After Alejandro dropped Selena at the café. Daniella brought her to the cemetery.
At first, she didn't mind it but, after they stopped in front of a tombstone with Daniella's name on it, her heart started to pound oddly.
But what frightened her the most was the gun Daniella threw at her.
She picked it up with her hands quivering inexplicably.
"Shoot me, Selena," her auntie said with a savage face.
Standing in the middle of the cemetery, Selena's hand quivered as she tightened the grip to the gun.
Her eyes swelled with shock upon hearing her auntie's voice.
"Why would you want me to shoot you?" she confusedly asked.
The wind was howling loudly. The leaves fell to the ground, she could hear the birds sound echoing in the cemetery.
She was scared, seeing the face of her auntie has made her realized that something was off.
"Why do you want me to shoot you?" she asked again after a moment of pause.
Daniella gave her a faint smile, the pair of her grey eyes shone with tears and sadness.
"Because I killed your real father and, I didn't help your mother when she was dying. So, I understand if you want to kill me," she was confused by her word at first but, everything came clear as soon as her brain processed her words.
She smiled bitterly, with her hands shaking uncontrollably, she pointed the gun at her.
"You are right. You killed my real father and you let my mom die. So, I guess you deserve to die," as she said those words with bitterness, tears streamed down her eyes.
"Did you regret it?" she continued.
"No," Daniella firmly replied.
Selena absently nodded, she sniffed and shut her eyes for a moment.
"It's unfair that I haven't given a chance to meet my real father. It sucks that my mom died," her shaking hands started to calm down as she lowered it to her side
"and I don't want my cousin to see you in that tombstone, Daniella. I have always believed in you. I know that you always do what's best for us and, that there is a reason why you had decided to give my mom's letter to me," she took in a deep sigh. No matter how much she tried to think and cry for losing her real family, her heart doesn't feel the pain she was expecting.
"So, tell me. Why did you just tell me now?" She asked.
She had that question in her mind for some time. That was the reason why she stopped herself from going further in the lake, she wanted to know the answer.
"You had been in so much pain that I couldn't tell you before. I tried so many times but, I just can't find the right moment to tell you," Daniella paused for a moment to sigh.
"When I saw how happy you are with Alejandro. I realized that it is the right time to tell you about your father. I mean, I have even set up my will in case you suddenly find out and decided to have revenge on me," her auntie laugh. She could see the tears shining in her round eyes as well.
"Daniella. Tell me, how do you become a parent?" She asked, her feet walked towards her auntie.
As soon as she reached her, they both sat down on the tombstone.
When Daniella didn't reply. Selena continued.
"Does he become my father because I came from him?"
"I guess what I am trying to say is, I would probably revenge him if he had raised me but, he didn't. And he didn't even try so Daniella. You and my uncle Evan are my parents," she blew in a long sigh, saying those words aloud somehow lifted her feelings.
Her eyes looked up at the sky, it was clear and bright just like her mood. Her body had calmed down from shaking while her mind has been cleared with pain.
"So, no Daniella. I won't shoot you even though you had your name calligraphed in this marble shinning tombstone," her voice has calmed down. She sounded sweet as she laughed.
"Yeah. It was really expensive and look, I even had your name as my killer curved on it."
Hearing those words, Selena looked at Daniella's fingertip pointing at her name.
Her face went poker. It says 'shot by Selena Su'
Her eyes narrowing with dullness turned at Daniella.
"Let's go, Auntie. I am exhausted," she got up. She stretched a hand to help Daniella but, her auntie just looked at her with a flat expression.
"Have I not told you to never call me, auntie?"
"But you married my Uncle so isn't it normal?"
"Yes but don't call me auntie again and also Selena," hearing the tense in Daniella's voice, Selena's hand – stretching to help her lowered and rested on her side.
"What?"
"I've noticed that you like Alejandro so much,"
Her heart thumped by just hearing his name. She could feel her cheeks burning as she reminisced the days she had spent on the island with Alejandro.
"Be careful ok?" hearing the serious in Daniella's voice. Selena turned and saw her auntie's eyes gloom indifferently.
"What do you mean?" she asked, eyes were narrowed with confusion.
Daniella took in a deep sigh, "Nothing. Just we are new in this place so we should be careful with whom to trust."
"Let's go home, Daniella. I missed your kids," she ignored her words and beamed a bright smile.
As they strode back to where they parked the motorcycle. A thought came in Selena's mind.
"Can I drive?" she asked. It's been so long since she rode a motorcycle.
Daniella hesitated at first but, later handed her the keys.
"Sure. On one condition."
Seeing the sneaky smile curving on Daniella's lips, Selena's face went flat. She sat on the motorcycle and pinned the key into the keyhole.
After Daniella settled on her back, Selena started the motorcycle.
"What's the condition?" she yelled to exceed the sound of the motorcycle.
"Can I cover your eyes? It's going to be fun."
"No Daniella I am not a good driver." Saying that she drove away.
"Just one eye," Daniella yelled into her ear.
"No."
"Ugh! you're no fun!"
Selena smirked, looking at the rearview mirror she could see her auntie pouting.
When they arrived home. They found Evan sitting in the middle of the empty café.
It's past six, the café was closed.
"Daniella. The school called. Apparently, our kids didn't attend their classes today and it's six. Where are they?"
Daniella was about to answer when the door opened and let out the triplets, they were all looking exhausted and uniform wrinkled.
"Mom, Dad. You have to fire the guard in our school. Just because we are thirty minutes late. She didn't allow us inside,"
It was Alexa, saying those words with anger while her feet strode towards her father in big steps.
"If that so, why did you just come now? It's six!" Evan deeply said. Voice was low but full of anger.
"Well," Alexa pouted. She was about to hug her father but, seeing the anger on his face, she decided to hide behind her brothers.
Ethan sighed and adjusted his glasses. "Dad, since we cannot enter the school. We decided to play videogames. And I know I should have stopped my sibling but, they are three and I am alone. I couldn't fight the temptation," Ethan bravely admitted, feeling Alexa's nails on her arm has made his face wrinkled with pain.
"You! Oh my God! Please tell me you didn't spend your allowances!" Her mother said impatiently.
"No we didn't," Leo said. Waving both of his hands.
"But you might get a bill because we broke an arcade. Its Leo's fault mommy, he opened the arcade and adjusted the wiring so we wouldn't have to pay." Alexa blurted, pointing a finger at her brother Leo.
Disbelief overtook Leo's face, "Alex! You enjoyed it too so why are you blaming me? Anyway, it was Ethan's idea in the first place."
"Hey, why are you dragging my name into this? I just told you how to cheat on the Arcade, I didn't ask you to do it," Ethan yelled at his sibling.
"It was you Leo who opened the arcade. It's your fault!" Alexa said, glaring at her brother.
"Hey! I just opened it. Louisa gave me the tools. If no one gave me the tools I wouldn't have opened it."
Then, suddenly, the triplet became quiet. Looking at each other.
Selena suddenly sneered, realizing that the triplets will soon be scolded by their parents.
"Hey triplets. Did you just forget your sister in the mall? Your weird ten-year-old sister?" her head shaking with amusement turned to look at Daniella. Seeing her auntie's teeth harshly biting her lower lips, Selena realized that the triplets are in big trouble.
"Oh! I missed this!" she patted Daniella's shoulder as she past her.
Meanwhile, the triplets were looking at each other with their eyes widening in fright.
"Did we really forget Louisa in the mall?" Leo whispered to Ethan.
When Ethan nodded, Alexa's face went pale in terror.
"Crap! What are we going to do?"