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Aaliyah’s POV
Niyaya ako ni Tita Sandra sa comfort room bago kami umalis ni Miguel. Knowing she would ask me too many questions, I hesitated for a moment but I got no choice but to go with her.
Hindi kami sa comfort room nag-tungo kundi sa labas ng restaurant. Naka-rating kami sa parkway at saka lang siya tumigil sa paglalakad nang makahanap siya ng puwesto kung saan hindi na kami matatanaw nina Miguel at Justine.
“Aaliyah, darling, you don’t remember Paul. Do you?” panimula niya.
I bit my lower lip, trying to hide the uneasiness that was already occupying my body. Hindi ko alam kung ano’ng dapat kong isagot. Nag-deny na si Justine kanina at sinabing natatandaan ko siya kahit hindi naman talaga. Dapat ko bang panindigan iyon o sabihin ang totoo sa babaeng kaharap ko ngayon?
What are the consequences if I do tell her the truth? What will the outcome be? Does this girl know me all my life? Could she possibly give justice on who she is in my life?
“You don’t have to worry about telling the truth, my dear,” saad niya nang mapansing hindi ako kumikibo. “I know Paul is just afraid to tell me he has broken his promise to my daughter.”
“Tita, I’m sorry.”
“What are you saying sorry for?”
I shook my head. “H-honestly, h-hindi ko po alam.”
“See? You don’t have to say that because you don’t have to. And there’s nothing to say sorry about, Aaliyah.” Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko at saka iyon pinisil. “Hindi ko alam kung ano’ng nangyari sa’yo sa loob ng dalawang taon. Pero gusto ko lang malaman mo na kung may nagawa mang hindi maganda si Paul sa’yo nang hindi mo nalalaman, it’s because he doesn’t want to hurt you.”
Tumango ako bilang tugon at hinayaan lang siyang mag-salita.
“I knew him since he was a kid. He and my daughter have been very close friends since then. But my daughter, Nelle, passed away two years ago.”
Parang biglang nanigas ang buong katawan ko dahil sa sinabi niya. Pinilit kong alalahanin kung saan ko narinig ang pangalang iyon.
“N-Nelle?”
Tita Sandra nodded and then let go of my hand. “Siya ang anak ko, Aaliyah. You’ve been friends with her, not until she discovered you’re the girl Paul likes.”
“P-po?”
“You still have a lot to know, Aaliyah. But I don’t know everything about you,” tumingin siya sa paligid at saka ako nginitian. “The past years have been really tough for Paul. I hope you’d still find forgiveness in your heart. Just do me a favor, will you?”
“A-ano po ‘yon?” tanong ko kahit na hindi ko naman sigurado kung maipa-pangako ko nga sa kanya kung anuman ang gusto niya.
“My daughter, Nelle, before she passed away, asked me to watch over Paul. She asked me to make sure he will finally be happy with you.”
BINABASA MO ANG
Chasing Love (Sequel to Hopeless Love)
Teen Fiction[BOOK 2 of HOPELESS LOVE] Paul had never stopped chasing Aaliyah. After a short while, Aaliyah got chased. But Paul left her. She waited. He came back. But he wanted them to go separate ways. Aaliyah lost her memories. Paul wanted her to forget abou...
