"Schina, I heard to my cousin that you already found your mother? Why aren’t you talking with her? I thought you always wanted to find her." Aicko whispered to her to not let Eve hear their conversation.
"Yes, I always wish that, but when I met her, I couldn't help but blame her and question her about the past," her voice became sad.
Aicko sighed, "I am sorry to hear that, dear." She cuddle her best friend, "but you know what, even though Axel hates to see his parents he wished you to be on good terms with your mother." Aicko murmured.
Schina removes her arm from her friend and faces her, "why?"
"Just like he used to say, he wants you to be happy. You didn’t know how sad he was seeing you sad too but if you still can’t forgive her for what she did to you, you can still get mad at her and when your heart gets light, don’t forget to forgive those who harm you becau
"Axel’s POV"I don’t know what went into my head when I saw that man again, but my feet led me back to the hospital and I found myself standing in the same spot that he stood just an hour ago."S-sir? Sir, may I know how can I help you?" I heard the nurse query.I shook my head and was planning to leave, but my mouth automatically opened and asked, "can I ask if there is a patient named Martin Hodreal?""Please wait for a moment, sir," the nurse face the computer and browse. After few seconds, she turns to me and replied, "I am sorry, sir but we don’t have a patient named Martin Hodreal on our data.""One last question, can you tell me what this man did here? I seem to saw him paying here an hour ago," I mentioned while showing the picture that I have been keeping inside my wallet for many years."Oh! That man pays for the bill of…" t
"Schina’s POV"This is the day I've been looking forward to, the day we'll become one, our wedding day! I'm looking forward to seeing him because it's been days since I've seen Axel, but he always guaranteed me that we'd meet on this day. He also informed me that he had an unexpected business trip that he needed to complete before marrying me.I'm sure he's already accomplished his duty because today is a big day for us.Everything feels like a fairytale dream to me since we met in unexpected ways; we both despise each other, and this necklace is the reason we met.I have always been thankful to him because he guides me in this journey, he protected me to not be in danger even though I never told him that I was the girl he have been looking for because I always wanted to be the Schina he met not the Schina who saved him and I don’t want him to blame himself for what happened in the past.
Schina understood everything he said, but her mind seemed to not comprehend what he meant by his statement, "what do you mean? Why are you blaming my mother?""Your mother broke my family and she is the mistress of my dad!"Schina took a step back as Axel moved forward, glaring at him."You must be startled! My father and your mother were married for twenty-two years! Do you know what that means? After she broke up with your father, she married my father!" He raged, forgetting that he was already hurting her by holding each of her shoulders and shaking her body.Schina burst into tears at what she saw and how he reacted to it, "I—I didn’t know that…" Her voice was shaking as she mentioned those words."Don't you realize your dad is the reason my father died? But… have I ever held you accountable for it?" Schina added whi
"Yes, it was always her. You must be shocked and the reason why she did not want to tell you this is that she didn’t want you to blame yourself for what has occurred in the past and was planning to hide it from you forever," John muttered. He let go of his collar when he noticed that she was starting to feel guilty after what he did, John left and let him think thoroughly.AfterJohnhaddeparted,hisoldbuddycameoverandwatchedhimsuffer;Stephenwasoverjoyedtoseehimcryingandmourningfortheladyheliked."It serves you right," he mumbled as he watched him drink all the wine in front of him. He was weeping. He came to him when he saw how weak he was at that moment, "hello, my old friend! How do you feel right now? Isn’t it painful to leave the one that you love for a reason
Axel woke up feeling dizzy. He placed his hand on his head and rose from the couch, thinking about how he would end up going home.He walked to the restroom to wash his face. He stared at himself in the mirror, seeing the cut on his lips and the bruises on his face and neck.He hates being in himself because his mind keeps on remembering the love of his life. He has been making himself drunk to escape from the reality he can’t accept till now, but his mind has been making it hard for him to keep on playing all the sweet memories they had together all and over again.He punched the wall and breathed deeply. His hand had been slowly getting hurt as the blood ran down his fingers. "I don’t deserve her because I can only hurt her. I have been a burden to her ever since, but I haven’t done anything for her yet. I am a worthless person, I deserve to vanish in this world!"He held the sink
Since then, three years have passed."Mr. Hodreal, a woman is looking for you," his secretary informed him with a smile.He raised his head and stated, "tell her to wait for me for a while." He saw his secretary leave his office, and he kept the important documents in his drawer while he left the signed document on his table before he left.He walked out of his office and into the waiting room. A woman on the couch waved her hand at him, and Axel smiled as he approached her."How are you?" she inquired, standing up and kissing him on the cheek. "I missed you," she said enthusiastically."I'm OK, I missed you too," he said nonchalantly. He examined her features and noticed that she had already moved on from what had transpired, and she appeared happier now than she had before. "What brings you here?" Axel wondered."Don't you want to see me again, Axel?" she s
"Schina’s POV"It’s been years since I left, but it feels like it was yesterday. All the sorrow I felt before was still fresh in my heart and my mind.I kept asking myself why did it happen and why has it happened, but I still can’t find the answer to those questions. Maybe there is no concrete answer, but I keep on convincing myself that it is better than to force myself to stay in a situation that will be hard to get out of.I am always thankful that it occurred, even though it was painful and hard for me to move forward, but it molded me and changed me into a better person.If I hadn’t left that year, maybe I was still the old version of myself who keeps on begging, chasing, and suffering; maybe I would not have achieved my greatest ambition in life. I don’t know what comes into my mind to return to the Philippines. I can’t claim that I have already moved on fro
"Gwenn’s POV"I have been waiting for this day to see her again. It’s been a long time since she left, but I haven’t let her know the reason why I left those years ago.Every time I see her on television, competing, winning, going on an interview, doing some commercials, and most importantly, being happy with what she does, I smile.I am very proud of my daughter for doing so well since she left, and I am glad that she has become independent and relies solely on herself to become a better person and to pursue her dreams until she achieves them.I waited patiently in Eve’s home for my daughter’s arrival. I was shy about facing her after what I did in the past, but she still chose to forgive me silently even though I hadn’t asked for her forgiveness yet. She did not come.Maybe she still despised seeing me until now, but I am willing to wait for her till she c