Guilty Bite

7) Aida Belle

Chapter Seven:
" Aida Belle "

I had great memories in Honolulu.

I remember shopping in Ala Moana with my father and our bodyguards. I did not like shopping, actually.

But what I liked was that I could hold my father's hand.

His hand is comfort, his hand is warm, his hand is love... to me.

"Belle."

Dad would wipe the crumbs from the French fries I just ate from McDonalds.

"Do you want more?" he asked, laughing.

Ah.

Ah... shit.

This is... this is a dream, isn't it?

Panaginip nanaman, 'di ko inaakalang mapapaginipan ko nanaman 'to.

It's been a while since I've had this dream, the fuck, is this even a dream?

This... this a nightmare.

"I love you, my Belle."

Natigilan ako sa sinabi ni dad sa'kin, niyakap niya 'ko nang mahigpit at nagiwan ng halik sa noo ko.

"Mahal mo rin si dad mo 'di ba? I'll be sad if you won't say you love me, baby ko~"

I remembered my father as a very loving man, he loved me with all his heart and stood by my side kahit na may mga responsibilidad siya sa pamilya na'min.

We're Diamantes. We're business people. But unfortunately, people love to call us the 'Devils'. At first, 'di ko maintindihan kung bakit, 'di naman kami demonyo o 'di naman kami masasamang tao.

I heard it's all because tito Klaus married a Villanueva and he wasn't scared to tell the world that he loved a Villanueva with all his heart despite the numerous criminal acts that Villanuevas had done.

My dad stood by his side, and took care of me.

I used to think how could my father stay by my side after everything he had went through?

After my mother's death?

"I love you too, dad."

Is this it?

Is this what's next?

The part where I'm going to see him?

To see my dad... bleeding again?

Ang rason kung bakit bangungot 'to sa'kin ay dahil sa ending. The ending is always dad dying in this fucking nightmare.

He was late.

He was late that night. We were supposed to eat dinner together at a five-star restaurant, he also promised to show me the cake he baked for me.

My dad loved baking, especially baking for my mother.

Yun nga lang.

Yun... nga lang.

"Aida! Aida! Pasok ka muna, okay lang ang lahat." tito Klaus said at inutusan ang mga guwardiya na ipasok ako sa loob ng mansion, malayo sa ambulansiya.

It still feels real to me.

The night that my dad died.

My dad died inside of the car with the cake he baked for me on top of the passenger seat. Pinatay siya ng espiya ng mga Villanueva na investor ng business ni dad at ni tito Klaus.