Novel & Cerita Into Her New Life

madiin kong sabi habang nakatingin ako sa repleksyon ng aking sarili sa salamin. Sisiguraduhin ko na magkatotoo ang mga sinasabi ko dahil ayaw kong masayang ang matagal na panahon ko na paghahanda para sa muli naming pagkikita at nais ko rin na kapag nasa akin na ang anak ko ay maging maayos ang kanyang buhay at gusto ko na maging karapat-dapat akong ina niya dahil ang dating Eloise ay iniwanan ko na sa nakaraan. Ako na si Everleigh Velasquez at ito ang simula ng aking pagbangon mula sa isang masamang nakaraan.

Binagsak nalang ni Cassius ang sarili sa sofa at doon napasandig nalang. Ziya was like a fierce cat he just stumbled upon, she's so distant and aloof, that's why he's having a hard time keeping up with her. It's like any moment, she'll just run off if he look away just even for a second. He knows that he'll have a hard time gaining her trust, but one thing he has to do now is to give her an assurance and security for her to not run off again. It's like dealing with an important investor one way to get that person by patience and effort.

[ End of flashback ] I sigh. Naalala ko na naman ang pagkakamali ko na nagpabago ng buhay ko sa isang iglap. Kung walang nangyari sa amin ni Zayn marahil ay sinundan niya si Celine sa America at doon sila nagpakasal. Hindi ko muna nilapitan si Nanay. Kinalma ko muna ang sarili bago humakbang papasok ng bahay.

It was like an ordinary day, where Sage is busy handling the dishes, Fiper is looking on her phone, Athiila was sleeping on the table, Morisette greeted her with a nod while Magi gave her the sweetest smile. Tama naman hindi naman kasi ito ang katapusan ng lahat it was her new beginning a life that was now this time with her family. Agad siyang dumulog sa hapagkainan na para bang katulad din ng mga ordinaryong araw niya nitong mga nakalipas na linggo. Ever since she started to got inside of this world she had been supported in the first place. Kaya naman sa huli ay sila pa rin ang naghatid sa kanya sa may malawak nilang backyard na ngayon ay nag transform into a gate papunta sa witchester.

Tumayo siya at saka tinitigan ako ng mariin sa mata. My heart melted at the way how Melissa looked at me. I stand up and hug her again. I am scared, but I know I can go on living my life with a new name with her. We can survive. I will work hard and do my best to give her the world that she needs. I am aware that my world has changed and is no longer perfect like it once was, but I am not worried because Melissa is my world, and that is all that matters. The love and connection I share with Melissa bring me happiness and fulfilment.

Design was her passion, and the three years she’d spent here had built more than just a career—it had built a part of her identity. Back at her desk, she exhaled deeply, determined to stay strong despite everything. Whatever storm was brewing, she will be more ready than before. Hindi na niya hahayaang gamitin lang siya, pagtawanan, and dispose right after they look at her like trash. For now, the battle wasn’t over—it was just beginning. “Maybe I wasn’t meant to have the peaceful life I wish I have,” she whispered to herself.

Hindi niya maiwasang mairita sa pagbabalik nito sa bansa. She built her new routine in six months, sobrang nahirapan siya sa bagong envinronment at pagiging mag-isa niya sa buhay tapos bigla itong babalik at muli na namang uutusan ang buhay niya. Ganon klaseng level ang pagka-buwisit niya ng umagang iyon.

Ilang buwan na rin mula nang magsimula si Izzy sa bagong buhay niya. Sa papel, marami na siyang nagawa—may trabaho, may mga bagong kaibigan, at may direksyon na kahit paano. Ngunit sa loob niya, hindi pa rin ganap ang katahimikan. Ang nakaraan ay parang anino na ayaw siyang iwan. Sa bawat hakbang pasulong, may bulong sa isip niya na nagsasabing paano kung mabigo ka ulit?

"Pero tingin ko hindi e," Nagkibit nalang din siya ng balikat. Kung nagbago man o hinde ang ugali ng ina-inahan wala na siyang paki alam doon. She have her own life now and she is living well. Napatunayan niyang kaya niyang itaguyod ang anak kahit wala ang mga ito. Her main reason of living now is her son. Basta wag lang nilang kakantiin si Zach ay wala silang magiging problema.

Ngayon… siya na ang babaeng haharap sa mundo bilang isang Arguelles— at bilang isang babae na hindi na nila kayang apihin kailanman. At habang binibitbit siya ni Nathan palabas ng hall, dama niya: Ito na ang simula. Ng bagong buhay. Bagong panganib. Bagong kapangyarihan. At bagong damdamin na ayaw man niyang tanggapin… hindi na niya mapigilan. At sa wakas… kakaharapin na niya ang mundong ito bilang Elena Arguelles.