"Yeah, that happened. Anyway, ano ang pinag-usapan ninyo nila Lola back then?" nakita ni Brea ang sakit sa mga mata nito but Brea is still surprised with this new Edward. Hindi man lang siya tinanong nito or pinilit na mag explain ito or even push that conversation further. Ito na mismo ang nag-iiba ng usapan, the Edward she met after seven years would die just to have that conversation pero ang Edward na kaharap n'ya, parang ayaw pa nitong pag-usapan ito.Ngumiti ng malungkot si Brea sa binata at binaling ang tingin sa dalawang kamay n'ya. Nakatitig siya doon ng ilang segundo bago magsalita sa binata."She came to the hospital like a beggar. She was with her husband and they dressed like a beggar. Noong pumasok sila sa hospital, madaming nurses and doctors na inayawan sila kasi akala nila wala itong perang pampagamot sa kung ano man ang dahilan kung bakit sila nasa hospital that time. They keep asking for help pero walang nagbigay ng atensyon sakanya. I was checking some patients tha
Sa kagustuhan ni Brea na makalanghap ng sariwang hangin, umabot siya sa garden sa hindi kalayuan sa mismong kinatatayuan ng mansyon ni Edward.Namangha si Brea sa iba't-ibang uri ng mga bulaklak na nakikita n'ya doon at ang magandang hangin na tumatama sa mukha n'ya. Para siyang nasa paraiso at napapikit si Brea sa sarap ng pakiramdam n'ya nang dahil sa paligid.Nakakita si Brea ng bench doon at doon siya naupo, kahit bench sa garden na iyon ay napakaganda, para talaga siyang nasa paraiso sa pagkakataon iyon."This place is paradise." aniya pa. Napakalawak ng garden na iyon, hindi n'ya matanaw ang dulo pero napakaganda. Nakangiti ang dalaga habang pinagmamasdan ang paligid n'ya and she's enjoying and mesmerized by the place itself. Napakasarap ng hangin doon na parang henehele siya para matulog kaya humiga si Brea. Dahils siguro sa pagod ng mga mata n'ya kakaiyak, nakatulog siya kaagad sa paraisong harden.Kung paano siya umiyak bago natulog, ganong saya naman n'ya sa panaginip n'ya
Bumaba na si Brea at nadatnan n'ya ang parents ni Edward na kumakain na ng dinner pero walang Edward doon."Nasaan po si Edward?" magalang na tanong n'ya sa mommy nito at tinapunan siya nito ng matalis na tingin."he's in his office. Hindi na siya bumalik matapos n'yang may nakita sa cellphone mo, are you cheating on my son?" tumaas ang kilay ni Brea sa ginang."if I'm cheating on him, you think he can touch my cellphone? he has my cellphone po and I don't think most specially I don't know if I can cheat on your son, ma'am. excuse me po." she's heading towards the staircase nang magsalita ang daddy ni Edward."Eat dinner first, iha. It's dinner already, hindi pwedeng hindi ka kumain." lumingon si Brea sa daddy nito at ngumiti."Busog pa naman po ako, salamat po." aniya pa at tuluyan nang umakyat papuntang kwarto ng binata.Nang nasa loob na siya ng kwarto, hindi na n'ya alam ang gagawin at naupo na lamang siya sa couch na meron ang kwarto ng binata at nagbasa ng libro. Dala-dala n'ya
"Let me guess, you'll gonna blackmail me because you thought you scared me for knowing that secret?" Brea was still shocked after Isabel said that she knows about that. She wonders how she founds out but she's not afraid if everyone in that household will know that."aren't you? you seem shocked when i told you that I know about it." tumawa pa ito na akala nito may hawak na siyang alas laban sa dalaga.tumawa din si Brea sa babae. "that's funny. You really do think that you can use that against me. That's okay, atleast you tried." she's still laughing sarcastically because of that. "magkaiba ang nabigla kesa sa natatakot. You're right, I was shocked when I found out but then I realized that you're a psycho and so nothing's impossible for you. You'll find out everything that you desire to know, don't you?" ang talim ng titig sakanya ng dalaga. "I want you to stay away from Edward. Kung hindi ka dumating sa buhay n'ya, ako na sana ang pinakasalan n'ya." she's slightly shouting at her b
Nang makarating na sila sa kwarto nito, kusang naupo si Brea sa kama at parang tulala pa. Hindi n'ya namalayan na pinagmamasdan lang pala siya ni Edward and even approached her.Nakaluhod ang binata sa harapan n'ya samantalang siya ay nakaupo sa kama at hawak-hawak ni Edward ang dalawang kamay n'ya. "Did I arrive on time? nasaktan kaba n'ya physically? are you okay? did I scare you?" sunod-sunod ang tanong nito sakanya at doon lang bumaling ang tingin n'ya sa binata."No, she didn't had the chance to hurt me physically, thank you." she sincerest said to him. "But you scared me to death. Your shouts scared me and I didn't recognize you. But that's okay, because I understand that you were angry, I was just scared....of you." pinatong ng binata ang noo nito sa kamay n'yang hawak-hawak nito."Please don't be scared of me. I won't shout at you and I won't hurt you. I was just so mad at Isabel earlier that I can't help it anymore. Please don't be scared of me." "Edward, what were you all t
"Edward, wake up. It's time for breakfast." gising n'ya sa binata at umungol lang ang binata sakanya at tinalikuran siya."Hoy! gumising kana nga! Kanina ka pa natutulog. It's already eight in the morning, wake the hell up!" she said to him at niyogyog pa ito pero hindi parin ito gumigising at tanging ungol lang ang sagot nito sakanya."If you'll not gonna wake up, I'm gonna throw a water on you." dahil sa sinabi n'ya, dali-daling gumising ang binata. Bumangon ito kaagad at sinamaan siya ng tingin."You're so mean, gusto ko lang naman matulog pa." anito at inirapan ito ni Brea."Kanina ka pa natutulog, tigilan mo nga ako. Bumangon kana diyan at sabay na tayong mag breakfast." aniya pa dito at kinuha ang libro n'ya para magbasa habang hihintayin ang binata na matapos mag hilamos."alright," he said then proceed to walk papuntang banyo. Naghintay ng limang minuto si Brea sa binata at nagdamit lang ito ng sleeveless pero naka boxer parin.Pababa na sila papunta dining table nang makasalu
"What is it po?" tanong kaagad ng dalaga nang makaupo na sila sa couch.Tumitig ng husto sakanya ang ginang na para bang pinag-aaralan bawat galaw at salitang lumalabas sa bibig n'ya at saka nag buntong hininga. "Alam kong maraming beses mo na itong narinig mula sa'kin at ilang beses narin kitang tinarayan base sa titig ko sa'yo pero gusto ko lang humingi ng tawad sa pang ilang pagkakataon." walang prenong bigkas ng ginang sakanya."Hindi mo pa alam ang nangyari at ginawa ko pitong taon na ang nakalilipas pero also in behalf of that, I'm sorry again. I sincerely apologize for everything that I did that causes you so much trouble and made you suffer." taimtim lang na nakikinig si Brea sa ginang and the expression from her face is sincere and her voice as well."You might forgive me this time but once you found out everything that I did, you might hate us to death and that's okay. I'll accept that because what I did was so cruel to you and to your family." nawindang ang tenga ni Brea s
Nasa loob silang dalawa sa bahay ng beach resort na iyon. The house itself is luxurious, the beach is another story, it's a paradise where you'll find comfort just staring at the place. The paradise that Brea wanted to be for the past years of being so stressed and tired of life. Brea just want to stay in the place."So, here's the key of the house and also the title of this resort will be in your name within this days." ani pa ng dalaga kay Edward. Ngumiti din sakanya ang dalaga kaya ngumiti nalang din si Brea doon. Maganda na ang ngiti sakanya ng dalaga matapos ang sagot ni Edward dito kanina patungkol sa pagbili ng isla."alright, my attorney will contact you for the check." tumango sakanya ang dalaga."Take care of this place. This is so important to us but we needed to sell this so I hope you'll take care of this, both of you. I hope you have a great life and wonderful relationship." matapos nito sabihin iyon ay umalis na ito ng may ngiti sa labi.Samantalang si Brea ay nilibog a
"Cindy Vergione, come here and I'll comb your hear before you play outside with kuya and daddy." tawag pa ni Brea sa bunso n'yang babae. Narinig n'ya ang nagtatakbong mga paa nitong maliliit. Vergione is now four years old and she's there second child, the third one is still on her stomach."mommy, will Tito mark and the other Tito's and tita's will be there to play with us?" sobrang cute ng boses nito at pinanggigilan iyon ni Brea."Yes, your Tito's and Tita's will be there to play with you." aniya pa. Magaling na si Mark, Edward's parents took him to America para doon magpagaling and when they came back, magaling na si Mark na ipinagpasalamat n'ya. Ang iba naman n'yang kapatid ay malalaki narin habang si Brealle ay nagta-trabaho na bilang doktor sa isang malaking hospital sa bansa. She's so proud of her sister for the past years and now? she's studying because she'll gonna take a board exam for being professional nurse. Yes, nag aral siya sa loob ng anim na taon, she also met her p
Habang palabas silang dalawa ni Paul galing sa kwartong iyon ay hindi parin siya makapaniwala na buntis siya. All this time, she thought that it was just because her period is coming but she forgot that she's already delayed."Will you be okay?" tanong nito sakanya nang mapansin nitong tulala siya habang naglalakad sila."I'll be fine." nasundan iyon ng isang malaking buntong hininga at natawa sakanya ang binata. "You have to be stress free, makaka apekto iyan sa bata. Does Edward know? nag-away ba kayo?" kumunot ang noo n'ya sa tanong ng binatang doktor sakanya."How did you know that it's Edward?" nagtatakang tanong n'ya pa dito."I saw you guys being together in a restaurant once. So I guess you two are back together and I suppose that's his child?" may pag aalinlangan nitong tugon sakanya."oh, yeah just don't tell anyone yet. Hindi n'ya kasi alam at wala pa akong planong ipaalam sakanya." aniya pa sa binata pero imbis na ito ang sumagot sakanya, ibang boses ang sumagot mula sa h
"Ate? dalawang araw kana dito sa hospital. Wala ka bang planong umuwi muna at mag bihis?" tanong kaagad sakanya ni Mark pagkabalik n'ya galing bumili ng lunch nito.Tumawa si Brea sa kapatid. "Mabaho na ba si ate?" biro n'ya pa sa kapatid pero nagulat siya ng tumango ito sakanya."Oo ate kaya umuwi ka muna at maligo. Ang baho mo na." kumunot ang noo ni Brea sa sinabi nito kaya inamoy n'ya ang sarili pero hindi naman siya mabaho kaya nagtataka siya sa kapatid."Hindi naman ah. Pinagti-tripan mo ako eh." aniya pa sa kapatid na ikinatawa nito."syempre biro lang iyon, ate. Kailan ka ba naging mabaho? ang akin lang naman ay magpahinga ka muna sa bahay. Hindi ka nakakatulog ng maayos dito eh." anito pa at ngumiti si Brea dito saka kinurot ang pisngi ng kapatid.Brea is glad that her little brother is getting better and better every day. She's thanking God for that. "nakakatulog kaya ako ng maayos. Ano ka ba." pagsisinungaling n'ya pa dito. Hindi naman ito ang dahilan kung bakit kulang-kula
naalimpungatan si Brea nang biglang tumunog ang doorbell ng hotel room kung saan siya tumuloy matapos n'yang umalis sa penthouse ni Edward. It's been two hours since then."Oh my gosh, what happened?" it's Brealle, she immediately texted Brealle to come over and talk to her."Our contract has already ended." she said to her but Brealle was just looking so deeply into her eyes. She saw the eye bags and how tired her face is. "Tell me what really happened. I know this is not just about the contract, ate. Alam kong hindi ka hahayaang ni Kuya Edward na makawala sakanya so tell me what happened?" nagbuntong hininga si Brea at naglakad papunta sa kana para umupo doon at nakasunod naman sakanya ang kapatid sabay sarado nito sa pinto."Last night, I've waited for him to come home and eat dinner with me. He promised me na uuwi siya dahil titikman n'ya ang luto ko, I was looking forward to it. I waited from 6 p.m up until 2 a.m and trying to be so understanding kasi alam kong busy siya. I didn'
"Brea? baby? wake up. Bakit dito ka natulog sa sala?" dahan-dahang iminulat ni Brea ang mga mata at kaagad na bumungad sakanya ang mukha ni Edward.She's sure as hell that her eyes are puff because of too much crying from last night. Hindi niya pinansin si Edward at kinuha lang ang cellphone para tingnan kung anong oras na. It's almost 11 in the morning kaya bumangon siya without saying anything to him."Brea, I'm sorry about last night—" "save it, looks like you enjoy your time with Cheska. Hinatid ka pa n'ya kagabi, I wonder what you guys will do if I wasn't here." she said without any emotions and without looking at him.Hindi sumagot si Edward sakanya. "But that's okay, not that I should care. You're single naman so it shouldn't be any of my business." dagdag aniya pa at pumasok sa kwarto at dumeretso sa banyo. Napabuntong hininga si Brea nang makita ang mga mata n'yang magang-maga dahil sa kakaiyak at naiiyak na naman siya pero pinigilan n'ya ang sarili kasi pagod na siyang umiya
"Brea? baby? wake up. Bakit dito ka natulog sa sala?" dahan-dahang iminulat ni Brea ang mga mata at kaagad na bumungad sakanya ang mukha ni Edward.She's sure as hell that her eyes are puff because of too much crying from last night. Hindi niya pinansin si Edward at kinuha lang ang cellphone para tingnan kung anong oras na. It's almost 11 in the morning kaya bumangon siya without saying anything to him."Brea, I'm sorry about last night—" "save it, looks like you enjoy your time with Cheska. Hinatid ka pa n'ya kagabi, I wonder what you guys will do if I wasn't here." she said without any emotions and without looking at him.Hindi sumagot si Edward sakanya. "But that's okay, not that I should care. You're single naman so it shouldn't be any of my business." dagdag aniya pa at pumasok sa kwarto at dumeretso sa banyo. Napabuntong hininga si Brea nang makita ang mga mata n'yang magang-maga dahil sa kakaiyak at naiiyak na naman siya pero pinigilan n'ya ang sarili kasi pagod na siyang umiy
"Brea, I can explain. It's not what you think it is—" tumayo si Brea sa pagkakaupo at tiningnan ang lasing na Edward na nasa mg bisig ng babae."Bring him to his room and you can leave now." she said to her. As long as she can, she's trying to calm down because she knows deep inside she's been cut into pieces once again, just like what she felt when she saw them seven years ago kissing."Brea, we're not doing anything wrong—" tumitig siya sa babae pagkasabi nito niyon and laugh sarcastically to her."Yeah, whatever pleases you at night. Just put him into his bedroom because it seems like he enjoys your company and got home this drunk without even thinking na naghihintay ako because he promised me to eat dinner with me." she said and she's so close into bursting into her anger but she's trying so hard not to. This girl and this man is not worth any of her emotions."It's not like thay—""JUST PUT HIM TO HIS BED! WHAT'S SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THAT!" she shouted when she already had
"Hello, Edward? should I bring you your lunch?" sobrang excited si Brea dahil nakapagluto na siya ng paborito nitong ulam."I'm sorry, baby, but I'm gonna be having a lunch meeting with some of my new business partners. I'm really sorry." nawala ang mga ngiti ni Brea pero kailangan n'yang intindihin ito dahil trabaho ang ginagawa nito."Hindi, okay lang. i-ta-tabi ko nalang ito dito para mamaya." she tried her best to sound jolly when she answered him so that he won't feel bad for her. She's hoping that she succeeded with that."I will that later when I come home. I'm really sorry, baby. Promise, kakainin ko 'yan mamaya pag uwi ko." tumango si Brea sa binata kahit pa nga hindi siya nito nakikita."Sige, call me kapag pauwi kana mamayang gabi para mainit ko itong pagkain na niluto ko for you." she said."I will..." tugon pa nito sa kabilang linya. "I have to go now, bye. I love you, don't forget to eat lunch, alright?" "Bye, I—" hindi na n'ya natuloy ang sasabihin n'ya ng binaba na ka
"What are you doing?" tanong ng dalaga sa binata nang napansin n'yang may kinakalikot ito sa drawer nang desk n'ya and looks so bothered about it."I can't find this one important file. I need to check it already but I think I lost it." tugon naman nito at patuloy parin na naghahanap."what kind of file? do you want me to help you look for it?" right after she said that, sakto namang nakita na ni Edward ang hinahanap nito."Oh here it is." ngumiti sakanya ang binata. "You can sleep now, baby. I just have to finish all these works and I'll sleep beside you." Edward has been busy for few days already. The last time she and him had meal together was two days ago in his office with his friends and after that he became so busy that he couldn't even eat."Sobrang busy n'yo ba sa opisina at parang wala kang laging planong kumain at matulog?" tanong n'ya pa dito habang si Edward ay may tinitipa sa laptop nito."Yeah, I have so many papers to read and sign. And so many other things to do. I'm