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
"Mark, I think we should admit and face the reality that we will not be happy if we keep on pushing ourselves to stay even though we don’t love each other," Gwenn started the conversation. Her husband walks onto the terrace and stands next to her. He hurls his arm around her shoulder and looks above the sky. He was happily looking at the shining star and the beautiful moon that night, "I don’t think it’s the best decision we can make because Schina was still young and she would not understand our decision if we broke up now. Please bear with me for a while," he begs. "Mark… Please let me be free, I wanted to flee and do what I loved. If I can go abroad now and pursue my career, I might give her the best education she deserves and, by that, she will not think that we already broke up and divorce." "Did you mean that we would lie to her?!" Mark
"John’s POV" I have been hiding my feelings for Schina for so many years, but now that she is single, maybe I have a chance now and maybe she might choose me this time. I didn’t bug her during her healing process and secretly cared for her because I didn’t want to make her think too much. Now, that she’s doing good, I think…
"Schina!!!" Aiko's voice was overheard around the village.Schina opened her eyes hastily when she heard the loud voice of her friend and felt her body being shaken by her, "what’s the matter, AC? I am still sleepy," she complains."Oh, dear! If you do not do something, Axel will be gone from you FOREVER!" She emphasized the word 'forever.'Schina did not do anything and laid back on her bed, covering her body with a blanket, "did you forget that we broke up three years ago? She coldly stated, "There's nothing I can do if he was planning to settle down with his new girl or what." Deep inside her heart, it was tormenting her, but she couldn’t do anything."Schina! Have you heard yourself? Are you giving up on him now?"Schina sat on her bed and stared at her friend’s eyes. She had teary eyes as she questioned her back. "Did you forget that he had given me up firs