Embracing His Wrath

Chapter 13

Klein’s Point of View 

I CAN'T help myself but to be amazed while watching her walk with elegance and confidence on a stage. She's showing off luxurious brands of dresses in a fashion show. Just like before, she's still as beautiful as always. I’m watching one of her latest fashion show clips.

I pressed the next button of my phone. Napangiti ako nang mag-play ang vlog niya noon. She was baking cupcakes, at ako yung kumukuha ng video.

"Here, tikman mo Klein." sabi niya sabay subo sa akin nung icing batter na gawa niya.

I still can remember how over sweet the icing is. Natawa na lang ako nang maalala ko kung paano niya ako binulungan noon na magsinungaling tungkol sa feedback.

"It's good, masarap. Sakto lang." pagsisinungaling ko for the sake of her vlog.

I took an icing and wiped it on her face. Funny how she looks after I did it. Then the vlog ended with us, playing the icing without finishing the vlog's purpose content.

Samantha Hillary Chavez. Our memories is still with me. I forgot not a single thing of her. The memories we share together is the only thing I treasure. How could I forgot the only person that made me happy?

Sa bawat araw na lumilipas ay mas lalo ko lang siyang nami-miss. Kung kaya ko lang ibalik ang oras. Sana di ako nagmatigas. Sana di na lang ako pumayag sa pagpapakasal at tumakas na lanh. Sana kasama ko pa rin siya ngayon.

We were happy, I was actually going to propose. But Justin and that f*****g arranged marriage with Luna ruined it all. Now she's gone far away from me.

Three years, still her. And it will always be her.

Inayos ko ang sarili nang marinig ko ang pagbukas ng pinto ng opisina ko. I stopped the video and put my phone away.

Sinalubong ko ang kung sino man na pumasok. It's Dad kaya agad din akong nag-iwas ng tingin. Away na naman.

"I don't have time for you right now. I'm busy." I said and looked at my laptop.

Shit, I forgot to check the Wangs email. Sila sana ang magiging partner ko kung hindi lang umeksena ang kumpanya ni Justin.

"Cancel the Wangs. Villanueva's taking over." aniya nagpakulo ng dugo ko.

I opened the email and read. Galit kong hinampas ang mesa nang makita ko ang cancelation ni Mr. Wang para sa partnership. He even called me impotent for not letting them go on.

"Dad naman! You can't just do this! "I exclaimed as I clenched my jaw. "Nasa kamay ko na yung mga Wang, f**k, they just dropped the partnership!"

"This is also my company Klein. How dare you question me?! "he pointed at me with his raging aura. "Sure the Wangs is a big deal, but the Villanueva's more than the are. What's the fuss?"

I stood up and held both sides of my waist because of irritation. Sana tinanong niya man lang ako. Pero hindi eh! At sa lahat pa talaga ng pwedeng isosyo sa akin ay ang putanginang lalaking 'yon!

I just had my first chance of partnership with one of the biggest transaction company na ako lang ang nagsikap. Then here thay go, ruining it. Halos isang taon ko na yung pinaghahandaan.

"Hindi porket dahil jan sa kagaguhan niyong dalawa ni Justin ay hindi na ulit mababalik ang koneksyon. "lumapit siya sa direksyon ko. "I already cleared it, now you can't stop me."

"Dad, pinaghirapan ko yun! I was so close! Damn you!"

Connection? Oo, noon magkaibigan ang mga Villanueva at Montero along with another family which is the Alegres. The three families are called 'The Big Three', ang mga pamilya namin ang mga nangunguna sa business industry ng Asya. Matagal nang magkaibigan ang tatlong pamilya pero nagbuwag nang una, pumanaw ang mga Alegre at pangalawa, dahil sa gulo namin ni Justin.

"Stop acting like a child! Past is past Klein and you can't change it! "he said as id it was that easy. "Grow up Klein!"

"You can't understand and you will never understand! Hindi mo alam kung ano ang pakiramdam dahil wala ka sa posisyon ko! "di na ako nakapagpigil pa. "Sabagay, ano ba naman ang pake mo? Ikaw lang naman naging dahilan ng mga paghihirap ko ngayon!" huminga ako ng malalim. "Ikaw, ikaw ang nagtulak na pakasalan ko ang babaeng yon! Ang walang kwentang babaeng yun! " I hissed.

"Wag mong idamay ang asawa mo dito Klein. Labas siya dito!" he warned.

"The hell she is a part of this! Kaya kami nagkahiwalay ni Samantha dahil sa lintek na kasal na 'to!" I punched the desk once again.

"And now you're going to group me with that man? That man who slept with my woman the night before I proposed to her?! "dinuro ko siya. "Tell me, is that being childish?"

Natahimik siya dahil sa mga sinabi ko. May malaking dahilan akong kung bakit ayaw kong nandito si Justin. I don't know if I will be able to stop myself once I see him again. He's one of the worst people who brought s**t in my life.

"You ruined the hell out of me! Wala kang kwenta! Wala kang kwentang ama—"

And with that, he punched, hard. Causing me to face the floor. Damn those fist! He's got the age but still strong.

"That was also for you Klein! "

Para sa akin? Saang bahagi ba ng mga yun ang para sakin? Ang sabihin niya para lang sa kanya!

I smirked. "It's not for me, "tumayo ako at nagpagpag. "It's just for you, dad. "diniinan ko ang huling salita bago ko siya tinalikuran. "Just go. "taboy ko.

"Klein—" I felt his presence near wanting to touch me.

"Just go! "sigaw ko. "Kahit ano pa ang dahilan niyong 'yan, kahit na malaman ko pa, it won't change the fact that you ruined me. And still ruining me..."

Fuck this! Narinig ko ang pagtikhim niya at ang tunog ng kanyang mga sapatos na palayo.

Real reason? Kill me now. Kahit anong rason pa 'yan, hindi niya pa rin dapat gingawa sa akin ang lahat ng 'to. I have my own rights to live the way I want!

Pagbagsak akong umupo sa swivel chair. They know that I already shut myself from them. I don't listen to no one, yet they took advantage of it and ruined my life. This in not the way I want to live. I know that I can never be the same again, but I still want to live my life the best as it could be.

I'm getting tired of living without her.

"Bring me ice pack. "I said to the intercom.

Sumandal ako sa inuupan at pinunasan ang dugo mula sa pumutok kong labi. Medyo malakas ang suntok na yun ah? I smirked.

I let my fingers ran through my hair. My day is already ruined, thanks to dad, to that motherfucker and of course my f*****g wife.

Ilang minuto din ang lumipas bago pumasok ang sekretarya ko dala-dala ang hinihingi ko. I immediately planted my glare on her. Bahagya siyang nakayuko. Tangina lang, napaka-arte.

She looks so damn innocent, so damn...hot.

Napakurap-kurap ako dahil sa naisip. I shook my head to erase the thought. Tinignan ko ulit si Luna na papalapit sa akin.

She's wearing a white long sleeve polo-shirt that is inserted in her skirt that's embracing her waist down to her knee.

Tsk, she's...fine. Her body is well maintained. I can't lie about that, though I hate her, that's how I see her. Her beauty in undeniable. But it's not the type that I go crazy with.

"Here you go Sir. "inabot niya sa akin ang hiningi kong ice pack nang makalapit.

I smirked when I saw how she's trying hard not to look at me. Nakakairita kaya nag-iwas rin ako ng tingin.

I harshly grabbed the ice pack making her body flinch. Damn, too paranoid. Slowly, I put the ice pack on the corner of my lips where dad hit me. It hurts, f*****g hell.

"Ba-bakit ka may pasa? "tanong niyang naging dahilan ng pagtingin ko sa kanya. Bakas sa mukha niya ang pag-aalala.

Bukod sa pag-aalalang nakapaskil sa mukha niya ay mas napansin ko ang namumugto niyang mga mata, namumulang pisngi at ilong. Umiyak na naman ba siya?

Nangunot ang mga noo ko dahil sa inis na naramdaman. It's just everytime I see her whenever her face is puffy because of crying or she's actually crying pisses me off.

"It's non of your business." I coldly respond.

Pakealam niya ba sa pasa ko? Bat di yung dahilan ng pag-iyak niya yung atupagin niya? Napaka-pakealamera.

"Ako na. "akmang aagawin niya sakin ang hawak ko nang iniwas ko.

"Kaya ko, I'm not disabled. "mahina kong sabi na sapat lang para marinig niya. "Go back to work. "I commanded.

Napalitan ang mukha niyang pagkadismaya at lungkot, "S-sorry, "nakayuko niyang sabi.

Tsk, as if she mean it! And if she does? Kulang pa lahat ng sorry niya sa lahat ng ginawa niya. She has the biggest impact among them all kasi siya yung palagi kong nakakasama.

"Kahit ilang bese ka pang mag-sorry,di pa rin niyan mababalik lahat. That's stupidly useless, you know? "nakangiwi kong sabi at inirapan siya.

Hinilot ko ang sintido nang kumirot ito. f**k, this woman is causing me headache!

"Kahit na, "she looked at me straight in the eyes that made me stop and stare. "Di man mabalik ng mga 'sorry' ko ang lahat, uulit-ulitin ko parin ang paghingi ng tawad sayo hanggang mapatawad mo na ako ng tuluyan. "she ended it with a smile. "I'm going back now, Mr. Montero."

Unti-unting nawala ang kunot ng noo ko. I was literally dumb founded after hearing those words. It's not that affective, but it means a lot as if she's really going to pursue it.

'Di man mabalik ng mga 'sorry' ko ang lahat, uulit-ulitin ko parin ang paghingi ng tawad sayo hanggang mapatawad mo na ako nang tuluyan.'

I shook my head when it recalled.

Hindi ba siya napapagod? Hindi ba siya mapapagod? Kingina, nasisiyahan pa ata siya sa lahat ng ginagawa ko sa kanya? Tsk. Masyado siyang nagpapakatatag. What she wants from is the thing that I can't give her. Impossible.

I will never forgive her and will never love her either. Never.

After work, I immediately made my way to the parking lot. I feel like going to the bar again, as always. It's the only place that's helping me right now.

I was about to enter my car when a demonic voice called my name.

"Klein. "

I clenched my fist and turned around punching the son of a b***h that just came out from nowhere.

"s**t. "mahina niyang mura at dumura ng dugo. I shook my hand after hitting his face. Tigas ng mukha ng gago.

He stood up and rubbed the blood from the side of his lips using his thumb.

"Ang lakas nun. "he chuckled sarcastically.

"Strong enough for an asshole like you. "I smirked.

"You're offending me, huh? "he grinned making me want to destroy his face more.

"What do you want?" I asked directly. I don't want to have a long conversation with him, he's just a waste of my precious time.

"I just want to meet my new business partner. "ngumisi siya sa akin. If that's the only reason why he's talking s**t, he's just really a waste of time.

"I got my face everywhere, just stare at one of my pictures or one of the billboards. "I boasted.

I turned my back on him and was about to go inside my car when he spoke again.

"Still longing for Samantha?"

I clenched my jaw because of what he said.

"I really don't like it when someone says her name, specially when it's you." hinarap ko siya ulit. "Don't bring her up, you'll bleed. "

"Wala pa rin pa lang move on na nangyayari sayo. Damn, I hit hard—f**k! "his cuss echoed all over the parking lot after I punched him in surprise.

"What do you really want?? Did you showed up just to remind me all of your bullshits?! Huh?! "marahas ko siyang kwinelyohan at hinila patayo. "Napaka-bobo mo Justin! Napakagago mo! "I pushed him back to the ground.

This guys is unbelievable. Matapos niyang magtago ng ilang taon dahil sa ginawa niya ay heto siya ulit sa harapan ko. Reminding me what he did that caused me to live with this f****d up life!

"Tsk. You already had two punches on me. "he sighed. Hindi niya man lang pinansin ang mga sinabi ko. "Ganito din kalakas yung suntok mo nung gabing yun, mali, mas malakas pala. "tumawa siya ulit. "Alam kong galit ka pa rin sakin hanggang ngayon pero wala na tayong magagawa, nangyari na eh. "mapanuya niyang sabi. He sounds like what he did is just as simple as that. An asshole, indeed.

Pare-pareho lang sila ng sinasabi. Eh ano naman kung tapos na? Nangyari na? Dapat bang kalimutan? For their f*****g information, it ruined my life! Kung tapos na para sa kanila, kung nakapag-move on na sila pwes ako hindi pa. I'm stuck with the memory!

"Iisa na lang ang mundong iikutan natin simula ngayong araw na'to," tumayo siya at hinarap ako. "Kaya 'tong mukhang 'to, "tinuro niya ang mukha niyang may putok na labi. "Palagi mo nang makikita, kaya masanay ka na."

Kaya siya nagsasayang ng oras dito, para ipakita ang mukha niya at ipaalala sakin na araw-araw ko na siyang makikita? How pathetic. Nakakasuka.

"Don't worry Klein, I'm not planning to take something or...someone away from you again. I know, jan ka takot. "he cleared his throat and shoved his hands inside his pockets. "I won't take anything, unless gusto nitong magpakuha sakin."

He left me stunned. What he said, made me feel uneasy and threatened. Looks like he wants to play his game with me again.

But now, si Luna na ang nakataya.