Third Person's P.O.V
"Why are you suddenly doing this?" Zelene said after a moment of silence. Sinabi nito sa kanya kung saan pansamantala silang nanunuluyan ng ina, ang El Gran De Walton Hotel upang magpalit muna ng damit bago pupuntang hospital. She expected him to ask her why they live in those expensive hotels na wala naman sa mukha niya na makaka-afford non but he doesn't look surprised at all.
"Do what?" He said acting a fool.
"May plano ka ba at ginagawa mo 'to, ha?" She suspected him. The guy who had only been mean to her since the day she kicked his ass off was suddenly being nice to her? She couldn't help but be suspicious of his sudden change of behavior. She was determined to get to the bottom of things and find out what was really going on.
Does he perhaps have ulterior motives?
"Can't I do something nice for once? Ngayon lang 'to." He arrogantly answered with a smirk plastered on his gorgeous face. She didn't utter a word anymore. Nakatingin na lamang siya sa pwesto kung nasaan ang binata. She couldn't help but admire him as he drove. The way he handled the car, his firm grip on the steering wheel, and his focused gaze on the road. He looked so calm and cool as if he had done this a million times before. Hindi niya man gustong aminin pero napaka perpekto ng pagkakagawa nang lalaking 'to.
Ano kayang posisyon ang pag gawa sa lalaking 'to?
"You are drooling." Kaagad siyang napa-iwas ng tingin. Gosh! She couldn't believe that she stared at him for she don't know how long! Nakakahiya!
Napasulyap siya sa binata na malaki ang ngisi sa mukha. "A-Anong nginitingiti mo d'yan?" She tried to cover the embarrassment by looking outside the window. Mas lalong naramdaman niya ang pag-iinit ng kaniyang pisngi nang marinig niya muli itong tumawa.
He was teasing her!
"Natutuwa ka na niyan?"
"Pfft."
Inikutan niya na lamang ito ng mata. Hindi niya pa rin maiwasan na paghinalaan ang lalaki dahil sa biglaang inakto nito. He suddenly helped her after he made her clean the entire classroom. Anong nakain nito. He even insisted to buy her a new shirt that she was wearing right now.
The two of them was silent the whole ride. She was still looking at the window when she felt a burning pair of eyes looking at her direction. Shit! Why was he staring at her? She was now feeling a bit of uncomfortableness. Napahinga na lamang siya ng maluwag ng hindi na ito nakatingin sa direksyon niya.
"We are here." Tumango siya saka tinapunan ng tingin ang binata.
"Thank you." Mahinang ani nito at dali-daling binuksan ang pintuan ng sasakyan para lumabas. Hindi na siya muling tumingin pa sa direksyon ng lalaki dahil sa kahihiyan na nagawa. For the life of her, they just met and she couldn't understand why she had just acted so differently with him, the first time they had been talking to each other without fighting. It was so unexpected, and yet, she couldn't stop thinking about it but something inside of her was stirring, and she couldn't explain it.
She took a deep breath before shaking away the thought and reminded herself that they aren't on good terms at lalong-lalo na hindi dapat siya magtiwala dito.
Nang makapasok sa lobby ay nagulat siya nang sumalubong sa kaniya ang tauhan ng kaniyang stepfather. "Miss Vargas, kanina pa po kayo pinahahanap ni Mr. Walton. Nagising na po ang nanay niyo."
"Okay ka lang ba talaga, ma? Pinag-alala niyo ako," Sunod-sunod nitong tanong sa ina. As she received the news, she couldn't help but feel a wave of emotions flowing through her. Excitement, relief, and a sense of gratitude all flooded her body. She could finally breathe easy knowing that her mother was recovering.
Napatawa ng mahina ang ina at hinawakan ang nanginginig na kamay ng anak. "I am fine, Zee. I should be the one asking you that. How are you? Sorry at napag-alala kita." Umiling naman ang dalaga sa sinabi ng ina.
"Okay lang ako, ma. Nag-alala lang talaga ako sa 'yo at baka mangyari na naman ang nangyari noon kay papa." She started to tear up again. She's not a crybaby but when it comes to her mother, she's an emotional person. She would do everything for her mother even if it costs her life.
"Do not worry about me, you should worry about yourself first." Her mother say and she nodded.
"You should eat, ma. Ilang araw ka nang hindi kumakain. May dinalang pagkain ang asawa mo kanina." She stands up from her seat and walks towards the table where the paper bag is located. Kinuha niya ang table sa gilid at inilapit patungo sa ina and prepare the food.
"Nasaan pala si Henry?" Tanong ng ina.
"Sinabi po ng tauhan niya na may aasikasuhin daw po muna siya bago sumunod dito." Sagot nito. Binuksan niya ang takip ng pagkain at inilapit patungo sa ina, "Kumain ka na, ma."
She looked at her mother that seems in deep thought.
"Ma?"
"Huh?" Napatingin ito sa kaniya.
"Ayos ka lang?"
"O-Oo naman. Halika na, sabayan mo ako sa pagkain." Sagot nito at kaya tumabi siya dito.
Habang kumakain sila ay hindi niya maiwasan na napapasulyap sa kaniyang ina. Naramdaman niya na naman na parang may tinatago ito sa kaniya. Napa-iling nalang siya at sumubo ng pagkain. Hindi niya alam kung kailan magsisimulang maging tapat ang ina sa kaniya tungkol sa lahat ng mga nangyayari nito sa buhay - 'yong wala siyang tinatago mula sa kaniya. Gusto niya iyong hindi niya na kailangang mag imbistiga pa o maghanap pa ng paraan para malaman ang katotohanan.
Pagkatapos nilang kumain ay kaagad niyang niligpit ang kanilang pinagkainan. She let her mom sleep since she still needs a lot of recovery. After cleaning everything, she once again sat on the chair beside her mothers bed.
She let out a sigh as she remembered all the memories that they had been made together with her father in the past- the laughter, the joy, and the love. She looked at her peaceful demeanour; they are really alike.
People always says that they have an angelic face but beneath that beautiful, angelic face was a side that she knew all too well, the evilness that seemed to dominate her action na pati nakuha niya mula dito.
She leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her mother's forehead, feeling a pang of sadness deep in her heart still worrying about her safety and her health. Malalim siyang huminga at tumayo na. She turned on her heel and left the room, closing the door behind her. She whispered a prayer under her breath, hoping for her fast recovery.
"ANY news about the accident?" The unknown man who was sitting on his swivel chair took a sip of his now cold black coffee.
"We have made a further investigation about the accident; it is not just a mere car accident, it was the King's doing again, sir. They were the one behind the incident happened with Miss Vargas." His secondhand said as he bow his head hoping his boss won't explode about the information. He knew that when it talks about his family, mas lalong mabangis ang demonyo.
"Fuckers!" The unknown man's voice was tense and filled with anger as he relayed the details of his wife's car accident. His enemies had targeted her, and he was determined to make them pay. "I'll make sure they regret this," he said, his eyes blazing with fury.
"No one gets away with attacking my family." He said as he throw to the wall his poor cup of coffee.