Charmed Series #1 : Fooling In Love ✓

Epilogue

HI!! EVERYONE! THANK YOUR FOR MAKING THIS FAR! finally! I finished the epilogue of Fooling In love.

I will definitely miss writing Angela and Angelus story! This story has a special place in my heart. In some parts of this, I wrote and put all my frustrations from my academics problems and it really helped me, easing the frustration and the insecurities I felt. This was the most relatable and a very comforting story for me so far and I thanked God for giving me wisdom and strength to write this! That is all I can talk about. Thank you very much sa mga nakabasa man, or nag-check out lang ng story ko! That's a big effort for me! Thank you so much!

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Trigger Warning : attempted self-harm, slight violence, depression, mentioning of g/ns, kn/ves and sc/ssors.

Epilogue

Angelus P.O.V

At a young age, I saw my mother crying inside their room. I saw how tears trickled down his face, as her lips shaking from intense sobbing. Hindi ko alam noon kung ano ba ang dahilan sa kanyang pag-iiyak gabi-gabi kapag umaalis si Papa sa trabaho niya.

I don't know what happened then, but I once saw and heard my mother and father argue outside my room in the middle of the night, it woke me up.

“You're late Arnel! Saan ka pumupunta?! Sa puntod ng mahal mo?!”

“Leona...pagod ako, ‘wag ngayon,” I heard my father strained voice.

“Palagi na lang wag ngayon ang isinasagot mo sa akin Arnel! Kailan kaya ako makakatanggap ng konting halaga sayo?! Kahit kaunti lang para sa akin at sa anak mo! Palagi na lang iyong walang kwentang anak mo sa babaeng iyon ang inaatupag mo!”

“Leona! Stop talking about my daughter!”

“Wow! You called her your daughter?! Pero paano naman kami ng anak mo Arnel ha?! We are your legal family! Kinasala tayo sa papel! Kami ang totoo mong pamilya—”

“Damn it, Leona! It's all just papers! Alam mo iyon noong una pa! So, don't act like I want the marriage! Nakikita mo ngang late na akong pumapasok ng bahay diba?! You're delusional, Leona!”

“Arnel...” mahinang tawag ni Mama sa papa ko na may halong sakit sa boses.

My father sighs heavily. “Bukas na tayo mag-usap. Magpapahinga muna ako..”

Pagkatapos noon ay narinig ko ang pagbukas at sirado ng pinto nila sa kanilang kwarto.

Since that day, I've always notice how my mother cries everyday. Naisip ko na kahit minsan sa gabi ay hindi ko makaligtaan marinig ang mumunting hikbi niya sa kwarto nila ni Papa.

“Angelus, this is your sister..” My father introduced me to an older girl. She wears a yellow dress and a yellow headband. She smiled at me.

Hindi ako makapagbigay ng reaksyon at tinignan lang siya. Ito ba ang sinasabi ni Mama na anak ni Papa sa ibang babae?

“Hi, Angelus! Ako si Ate mo Hanizyne! Nice to meet you!” she smiled widely as she handed me her hands.

Kumunot ang noo ko. Bakit ko tatanggapin ang mga kamay niya? Hindi kami close, she's the reason why my mother cries every night.

“Angelus...” I heard my fathers' warning.

I looked up at him and his eyes warned me. Napatingin ulit ako sa batang ilang years lang ang agwat namin.

I pressed my lips before I muttered a small reply. “Hi.”

“Hi, thank you for noticing me, baby brother!”