We ended up eating at his condo unit.
"Infairness pwedi na"
"Pwedi na?" Taas kilay nitong tanong.
Gusto pa nyang makarinig ng compliment. Though masarap naman talaga ang luto nya.
Kumain lang ako ng kumain.
"I thought you're on your diet?"
"Just shut up. I feel so freakin stress this past few days. I need to eat. A lot"
A freakin stress. That old man keep on asking me to marry his freakin business partner son.
"You're too young to be this stressed, to be this pressured and to be tired with life. Just take a deep breath and you will be fine"
I look at him. "Dami mong alam eh no? Petmalu"
"Petmalu?" Nagtatakang tanong nito.
"Malupit" I laugh. Yung mukha nya kasi para talagang hindi nya alam.
Unregistered number calling ...
"Answer it. Dont mind me"
I answered the phone "Hello?"
"Clarrise anak"
Nabitawan ko ang hawak kong baso.
"Mommy?"
"Yes it's me. I miss you so much anak. Are you okay? Dont worry about me clarrise. Worry about yourself. Iloveyou"
My tears started to scream.
After 9 years of longing to her voice.
I can't believe this.
"Mommy! Where are you?"
"I-- Sino yang kausap mo?!"
Toot toot toot.
HARRY HEMSWORTH POV
"MOMMY! MOMMY!" She started screaming and crying.
"Mommy?" She throw her cellphone
"DAMN IT!" Napa sabunot sya sa sarili nyan buhok.
"Clarrise" I hold her hand "Relax. Calm down okay?"
"HOW CAN I FCKIN CALM DOWN? IT WAS MY MOM! FOR PETE'S SAKE!"
She really looks devasted. I hug her tight "We will track down her phone. Please just calm down right now"
Her feet was bleeding because of the broken glass.
"We need to clean your wound first"
Iniwan ko syang tulala sa kusina para kunin ang first aid kit. Pagdating ko nakatulala parin sya habang umiiyak.
For the past 1 year ngayon ko lang sya nakitang ganito.
"Clarrise" I kept on calling her name. Parang wala itong naririnig.
Lumuhod ako para gamutin ang paa nya.
Kahit ako siguro ang mawalan ng ina for almost 9 years baka mabaliw ako sa kakahanap.
"I need to go" bigla nalang itong tumayo pagkatapos kong gamutin ang paa nya.
"It's already late."
"I dont care kahit gabi na. Gusto kong makita ang walang hiyang lalaki na iyon."
Maybe she's referring to her father.
I grab her wrist and hug her so tight "Clarrise, wag kang mag padalos dalos. Let's make a plan kung paano natin makikita ang mommy mo okay?"
Then she start crying again.
"I miss my mom. I miss her so bad. I think Im going crazy" umiiyak na sumbong nito. Kaya mas lalo kong hinigpitan ang yakap ko sakanya.
"Im sure she miss you too. Stay strong clarrise. We will do everything para mahanap ang mommy mo" pagpapagaan ko ng loob nya.
I dont know how many minutes we stay like that. Iyak lang sya ng iyak. If I could just take away the pain she's feeling right now. It pain me knowing that she's been through a lot.
I lay her down to my bed dahil naka tulog ito sa kanyang pag iyak. She may look like a tiger but she's just a small kitten.
It pain my heart everytime na naiisip ko ilang taon na ba nyang tiniis ang ganitong buhay.
She's been really brave. Baka kung ako to nag break down na ako dahil sa sunod sunod na problemang dumating.
I can't blame her for being so cold hearted. Maybe she was just really afraid of getting hurt and betrayed again.
"Mommy" she whispher. Pinunasan ko ang isang butil ng luha sa pumatak sa kanyang pisngi.
"I will do everything para maibalik ang mommy mo sayo" I kissed her forehead and close the door.
"Hey bro"
"I want you to find someone for me"
"Who?"
"Theressa Oxford Knox, Clarrise mother"
"Are you sure? Alam na ba ni daddy to?"
"Please harold let's keep it a secret for while"
"Fine. You owe me a lot for this one."
"Yeah. And please gather information about Michael Knox. Sya lang ang may alam kung nasaan ang mommy ni Clarrise"
"Okay. I will send it as soon as possible if ever na may makuha akong information"
"Alright. Thank you bro"
I hang up the call and take a bath.
Althea Clarrise POV
I woke up with a headache then I remember what happend last night.
"Gising kana pala" napalingon ako kay Harry na busy sa pag aayos ng gamit sa cabinet nya.
"Goodmorning" I sarcastically said.
He laugh "Breakfast is ready"
Tatayo sana ako when I felt pain in my right feet.
"Ouch" I look at my feet naka benda iyon. Ghad. How stupid I am.
"Sino ba naman kasing nagsabi na apakan mo ang basag na baso diba?" Sinamaan ko lang sya ng tingin.
Dahan dahan kong pinang apak ang aking paa.
"Damn it." Mahihinang mura ko dahil ang sakit.
"Let me carry you" nagulat ako dahil bigla nya akong binuhat na parang bagong kasal.
Tinakpan ko ang mukha ko
"My gosh. Di pa ako nag hilamos. Ibaba mo ako"
"It's okay. You're still beautiful."
"Kupal ka talaga. Dalhin mo ako sa cr. Naiihi ako" ibinaba nya ako sa tapat ng comfort room. Humawak ako sa pinto para hindi matumba.
"Be careful"
Padabog kong isinara ang pinto.
"Mommy" i whispher. I tried so hard to stop myself from cryig again but I can't help it.
My heart ache so bad. I feel like breaking.
Di ko alam kung ilang minuto ako sa loob ng cr. Lumabas lang ako dahil sa ginawang pagkatok ni Harry.
Nakayuko akong lumabas dahil sa pamamaga ng aking mata.
"Did you cry?" Ngumiti ako sakanya at umiling
"Hindi. Kain na tayo nagugutom na ako" kahit nahihirapan ako naglakad na ako papunta sa dinning.
I bit my lower lips. Nagiging iyakin kana this past few days Clarrise.
He grabbed my wrist and hug me so tight.
"Tell me when you're in pain. When you can't handle it anymore. Tell me what happend in your day. If something bad happend tell me and I will listen. Just trust me. You can lean on me"