#4

BELLA POV

"Why are you doing this, Gina? You were not like this to me before, right? Why are you acting like this! What did I ever do to you!" I cannot stop the pain I am feeling right now.

"Bella, Bella, Bella...." She says while clapping her hands a few times. I do not understand what she's doing. But it feels like she is showing me that I mean nothing to her. It is as if, to her, we never had any past together.

"My life is happy now. I was so happy when you disappeared. But why did you have to come back now???? Can you please just go far away together with your child! Also, I am telling you right now, do not ever come near Brent!" Her voice is very angry, along with her raised eyebrow.

"Why do you know Brent? Why are you saying that? What is going on between the two of you!" I say in deep confusion, sobbing as I cry.

"Bella! I am Brent's wife! I am happy with him! Also, I am the only Bella Monteverde he knows! So please, get out of his life! If you still want us to have peace, then do it!" My knees almost go weak. Sharp daggers repeatedly stab my chest. I cannot believe what I am hearing. What wife? How did she become me!

"Gina, what are you talking about! I am Bella, do not use my name just to fool other people!" I shout at her.

"I am not fooling him. It is also not my fault that I am the Bella Monteverde he knows. Who knows, maybe I am just way prettier than you!" She has so much courage to say all of this to me. I do not know what to say anymore, so I just stay quiet. But in my mind, my memories with Brent keep running.

"Bella, you are Gina now. Forget your past and accept the present. Don't worry, Brent is happy with me anyway, and he will not believe you." She says in a rude and arrogant tone. She does not even feel guilty about what she is saying.

"Bella, maybe this child is your kid with another man! Well, since you were so stubborn to Dad, you became a loose woman!" She says in a bitter, angry voice. I almost want to laugh, she is so evil. I thought she would always support me like she promised before. But now, I am seeing Gina's true character.

I look at my child who is sleeping soundly on the bed. I still try to smile while facing him.

Forgive me, my child, because everything is my fault.

"Bella, starting now, think about what you deserve. And that is to be poor together with your useless child! Go back to where you hid before! Because our life is peaceful now. Even Dad does not want to see you anymore!" My world almost collapses. I do not know if I should keep listening. However, my blood suddenly boils when she includes my child.

"Leave my child out of this! You have no right to say all of that! Gina, you already stole everything from me! You were probably happy when I left the house back then!"

"Yes, of course, because finally I had no rival anymore!"

"You have no shame!" I try to stand up, but she pulls my hair first. Because I do not have enough strength, I easily fall and get thrown down.

"There is nothing you can do anymore! Just accept everything! Because that is your fate, Bella!" She screams even more. My hands almost turn into tight fists.

I get up again. Out of extreme pain, I suddenly run

toward her. But when I touch her, the door suddenly opens. We both look at the same time, and Brent appears in front of us.

"Ouch! Stop it, Gina! I came here to visit your child! Please, it hurts so much, stop it!" I am shocked by her dramatic act. She even calls me by her own name.

I let go of her right away, especially when Brent's eyes glare sharply at me.

"How dare you to do this to my wife!" Brent shouts loudly, while looking deeply and coldly at me.

He holds my shoulders tightly, just like he did earlier. I just shake my head, trying to fight the extreme pain. But I only get hurt even more. I do not know what to say anymore. I do not know if I should still fight for myself, because of the situation I am seeing right now. He believes Gina more.

"Just earlier, you pretended to be Bella! And now! I catch you hurting her!" My tears fall even harder.

"Gina? It's Gina, right? Well! This is all I can say to you! Are you brainless! You are doing bad things in front of your child! Why? What do you want! To teach him to be bad just like you! What kind of mother are you to him, and what kind of woman are you!" I can almost see the veins in his neck.

It hurts so much, it hurts so much to hear these words. I cannot handle this, he is so far from the Brent I knew back then.

"Miss Gina! You should still be thankful because I am only here for my grandfather!" He let go of me forcefully, causing me to fall. I cannot even stand up properly anymore because my whole body is shaking.

"Babe, that's enough. Just leave her alone. Let's just go home..." Gina says in an angelic voice. Yet, she is such an evil person.

"Wait. I just have to say something to this woman." I can clearly see how much he cares about Gina. After he strokes and fixes Gina's hair, he even kisses her on the forehead. This crushes my heart even more.

"Gina! So you can pay for what you did to my wife, starting tomorrow morning, you will come to my house and become my servant! Remember this too. No one escapes from me. So, you will pay for everything you did!" He says in a firm and extremely angry voice.

I just remain silent because my tongue has shrunk back. He assists Gina as they walk out. But before they completely disappear from my sight, Gina gives me a smirk.