Chapter 38
Esra and I have been here in dad's room for a few minutes. Esra was silent as he sat and read magazines on his small table.
I also once caught him glancing at me when I was teasing dad. When I looked at him he would turn his gaze to dad and go back to reading.'He’s acting weird.'"Esra, how are you? We haven't seen each other in a long time." I raised my head when I was fixing this bag.Listen carefully to their conversation. Esra glanced at me slightly and seemed to be estimating my reaction.He scratched his neck. Seems still embarrassed. "It's been a long time since then, Mr. Mondejaro. I'm also with Triah at work." He said. "How are you Sir?" his serious and polite greetings to dad."This, by the mercy of God, feels fine. You? I heard you're an attorney," Dad's voice was calm but happy when he replied to Esra."I'm not yet done, Mr. Mondejaro. I am still waiting for the incoming bar exam to become a licensed lawyer," heCHAPTER 39"Dad, now I'm going with Esra to the fishery." I chatted vigorously with daddy when we finished breakfast."Oh go ahead. But maybe Esra hasn't visited here since I got out of the hospital." dad's disappointed statement."Don't worry, dad, I texted him---.""Who have you texted? Triah," I was shocked and a little hesitant to say something to Trisha."And why would I tell you that?" I raised my eyebrows at him. I turned to dad at the same time. "Dad, where do you want to stay? So that I can take you there?" I added.“You know the truth, Triah, why I’m interfering,” I stopped pushing in dad’s wheelchair when I heard his allusion."I'll be back. Let's talk later. I'll just take dad to his room." I continued as I pushed dad to his room."You're still not okay with your twin, Triah?" dad didn't see me exhale because of my slight snort because of what he said."Dad, it doesn't look like we're going to get alo
CHAPTER 40Someone's POVEarlier I was watching my brother in the distance. Now we are here in this one vast fishery. I am like their tails who keep on walking behind them in a distance. But I'm just a shadow that they don't talk to.Dad said I need to watch all their moves. It's like I'm a secret agent, but maybe that's just the way it is.They had already walked on a bridge-like path made of soil. And both sides are already surrounded by water with pet fish."Why else would I allow dad to come and go here!" I whispered loudly to myself."Because this brother of mine, I even agreed to come here, as if he was always submissive to dad. That is dad, it looks like my brother is a child, and he will take care of me. “His fiancée Trisha is here!" I felt like I was crazy talking to myself while watching them walk.It's still warm here. How many hours have we been walking, aren't they done yet?I saw them preoccupied with getting the f
CHAPTER 41It's getting darker outside, but mom still isn't coming home."Trisha, why isn't mom here at home yet? Dad is worried. Can you please call her now," I'm stressing out because I'm restless? Maybe what else happened to mom? Even though she didn’t treat me well. But still, I need to respect and work my part as her daughter. And of course. I am worried about dad, it might stress him again and pass out."No need to call her, mom is old enough. She already knows what she's doing, aren't you crazy? What a nuisance.""That's my point, she's old! And what if---.""Mom!" I stared at the door as Trisha shouted."Nalissa!" dad yelled at mom. "Triah, let's meet your mom.I pushed dad's wheelchair and we met mom."Nalissa, we've been worried about you for a while. Where have you been?" dad asked his wife thoughtfully."It's just a birthday, with my old friends," she replied calmly to dad. Then she stared at me. "You, why do you look
Chapter 42I was just about to get on top of Jiv's car when my cellphone rang. He looked at me and told me to answer the call first.'Mike? Why he calls me at this hour?'"Hello Mike, is there a p---?""Babe, come here to CDH, your dad was rushed here,""What? Just when?" I got out of the car and looked at Jiv."Recently, my older brother called me to send an ambulance to your house. Where are you now?"I was nervous about what I found out so I hurried into the car."Let's talk later, I'll be right there. Bye."I immediately turned off the call. I remember Jivo that I didn't say goodbye. Shocks!I rolled down the car window and shouted goodbye to him. But I had not yet finished letting him know that he had already gotten into his car."What are you doing?""I'm coming with you because it's late. Maybe something else will happen to you. What happened?" he inquired."Dad rushed at CDH.""
Chapter 43'Where am I? Why it is so light? Mom? Trisha? Manang? Greta? Where are you?'I just kept walking on the smoky floor, I didn’t know why I just seemed to be floating.'Dad?' I shouted but I noticed that every time I shouted I didn't open my mouth. What's going on?I saw someone behind me. So I quickly approached it. When I saw his image I was dumbfounded.'Dad, a-are you awake yet?' I hugged it tightly and cried again. 'Dad, I thought I couldn't hug you anymore, I'm so worried about you.' I noticed a brown envelope he was holding.And he slowly handed it to me. 'Dad, what is this?' I asked, but dad didn't answer me.He was looking behind me but I didn't see anything when I turned around.'Who are you looking at dad?' Dad suddenly disappeared in front of me. 'Dad, dad. Dad!' I cried until I felt a heartbeat.'Dad,'I was suddenly thrown back."Dad!" my voice growled because I had been crying while sleeping.
Chapter 44I don’t know why I wasn’t comfortable talking to the two when Esra was also here. Someone whispered to me not to speak while he was still here. So I better keep quiet first."Triah? I am here to let you know that your mom escaped from prison, but you already know." There was a look of frustration on his face."Is it true that your mom, Triah, escaped? Just when?" Mike turned on me in shock."Yes, Doc. Madam Nalissa escaped---including Trisha." Greta replied, so I barely looked at her because Esra was here."Why, Triah?" he whispered to me when he came to my ear.I just responded to his whisper again. "N-Nothing." I'll just have a short answer.Maybe Esra felt deprived when I didn’t pay much attention to him."Ahm, Triah," he calls me once hand on his nape.I immediately confronted him so that he would not feel that I would ignore him forever. "Yes?""C-Can we talk?" I looked at the two next to me.
Chapter 45Hunter's POVI knew it was too early for me to say how I felt about Benizh. I wasn't like this then, my eyes were always saturated with different kinds of women, because I worked in a bar as a vocalist.I don't even believe the saying---love at first sight.But when I saw her in their fishery, it was as if my heart was flying with its lightness. Her beauty is amazing, she is like a soft teddy bear that is nice to cuddle.I'm still acting now hugging the pillow on my bed. I am still in my bed, I think because for two days it happened in a bar where my band and I were singing. And I even found out that Trisha and Triah's mother was the owner then and another fact I knew that...it's illegal.Fortunately, the night their mommy was arrested, I was still in the parking lot of the car at the hospital. And I did see their mom being arrested by the police.I also saw Esra accompanying Trisha inside the patrol car. I went back to the hospital to
Chapter 46Trisha's POVI can't count how many times I've been back and forth here to the apartment where we were staying, and to the bar that was closed because it turned out that mom's service was illegal.My brain no longer wants to digest what is happening now in my life. As much as I know, but I thought I knew everything, I thought mom wouldn't keep me a secret. But why didn't she tell me that her bar was illegal?"Trisha, sweetie." mom called me calmly when she saw me just entering the kitchen."Yes," I replied as I went to the small and old refrigerator and fetched cold water. Suddenly a cockroach passed by."Ew! Ew, ew!" I was about to squat on the foot of this cockroach that had passed by the edge of the predator."What's that, Trisha?" mom raised her voice."Cockroach," was my short reply. "Where should I throw it, mom?" mom's eyes narrowed at my question."Damn, Trisha. Where are such things thrown?" mom raised her voice agai