Chapter 33
"Triah," something moved in my hand. "Wake up, we are here." He added.
I stretched and scratched my eyes. When I remembered that Esra and I were on a trip. Shocks, I fell asleep with him."I'm really sorry, Esra, I did not mean to fell asleep. I'm also very sleepy. I thought we were still far away. Why didn't you wake me up?" While speaking I bothered to remove the seatbelt."Why would I? I couldn't wake you up, you're too cute when you’re sleeping." I avoided my face to him because I felt my cheeks getting hot."Hey, are you fine?" he inspected me."Ah, yes! I am fine. Let's go?" I change the subject again."Go ahead, I'll just call Mike, that he would fetch me out here." I took my phone and immediately typed it. But I had not finished typing yet, he immediately took my hand and his face was serious again."Just a moment, Esra." I struggled because of the tightness of his grip on me."Can you please stop? Do you want mChapter 34‘I want to tweak you until you’re dull! My hand is itching to shake her face on the floor! I shudder to rub hard consciences on the cement!'"What are you thinking? Are you still a coward? You still can't defend yourself, don’t you?" Mom told me loudly."I know how to be respectful and shy in front of other people. I'm not rude to raise a hand to my mother who doesn't care about me." I calmly remarked to her."What do you mean? I have no morals? Huh! I'm ashamed of you," she said incredulously and sighed as if she really couldn't believe my response to her today."If that's how you understand it, it's up to you to decide what I want to say." I paused and looked at dad. "Dad, I'll just leave you now. I'll be back." I said and leave a kiss on his forehead."Coming back?" Trisha's sarcastic response to the conversation.I also turned to her with a defiant look. "Yes my dear, sister.""Are you mocking
Chapter 35It's already ten in the evening and I couldn't sleep. I wanted to get out of the house, but I was afraid to get out alone. I still haven't eaten since then. I lost my appetite because of the fight that my mom, Trisha and I, had earlier. Until now, I still can't really quite figure out why mom is so mad at me.I thought about Mike, maybe his shift is over.Mike Vallejos 09xxxxxxxxxMe: Mike, get me home. I like to roam somewhere and take fresh air.After I sent my message, for only a few minutes, he replied immediately.Mike: Good timing! I would have gone home too. Wait for me. Are you at Marco Polo's house now?Me: No, I'm already in the mansion.Mike: What! Are you okay?Me: What's up? Just get me here first.Mike: Okay fine, Wait.Me: All right, I just dressed too. Be careful driving.Mike: Chos, when have you been concerned?Me: Crazy, all right.Mike: Yeah, babe.Me: Babe? Where did you get
Chapter 36I woke up, and I don’t know why I woke up so early today. My plan would have been about pass-eight. But maybe it's better if I get up early so that Karmi and Jen can catch up with me later for breakfast. I'll just buy what we can eat at the open restaurant. Former habits, fast-food again.No one is up at home yet, so there was no problem with me leaving. My morning is not ruined. Maybe it's good if it's always like this so that no one gets upset in the morning.I think about the short statement that mom and I had last night. She seemed to be disliking me, that even when my skin touched her skin, I was like a contagious virus. I shuddered at the annoyance last night, but out of respect. I am the one who needs to avoid it.I didn't realize that I was here at the door of my condo. I immediately swiped the card-key I was carrying, instead of pushing the bell button, so they could hear inside that someone was here outside. Maybe the two are still as
Chapter 37Our conversation was interrupted in this room when the b*tches---I mean, mother and daughter entered.Trisha even rolled her eyes when she saw the four of us."Mom, they seem to be having fun here inside." she still raised her eyebrows at each of us."Rick, how does it feel to be complete here? You look happy, your smile is wider than the usual." there’s a hint of mom’s words."Nalissa!" Dad rebukes her."Oops, it looks like I ruined your pleasure, honey because the look on your face changed when you saw me." still talking like something is hiding.I just listen to every hint that comes out of mom’s mouth. Because there seems to be something she wants to say."Nalissa!" dad suddenly felt a pain in his head when he slightly shouted in rebuke to mom."Manang, please call the nurse and Doc. Mike," I ordered manang."Maybe, mom, if you're just here to hurt dad, you'd better just leave here, you're just a he
Chapter 38Esra and I have been here in dad's room for a few minutes. Esra was silent as he sat and read magazines on his small table.I also once caught him glancing at me when I was teasing dad. When I looked at him he would turn his gaze to dad and go back to reading.'He’s acting weird.'"Esra, how are you? We haven't seen each other in a long time." I raised my head when I was fixing this bag.Listen carefully to their conversation. Esra glanced at me slightly and seemed to be estimating my reaction.He scratched his neck. Seems still embarrassed. "It's been a long time since then, Mr. Mondejaro. I'm also with Triah at work." He said. "How are you Sir?" his serious and polite greetings to dad."This, by the mercy of God, feels fine. You? I heard you're an attorney," Dad's voice was calm but happy when he replied to Esra."I'm not yet done, Mr. Mondejaro. I am still waiting for the incoming bar exam to become a licensed lawyer," he
CHAPTER 39"Dad, now I'm going with Esra to the fishery." I chatted vigorously with daddy when we finished breakfast."Oh go ahead. But maybe Esra hasn't visited here since I got out of the hospital." dad's disappointed statement."Don't worry, dad, I texted him---.""Who have you texted? Triah," I was shocked and a little hesitant to say something to Trisha."And why would I tell you that?" I raised my eyebrows at him. I turned to dad at the same time. "Dad, where do you want to stay? So that I can take you there?" I added.“You know the truth, Triah, why I’m interfering,” I stopped pushing in dad’s wheelchair when I heard his allusion."I'll be back. Let's talk later. I'll just take dad to his room." I continued as I pushed dad to his room."You're still not okay with your twin, Triah?" dad didn't see me exhale because of my slight snort because of what he said."Dad, it doesn't look like we're going to get alo
CHAPTER 40Someone's POVEarlier I was watching my brother in the distance. Now we are here in this one vast fishery. I am like their tails who keep on walking behind them in a distance. But I'm just a shadow that they don't talk to.Dad said I need to watch all their moves. It's like I'm a secret agent, but maybe that's just the way it is.They had already walked on a bridge-like path made of soil. And both sides are already surrounded by water with pet fish."Why else would I allow dad to come and go here!" I whispered loudly to myself."Because this brother of mine, I even agreed to come here, as if he was always submissive to dad. That is dad, it looks like my brother is a child, and he will take care of me. “His fiancée Trisha is here!" I felt like I was crazy talking to myself while watching them walk.It's still warm here. How many hours have we been walking, aren't they done yet?I saw them preoccupied with getting the f
CHAPTER 41It's getting darker outside, but mom still isn't coming home."Trisha, why isn't mom here at home yet? Dad is worried. Can you please call her now," I'm stressing out because I'm restless? Maybe what else happened to mom? Even though she didn’t treat me well. But still, I need to respect and work my part as her daughter. And of course. I am worried about dad, it might stress him again and pass out."No need to call her, mom is old enough. She already knows what she's doing, aren't you crazy? What a nuisance.""That's my point, she's old! And what if---.""Mom!" I stared at the door as Trisha shouted."Nalissa!" dad yelled at mom. "Triah, let's meet your mom.I pushed dad's wheelchair and we met mom."Nalissa, we've been worried about you for a while. Where have you been?" dad asked his wife thoughtfully."It's just a birthday, with my old friends," she replied calmly to dad. Then she stared at me. "You, why do you look
EPILOGUEPrevious days were only taken by me as challenges to measuring how brave I am. And now I could finally say that I am finally here with my colleagues wearing black and with different colors in the collar part. I should celebrate after this--- the graduation ceremony.'Mondejaro, Triah Benizh'Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication major in Artistry. With Latin honors as Magna Cum laude. And awarded as Best in Artistry.When I heard my name my heart beat faster, finally I am here...finally I am also done with burning eyebrows every time I study here at Harvard University."Congratulations, Miss Mondejaro," greeted a few professors here at the University. Some of them are my professors, and I am proud to say that I also became their favorite student.Endless gratitude was my response to all of them as they shook hands. The pleasure I felt at these times was overwhelming.After our life in C
Chapter 50The questions that bother me right now are running through my mind. Why are they all here? Why is dad here? And why is there a paper here in front of dad?"D-Dad," I softly asked dad, but dad did nothing but hold a black ball-pen in his right hand. While bent over and facing the paper itself.Loud applause echoed throughout the apartment so it grabbed my attention."This is hilarious. The Mondejaro family is complete." the man let out a loud laugh, it looks like maybe it's the daddy of Esra and Jivo."What is that doing here? That's not right!" mom's pushing me away."No, it's fine, Analissa. You don't want your whole family here?" it let out a devilish laugh."I'm not kidding here, Arthuro. And one more thing---aren't you done with what you want to be signed so we can get out of here? Because the space in this apartment is shrinking." Mom's tone of voice was a hint of insult.Because of what mom said I immediately turned the pape
Chapter 49I got out of Jiv's car without hesitation, but he immediately grabbed me when he saw a black car approaching. I just gave in to Jiv and tried to hide inside the car."W-Who are they?" every word I throw at him is soft and strong."I-I don't know. I don't know." he still grabbed me.I just raised my eyebrow at the curiosity on his face. "A-Are you sure? How can I trust you? Your father is the one who called here, Jiv, and even though I didn't go to college---I'm not a fool." I know I uttered too many words, but I felt differently about him."Is that how you think of me, Benizh? Is that so? Answer me," his eyes were already glaring staring at me. Very different from Jivo whom I met cheerful and heavenly.I couldn’t measure a stare at him, so I averted my eyes from his eyes. But he violently reached both my shoulders and immediately confronted him. I was already writhing in pain caused by the painful twisting of his hand on my shoulder.
Chapter 48My jaw clenched, and my fist was about to explode with the tightness of my clenching. Just a few pokes, I plan to rush to Trisha. But when I took a step, someone stopped me.I was about to scream when someone suddenly covered my mouth and immediately walked me away from dad's room.I was already struggling with the extreme tightness of overcoming my hand and covering this man’s hand in my mouth.'Damn! Why now? Trisha is still in dad's room!'Words that in my mind can’t go out onto my mouth. I didn't see a security guard in front of dad's room, maybe they’re looking for something to drink because I didn't buy water.Shocks!Instead of continuing the struggle, I chose to drift away so as not to waste my strength. And I might even be attacked by my phobia at the thought of things."Shhh." calming down even more this man over me. How can I calm down if this is his way?I noticed that when we were in the parking
Chapter 47I spent the night first before going to the hospital and saying hello to dad. Since last night I can hardly sleep well because of the revelations I know about Trisha---should I still consider her my sister?How could a mom do that to dad? Did she really love dad or was it just his money she needed. Does dad know about it too?"Triah, don't stress yourself up and you might get sick again. Remember that you are also working on your body that you should also take care of." Jen caressed my back and grabbed my attention so that I couldn't think of anything else."I just can't help but remember what I found out yesterday, Jen. And one more thing, what if dad---finds out about Trisha?” I opened my eyes staring intently at Jen because of the shocking thought."Triah, stop glaring at me, no matter how want your eyes to get bigger but you can’t. You’re still chink" she was still joking with me and smiling.I felt a little annoyed.
Chapter 46Trisha's POVI can't count how many times I've been back and forth here to the apartment where we were staying, and to the bar that was closed because it turned out that mom's service was illegal.My brain no longer wants to digest what is happening now in my life. As much as I know, but I thought I knew everything, I thought mom wouldn't keep me a secret. But why didn't she tell me that her bar was illegal?"Trisha, sweetie." mom called me calmly when she saw me just entering the kitchen."Yes," I replied as I went to the small and old refrigerator and fetched cold water. Suddenly a cockroach passed by."Ew! Ew, ew!" I was about to squat on the foot of this cockroach that had passed by the edge of the predator."What's that, Trisha?" mom raised her voice."Cockroach," was my short reply. "Where should I throw it, mom?" mom's eyes narrowed at my question."Damn, Trisha. Where are such things thrown?" mom raised her voice agai
Chapter 45Hunter's POVI knew it was too early for me to say how I felt about Benizh. I wasn't like this then, my eyes were always saturated with different kinds of women, because I worked in a bar as a vocalist.I don't even believe the saying---love at first sight.But when I saw her in their fishery, it was as if my heart was flying with its lightness. Her beauty is amazing, she is like a soft teddy bear that is nice to cuddle.I'm still acting now hugging the pillow on my bed. I am still in my bed, I think because for two days it happened in a bar where my band and I were singing. And I even found out that Trisha and Triah's mother was the owner then and another fact I knew that...it's illegal.Fortunately, the night their mommy was arrested, I was still in the parking lot of the car at the hospital. And I did see their mom being arrested by the police.I also saw Esra accompanying Trisha inside the patrol car. I went back to the hospital to
Chapter 44I don’t know why I wasn’t comfortable talking to the two when Esra was also here. Someone whispered to me not to speak while he was still here. So I better keep quiet first."Triah? I am here to let you know that your mom escaped from prison, but you already know." There was a look of frustration on his face."Is it true that your mom, Triah, escaped? Just when?" Mike turned on me in shock."Yes, Doc. Madam Nalissa escaped---including Trisha." Greta replied, so I barely looked at her because Esra was here."Why, Triah?" he whispered to me when he came to my ear.I just responded to his whisper again. "N-Nothing." I'll just have a short answer.Maybe Esra felt deprived when I didn’t pay much attention to him."Ahm, Triah," he calls me once hand on his nape.I immediately confronted him so that he would not feel that I would ignore him forever. "Yes?""C-Can we talk?" I looked at the two next to me.
Chapter 43'Where am I? Why it is so light? Mom? Trisha? Manang? Greta? Where are you?'I just kept walking on the smoky floor, I didn’t know why I just seemed to be floating.'Dad?' I shouted but I noticed that every time I shouted I didn't open my mouth. What's going on?I saw someone behind me. So I quickly approached it. When I saw his image I was dumbfounded.'Dad, a-are you awake yet?' I hugged it tightly and cried again. 'Dad, I thought I couldn't hug you anymore, I'm so worried about you.' I noticed a brown envelope he was holding.And he slowly handed it to me. 'Dad, what is this?' I asked, but dad didn't answer me.He was looking behind me but I didn't see anything when I turned around.'Who are you looking at dad?' Dad suddenly disappeared in front of me. 'Dad, dad. Dad!' I cried until I felt a heartbeat.'Dad,'I was suddenly thrown back."Dad!" my voice growled because I had been crying while sleeping.