The truth! [3]

It's been a month had passed, since the incident happened in dolphin Island.

All three of them is finally back on track,like what normal highschooler does.

"Oh. .you're home!" 

Gulat na bungad ng Ina ni Leo sa kanya, Leo was standing in the front door while leaning his head in the wall, both of his arm was folded in his chest habang nakatingin sa kawalan.

"Do you have something to tell me?" 

Nakangiting tanong ng kanyang ina, his mother knew that something in his mind.

Leo looked into her mother's eyes pero nakakapagtakang ibang tao ang kanyang nakikita.

Napabuntunghinga na lamang sya just to dismissed that image in his head.

"Just give me a second!" 

Ani Leo na kinuha ang cp sa kanyang bulsa, he's calling someone.

"Just do me a favor for one last time!" 

Bungad niya rito, Nakarinig sya ng mahinang tawa mula sa kabilang linya.

"Why? are you gonna die?"

Anito. pero imbes na patulan ito, Leo just ignored him.

"Do something about my computer system!"

It was actually a code only the two of them knows, alam kasi ni Leo that they are being monitored 24/7.

"Ah is that so?fine. . open your internet connection so I could locate your location!"

The other line told him.

"Ok, Got it!" 

He was about to cut the line off ng may maalala sya.

"Don't you dare peak on us, just do what I said!"

"I'm not interested in your life—fool!" 

The other line said in a matter of fact tone.

"That's good!" 

Gusto sana niyang sabihin dito pero pinigil nya ang sarili.

"Ok. .I got it, you got such a nice house. Wait, is that your mother?" 

Bigla nalang hinarang ni Leo ang sarili sa kanyang ina. 

"What's wrong?" 

Nagtataka namang tanong ng kanyang ina sa kanya.

"Nothing ma, I just want you to cook someting for me!"

Anyang itinulak ang kanyang ina papunta sa kusina.

"Are you done?"

"Stand infront of the camera so I could erase you from the main system!"

Utos ng nasa kabilang linya.

"Ok in ten seconds. .ok done!"

"Thank you, buddy!"

Leo immediately cut off the line. Their house was equipped with HD CCTV's with microphone that can record both audio and videos. 

So he needs to do something about it para hindi malaman ng kanyang magaling na ama kung ano man ang gusto niyang itanong sa kanyang ina.

"Ma, I just wanted to asked you something?"

Panimula ni Leo sa kanyang ina, matagal na syang may gustong itanong dito. 

Leo wants to know the truth!

His mother smiled at him.

"Ano iyon hijo?"

"Where is my brother?"

Bigla nalang nahawakan ng kanyang ina ang mainit na microwave plate with out using any gloves at nabitawan nitong bigla ng maramdaman ang init sa kanyang balat.

"I'm sorry. .I'm sorry—"

"Just leave it!" 

Natataranta namang hinablot ni Leo ang nasaktang kamay ng ina saka isinawsaw sa malamig na tubig.

"How. .how did you know about it?" 

Nauutal na tanong ng kanyang ina na tila tinakasan ng kulay ang mukha.

It was her secret that she's supposed to bury with her in her grave, walang sino man ang nakakaalam nito maliban sa kanya at sa taong pinag bigyan niya ng kanyang anak noon.

"You said there's only two things like this in this world, one is the locket and the other one is the key!" 

Leo showed her the customized necklace na namana pa ng kanyang ina mula sa kanyang yumaong mga magulang.

The necklace was said to be originated from western part of the globe. 

"Ye. .yes!" 

Alanganing sagot ng kanyang ina.

"Then, where is the locket?"

"I lost it—"

"You're lying ma, you are not that careless to lost something special like this?"

May panunumbat niyang sabi.

"Fine. .I give it to your younger brother!"

"Where is he?" 

Excited na tanong ni Leo sa kanyang ina, but there was something in his mother's eyes habang nakatingin ito sa kanya.

It was pain, hatred, regrets and distrust.

"You're brother—he. .he's dead!" 

Napapikit na sabi nito sa kanyang habang may butil ng mga luha sa tumulo sa mga mata nito.

Leo knew she was lying.

"Just tell me the truth ma, bakit? Pati sa akin ba naman wala kayong tiwala?"

"He's dead. .matagal ng patay ang kapatid mo! Stop asking me this question again, I'm going to pretend you did not asked me anything!"

"Why? Why do you have to hide everything from me?"

"Wala akong tinatago sayo so stop this bullshit, Leonardo!"

"I found him!"

"What?"

Biglang natigil ang kanyang ina sa paglalakad at marahas na napaharap sa  kanya.

"What did you just said?"

"I said I found him?"

Malakas na sigaw ni Leo pero isang malutong na sampal ang isinagot ng kanyang ina sa kanya.

"Don't even dare, to try looking for him! why? Did your father asked you to do this? And why do you care, anyway?"

"Because his my brother, all my life I lived in lies, all of you keep lying to me. You think hindi ko naririnig ang pag iyak nyo gabi-gabi? You're in pain, you longed for him, but why do you choose to suffer like this?"

Anyang di na matiis na sumbatan ang ina.

"Gusto nyo po bang magpatayan kami when time comes, yan ba ang gusto ninyo ma?"

Tinitigan sya ng masama ng kanyang ina.

"It's all because of you!" 

Galit na sumbat ng kanyang ina.

"I need to sacrifice him to protect you from that monster father of yours, Your brother was my mistake, he was not supposed to be born but why. .why?" 

His mother already broke down, she was in her knees habang napahagulgol ng malakas.

"I don't want to add more sins, marami na akong nagawang kasalanan, I'm not that monster to kill my own child so I decided to keep him and it was too late for me to knew something, you know what?" 

Leo slowly fell into his knees may kutob sya that he already knew what exactly his mother is going say.

"Fate played a joke on me, His father is your father's mortal enemy!

Leo felt like being hit with a bomb, daig pa niya ang nasabugan ng napakalakas na bomba, at ng mga uras na iyon naipanalangin nyang sana nasabugan nalang talaga sya.