"If you can't bear to have any responsibilities you better not show your face infront of her again---"

"Dahil baka hindi mo kayanin ang mga responsibilidad na naghihintay sayo..."
"If you can't bear to have any responsibilities you better not show your face infront of her again---"

"Dahil baka hindi mo kayanin ang mga responsibilidad na naghihintay sayo..."

"If you can't bear to have any responsibilities you better not show your face infront of her again---"

"Dahil baka hindi mo kayanin ang mga responsibilidad na naghihintay sayo..."

I closed my eyes and feel the water dripping down from my body. I turned the shower off and stared at my reflection on the mirror.

Naging palaisipan saakin ang mga sinabi ni Brax kahapon. Lalo lang tuloy gumulo ang isip ko. Bakit niya sinabing hindi sila nagpapanggap? Then that means sila talaga? Kung sila talaga sino pa yung tinutukoy nilang 'Sir' na nanliligaw kay Kara? Bakit ba kasi hindi nalang nila pangalanan kung sino yung taong yun?

"What responsibility is he talking about?" tanong ko sa sarili ko. Napabuntong-hininga ako at itinuloy ang pagligo.

Isa lang naman ang alam kong solusyon para sa lahat ng ito. Ang makausap si Kara,para magkaliwanagan na.

Pagkatapos kong maligo't makapagbihis ay lumabas na ako. Nakita ko si Yoongi hyung sa may kusina kaya pumunta ako don.

"hyung..."

Tumingin siya saakin at inabutan ako ng beer. Umupo ako sa tapat niya at napabuntong-hininga.

"What's bothering you?" he asked and then he took a swig on his beer.

"I talked to Brax---" I sighed and also took a swig on my beer. "I asked him why they're pretending and he told me they aren't..."

"C'mon Taehyung, who on their right minds would blow their cover?" he chuckled. "If I were him, I'd probably tell you that were really dating" sabi niya.

"So you still think they're pretending?" Tanong ko. Tumango siya. "You said Brax is Yareli's younger brother, and you also said that Kara has a suitor" He shrugged.

"It's pretty simple.... They just don't want you to bother Kara" he said.

"I don't know who to believe anymore, hyung"I sighed.

" What responsibility is he talking about? I just don't understand that part"I said.

"Responsibility to have a girlfriend?" Yoongi hyung shrugged. "No. He said baka daw hindi ko kayanin ang responsibilidad na naghihintay saakin."

Ngumiti si Yoongi hyung. "Maybe he's just messing with you....unless---"sabi niya tsaka umiling. I looked at him raising an eyebrow.

"Nothing it's probably impossible" sabi niya.

"What is it hyung? Unless what?"

"Unless.....you got her pregnant?" sabi niya. I had goosebumps after hearing what Yoongi hyung said. "because having a child is a big responsibility" he shrugged.

Hindi parin ako nakapag salita. Impossible naman yon, I saw her with my own eyes at wala namang nagbago sa kanya. Umiling ako.

"See... I told you that's Impossible, he's probably just messing with you" sabi niya.

"The best thing for you to do is..... Talk to Kara." he said before standing up. I sighed and nodded.He patted my back and turned to leave.

That's really the best thing to do. I need to explain to her, and I really need answers for the million questions in my head.

"got her pregnant?"

Umiling uli ako, I know we already did 'it' before. But if I got her pregnant why didn't she tell me? Binugbog na sana ako ni Kuya Kayden at Tito Dominique if I had gotten Kara pregnant. Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko at naalala si baby Celine.

"Why would I think of someone else's baby?" natatawang tanong ko sa sarili ko. Napalunok ako siguro kung totoong may anak kami ni Kara kaedaran niya siguro si baby Celine.

Umiling uli ako.

"I'm imagining things again" sabi ko. Dahil sa sinabi ni Yoongi hyung hindi ko tuloy maiwasang maniwala. Paano kung totoo? Paano kung may anak nga talaga kami at yun yung tinutukoy na responsibilidad ni Brax? Kakayanin ko nga ba ang mga responsibilidad na naghihintay saakin?

The thought of having a child with her makes my heart flutter. Kung totoo man iyon, matutupad na yung pangarap naming bumuo ng pamilya.

I took a deep breath and finished drinking the beer I was holding. Alam ko namang impossibleng may anak nga kami, pero hindi ko parin maiwasang umasa.

//

"Hyung! This one is cute, don't you think?" tanong ko kay Jin hyung. I showed him the teddy bear I'm holding it's a white teddy bear with a purple heart on its right chest.

"Oh, but why do you need that?" he asked. I just smiled and stared at the teddy bear. I remember buying the same design for Kara, but I bought her a bigger one before.

"It's for someone" I smiled and walked towards the counter to pay for it.

Pagkalabas namin sa Toy Store ay dumiretso na kami sa grocery store. Pagkatapos naming mamili ay umuwi na kami. Sakto namang nandun si Eunwoo sa Apartment namin.

"Oh? Are you leaving already?" tanong ni Jin hyung.

"Ah... yes hyung...Hinatid ko lang si Jungkook" sabi niya.

"hep! wait! wait!" sabi ko at ipinakita ang hawak kong paper bag. Ibinagay ko kay Jin hyung yung mga groceries at sinabihan si Eunwoo na sumunod sa akin.

"What is it hyung?" tanong niya. Kumuha ako ng sticky note at nagsulat don bago ko ilagay yon sa loob ng paper bag. He looked at me confused.

"Regalo ko kay Baby Celine" I smiled.

"Thanks hyung, she'll love this" Nakangiting sabi niya.

"I purple you?" nagtatakang tanong niya habang binabasa yung sinulat ko sa may Paper Bag. Tumango ako. "Pinalitan ko lang ng purple yung word na 'love'" sabi ko.

"Favorite mo din ba ang color purple hyung?" tanong ni Eunwoo habang nakatingin sa bag na iniabot ko sa kanya.

I smiled and nodded. "It has a special meaning" sagot ko. "It's the last color of the rainbow and it means---"

"I will trust and love you for a long time." pagsabay ni Eunwoo sa sinasabi ko.

"Oh? you know what it means?" Nakangiting tanong ko. "I.. I must've heard it somewhere hyung" he said.

Tumango ako. "But... I just made that up" I shrugged, and only one person knows the meaning behind it. And it was Kara.

"G-Ganon ba hyung?" he laughed. "I'm sure I heard it somewhere." he said.

I shrugged it off maybe Eunwoo heard it from our fans. Nagpaalam na siya at umalis.

"He's weird" bulong ko sa sarili ko.

KARA'S POV

"Your number one fan"

"Your number one fan"

"Your number one fan"

"Your number one fan"

"Your number one fan"

I shivered. Naninindig parin ang balahibo ko kapag naaalala ko ang boses na iyon. I know I heard it before, it was a familiar voice but I just couldn't point out who.

"Kara? Kara?"

"KARA!" Napapitlag ako dahil sa sigaw ni Kuya sa harapan ko. Ngumiti siya at ginulo ang buhok ko.

"What are you thinking?" tanong niya at tumabi sa akin.

"There's.... someone... who keeps on calling me" Kinuwento ko kay Kuya yung tungkol sa tawag.

He looks at me raising his eyebrows. "It's definitely Taehyung" he said. Umiling ako. I know Taehyung's voice,his voice is deep but gentle. The kind of voice that calms your soul. At kabisado ko ang boses niya.

"It's not him" sagot ko.

"If its not him then who?" tanong ni Kuya Kayden. I shrugged and sighed. "Then block him" he said.

"I already did.... but he used another number to call me again---"

"Wait...." Sumeryoso ang mukha niya habang nakatingin saakin.

"So if its not Taehyung and he knows who you are then that means..... "

"What?"

"you have a stalker" sabi ni Kuya. I shivered at the thought, pero paano naman ako magkakaroon ng stalker eh hindi naman ako sikat.

"Change your number... and kukuha na din ako ng bodyguards mo, I'll discuss this with dad---"

"Kuya, Kuya... KUYA!!" tumigil siya sa pagsasalita at tumingin sa akin.

"I'll change my number, but having bodyguards? we're not kids anymore... I mean that's just probably a prank caller or something..." I trailed off.

"No! It's safer if you have a bodyguard---"

"Pero, Kuyaaaaa... I'll change my number. And I'll be extra careful" sabi ko.

He sighed and nodded. "Fine,but be careful!" he sighed.

"And let me know if you notice something suspicious..... Its better to be safe."sabi niya tumango ako at niyakap siya.

" Don't worry kuya"I laughed.

"Ayaw ko lang na mangyari sayo ulit yung nangyari nung bata ka" bulong niya. I pulled away and looked at him confused.

Anong nangyari nung bata ako?

"What do you mean, Kuya?" tanong ko. He smiled and shook his head. "Wala." he said at umalis na. I was left dumbfounded ano bang nangyari nung bata ako para maging ganon ang reaksyon ni Kuya? Did something bad happened when I was little?

Pumasok ako sa bahay at nakita sina mom at dad sa sala. Nasa itaas na si Celine natutulog.

"Hi mom! Dad!" I smiled and went to sit in-between them.

Tumawa silang pareho."Naglalambing na naman ang Prinsesa" sabi ni Daddy.

"Actually I want to know something...." I smiled. I looked at dad then to my mom.

"What is it?" tanong ni Daddy.

"Uh.... Kuya said something and I don't understand what he mean" I shrugged.

"About what?" tanong ni mommy.I told them about the calls that I'm receiving.

"Oh My God!" bulalas ni mommy. "Let's get you a a bodyguard... Dominique do something about this matter!" mom said. And I laughed.

"Mom! ang O.A niyo ni kuya!" I said shaking my head while laughing. I stopped when I noticed that she's serious.

"What did your brother say?" tanong ni Daddy.

"He also told me that he'll hire some bodyguards for me"

"No... the other one. Yung sinasabi mong hindi mo maintindihan" sabi ni Daddy.

"He told me na ayaw daw niyang maulit yung nangyari sa akin nung bata pa ako---" I look at them both.

"Ano po bang nangyari?" tanong ko. I saw how my moms expression changed,and how my dad clenched his jaw.

"W-Wala...." sabi ni Daddy at niyakap ako. Kumalas ako sa pagkakayakap at tumayo.

"I guess you guys won't tell me either..." I shrugged. "Gusto ko rin pong malaman, so I can understand why everyone's so overprotective of me" I smiled sadly.

"But.... I guess it happened a long time ago,so it doesn't really matter right?" I asked smiling. I'll just shrug this issue off. They're just probably over reacting about the creepy phone calls.

Nagpaalam na ako para umakyat. I kissed their cheeks and started to go upstairs. Lumingon ako sa kanila, dad is hugging mom. I sighed before entering our room, tumabi ako kay Celine at hinalikan ang pisngi niya.

"Kahit tulog ka kamukha mo parin ang daddy mo" bulong ko habang nakatitig sa kanya. I smiled and kissed her chubby cheeks one more time before hugging her and drifting off to sleep.

//

"This is the best day ever!" I said and hugged mom. Nandito kami ngayon sa Park, at kumpleto kami andito si Daddy,si Mommy, si Kuya at ako pati narin si Celine. Naisipan kasi ni Dad na lumabas kami, and instead na magpunta sa restaurant ay naisipan naming mag picnic nalang kaya nagluto nalang kami ni mommy ng mga pagkain.

"This is our first picnic with Celine" Sabi ni Kuya at kinuha mula sa akin si Celine. "Right, baby?"Kuya cooed.

Naglatag si Daddy ng picnic blanket at kinuha si Celine para pagapangin, si kuya naman ang nagsilbing photographer ni Celine. Natawa ako sa kanilang tatlo,kami naman ni mommy ang naghahanda ng mga pagkain.

" Dad, dun tayo sa playground... picture'an lang natin si Celine" sabi ni Kuya. Nagpaalam sila saamin at pumunta na silang tatlo sa may playground.

"Those two really loves their new princess" sabi ni mommy.

"So I'm not their princess now?" I pouted tumingin si mommy sakin at pareho kaming tumawa.

"Ofcourse you're still their princess" Mommy nudged me and we laughed again.

"I think I forgot something in the car...." sabi ko.

Tumitig si mommy saakin at ngumiti. "What mom?" natatawang tanong ko.

"I guess you need to know the truth" biglang sabi niya. Napakunot ang noo ko.

"About what? Tungkol ba to dun sa sinasabi ni Kuya?" I asked. Biglang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko.

What truth?

Tumango si Mommy na mas lalong nagpakunot ng noo ko.

"You're wondering why your brother is so overprotective over you, why we never let you go out alone before...." she sighed and I saw how tears slowly build up on my mother's eyes.

"Mom...."

"I-I.... know you did that because you wanted me to be safe" I said. Mom nodded. "We did that to make sure no one will harm you" She said.

"And to make sure no one takes you away from us again..." she said tears started to flow from her eyes.

"W-We thought we'd.... n-never see you a-again..."

"W-What do y-you m-mean?.... mom?" I asked. Pakiramdam ko ay pinipiga ang puso ko dahil nakikita ko ang pag-iyak ng nanay ko.

"Y-You were...." she took a deep breath and looked straight to my eyes. She held both of my hands.

"You were kidnapped"

Kinilabutan ako sa sinabi ni Mommy. Pakiramdam ko ay tumigil ang pagtibok ng puso ko dahil sa narinig ko.

"Y-You were k-kidnapped when you were 3 years old..your brother was 10 at that time..... naglalaro kayo ng kuya mo sa garden... Bigla nalang nagsisigaw yung kuya mo na nawawala ka..... he was crying and... and.... after all this time he.... he's still blaming himself .....that's why he's so overprotective when it comes to you.... "sabi ni mommy. She told me the whole story when I was kidnapped. And now I understand why everybody was acting that way towards me, why my dad was so strict. And why my brother is so overprotective.

Napalunok ako and hugged my mom." We we're scared to death.... we thought we'd never see you again... "She sobbed.

" Mom! Mom... I'm here now... at hinding hindi ako mawawala sa inyo"bulong ko.

We both pulled away from eachother and my mom wiped her tears away. "We kept it a secret from you... because we thought it was the best for everyone"

"Well....you did it to protect me mom, and look I'm fine" sabi ko at muli siyang niyakap.

"I'm just glad I finally get to tell you... now be careful" sabi niya. And I smiled nodding.

"Kunin mo na yung nakalimutan mo sa sasakyan"she smiled.

" Alright. "I giggled.

Napabuntong-hininga ako nang makalayo ako kay mommy. I can't  imagine the fear she felt when she thought she'd lose me forever. Pag kay Celine nangyari yon pakiramdam ko mamatay ako. I shivered at the thought. I don't even want to think about a scenario like that. Iniisip ko palang kinikilabutan na ako.

Niyakap ko amg sarili ko dahil naninindig parin ang mga balahibo ko. I'll admit that after hearing what my mom said, I started to fear the one who have been calling me. I'm starting to think if he's really a stalker or not.

Napatingin ako sa likuran ko ng mapansin na parang may nakasunod sa akin. My heart started beating faster.

"Shit!" I cursed silently nang maramdamang may sumusunod talaga saakin. Binilisan ko ang paglalakad papunta sa parking lot.

I bit my lower lip. "Bakit ba walang tao dito?" I whispered.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I reached our car safely. Bubuksan ko na sana ang pintuan ng sasakyan nang may humila sa kamay ko.

I closed my eyes and shrieked.

Oh My God! Oh My God! Oh My God!

OH MY GOD!!

" Helpshhhsh! "

"Shhhh" he said covering my mouth with his hand.

My heart started beating so fast when he pushed me slighty against the car.I'm starting to think any possible ways I can escape here but nothing pops into my head.

"Open your eyes" he said gently. After hearing his voice my heart calms down.

'what the fuck Kara?'

I don't know why I calmed down after hearing his voice. I slowly opened my eyes and he removed his hands from my mouth.

I swallowed the lump in my throat as I stare at his eyes making me lost for words, our faces inches apart. I gulped again when his eyes lowered down from my eyes to my lips. I saw how he gulped staring at my lips.

And when his eyes met mine again. I felt my knees getting weak as his eyes pierced into mine.

His eyes are like the ocean, and I'm drowning.

"T-Taehyung..."