Kris Aiden's POV
Pabalik na ako ngayon sa hospital, kung hindi lang nagtangkang magpakamatay si Mom ay hindi ako aalis sa tabi ni Elle.
I know I should be with my Mom too but it's her fault why my child died. If she didn't kidnap and hurt Elle, she wouldn't had miscarriage. I'm really mad at her and due to frustration, I shouted at her at the police station and told her what happened to my child. She was shocked and I can tell that she's genuine sorry for what she did and to her grandchild, but it will not change anything. My child is gone, and I won't forgive her. She will be transferred to prison later morning as she is guilty for what she did.
Dad already know what happened, but he will not save Mom for what she did even my grandparents. Next week will be the trial and we will know how long she will be in prison. I hope Mom will learn and change after this. She's not like that before, and I don't know why she became like that and why wants me to marry Mikka.
I hope Elle is doing fine in the hospital, I can't wait to see her again. It hurt me seeing her in that condition, if only I can transfer her injuries and pain, I will do it.
Ilang minuto lang ay nakarating na ako sa hospital kaya naman mabilis kong pinarada ang kotse ko sa parking at pumunta na sa room ni Elle.
Nakangiti kong binuksan ang pinto ng kwarto ngunit bakanteng kama ang bumungad sakin. Napatingin naman ako sa IV pole dahil nandun ito sa gilid ng kama kaya nilapitan ko ito, hindi ako pwede magkamali, ito ang gamit ni Elle at nandun pa sa dulo ang karayom at tape.
Bumilis naman ang tibok ng puso ko at napatingin sa table. Napansin ko naman ang note na pinapatungan ng flower vase kaya mabilis akong lumapit doon para makuha ang note.
Habang binabasa ko ang note ay hindi ko napigilan ang luha ko na tumulo.
Why? Why did you leave me, Elle?
Mabilis akong tumawag ng nurse at dumating naman ito agad na halatang nagmadali sa pagtakbo
Pagpasok nya ay nagtaka namang syang tumingin sa kama ni Elle dahil wala sya dito
"Did you notice Elle leaving the room and the hospital?" malamig na tanong ko
"N-no sir"
"D*mn it! How can an injured person leave the hospital without noticing her?!" galit na sabi ko at mukha naman itong natakot sakin
"I-I'm sorry sir, please calm down, I'll ask the security team to look for her in CCTV"
"Calm down?! How can I calm down if she's missing again?! Argh go! Tell the security that I need the footage as soon as possible!" galit na sigaw ko sa kanya
Mabilis naman syang lumabas ng kwarto para pumunta sa security team
Tinawagan ko naman si Spencer
'Ask Candice if she knows the whereabouts of Elle and tell the police officers to look for her!' sabi ko pagkasagot nito ng tawag
'What?! Elle is missing again?!' gulat na tanong nito
'Do I need to repeat myself?! Do what I told you! I'm sure hindi pa nakakalayo yun' sabi ko at binabaan ko na sya
Bigla namang nag ring ang telepono ng kwarto ni Elle kaya sinagot ko ito
'S-sir, I'm sorry but the CCTV was not working after the time you left the hospital'
'D*mn it! What kind of security does this f*cking hospital have?!'
Binaba ko na ang call at mabilis na lumabas ng hospital at sumakay ng kotse ko
Love, where are you? Please, let me know where you are!
Right! The pendant!
Nang maalala ko ito ay mabilis ko kinuha ang phone ko at inopen ang tracker pero napahampas ako sa manobela ng kotse ko nang walang dot na lumitaw dito. D*mn it!
Sandali lang akong nawala pero nagawa mo na agad ang mga ito
Did Ms. Mirabelles help you? D*mn!
I can't lose you too, love.
I'm sorry, but I can't follow what you said in your note. I will find you no matter what!
Once I found you, I will never leave your side, I will lock you in my house so you can't escape me from me anymore!
Mabilis kong pinatakbo ang kotse ko at nagpunta sa condo ni Elle, nagbabaka sakaling doon sya pumunta.
Isang oras ang naging byahe bago ako nakarating sa Shakira Residences kung saan ang condo ni Elle. Mabilis naman akong nagtungo sa unit nya at inenter ang pin code ng room. Pagbukas ko nito ay madilim na sala ang bumungad sakin kaya naman binuksan ko ang ilaw na at tumakbo sa kwarto nya, ngunit laking dismaya ko dahil wala rin akong nakitang Elle sa loob nito at ni kahit anong amoy nya ay walang bakas na nanggaling sya dito. Bumagsak naman ang katawan ko sa kama nya.
Nasaan ka ba Elle? Bakit kailangan pang umalis ka?
Kung ano man ang kailangan mong gawin, bakit hindi mo sabihin sakin? Tutulungan naman kita.
Unti unti ng tumulo ang luha ko.
Kinuha ko ang phone ko at tinawagan si Elle nagbabaka sakaling sumagot ito ngunit unattended ang phone nito kaya naman nag iwan na lang ang ako ng voicemail
'Love, where are you? Can't you just come back? Whatever your problem is, we'll solve it, please, come back to me. I'll help you, remember what I told you? I'll do everything for you. Why can't you trust me? Please Elle, come back to me. I don't know what to do anymore… HAHAHA how stupid am I? You're the great Elle, kung anong sinabi mo yun ang nasusunod. Please kahit naman kausapin mo man lang ako, just let me know kung nasaan ka or kung kamusta ang kalagayan mo, kung okay ka lang. For pete's sake, love, you're injured and even had a miscarriage, how can you leave just like that?! Please tell me what I can do for you, just be safe, Elle. I love you' umiiyak na sabi ko at pinatay na ang voicemail
Tumayo na ako at bumalik sa condo ko
Once you call or message me, love. I'll make sure to track you and you can't escape from me anymore. I'll get you kahit pa kalabanin ko si Ms. Mirabelles. I know she's helping you, you can't just do those things easily without help, why I can't track you. Those CCTVs were hacked and I'm sure of that…
You're making me insane, Elle!
Elle's POV
Nasa SLEX na kami nang makita kong nasa hospital na si Aiden. Malungkot na ngumiti naman ako dahil dito.
I'm sorry, love. I know you will find me even though I told you, don't. But, sorry, you will never find me unless I say so.
It's already 2am and malapit na kaming makalabas ng SLEX.
Ilang minutong byahe pa ay nakita ko na ang Sta. Rosa Exit.
Ang lumang bahay namin ay nasa La Residencia de Sta. Rosa kung saan puro luxury houses ang nandito pati ang mga katabing villages. Ito ay nasa parte ng Nuvali Sta. Rosa
Ilang buwan na rin bago ako nakabalik muli dito, ang huling punta ko dito ay noong mapanaginapan ko sina Mama at Papa kung saan may pinahanap sila sakin upang mahanap ko ang tunay kong magulang, at yon ang photobook kung saan ko nga nakita ang pictures nilang magkakabarkada, at sigurado akong may ibang kahulugan pa ang pagpapabalik nila sakin dito sa lumang bahay namin. Base sa mga sinabi ng Mom ni Aiden ay may alam ito sa mga pangyayari. Tita Kristel and Mikka's Mom, Anikka, were closer to each other than as she said before. Annika was the one behind my Mom's death which didn't happen without her knowledge. And based on the resentment to my foster parents, my auntie and uncle as she said Mama is my Mom's stepsister, she can do something just like her bestfriend, Anikka, but I hope she's not, Afterall she's my boyfriend's mother. I don't know how I will face and accept Aiden, if his family or his mother was the one made my life miserable again.
Dahil wala masyadong sasakyan sa oras na ito ay mabilis lang kaming nakarating sa La Residencia. Nakilala naman ako ng guard kaya mabilis din kaming nakapasok sa gate. Dahil malayo ang bahay namin sa entrance ng village ay inabot ng 15 minutes bago kami makarating sa labas ng gate ng bahay namin.
Pagtapat namin dito ay bumusina ako. Habang hinihintay ang guard ay napatitig ako sa bahay. Simple lang ito, malawak ang bahay at may dalawang palapag. Nasa gilid ang garden ni Mama at sa likod naman ang swimming pool, sa kabilang gilid ay ang kwarto ng guard. May malawak na terrace sa gilid ng 2nd floor at may maliit na veranda kada kwarto na may mga sliding glass door.
Ilang saglit lang ay nakita ko na ang guard na mabilis na tumatakbo papunta sa gate at binuksan naman nito ang gate. Kahit na hindi ako umuuwi dito ay hindi ko pinabayaan na walang nakatira o nagbabantay sa bahay. May isang personal guard ako at ang taong nag-alaga sakin noong bata pa ako tuwing nasa trabaho sina Mama at Papa. May katandaan na ito pero ayaw nitong umalis sa lumang bahay dahil napamahal na rin sya sa pamilya namin. May isang anak ito na may sariling pamilya na rin, ang asawa naman nito ay ang dating driver namin ngunit namatay ito 3 years ago dahil sa sakit nito kaya naman mas pinili nyang mag-stay sa bahay namin para mapanatili ang kalinisan din nito. And I'm really thankful to her dahil inalagaan nya ang bahay na kahit ang garden ni Mama ay buhay na buhay pa rin ang mga bulaklak.
Pagpasok ko naming ay pinarada ko na ang kotse ko at ginising si Sammy
"Sammy, we're here" sabi ko habang inaalog sya
Nagising naman ito agad at mapungay mata na tumingin sa paligid at umayos ng pagkakaupo.
"Let's go inside, para makapagpahinga ka na ng maayos" sabi ko at lumabas na ako at nagpunta sa likod ng kotse para kuhanin ang mga gamit ko. Sumunod naman sya at binitbit na rin ang mga natirang gamit pa.
Pagpasok namin sa loob ng bahay ay nakita ko si Manang Ester na mabilis na bumababa ng hagdan na halatang bagong gising.
"Manang! Dahan dahan baka matalisod ka at malaglag sa hagdan" natatawa kong sabi pero hindi ito nakinig, mabuti na lang ay hindi ito ito natalisod. Malakas pa si Manang sa kabila ng edad nitong 60 mahigit, halos kaedaran nya si Lola Flora
"Sam! Bakit di ka man lang nagsabing pupunta ka ngayong bata ka? Teka, anong nangyari sa ulo mo?!" gulat nitong tanong ng mapansin ang benta ko pagkatanggal ko ng hoodie ko
"Can we rest for now, Manang? I'll tell you later, don't worry. And besides, we'll stay here for some time, I don't know how long. But yes, we'll stay, so mahaba pa ang oras natin para magkwentuhan haha"
"Ok ok, wait. Is that Sammy?" tanong ni Manang ng makita si Sammy sa likod ko kaya naman ngumiti ako kay Manang at mabilis naman itong lumapit kay Sammy
"bakit ngayon ka lang ulit nagpakitang bata ka?! Namiss kita!" sabi nito at niyakap si Sammy kahit na may hawak itong bag kaya naman napailing na lang ako
Makulit si Manang Ester at talagang nakakatuwang kasama, mabait at maalaga.
"Manang, I missed you too. But can we sleep first? *yawn*" inaantok na sabi ni Sammy kaya naman natawa kami ni Manang
"Ok fine haha. You can go to your rooms now. Babalik na rin ako sa pagtulog at ipaghahanda ko kayo ng makakain mamayang almusal" masayang sabi ni Manang kaya naman dumeretso na kami sa sariling kwarto namin pero dinala muna ni Sammy ang gamit sa kwarto ko bago pumunta sa kwarto nya
May sariling kwarto si Sammy dito, simula ng magtrabaho ito samin ay dito na rin sya tumira para mas ma-train sya ni Papa and para mas maging close kami though we're already bestfriend since sa orphanage. Ang isa sa guest rooms ay ginawang kwarto nya kaya naman may mga sariling gamit sya doon na prinovide din ni Papa.
I'm really thankful to Papa kasi tinulungan nya si Sammy para makapagtapos ng pag-aaral. Kaibigan ni Papa ang tatay ni Sammy at may sariling business din ito pero dahil may nang sabotahe sa company nito at na-bankrupt ito at hindi na kayang i-afford ang pag-aaral ni Sammy kaya naman humingi ito ng tulong kay Papa.
Papa, Sammy's father, and Candice's father were close friends. They became close when they met each other in an event. And after some many years, their wives didn't get pregnant, so they decided to adopt, and there was us at the orphanage, the three of us were bestfriends and they decide to take us. I don't really know why they decided to adopt at a small orphanage in Rizal that time.
So there, noong humingi nga ng tulong ang Daddy ni Sammy ay nasa College na sya, hindi nila sinabi kay Sammy na si Papa ang nagpapaaral na sa kanya but she already knows what happened in their company, and Papa gave her parents position in our company, kaya naman akala nya ay kaya sya nakakapag-aral ay dahil sa trabahong binigay ni Papa. And then when we graduated, her parents told her the truth, but she didn't get mad on them, in fact she liked the idea of working for us or for me. She always told me before that she felt like if it wasn't for me, she will not have a family, she felt like, they just adopted her and Candice at first was because of me. That's why, Sammy and Candice were willingly to work at our company and serve us. I taught they were just being silly before but thinking of it now, what if they knew something that made them tell me that? I don't think Mama and Papa intentionally adopted me because I am the daughter of Mama's stepsister.
But what if is it? I remember what Mom told me, that she had a bestfriend before that saved her from her death and even promised her to find me?
Am I being speculative? Argh why they didn't just tell me about the truth before? I should find something that will help me as soon as possible, these thoughts making me crazy. It gives me headache, dagdag pa ang sugat ko sa ulo.
Umayos na lang ako ng higa sa kama ko at inalis ang mga iniisip ko. Ilang sandali lang ay nakatulog na ako dahil na rin sa pagod.