Victoria's Secret

Epilogue

EPILOGUE

SA BUHAY natin may mga desisyon tayong nagagawa na maghahatid sa atin ng kasihayan o kalungkutan. Hindi natin alam ang agos ng buhay at hindi natin alam kung saan tayo dadalhin ng alon ng kapalaran.

Hindi maiiwasan na iba't-iba ang opinyon at paniniwala ng isa't-isa. Kailanman ang taong namulat sa kanyang paniniwalan ay mahirap pa sa isang sementadong poste dahil hindi mo mababali o masisira ito.

We were made to have mind of our own and to make life on our own. That sets everyone apart. That is what makes eveyone unique.

Too unique -that sometimes it can go wrong.....and that is me.

Being a descendant of De Blois had its ups and downs or maybe in my time mostly down.

Had it my way to choose the destiny right upon I was given life to this very planet, I would choose to have a simple family.

No titles, no servants, no rules, no one..

Pero hindi naman natin mapipili kung ano ang magiging kapalaran natin.

I was chosen and I had to accept it because that's what the universe told me to do or perhaps our tradition.

Oh! I would still chose it because of my parents and my sister.

Hindi man nagtagal ang pagsasama namin, hindi man sila tumanda kasama kami pero yung mga aral na binigay nila alam kung mananatili sa akin. Sayang nga lang at hindi nila kami nagabayan ng husto but you know what I'll still want them to be my parents. I still want Victoria to be my twin sister.

Today is the 12th of April, everyone call it as Queen's hour.

My sole time to grieve from the lost of my parents and my twin sister. People in other places knew this day but only some pay attention to it and I love it. Gusto ko na sana kalimutan nila na may De Blois pa.

Iniilapag ko ang rosas sa puntod nila. Dati rati ay mag-isa lang akong pumupunta dito dahil ayaw ko na makasalubong ang mga kapatid ko dahil baka bumalik lang ang lahat ng sakit at puot pero ngayon ay tatlo kaming narito at kasama ang mga mahal namin sa buhay.

Lagi talagang nasasagi sa isipan ko na kung gaano ako kaswerte na makilala ang mga taong ito. Konti lang sila pero malaki ang naibahagi nila sa pagbabago ng buhay ko at maging sa pananaw nito.

Before it was black and white. Dark or Gray. Lifeless. But now, they added colors to it little by little and before I even knew it's already and rainbows and all.

Naramdaman ko nalang na may biglang humalik sa aking pisngi. Tumingin ako sa pwesto ni Onyx na ngayon ay nakangiting nakatitig sa akin.

"Why are you smiling like that?"

"You just look so beautiful..." Hinawakan ko ang pisngi niya at ngumiti.

"Ikaw talaga." Mahina siyang tumawa at humalik ulit pero ngayon ay sa noo ko na ito.

"Your face looks peaceful, you seldom frown nowadays and your smile is not forced. I love it, I love you. Thank you for coming back to me, my love."

Unfortunately, Victoire Rothschild shot me thrice: two in my stomach and one near my heart.

Onyx said I undergo surgeries after surgeries and even a bypass surgery. The bullet near my heart causes damage to some arteries that blocked my heart to meliorate the flow of blood to the heart muscle.

Nag code daw ako for minutes at buti narevive and after that nag stable na ako. I was hospitalised for months at super paranoid ni Onyx at kahit pag labas ng kwarto ko roon sa hospital ay hindi magawa-gawa.

Hanggang ngayon hindi padin siya makarecover sa mga nangyari sa dati and three years had already passed. For him it seems like yesterday but for me it's all in the past now.

Victoire was acquitted from the charges they filed against him and Onyx was hell over bent because of what happened but I didn't let him push it through.

Nagalit siya nung una kung bakit parang wala lang sa akin iyon. He should know that I am Victorique and no one dares to touched me get away unschathed.

He then found out what Wheesus De Blois did to little ole Victoire and mind you it's nasty and not very good memory to recall to.

As for his father, ang alam ko three years ago ay bumigay daw ang katawan nito matapos mabasa ang laman ng cryptex ni Violet Eunice after that wala na akong balita.

Hindi ako ang nagparosa kay Vail kundi ang sarili niya at wala na akong pakialam doon.

Gabi na ng makarating kami sa bahay. Magbubukas palang sana ako ng pinto pero rinig na rinig ko ang mga ingay sa loob. Bumungad sa amin si Elena na nakaupo at nakangiting nakatingin sa--

"Momma! Poppa!"Lumaki ang ngiti namin ni Onyx at lumapit sa pwesto ng anak namin.

Onyx married me after I got discharged from the hospital saying he would go crazy if I wouldn't tie a knot to him at syempre pumayag ako dahil iyon din naman ang gusto ko.

Charlotte came to us and it made my life more complete than I ever knew.

Vinnie Charlotte is now nearing two and can say the words momma and poppa. Talagang araw-araw walang palya si Onyx sa pag banggit ng mga salitang iyon kay Charlotte.

Maze Palace is now closed to the public eyes. All accounts about our families are now tightly sealed at alam kong walang mangangahas na buksan pa ulit ang tungkol sa aming pamilya. Families who are originally from maze palace will have the rights to visit the place whenever they wish.

Marami ang nagtaka ngunit wala ang nagtanong at tatlong taon na kaming tahimik na nakaklakad sa labas ng matatayod na poste ng Maze Palace.

As much as I love the solitude Maze Palace gives me but being outside and experienced the outside changes everything and no one can par it.

"Love?" Lumingon ako kay Onyx na karga-karga ang unica hija namin.

"Hmm?"

"Wheesus asked me if you'll allow him to travel again?" Tumaas ang kilay ko sa sinabi ng asawa.

"At bakit hindi sa akin siya dumiretso?"

"Alam mo naman medyo takot sayo iyon." Mas lalong tumaas ang kilay ko.

"Sa bibig ng meron si Wheesus malayo ang takot na sinasabi mo." He pouted and carefully put our baby girl on our bed.

Lumapit siya sa akin at niyakap ang bewang ko. Kahit asawa at may-anak na kami, Jack Onyx or should I say the No-faced Prince can still give me butterflies and unwanted blushes.

"Alam niyang pagagalitan mo siya at ayaw na daw nyang makinig sa mga sasabihin mo." Umiling ako at humilig sa dibdib niya. Wheesus gives me headaches because of how playful he is but still I love him and Cine.

He started swaying our bodies like there was a music in the room while our daughter is sleeping peacefully in our bed.

"Are you now happy my love?"

"Being with you and Charlotte completes my life. I love you so much, Onyx." Nanubig ang mga mata ko habang nakayakap padin kay Jack Onyx.

"Me too, love. Me too." He kissed my forehead.

"To eternity with you, Victorique.."

To eternity, Onyx..

●The End●

Thank you so much for waiting and reading this book. Every votes and comments all through out the years of writing this send me to tears.

This is me again, signing off.

Please stay safe, everyone.