Stealing My Future Dad (STEALING SERIES #1)

Sierra Celestine Allison. "Darling, you’re here,” salubong sa akin ni Mommy habang papalapit ako sa kanya. "Buti naman nabasa mo ang text ko,”dagdag niya. "Nag-text ka?" nagtataka kong tanong at kinuha ang phone ko para i-check ang text niya, “Hindi naman po dumating,” pagpapatuloy ko. "Hay, basta ang importante nandito ka na,” abot-tenga ang ngiti ni mommy habang sinasabi iyon sa akin. I looked at her weirdly, anong nakain nito at parang ang saya-saya niya. I kissed her cheek at umupo sa sofa. “What's with you, My. Ang saya mo ngayon?”nagtatakang tanong ko. Don't get me wrong, I didn't see her smile like this for a very long time kaya nakakapanibago. "Sierra, tayo na at doon tayo sa kusina. Naghihintay na roon ang boyfriend ko at may balita kami sa iyo,” she said happily. Here she goes again. I silently rolled my eyes and sigh. Mabuti pa si Mommy may boyfriend. Paano naman ako? When kaya, Lord. My dad died when I was still 10 years old and since then she's starting to have a relationship. Hinahayaan ko nalang siya kung saan siya masaya kahit masakit man sa loob ko. Honestly, I don't want her to get into relationship kasi feeling ko magagalit si Daddy, but anong magagawa ko kung sumasaya siya sa pakikipag relasyon? "Seriously,” I looked at her with annoyance, “May boyfriend ka na naman? Pang ilan na iyan?" I sarcastically said. Hindi ko na mabilang sa daliri ko kung ilang lalaki na ang pinakilala niya sa puntong ito. I'm not surprised, just disappointed. "Wag na mag reklamo. Hindi nga ako nag reklamo na hanggang ngayon wala ka pang pinapakikilala sa akin,” Mommy said while laughing. I rolled my eyes on her one more time. "Mommy, I don't need a man and ‘wag mo na ipamukha sa akin na wala akong boyfriend. I'm fine with my oppas and I love my fictional characters and we have foods,”hilaw akong ngumisi sa kaniya. Inismiran niya ako matapos marinig ang sinabi ko. Fictional characters are better than real men, trust me. Lumapit siya sakin at umupo sa tabi ko. “Sierra, hindi magiging sayo iyang mga oppa mo. Malayong mangyari iyon,” natatawa niyang sabi. "Ewan ko sayo, My, akyat na muna ako para mag bihis, susunod din ako,” saad ko habang naglalakad papalayo sa kaniya. Habang nag lalakad ako papunta sa hagdanan ay nahagip ng aking mata ang isang lalaking nasa kusina. Maybe he’s my mom's boyfriend. I can only see his back and noticed how young he is. I bet he's around 20 to 25 years old or maybe younger than that. Napailing ako. Si Mommy talaga, ang hilig sa bata. Pagdating ko sa kwarto ay nagbihis agad ako. I was looking at my uniform while sighing heavily. This is not the course that I want but I don't have any choice. Ginulo ko ang buhok ko habang umuupo sa kama ko. I'm already 3rd year college tapos ngayon lang ako magkakaganito? I wanted to be a paediatrician but I needed to take up Business Administration para sa company namin. I don't have any siblings kaya I don't have any choice. I took a deep breath and decided to go downstairs. Habang papalapit ako sa kusina ay narinig ko ang tawanan nila Mommy. Bad trip! I feel so single right now. Nakakainis man isip pero feeling ko tatandang dalaga ako dahil sa kaniya. I smile bitterly when I remembered him. Nasa kusina na ako. I silently walked para hindi ko sila madisturbo. They're both laughing and didn't notice my presence. Napairap ako. Sana all. "Mommy, I'm hungry,” mahina ngunit alam kong dinig iyon ni Mommy. Nakatayo lang ako sa gilid ng upuan ko habang nakatingin sa kaniya. I don't want to disturb them pero nagugutom na talaga ako. Mommy looked at me with disbelief, she looked at my face then to my body. Kumunot ang noo ko sa ginawa niya. Mommy is being judgemental, again. "Puro ka na lang pagkain. Kaya siguro walang nagkakagusto sa iyo dahil sa pananaba mo,” she seriously said. I smirked. I looked at my body and looked at her. I'm not fat, I'm petite kaya I don't know kung ano ba ang definition ni Mommy sa pananaba because I don't see any fats on my body. "If someone truly loves me, he will accept me kahit ano man ang itsura ko. Hindi lang naman katawan ang basehan kung hindi pati ang ugali. Aanhin mo naman iyong magandang katawan kung pangit naman ang ugali. At least ako maganda ang ugali ko tapos maganda pa ang katawan ko,”proud kong sabi sa kaniya. My mom's boyfriend coughed kaya napatingin ako sa kaniya. I raised my brow on him while Mommy is busy patting his back dahil mukhang nabilaukan. Umupo ako sa harapan nila, specifically sa harap noong boyfriend ni Mommy. I wanted to look at him and judge him but I cannot do that because nakayuko siya at parang nahihiya. Mahina akong tumawa habang umiiling. The reaction of my mom's boyfriend are all the same when they finally meet me. Nakayuko, nahihiya o natataranta. After he calmed down. Mommy stood up para pumunta sa oven at kunin ang niluto niya. I looked at the table and almost drool when I see so many foods. Masaya kong tinignan ang lalaking nasa harap ko. Nahuli ko siyang nakatitig sa akin ngunit umiwas ito ng tingin noong nagtama ang aming mata. "Thank you,” mahina kong pagkakasabi sa kaniya. I thanked him kasi dahil sa kaniya ay nagluto si Mommy ng napakaraming pagkain. Hindi araw-araw fiesta kaya susulitin ko talaga ito. I looked at the table again and wanted to eat already. "You're still the same,” rinig kong sabi niya. I looked at him immediately and wonder if tama ba iyong narinig ko. Tatanungin ko na sana siya ngunit umalingawngaw na ang boses ni Mommy galing sa likod. "Oh. Kumain ka na dahil alam kong takam na takam na ka,” sigaw ni Mommy sa akin. "I'm already drooling,” natatawang sabi ko. Narinig kong tumawa siya at bumalik na sa hapag kainan. "Before anything else, I want you to meet the loml,” she said while smiling. Her hand was on the guy's shoulder right now. I looked at him ngunit nakayuko lang ito. "Loml?" nagtatakang tanong ko. Mommy made a face before answering me. "Love of my life,” kinikilig niyang sabi habang hinahalikan ang toktok ng ulo ng lalaki. Kinalibutan ako sa aking nakita. Nakayuko pa rin siya kaya medyo kinabahan na ako. Is he ill or something? "Mommy, is he fine? May sakit ba?" nagtatakang tanong ko habang nakatingin pa rin sa lalaki. Tumawa si Mommy sa sinabi ko. "Ano ka ba, Sierra, wala. Nahihiya lang ata. Hey, Love, chin up. ‘Wag ka mahiya,” sabi niya dun sa katabi niya. I bit my tongue when I heard their endearment. Love, familiar. I chuckled. If nahihiya pala siya bakit pa siya nagpunta rito? Ang arte naman. After how many minutes of silence he finally moved. Unti-unti niyang inangat ang mukha niya. Nakatitig lang ako habang pinagmamasdan ang pag angat ng ulo niya. I looked surprised when I saw him with a face mask. Ngumisi ako matapos maalala ang isang paborito kong author sa w*****d na si Kuya Kib. My smiles fade away when I looked at his eyes. Those eyes are so familiar. I saw it somewhere pero hindi ko lang maalala kung saan o kailangan ko nakita iyang mga matang iyan. I bit my lower lips while staring directly into his eyes, I was caught off guard when his eyes met mine at biglang bumilis ang t***k ng puso ko. Weird. It was so awkward that's why I decided to look away and looked mommy instead. “Mommy, may sakit ba siya and he looked so young! Ano ka ba,” I awkwardly laughed. "No, tatangalin din niya yan diba, love?" she asked her boyfriend. Napangiwi naman ako matapos marinig ulit ang paraan ng pagtawag niya rito. It felt so weird. He slowly removed his face mask, it was so slow as if he was taking all of his time. Kumunot ang noo ko dahil doon. Why is he so dramatic by removing his face mask? He can remove it agad naman ‘di ba? When he finally removed his face mask my heart suddenly stopped. Umawang ang labi ko habang nakatingin sa mukha niya. I feel hatred, excitement, betrayal. I just don't know what to feel right now. I wanted to scream, slap and punch him on his face but my body can't move. It's him. Hindi ito pwede. "Anak, I would like you to meet, Kib Dustin Clifford. My boyfriend, your future dad,” nakangiting sabi ni Mommy habang hawak ang kamay ni Kib. Kunot-noo akong nakatingin sa kanilang dalawa, hindi makapaniwala. I'm so confused right now that I ended up not knowing what to do. I'm too clouded with my emotions at hindi ko na narinig ang sinabi niya. "F-Future Dad?" takang tanong ko. I'm shaking right now at halata iyon sa boses ko. I'm trying so hard not to cry in front of them kahit na nahihirapan na ako. Hindi ito pwedeng mangyari. Hinding-hindi ako papayag sa gusto nilang mangyari. "Yes,” tipid na sagot ni Mommy, “Are you okay?" nag-aalala niyang tanong. Nakatitig lang ako kay Kib habang umiiwas naman siya ng tingin. Asshole! Why is he doing this? “No, mommy. I'm not okay and you can't marry him,” I firmly. I walked out and run to the garden. I sat on the swing and cried my heart out. Hindi sila pwedeng ikasal kasi hindi ko kaya. Hindi ko siya kayang makitang ikasal at mas lalong hindi ko siya kayang makitang ikasal sa mommy ko. I don't want him to be my dad, I don't want him to be part of my this family. I want him. I want him to become the father of my child. I don't want him to be my dad because I love him. I won't agree to this. "How dare you, Sierra! How could you say that,” galit na sigaw ni Mommy habang papalapit sa akin, “you don't have any rights to decide for my life. This is mine, not yours.” she’s already standing in front of me. Nakatingin lang ako sa kaniya habang ang mga luha'y patuloy sa pagbagsak. "Mommy, please. You can't marry him. Don't marry him,” I begged her. I'm too in love with him. Bakit kasi siya pa? My mom can marry anyone just not him. "Why not? Bakit hindi, Sierra? What's your problem with him?" pasigaw niyang tanong sa akin, “we love each other. Why can't you just be happy for me anak?" naiiyak niyang tanong. "No,” I closed my eyes because of frustration, “he doesn't love you, Mommy. He's just using you.” I opened my eyes and looked at her. "How dare you say that,” naramdaman ko ang kamay ni Mommy sa pisngi ko. She just hit me for the first time just because of that man. I smile bitterly while I was looking at her. Lalong lumakas ang iyak ko dahil doon. I couldn't believe this. "Mommy, I'm begging you. You can marry anyone not just him, not just Kib,” out of my frustration, I kneel down and hold her hand while crying. I looked so desperate right now but who cares. I'm desperate to stop her from marrying him. Hindi ko kakayanin iyon. "No. I will marry him. Hindi ko kailangan ang opinion mo sa bagaya na ito. Sa ayaw at gusto mo ay magpapakasal kami,” that’s it. It's over. Hindi na mag babago and decision niya. She left me crying. I feel so weak and ended up sitting in our bermuda grass. I shookt my head. This can't be happening. I won't let them get married. Mahal ko si Kib ngunit hindi ko pa rin nakakalimutan ang ginawa niya sa akin. I don't want them to get married. Malaki man ang naging kasalanan niya sa akin ay hindi ko padin siya kayang makitang ikasal sa iba. I love him so much that I'm willing to do everything just to get him back. He will crawl back to me, begging for me to come back and I promise that. ———————————-