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Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Broken Billionaire: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

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"Prologue"

When you're standing on the stage in front of thousands of people cheering and rooting for you, you'll no longer notice the presence of those who despise your existence. "Oh, ano na Karinna! Cheer up naman, sis! Tingnan mo ikaw, you always tell everyone to be positive, yet here you are... Melodramatic and melancholic as ever." Adda continued with her never ending rant habang naglalakad sila papasok ng stage, along with them are Velle, Billy, Christine, John and Theodore, Kimberly, Rizza and of course... Vince. Karinna sighed and leaned her to the side, it's been a long battle for her. Those two long years of going in and out of those therapy sessions had been hard. Lalo lang syang nahihirapan because her husband hasn't been cooperating. Ang hirap na, nakakapagod. "Adda, please naman. You know that mornings have been awful for me. Lalo na at nakikita ko si..." "Of course magiging miserable ang buhay mo! Bakit mo pa kasi pinagpipilitan na ayusin yang Marriage na yan! You should've ju

"1"

Karinna watched in horror as nurses pace back and forth inside the intensive care unit. It's been four hours since the operation. The bullet had been successfully removed, but the damage had been underestimated. They didn't expect this kind of hemorrhage. Hindi na niya bilang kung ilang nurse ang naglabas pasok sa Room at tuwing may naririnig siyang sigaw na CODE BLUE ay para siyang mamamatay sa sobrang sakit na dulot ng matinding kirot sa dibdib nya. She remained quiet, faint sobs and shaking hands from fear and guilt. Dapat ako yun. Dapat ako. Dapat ako! Patuloy niyang sinisigaw sa sarili. "Karinna." Nanginginig ang boses ni Adda nung tinawag niya ang kanyang kaibigan. "I called his family. They booked tickets and said they're coming as soon as they can. Lovelia and the other naman are doing their best to help the detectives Para umpisahan na ang Investigation." Tumango lang si Karinna at napatingin sa damit nyang punong puno ng dugo. Vince's blood. "Hindi to totoo." She whispered

"2"

A few minutes had passed and Angela finally received a text na nasa Building na ng St. Luke's si Karinna, buong akala nya eh magkasama ang dalawa ni Adda. Which is why panic instantly overcame her when she noticed that the lady in front of her was standing alone. Without a doubt in her mind she knows that if Emmanuel and Karinna end up meeting each other, it would end as dirty and as messy as it did before.Nagmadaling bumaba at tumakbo papalabas ng elevator ang dalaga. Laking pasasalamat nya naman sa Diyos ng maabutan nya na nakatayo at naghihintay si Karinna sa information Center ng hospital.As expected maraming paparazzi ang nakatayo at naghihintay sa labas ng Hospital. This is one of the things na iniiwasan ng Visencio family, na hanggang sa huling hininga ni Vince eh ginagawa pa rin siyang laman ng dyaryo at hanggang ngayon pinag-pipyestahan ng tao.Angela mustered the last courage that she had and approached the latter. "Ms. Karinna, pwede po bang hintayin nyo muna si Miss Adda

"3"

There was something odd that morning. The sun was strong against his eyes and the different colors inside the room proved to be too much. He closed his eyes momentarily, he shaked his head lightly all the while trying his best to keep his thoughts straight. Napakapit sya ng mahigpit sa armrest ng wheelchair, nadala ng takot dahil baka mahulog sya dito. Bakit sya nakasakay sa wheelchair? Anong nangyari? Nahimatay nanaman ba sya habang nag-tataping?Gusto nyang tumayo mag-isa at umuwi dahil sobrang nalilito sya sa nangyayari pero napatigil sya ng may makita syang babaeng papalapit sa kanya."Ready ka na ba?" Tanong ng isang unfamiliar na babae sa kanya. "Don't be scared. Ako si Mariza. I've met you a few times already... Ewan ko lang kung tanda mo ako."Met a few times already? Napakunot ang noo nya dahil hindi nya maalala ang mukha ni pangalan ng dalaga. Who was she? Why is he here? Bakit nakasuot sya ng hospital gown at ang dalaga naman eh nakasuot ng uniporme na hindi pamilyar sa kan

"4"

It's not their first time na nag sinungaling sila sa totoong nangyari. Because a year and a half has passed yet Vince's memory has been compromised. Ika nga, there are days that he'd remember but more of it, he'll eventually forget.‘He thinks it's still the year 2016... or even 2017, maybe 2018. His speech therapist had proven that fact. He talks about being late for work, talks about what is the next story in Probinsyano. He has no idea that just a few months from now then it's 2023. We have to adjust for him, or else his stress levels may rise again and cause further damage to his memories. We still don't know if it's a mild case of anterograde amnesia or retrograde amnesia. All we can do now is run some more tests if he has other problems other than this, and pray for the best. Naalala nya yung sinabi ng Doctor sa kanilang lahat six months ago.’"A--Addalyn?" Tanong ni Vince sa kaibigan.Nginitian sya ng Velle. "Ganun parin, enjoy na enjoy sa pagiging terror na examiner para sa fu

"5"

He felt the sun's ray reach his eyes, it was a stinging sensation and it woke him up from his sleep. Napaungol si Vince ng may maramdaman syang mabigat na nakapatong sa dibdib at sa may hita nya. He looked on his right side at muntik na syang mahulog sa kama ng makita nyang may nakayakap sa kanya.Makinis na braso at pisngi. Mapula-pulang labi at matangos na ilong. Mahabang pilik mata at ang hindi nya makakalimutang signature trait na kulot na buhok ng dalaga. "Ka... Karinna." Paano nga ba nya ito malilimutan? Ang dating kakulitan na nahantong sa pagkakabuo ng emosyon na kahit kailan ay hindi nya akalaing mararamdaman para sa isang babae."Ke...kelan pa." Tanong nya sa dalagang natutulog ng mahimbing. His whisper hinted happiness, fulfilling his longing... He missed her much. After waiting for her to come, finally she's here. Ilang araw din syang solo dito, nag-iisa, naiinip at naghahanap ng makakausap.He's happy to see her, yet was shy to face her at the same time. Paano nga ba nya

"6"

Alas nuebe na pala ng gabi. Malapit na naman dumating si Jet para painumin sya ng sleeping pills dahil nakakatulong daw ang long and peaceful sleep sa recovery ng utak nya. He hated the medicines, he hates schedules and he hates the fact that he has to follow each and every schedule like a mantra."He'll be here any minute now, you remember the schedule, right?" Tanong ni Karinna sa kanya habang nag-babasa ang dalaga ng libro. Songs of the siren. Binasa ng binata ang Title ng libro. Hindi ba Hunger Games ang paboritong binabasa nito?"Kat...nis."Karinna looked up from the book that she's reading and curiously looked at Vince. Oo nga pala, malapit ko ng makalimutan. Sabi nya sa sarili at binaba ang libro sa may hita nya. "Ah. Baka kasi ako maadik masyado dun sa Series eh... Kaya eto, new book naman."Tumango si Vince at naniwala nalang kay Karinna. "Ah... Seg...segment... La Borrida?" Putol-putol na tanong ng binata pero naintindihan ito ni Karinna. Hindi katulad dati na pag umiimik a

"7"

It was almost noon when the doctor finally came in to check on Vincent and she wasn't surprised to see Pauleen and Jet acting like a bunch of zombies as they performed their everyday routines.Christian and Ziel wanted to switch shifts for a day so they could rest, pero sadyang matigas ang ulo ng magkaibigan at piniling ituloy ang Day shift nila. Karinna on the other hand was sleeping soundly next to Vincent. Nakayakap muli ang dalaga sa binata, habang nakapatong ang kanyang hita sa katawan ng binata. It portrays such sweetness, a vision that many would've liked to see."Tough night, huh?" Doc. Bastillas commented shortly with a sympathetic smile on her lips. She was holding a pad containing information about Vincent's vital signs. Everything was actually stable and he was healthy... But what she didn't understand is his unstable and unpredictable seizures and whatever triggers it. "Jet, can you please get his activity log for this month?"Jet nodded and instantly followed the doctor'

"8"

Tinaasan ni Karinna ang doktora ng kilay, hindi pa ba sapat ang efforts nya? Halos hindi na nga sya pumapasok sa trabaho para lang mabantayan si Vince. "But I'm here, I'm always here." She battled with disappointment, stating her point with a blank stare."I know, but clearly that's not enough. He needs a new environment." Patuloy na pangungusap ng doktora. "Masyadong magulo dito. Masyadong mainit ang masa at media sa sitwasyon nya. He needs a clean slate. Somewhere, in a place where he can rest."Unti-unti ng naiintindihan ni Karinna ang gustong iparating ng doktora sa kanya and it terrified her dahil malaking pagbabago nanaman ito sa buhay nya. "What are you trying to say here?" Mejo naiirita nyang tanong. Ano na naman ang bagay na dapat nyang bitawan, dapat nyang isakripisyo."He would need to leave Manila, move to the provinces. Somewhere quiet, secluded and safe... with you, preferably."Napatayo si Karinna sa kinakaupuan nya. "What?!" Is this another one of those joke na hilig i

"9"

Karinna arrived at the venue passed eight o'clock in the morning. Sa Araneta Coliseum backstage ang meeting place nilang lahat, magre-reminisce at mag-dadasal daw muna silang lahat as a form of blessing. As well as they want to solemnly pray for Georgina Martinez's first death anniversary. She parked at the side of the Coliseum and briskly walked hanggang nasa loob na sya ng Building, pero bago pa sya tuluyang makapasok, may humablot at mahigpit na kumapit sa bisig nya at hinili sya. Muntik na syang magsisigaw ng tulong nung nakita nya yung malaking katawan at sobrang tangkad na lalaki. "Erick!" Masigasig na pagbati ni Karinna sa kaibigan. "It's so good to see you! Ang laki lalo ng katawan mo oh, you look so good!" "You too, Karinna! You look..." Tiningnan ni Erick si Karinna from head to toe, mejo nalungkot naman sya sa state ng kaibigan. She just look so tired. "...nice, I guess. Are you okay?" Nginitian ni Karinna si Erick at binigyan ulit ito ng mahigpit na yakap. "Oo naman, le

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