Kabanata 34
Revenge
"What are your plans to my daughter and my grandson?" Another wave of question my Dad thrown up to Alec.
"Are you going to marry my daughter, Mr. Lazer?" Nanlalaki ang mga mata ko dahil sa sunod na tanong ni Daddy. What the!
"Dad!" Agad na sabad ko, but my father never pay attention to me. Nakatingin ito ng seryoso kay Alec na sobrang kalmado lang na naka-upo sa tabi ko.
"Yes, Sir. I always and gladly want to marry your daughter, with all my heart beat."
Mas lalo akong nagpanic dahil sa sinabi ni Alec. I haven't seen that!
"But Dad--" again, I was cutted off by my father's follow-up questions to Alec.
"What are your plans to the woman you left in Canada. Divorce her?" My Dad even frowned a bit. But Alec just smirk at him. Will they let me talk, d*mmit!
"There is no need, Sir. Dahil wala namang kasalang naganap. I'm single. And as free as bird to flock to your daughter, and to our son," mayabang na sagot ni Alec kay Daddy.
Hindi pa man iyon nagsi-sink-in sa isip ko, ay may bago na naman akong iisipin. What's the wedding invitation was all about then?
"You sure about that?" paniniguro ni Daddy.
A grin formed in Alec's corner of his lips and nodded to my father. Bahagya ring tumango ang ama ko rito.
"The wedding was just a part of my plan," lumingon sa akin si Alec, habang ako naman ay nakakunot na ang noo ngayon dahil sa narinig. Hindi ako natutuwa sa nangyayari ngayon!
"Remember the plane crashed? I did my best to investigate it. The possible foul play and the technical problem they said."
What Alec said captured my whole attention. 'Di ko na naisip ang kani-kanina lang na mga pagsalungat sa mga sinasabi ni Daddy.
"It was impossible to have a technical problem, because I've double checked the plane an hour before we tookoff. And there, I discovered that Officer Amya planted a small micro bomb in the plane's left wing. It was the reason why the plane crashed. At 'di nito sinabi na may bagyo sa New Jersey. It was all planned by her. Sinadya iyon para isipin ng mga invistagators na ang bagyo ang dahilan kaya na crashed ang eroplano. It was all indeed well-planned. With the helps of her team, kaya niya nagawa iyon."
Sa hinaba-haba ng sinabi ni Alec, tanging ang pagsabotahe lang ni Amya ang tumatak sa isip ko, na nagpa-usbong ng galit ko.
"And her reason is?" my Dad's serious voice. Alec clenched his jaw and balled his fist. Halata ang galit nito.
"She is getting her revenge to Maisha."
Kunot ang noo ko dahil sa narinig mula sa katabi. Revenge? For what?
"Revenge?" tanging tanong ko nalang. Sobrang gulo ng isipan ko, at napakarami ng tanong ang bumabagabag sa akin.
"Officer Amya's sister was the first fiancée of Captain Adriel De Lanaza... your late fiancée."
The last words are just a like a whisper, but I clearly heard it. Parang sinaksak ang puso ko sa narinig. Is this some sort of… joke?
"What?" Dumadagundong na boses ni Daddy ang namayani sa boung silid.
"Nalaman ko na ang nakababatang kapatid pala ni Officer Meyer ay nagkasakit sa pag-iisip, after Captain Del Lanaza broke up with her and chose... your daughter instead. Pinadala ito sa isang mental hospital, dahilan kung bakit galit na galit si Officer Meyer sa anak niyo."
All of what Alec said is too much to handle. Pero ang akala kong 'yon na, may mas grabe pa pala.
"And the death of Captain Del Lanaza was not an accident. Officer Meyer also did it, to take her revenge for her sick sister."
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