@keunsmochi
[KIKO] para saan ‘to?
[SABIO] para sa’yo
[KIKO] sabio, kung paraan mo na naman to para siraan si jennie, please lang tama na. sinusubukan ko nang itama yung mali ko. pabayaan niyo na lang ako.
[SABIO] kiko, wala kang kailangang itama.
[KIKO] so gusto mong pabayaan ko yung mag ina ko?
[SEVEN] makinig ka muna kay sabio, kiks
[KIKO] pagtutulungan niyo pa akong tatlo
[SHUEL] kiko, tangina makinig ka muna!
the line went silent after shuel’s curse. it has been a long draining day for the three and kiko’s stubbornness is not helping.
[SHUEL] simula kagabi, nasa kalsada kami para sa’yo. hindi sa sinusumbat ko pero tenga mo lang kailangan namin. para rin naman sa’yo ‘to pre eh.
sabio assumed kiko’s silence as a yes.
[SABIO] kiks, nasaan ka ngayon?
[KIKO] s-sasakyan. inaantay si jennie.
[SABIO] saan kayo papunta?
[KIKO] mamimili ng gamit ng anak namin. nagpapasama siya.
[SABIO] kiko, anak niya lang. hindi anak niyo.
the line went silent again as kiko was processing what sabio had just said.
[KIKO] sa ultrasound, sakto yung buwan. akin yung bata.
[SABIO] sakto sa linggo, pero hindi sakto sa araw.
[KIKO] sabio, tigilan mo na t-
[SABIO] kiko, unang una pa lang ang dami nang butas ng kwento niya. anong sabi niya sa’yo? hindi siya makapagpacheck up dati kasi makakarating sa pamilya niya, pero bakit ang kwento mo samin, doon kayo nagpacheck up sa trusted na obgyne niya?
[KIKO] doon nga. sa pateros. at sa resulta, sa akin yung bata.
[SABIO] kung may trusted obygyne pala siya, ano pang kinakatakot niya?
[KIKO] anak ko ‘yon
[SABIO] dude, tangina hindi nga sa’yo yung bata!
[SEVEN] sabio, stop cursing
[SABIO] eto kasing putang kaibigan niyo eh! pinipilit na sa kanya eh tinutulungan na nga siya.
[KIKO] kasi sakin naman talaga!
[SABIO] kiko, nakakaintindi ka ba ng hindi nga sayo yung bata? sinend mo samin yung file ng ultrasound at doon sa papel, nakalagay ang pangalan ng clinic at doctor, kiko hinanap ko yung putanginang clinic na nakalagay sa resibo pero walang nag eexist na clinic na ganon! pati yung doktor na nakasulat! pati mga listahan ng board passers chineck ko, walang Dr. Emanuella Diaz sa mundo!
[KIKO] nag eexist yung clinic! nanggaling kami don!
[SABIO] kiko, hindi mo pa rin ba naiintindihan na set up ‘to?
kiko felt a sting in his heart with sabio’s words.
[SABIO] dude, peke yung ospital at results na binigay sa inyo! who knows if she just manipulated the months para sumakto?
[SEVEN] dude, inikot namin buong pateros para sa clinic na sinasabi mo, pero wala talaga. alam kong iisipin mong kinakampihan ko lang to si sabio, pero para sabihin ko sayo, sumama ako sa kanya maghanap para patunayang nag eexist yung clinic na sinasabi mo pero dude… kiko maniwala ka… wala talaga.
[KIKO] impossibleng mawawala na lang bigla.
[SHUEL] possible lalo na kung set up nga.
[KIKO] hindi niya yan magagawa. laging nasa unit yon, paano niya maaasikaso?
[SABIO] kasi hindi siya nag iisa. may katulong siya, kiko.
kiko felt like the world was spinning with all the details his friends were pointing at.
[SABIO] sinabi niya matagal na niyang alam, di ba? pero ngayon niya lang sinabi so they could perfect the plan!
[KIKO] they? sinong they?
[SABIO] pinatulog mo si jennie sa kwarto ni liana ‘di ba? and i hope you can feel a little remorse for your sister kasi hindi siya nakatulog magdamag knowing a stranger is in her room pero tiniis niya kasi nga gaya mo, napaniwala siyang hawak nung babaeng yon ang pamangkin niya. alas tres ng madaling araw, nag ring yung cellphone nung isa at kitang kita mismo ng mata ng kapatid mo yung pangalan nung sumusubok na kumontact sa kanya.
[KIKO] sabio, please just get straight to the point!
[SABIO] sydney. your ex best friend. alas tres ng umaga, kiko. tumatawag sa messenger niya si sydney cua.
if there’s a name kiko expects to hear, sydney’s would be last on the line.
[KIKO] sabio, bakit nadamay si sydney?
[SABIO] yung boyfriend ni sydney, si vonjo? kapatid niya si jennie. mukhang niligawan ni vonjo si sydney para mapalayo siya sa’yo, so his sister can have you all by herself. vonjo used sydney just so her sister’s dream would come true.
[KIKO] dream?
[SABIO] kiko, obsessed sa’yo si jennie, and according to her parents, it’s been going on since senior high school.
[KIKO] parents? senior high? putangina anong nangyayare?
[SABIO] I searched for ways to communicate with their parents dahil alam kong kapag dumiretso ako kay sydney, makakarating agad dun sa boyfriend niya at possibleng makarating agad diyan sa babaeng yan! and guess what? ang alam ng mga magulang niya, nasa america siya. hindi rin sila galing sa pamilya ng mga doktor dahil farming ang hanapbuhay nila, kiko.
[SEVEN] kiko, pinapasok kami ng mga magulang niya sa bahay at kwarto niya, and i’m telling you, i got chills by the amount of your pictures posted in her room. pati kumot at unan niya kiko, may mukha mo. ang alam nila nasa us siya as she promised her parents na magbabagong buhay siya at titigilan ka na. kaya pati sila gulat na gulat at hinang hina na malamang ganto ang pinaggagagawa niya tapos nasa pilipinas pa pala siya.
kiko’s phone almost slipped from his hands as he felt his system weaken with all the information. it now makes sense how jennie knows her like the back of her hand.
[SABIO] kiko, she's also been hiding from the police for months now. kiko, ulo yan ng sindikato. drug syndicate to be exact. who knows if she just drugged you that night? you were so wasted we couldn't even find you after the party.
he wasn't sure if it really happened but he's sure of the possibility. he was so intoxicated that he could have drank someone else's drink because all he could remember from that night was he was dancing with her on that club then minutes later, they're both naked.
and when he thought, everything’s over, shuel started speaking up.
[SHUEL] kiko, she also has a record of attempted murder.
kiko lost all his remaining energy with him. the idea of him almost losing his sister by letting jennie sleep with her scared him. that if ever jennie finds out liana knew her connection with sydney, she could’ve killed her right then and there. and if ever something happens to his siblings, he doesn't think he can even forgive himself forever.
[SHUEL] she was underage when she did it that’s why she got away but it was on the news. before you, she got obsessed with someone too. and when she found out that he’s in a relationship, he tried to kill him, and her reason? “if it’s not me, then no one.”
after shuel’s words, kiko left the call.
they were all clueless as to what happened.
[SABIO] nagleft? tangina.
[SHUEL] tangina naman kiko
they were about to lose it not until kiko messaged the group chat back.
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