Happy new year guys!
Angelica's POV
Gulat na gulat pa rin ako sa babaeng kasama ni Walter kanina. The way she looked at me, I know that she knows that me and Walter had a past. I'm not sure maybe she's just his friend and I'm hoping na magkaibigan lang talaga silang dalawa. I'm hoping that I still have a small place in his heart, I caused him a lot of pain. I cheated on him, it was a choice I made maybe because of longed for him, I wanted his attention and nakuha ko ang attention na 'yon mula kay Felix. It was a fucked up decision that I made without thinking, if only I could turn back time, 'yon nga din ang problema ko I can no longer turn back time, ang magagawa ko nalang ngayon ay bumawi sa kanya and try taking him back, which will be a lot of work. So I called dad, it actually has been a long time since I called him, alam kong nagtatampo at galit pa din sila sa akin dahil sa ginawa ko kay Walter. I remember hearing harsh words from mom galit na galit sya sa akin when she knew about what happened to me and Walter.
WARNING THE FOLLOWING SCENES CONTAIN A LOT OF CUSS WORDS. KABATAAN WAG GAGAYAHIN
*Flashback*It was a gloomy Sunday. Nandito lang ako sa bahay. I didn't wanna go out, it has been 3 days since Walter's accident, hindi pa alam ni mama ang ginawa ko, when I woke up wala na sina mama at papa, I asked the maids pero hindi din nila alam kung saan nagpunta si mama at papa. It was 5 in the evening when they came back, agad akong bumaba sa kwarto ko.
"Ma- nagulat ako ng sinampal ako ni mama
"Hon- pigil sa kanya ni papa, she slapped me again.
"Putangina Angelica! Pinalaki ka namin ng maayos, saan kami nagkulang ng papa mo?! Saan ako nagkulang ha Angelica?! Putangina! Anak kita pero cheating on Walter is something that I won't tolerate! Ikaw naman Jester ilang beses ko bang sinabi sa'yo that I don't want any of the Nostra's here inside our home pero ayan ka pa din!"
"M-Mom s-sorry hindi ko s-sinasadya"
Mommy sighed and massaged her head "Hindi mo sinasadya? Angelica it was your choice! You had a choice not to cheat on Walter! Sino bang gaga na ina ang hindi magagalit sa'yo ha?! Tapos malalaman ko pa sa mama ni Walter na naghalikan kayo ng putanginang Felix na 'yon! Pinalaki ka namin ng maayos, we gave you everything! Pinalaki ka namin ng maayos, alam mo kung anong tama at mali dahil malaki ka na!"
Lumuhod si Angelica sa harap ng mommy nya habang umiiyak "Mommy s-sorry I-I just needed Walter and he was so busy a-and I know his family needs him, pero ma paano naman ako? I was there I could listen to him, but he always pushed me a-away, ma hindi lang din si Walter yung nasasaktan"
Napaluhod na din ang mommy ni Angelica sa harap nya "Alam kong nasasaktan ka, but being hurt isn't an excuse for you to cheat on a person!"
Angelica's mom walked out, nilapitan naman sya ng papa nya at pinatayo
"D-Dad sorry"
Her dad sighed "Intindihin mo nalang ang mommy mo. Your grandpa cheated on you grandma and left them when she was just 8 years old, ang mommy mo ang pinakamatanda sa kanilang magkakapatid she needed to work at a young age para lang mapakain ang mga kapatid nya sina Tito Antonio and Tita Anabel, your lola had multiple jobs as well kaya when your mommy graduated college she had to work immediately in order to provide for her siblings."
Nagulat ako sa sinabi ni Dad "H-How what about grandpa?"
"Your grandpa isn't really your grandpa like biological he married your lolo when your mom was 23, he was a young businessman he helped your mom have her own business and sya na din ang nagpa aral sa tito at tita mo, the reason why your mommy didn't wanna let you know kasi she loathed her fathe-
Angelica was shocked when her mom went outside with her things. "You are going to your yaya's province doon ka magtatapos ng college the driver is outside." her mom was so calm now pero alam nyang galit pa din ito
"Give me all of your cards, this will be your new phone. Now go."
Walang nagawa si Angelica kaya sumunod nalang sya sa utos ng mommy nya. She graduated college in her tita's province, but when she was in her 4th year in college Felix found her. They knew what they did was wrong. After she graduated she came back to her parents house civil sila sa isa't isa but she knew na galit pa din ang mommy nya sa kanya. She worked under her parent's company but after a year sumama sya kay Felix papuntang Italia, and there she met Lucio, ang anak ni Felix sa isang babaeng nakilala nito when he went back to Italy. She was in a coma kaya naman ay si Angelica ang tumayong nanay ni Lucio, she helped Felix fix himself and his company. She became the mother Lucio needed for the mean time.
*end of flashback *
Natawa ako ng maalala ko si Felix he didn't even know how to hold a baby when he had Lucio. He freaked out when he first held Lucio.
"why are you laughing?" I stopped laughing hindi lang pala ako mag-isa dito sa sasakyan. Felix is driving me papuntang Starbucks where I'll meet my dad's private investigator. The reason why I need to borrow his private investigator is I need to know kung jowa nya ba yung babaeng kasama nya kanina. I'm a grown woman kaya if jowa nya yung kanina I must stay away from him. I'm not that type of woman who breaks relationships.
"Wala I just remembered the day Lucio was born you were so scared to hold him kasi he was very small and fragile" natatawang sabi ko, Felix smiled also as if he was reminiscing the day his son was born.
"Yeah he was so small, he looked so helpless. Ilang taon pa kaya hanggang sa maging okay na ang mommy nya? It's been 6 or 7 years, hanggang ngayon ay wala pa din syang improvements, she's still a coma. Paano naman si Lucio? A-Ako?"
He started stammering, tears started falling down his cheeks. Red Light pa naman it was very traffic. I wiped his tears away and locked his face using my hands and made him look at him "Lix, she'll wake up don't loose faith in Him okay? Lucio is a big boy, he understands that his mom is ill, I even caught him researching about people in a coma on the internet, I once confronted him about it he said the truth, he's a big boy Lix. So don't worry, nandito naman ako"
He sighed "Angelica you aren't my wife, and y-you aren't Lucio's mom either...when W-Walter takes you back a-and you'll have a family. L-Lucio won't have you, he needs his mother I am patiently waiting for her, pero napapagod na akong maghintay, I don't know what His plans are and I'm tired of waiting. Is this my punishment for being selfish bastard? Sana ako nalang yung parusahan not my wife and my son" napahagulgol na si Felix, alam kong napakasakit para sa kanya ang lahat. I know he's hurt.
"Don't say that Lix. Okay. It's not your punishment, it's just a trial. She'll soon wake up, trust me in this okay she will wake up"
He nodded and started driving again. Soon we arrived at Starbucks.
"We're here are you really sure about this Angelica?" worry was all over Felix's face I gave him a reassuring smile "Yes. I am sure of this. Now go home and make your son a meal, make sure he's asleep at 9 okay, check him kapag 9:25 or 10 makulit ang anak mo mana sa'yo he often pretends to sleep, but then he'll read kaya naman ay sinasamahan ko 'yon kapag matutulog na."
He laughed and jokingly pushed me out of his car "Oo na, I know what to do. Will you be home later?"
"I'll try, I need to buy some stuff pa. I'll just chat if sa condo ko ako matutulog"
He nodded and bid me goodbye.
I went inside Starbucks and saw Noel. Papa's investigator. I went near him "Noel Batumbacal?" He looked at me and smiled "Ma'am Angelica?"
I smiled and nodded. I shook his hand and settled down. I ordered brewed coffee for the both of us, we started discussing about my plan.
"I want you to give me some information about this woman" I showed him a photo of the girl with Walter earlier, I got her photo earlier at the meeting.
"I want to know how she's affiliated with Walter Gray Arkinson, and I also want to know what happened to Mr. Walter Arkinson for the past 7 years. I want to know everything. Every single detail. Now can you do it?"
"Yes ma'am."
I smiled "How much?"
"I want 2 of my kids to study at a good school, kailangan ko din ng mabuting bahay para sa pamilya ko, I want a good job for me and my wife as well, and pera para sa hospital bills ng nanay ko"
"Okay plus I'll give good jobs for your kids once they finish college and 2 cars for the both of them, if I'll need your services again are you good with cash?"
"Sobrang dami na po yan ma'am, okay lang po"
"Wag kang mahiya you've been working for my family for a long time, you deserve those. Anong grade na ba ang mga anak mo?"
"Grade 11 at 12 po ma'am"
I nodded "I see I assure you everything will be fixed the moment you finish this and here I have papers that will seal our deal"
He read it and signed "Maraming salamat ma'am Angelica"
"Walang ano man po can I have them as soon as possible"
"Opo. 1 week" he answered
I smiled when I heard what he said.
Nagpa-alam ako kay Joel at pumunta muna sa mall. I needed to buy some stuff for my condo kasi wala na akong stock doon, and may pinabili din kasing books and mga gamit for Lucio's school project that he needs to submit this Friday. Lucio loves to read a lot. He's got a lot of books kulang na nga lang magiging library na talaga ang kwarto nya, nung medyo bata pa sya he really didn't like to play like other kids, gusto nyang magbasa ng magbasa, he loves swimming and traveling though yan lang yata sya masasakyan ni Felix, since Felix loves swimming and traveling too. He barely even cried when he was a baby.
Pinacheck namin sya when he was a three or four months old, we were worried kasi hindi talaga sya umiiyak. The doctor said it was normal, when we visited this psychologist once pina IQ test namin sya ni Felix since he could read those big books I used to have nung college ako, he could name so many animals especially those rare ones and we discovered that his IQ is 165, even smarter than Albert Einstein! Gulat na gulat ns gulat kami when we knew about this.
He's a really smart kid. I'm glad to be his mom, and I'm praying na gumising na ang mommy nya.
After buying all the things I need, agad na akong pumunta sa condo. Well hindi talaga toh condo this is the Walter and I's penthouse binili ko toh using my first paycheck as the COO of Gonzales Corp. No one bought this kasi mahal nga and most people preferred condo's on the middle of the city kaya naman ay binili ko nalang. I asked my secretary na ayusin ang penthouse and I even had an arguement with the interior designer kasi may binago sya, I fired her and hired someone else at pinabalik ko yung dating design, I don't want any changes and I was very clear when I said na ayusin lang.
I arranged everything that I bought, kumain ako ng konti and headed to the master's bedroom. This used to be Walter's room, some of his stuff are still in here wala akong pinaalis not even a single thing that he owns. Lahat ng gamit ko ay na sa dating kwarto ko, I just turned it into my walk-in closet. I went to the balcony and sat there while looking at the stars. I could see the city a bit. I got my wine glass and poured some wine. The city is very alive. I smiled.
Get ready Walter. You'll soon be mine. Again
1/3/22