Chandler's POV
My mother died, her death is not what it is. It wasn't a suicide, she was killed--by her own husband, by our own and biological father.
Didn't he know that growing up without our mother will be hard?
We have grown up without a mother by our side. Chandria and I feel like something is missing, we were not able to get a love of a mother. A mom who will take care of us on her own, cook you food, bathe you, hug you, give you advices, and love you unconditionally. We didn't experience those. Especially my sister, she's a woman, and most women depend on their mothers but Chandria couldn't feel that.
And our father took that chance from us. He killed our mother. Our beloved mother.
My fists clenched tighter that I felt my nails wounded my palms. I will not forgive him. I will not let him get away with it. He'll pay for what he did with our mother.
I trusted him wholeheartedly. The more I think about it, the more that I regret it. My sister should know about it. Chandria--what did he do to her life?
"What did you do to my sister's life?" I asked.
He turned his head to me and laughed, "Your sister?"
"Had you meddled in her life too!?"
"I killed her childhood friend. Why do you ask?"
Then I think about it, when Chandria was 12 years old, her friend got lost all of a sudden and didn't come back. Five days after, the policemen found his body, they stated that he fell off the cliff, but it wasn't true?
"Why did you kill him? He was kind to us. He was Chandria's most beloved friend. Why do you kill innocent people, including that man? Dad, you're losing your mind."
"Thanks to your mother and that guy, I got traumatized by childhood friends. How many times do I need to tell you that I don't want that same pain for my children? And in your case, your girlfriend got one so she may cheat behind your back. And you might end up experiencing the same pain and anxiety I had just because of that guy."
What did he just say? Just because of that? Just for that shallow reason?
"What? No! Thaddeus is just my best friend! I can't cheat on my boyfriend. I can't fool--" Dad interrupted and turned to her.
"You can't fool him?" The gun was pointed at Ken. Then, I saw her left foot, it's bleeding. Was it shot? No!
I looked at Ken, she's shaking her head and crying.
"Look son," he'd cut off. "She has a cancer. Lung cancer. Do you know?"
What? Lung cancer? It's not like I believe him but I saw how she became thinner and thinner than she used to be. Is it true?
"She hid it from you. And yes, before I forget, she doesn't have amnesia. She said she can't fool you but she already did."
The consecutive revelation of truth makes my heart broke into pieces. My father killed my mother, killed my sister's beloved friend. My girlfriend that I love the most fooled me.
I screamed at the top of my lungs, "Is it true, Ken!? You remember everything, and you didn't tell me? You made me look like a fool!"
She trembled and broke into tears, "I'm s-sorry. It's the only thing--"
"How could you do this to me? Do our friends know?" I concluded.
Thaddeus interfered and tried hard not to spit blood, "She did it for you. She didn't want you to be miserable because she has that deadly disease. There is no night that she didn't cry. She endured it all for you." He then spit blood and coughed.
"Thad!" I barely heard their screams. My eyes are watering. I gasped for air. All of it was fabricated? She pretended for me?
"You don't want me to be miserable? What you did make me miserable! I cried every night too, wanting your memories to come back and then I will know that you didn't lose a single memory? F*ck!"
"Don't yell at her!" Yejenia bellowed at me. "Ginawa niya lang iyun kasi gusto ka niyang mag-move on at sumaya kung itataboy ka niya. She only has four months to live. She wants you to live your life hassle free. She doesn't want to be a burden to you!"
But my love for her is not just in happy moments, I can be by her side at tough times too. "Ken, sa tingin mo ba sasaya ako kung itataboy mo ako? Kaya kong manatili sa tabi mo kahit may sakit ka pa. You are no different than my father, tinanggal mo rin ang karapatan kong alagaan ka. Don't you know that?"
"Pinag-si-sisi-han ko lahat ng ginawa ko. It sounds ridiculous but I want to apologize. I am so sorry."
"I don't know what to feel! Should I despise or forgive you? I don't know anymore!" So much revelation today. My mind is dwelling on questions and thoughts, and my body growing weaker.
Yejenia cried and explained but Ken stopped her, "I have no right to expect forgiveness. You should despise me. Just kill me!"
Dad put his finger on the trigger, "I tried to kill you countless times. You are no match for my son. That's what I want. I want you to distance yourself from my son yourself, without putting my finger on it. On your birthday, I tried to kill you using the truck but Ianne--thankfully--did the plan. Second attempt, the euthanasia but failed. Then I decided to fabricate your cancer. Foolish girl! You don't have a cancer! I just made it because I predicted your reaction. And the plan went well, and now you have to die."
The revelations too much to fathom, I got weak and fell off the floor.