“No! No! No!”
“Dad, please don’t leave me!”
“Dad, don’t leave us!”
“Dad, wake up!”
“Please wake up!”
Arabella’s swollen eyes were filled with mist. Her strength was nowhere to be found. Her instinct was telling her not to let go of her father’s hand whatever happened. Lacking strength, she was still holding him with all her might but his hand slowly drifted away. Her grip glided bit by bit down to her father’s fingertips.
“No, dad! Hold on to me!”
“You can’t let go!”
“Please!”
Arabella tightened her grip though she didn’t know how much pressure she had put on it. She couldn’t just let go of his father otherwise he would fall to the bottomless water.
Her nightmare brought her back 6 years ago. This was the reason why she always trembled in fright whenever she
“Yes?”“You mean, yes? We are together now? Are we officially together?” Damien had become ecstatic. His eyes went round and their inside glow was visible.“Yes, Damien.” Arabella smiled at him. Deep down inside her, she was delighted to see Damien’s expression brighten.She would not get tired of making him happy as to pay and show her gratitude to him.She should love Damien.Whatever it may cost her, she should give her love only to him.“Bella, I promised not to hurt you and take care of you and Adam. No one could hurt you again.” Damien suddenly hugged her. Then he kissed her on the forehead tenderly. He wanted to kiss her on the lips but Arabella dodge uneasily. He could sense she was not comfortable with it let alone ready for it.“Damien, I’m sorry. Let’s just take it slow if it’s okay with you.
6 years ago, she jumped on the plane with her heart shattered into million pieces.Holding a slim chance to survive, she didn’t know how to live again but she refused to give up.For her baby, she would live.She would live again.And Damien found her.When she was hopeless and almost lifeless, Damien saved her.He lifted her up and never left her side.He slowly picked up her shattered pieces and tried to put them back again even if he bleeds.She knew Damien would keep trying to fix her heart even if it takes a lifetime.Realizing everything, she was sure of her decision now.Damien deserved her love.“This is for you.” Damien stopped the car in front of her house. He reached a small box to her.With a puzzled expression, Arabella tilted her head to the side.“What’s this?” She asked with a bright smile.“Hmmm… A gift?” Damien rep
The sun rose so quickly.As planned, this is the time when Arabella and Damien would announce their relationship to Adam. Arabella prepared their breakfast as she wanted to make the meal special for Adam and Damien. This would be their first time having their breakfast as a family.“Lira?” Arabella called her when she saw her tiptoed entering the house.“Oh…Hi, good morning, Ms. J.” Lira was stunned but quickly regained her senses.“Where have you been?” Arabella asked as she was curious and worried about her but she regretted her question as Lira was wearing her boyfriend’s white tee and shorts. It was obvious.“I’m sorry. I…” Lira didn’t know what to say. She entered the house thinking Arabella was still sleeping. She was shocked to see her in the kitchen.“Okay.! Just forget about my question.” Arabella had seen Lira’s nervousness so she joke
The three adults froze on their seats as the air filled with overwhelming awkwardness. No one expected this young fellow’s thinking.“Oh! Adam, what are you talking about?” Lira smiled palely while her eyeballs rolled at Adam giving him a meaningful sign. She was the one to break the awkwardness in the air.Adam sniffed at Lira with eyes saying like, ‘What? I am helping you.’“Adam, Aunt Lira had another boyfriend.” Arabella butted in without a deep understanding of what had Adam saw in the situation. Lira confessed that she had a boyfriend already so there should have been no other issue.“Yes, Adam. I have a boyfriend already.” Lira quickly took over the pace. ‘And I don’t have anything to do with your Uncle Damien.’ She wanted to add but it was just trapped in her mind.For a while, Damien didn’t say anything as he continued sipping his coffee calmly. He just let
Hearing Damien, Lira was liked struck by a flash of thunderous lightning. She couldn’t believe Damien had shared it with her. Judging from his stare, he was telling the truth. Aside, he had no reason to lie to her.Why there’s dissatisfaction in his face when she said that she didn’t feel anything at that time?Was he disappointed because they didn’t share the same feelings at that time?“Huh!” Lira sounded in the air. She really didn’t want to think of him anymore but with his last sentence, her heart had felt good. If what he’s saying was true, then they were the same.He got her.She got him.Their first was great and she didn’t think that there’s more than great to what she had experienced with Damien.She remembered everything.His every touch, his kiss, slam, his hardness and masculinity, and his scent that give her familiarity to something that she couldn&
Hearing John, Arabella tripped the glass of her wine and it directly fell on the table with the wine scattered on the white cloth.“Are you okay?” Damien’s voice was worried while picking up the glass.“Uh...Yeah... Sorry. Don’t mind me. I am just a little clumsy sometimes.” Arabella let go of a smile but a fake one just to pacify the audience but her voice was staggering due to her shock.How could she smile hearing Capital Z?What a small world!“Do you know someone in capital Z?” John looked at Arabella with a wide smile.“No!” Arabella was almost shouting that made everyone stunned. “Sorry… I mean… I didn’t know anyone there.” She lied. There’s no point in bringing up her past to everyone. She already buried her dark past and there's no need to dig it out.“Aunt Lira, are you going to leave us? Isn’t that cou
“Adam!” “Adam!”“Adam!”“Don’t leave me, please.” “Don’t leave me!”Arabella screamed and let out a hard cry clenching her fists.“Mom, don’t let go of me.” Adam sounded pleading.“Adam! No! No! No!” Arabella was holding her son’s hand and never planned to let go of whatever happened.“Mom?” Adam sounded. “Mom, wake up! You are dreaming. Wake up!” Adam shook his mom’s body to wake her up. Arabella was caught in a bad dream.In her dream, Bill was there. He was pulling Adam’s right hand while she was pulling Adam’s left hand. They all didn’t want to let go but Bill was overly stronger than her. She didn’t have any match to his masculine strength but still with all her determination and love for Adam, she had held his hand a little bit longer before it slipped away.
Aside from Damien, only one person knew her landline number. Whenever there were contact details that needed to be filled up, she always used her mobile number.“Go ahead and answer it.” Damien said to her nodding his head. “I will take care of Adam’s breakfast.” He added.Arabella looked at Damien with a thankful expression and strode towards the telephone. Her mind was a bit messy right now thinking about the call.“Hello, Farrah.” She quickly greeted. She registered a landline number for only one reason. It’s for her best friend. “Bestie, your mom…” Farrah’s voice was shaking in the other line.“Tell me… what about my mom?” She asked worriedly.“Good news, she is asking for you. She wanted to see you. But…” Farrah reported but stopped with hesitation to continue.“But what, Farrah?” Arabella was very happy to hear that he
“Bi… Bill?” She frowned deeply as she hissed apologetically.How she missed identifying him?Now she realized his kiss was the kiss she ever wanted.The best kiss she ever tasted.She felt the intense familiarity but of course, due to her situation, she had no time to dwell on the feeling, or else she would fall into its spell and would cause her to be caught by her abductor.Bill’s face was red due to the slap she gave.He looked at her unreadably.Arabella felt nervous about his stare at her.“Aren’t you tired of running away from me?” Bill suddenly asked in a strict tone.Judging from his stern expression, Arabella was sure that she was the only human who had hit him.Now, he was angry and maybe felt humiliated.His seriousness was bringing a subtle dark vibe into the area.This signaled Bill's men to get rid of the people around.This left them alone.“Oh… I’m sorry… I thought… oh, I just…” Arabella didn’t know what to say.Clearly, she misunderstood the intention of his men becau
The next morning, Arabella woke in a strange room again.Compared to the present condition, she felt her body was gaining back her strength.She seemed to already recover her energy and for her, it was a good thing.She heaved a sigh of relief.Her breathing was fine now but she wasn’t sure if she was still alive.The immense darkness was gone just like that.Her eyes moved trying to figure out something.Then she suddenly lifted her hand to touch her face.She needed to feel the pain to know she was still living.When she saw her arm, her eyes widened.It was the only time she noticed that she had a drip again.Arabella halted in fear as her eyes stared at the needle in her hand.She was quickly taken aback as her memory brought her back to the time when she was held kidnapped by Damien.Her memory in Damien’s room immediately flashed across her mind.She wracked her brain trying to remember everything at that time.She knew there was something she needed to remember.Something impor
"Bill..." Sounding like a ghost, Arabella's voice was so cold. "Bill...my love. Help me... Help me, please..." Arabella felt trapped in the unending darkness. She could not move nor cry. Not even her tears were moving. They were stuck inside her eyes. Her body was very light but numb like it could float in the air. She could not hear herself breathing nor feel her heartbeat.'Am I dead?'She had thought trying to figure out where she was in. The darkness was consistent. It had no plan to allow some light to enter like it was very oppressive. "Bill...help!" Struggling to make her voice come out, she spoke again even if she knew that it was too impossible that one could hear her. It was like Bill was the only person who could get her out of the darkness. Arabella was waiting...She was patiently waiting for him…Even if there was no hope that he would come...still, she was hoping for him to save her.Meanwhile, the commotion in the airport went out of control when Damien got a
“Bill, where are you going?!” Kelly asked angrily and in panic seeing her son was going out somewhere with his terrible condition. George, his great assistant was putting him a coat.Bill didn’t say a word. He seemed not to want to talk to his mother or his mind was just so preoccupied with something that he missed hearing her or even noticing her presence.Either way, clearly, Bill was not in the mood.After getting a call from Lira, he quickly sat up and took off his hospital gown. “Bill, son! Your doctors were still not letting you go out with your condition. You are still not well for God’s sake! Can you listen to me please for once?!” Kelly was worried about him. Her heart was thumping like a drum. She could not just let him do whatever he wanted as his condition was not yet to be called stable. “Let’s go, George.” Bill didn’t answer her instead he walked through the open door with George behind.“Bill! Stop!” Kelly shouted angrily. Her eyes were in rage like she would not
On day 10 at the hospital, Bill got a call from an unknown caller. “Sir,” George, his right hand handed his phone to him. Bill just looked at him then his eyes landed on his phone. His eyes were soulless like a hawk that was too sharp and dangerous.It was only George who could talk to him not even his mother, Kelly, or his secretaries.No one wanted to be with him right now even his doctors. Just meeting Bill's dangerous eyes, they already wanted to run away or avoid him as he already fired 10 doctors in just one day and another 5 doctors the other day. He seemed to build strong invisible walls around him that nobody wanted to enter or they would greatly suffer.They say the real Bill Sky was back. The literal Bill Sky who was known for his merciless behavior and impatient demeanor. Looking at the phone, he just smirked without planning to receive it from George then his unfathomable eyes closed. “Arabella, where is she? Where is she, Mom?” On day 3 after he got shot, she wo
Arabella looked at the woman in shock. Her eyes were questioning her but the woman could not look her in the eye. She obviously felt uneasy with Arabella. “Ma'am, you… I know you. You are Damien’s mom, right?” Arabella asked quickly hoping she could get any help from the woman. Woman to woman, Arabella wanted to believe that she had a heart if she would know what Damien did to her. “Please help me, ma’am. Your son…” Without wasting any time, Arabella continued. “No…” The woman cut her abruptly. Finally, she faced Arabella with discomfort in her expression.Arabella could feel the woman was struggling to look her in the eyes but even though she did. “I am not his mother. He is not my son.” The woman dropped the bomb with a firm stance. She seemed to know what Arabella wanted from her. Hearing the woman’s words, Arabella halted. The glimpse of hope in her heart suddenly shattered.“I am just a paid actress miss. I do this for a living.” The woman said directly without backing
Arabella felt her body was cold and trembling tremendously. The surrounding was quiet but her mind was screaming for freedom.Her longingness to see her son and husband was invincible.She could not believe she did reach the ground successfully as she thought of giving up in the middle. She could still feel her nerves were shaking but now that she felt the ground with her bare feet, she felt quite a relief. Now, all she needed to do was to run far away from the place. Along with the chilly wind outside and the rough stony ground, Arabella was full of hope that she could see her son and her husband again but to her shock, someone seemed to wait for her on the ground. He waited for her to come.He made a trap and she fell for it.In the dark, Damien was standing smoking a cigarette. The heavy smoke coming from him blended with the chilly air giving Arabella a creepy side of him. She was not expecting to see him there as she thought Damien was already asleep at this time but she w
Trishia stood out from a wheelchair. The only woman who was in a wheelchair among the guests was none other than Damien’s mother. Due to her infection, her face was covered in half with a thin brown flowery-designed fabric. Loose full brown gown not too catchy and easily blended with the crowd. Arabella clearly saw what she saw. Damien was with that woman whoever she was.Not to be embarrassed by her condition, Arabella personally informed the head of security about the additional guest.It seemed that, she made a huge mistake.A terrible mistake. It was clear to her now that the woman in a wheelchair was Trishia all along and not Damien's mom.Damien tricked her but why?It was her biggest question to her old long friend.Why he had to break her trust in him?What happened to Damien?His reason was so blurry but it was so clear that he connived with Trishia's evil plan.They deceived her by using Damien's mom as a ploy.She didn't even know if that woman was his real mom or jus
“Mommy, wake up!” The sweet little voice in her head made her open her eyes. Then she saw her little boy Adam smiling at her so sweetly. His lovely smile instantly lightened up her day. She smiled back at him and then suddenly kissed his forehead. Then, she kissed his nose tip and for a while, she touched it with her nose tip hitting his little nose side to side repeatedly.Adam chuckled happily then finally she kissed his chubby cheeks and tickled him non-stopped. Their laughter echoed around like they were the happiest mother and son.She was so happy being with her son and her heart was full. “Did I miss something?” Suddenly, another charming voice was approaching. The mother and son suddenly stopped and looked at the handsome owner of the voice. “Daddy!!!” Adam jumped out from her and ran toward the man excitedly. Arabella smiled at them. Seeing the two together was her happiest. Bill winked and her cutely then he smiled. Until now, Bill was giving her butterflies in th