll even give you the best heart surgeon to make sure the operation will be successful. I'll give your sister a full Scholarship in this school with allowance and if she graduated I'll give her a job on my company instantly and she won't have a hard time applying in different companies. What do you think Liam?"

Nagulat ako sa alok nya at aaminin ko napakahirap tanggihan lalo na't buhay at kinabukasan ng kapatid ko ang nakasalalay dito pero alam kong may kapalit lahat ng ito kaya agad akong nagsalita.

"Ano pong kapalit?" Agad kong tanong sa kanya at bigla na lamang itong tumawa. Yung tawang magpapakaba talaga sa'yo.

"Bakit mo naman nasabi na may hihilingin akong kapalit" tanong nya magsasalita na sana ako ng muli syang nagpatuloy.

"But you're right Liam may kapalit lahat ng iniaalok ko sa'yo pero simple lang naman ang hihilingin kong kapalit" seryoso nyang sabi.

Hinihintay kong sasabihin nya yung gusto nyang kapalit pero nung marinig ko ang binigkas nya ay para akong nabingi.

"Just marry my daughter Liam, that's the only thing I want for an exchange" saad nya pero dahil sa pagkabigla ay hindi ako nakapagsalita.

"She's my only daughter and the only family I have. Gaya mo, ayoko syang mawala sa akin. Nagkaroon ako ng kasalanan sa kanya at sa kanyang ina na syang nagpalayo ng loob nya sa akin. Then her mother died because of an illness and she distanced herself from me even more-"

"-I did everything to make her forgive me and finally she gave me a chance. I went in New Zealand to visit her after her mother's death and akala ko ay ok na sya pero akala ko lang pala yun. When I entered her room to check on her, there I saw medicines for depression and also some sleeping pills. I don't know that my daughter is suffering from depression from her mother's death. I'm scared that I'm also going to lose her. I don't know what to do so I brought her back here in the Philippines. I observed her for a few a days and I noticed that she's getting better and was smiling genuinely since she entered the University. I thought maybe, a change of place is really good for her, little did I know that it's actually a certain someone who makes her happy .."

"-Then one night she came to my office crying and saying that the only person she loved doesn't love her back. The last time I saw her cried like that was when her mother died. As a father it is really painful seeing your child helplessly crying in front of you" paliwanag nya sa akin wala akong maisagot kaya nanatili akong tahimik.

"I'm not asking for your pity but I'm asking you to save Jane if you accept my offer. You can save not only your sister but also my daughter so carefully think about it Liam. If you made up your mind just call me" saad nya sabay bigay sa isa sa kanyang business card na naglalaman ng kanyang numero.

"Actually, I wanted all the best for my daughter, a man who can love and give her everything especially a good and stable life but what can I do when she doesn't need those, she only wants you"

"You don't have much time left Liam so think about it carefully. You can have anything you want if you accept my offer but you will lose anything you have if you didn't" saad nya na medyo may pagbabanta bago ako iwan.

Umalis na rin ako sa University at napagdesisyonan nang bumalik sa hospital. Pinag iisipan ko pa rin ang alok ni Mr. Jiminez.

Napakahirap itong tanggihan lalo na't kapatid ko ang pinag uusapan. Pero may alam kaya si Jane sa alok ng tatay nya?

Pagkarating ko sa hospital ay nagkakagulo ang mga nurse at dahil dun bigla na naman akong kinbahan.

Habang papalapit ng papalapit ako sa kwarto ng kapatid ko ay pabilis ng pabilis ang t***k ng puso ko at nung makita kong umiiyak si Anne na yakap yakap ni Jace ay para akong natuod at hindi na makagalaw sa kinatatayuan ko.

"Liam" nag aalalang sigaw ni Jace ng makita ako.

"A-..an-.. anong nangyari?" Nauutal kong tanong dahil kinakabahan ako sa isasagot nya.

"Liam hindi rin namin alam.. bigla nalang nag flat line yung monitor" pagpapaliwanag nya at dun na ako napaiyak.

Ano to!? Senyales ba to na kailangan kong tanggapin ang alok ni Mr. Jiminez "Anong sabi ng doctor.."

"Hindi parin sila lumalabas" sagot nya kita kong naiiyak na rin sya pero alam kong pinipigilan nya lang dahil todo iyak parin si Anne pati si Bry ay namumula na rin ang mga mata.

"Lalabas lang muna ako." Paalam ko sa kanila

"Teka Liam, saan ka pupunta? Nagaagaw buhay ang kapatid mo!" tanong ni Bry, kita ko ang pag-aalala sa mukha nya.

"Paki bantayan nalang muna si Sienna babalik din ako agad" naiiyak kong sabi at tumango na lamang sya.

Agad kong hinanap ang binigay sa aking card ni Mr. Jiminez at nanginginig ang mga kamay kong tinipa ang mga numerong nakalagay at nag-aalangang pinindot ang call button.

"Hello," sagot sa kabilang linya.

"Hello Mr. Jiminez" sagot ko.

"Liam" gulat nyang sambit sa kabilang linya.

"Sir.. Tinatanggap ko na po" walang ano-anong sagot ko. Bahala na, buhay na ng kapatid ko ang usapan. Kung ito lang ang paraan, gagawin ko.

"Right choice Liam, I didn't expect you would decide this early but you won't regret it" sagot nya sa kabilang linya at sa tono pa lang ng kanyang boses ay alam kong nakangiti ito.

Sana nga ay hindi ko ito pagsisihan.