Epilogue

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Epilogue

"Don't you dare hurt my wife, Mom! You have no rights to lay your hands to my wife." malakas at madiing sigaw ni Xian sa kaniyang ina.

"Son! Thank God you're awake! I'm so worried about you!" sabi ni Mrs. Villacer at yumakap sa anak.

"Why are being so harsh to my wife Mom? You're hurting her feelings." sabi ni Xian at sinenyasan si Tangerine na lumapit sa kanya, ngunit takot na lang ang tanging nararamdaman ni Tangerine lalo na't ilang beses na siya pinagsalitaan ng hindi maganda ng Ginang, na kaniyang inaamin na hanggang ngayon ay may kirot pa rin sa kaniyang puso.

"Look, Mom! Ayaw na niyang lumapit dito! Why are you so mad at her huh?" inis na sabi ni Xian sa ina.

Iginiya naman ni Quade si Tangerine papalapit sa kaibigan. Agad na niyakap ni Xian ang baywang ni Tangerine habang si Tangerine ay tinatakpan ang mukha dahil sa hiya. She didn't expected Xian's actions because the last moment they saw each other did not ended in a peaceful way.

"It's her fault why you're staying in that freaking hospital bed!" singhal ni Mrs. Villacer.

"She's not the one who shoot me, technically, it's not her fault. You're hurting her, don't you know Mom, that I've hurt this brave woman twice? And now you're hurting her also. I'm so disappointed to you, Mom." bakas ang pagkadismaya at galit sa boses ni Xian. Ayaw na niyang dagdagan pa ang mga naging paghihirap ni Tangerine kung kaya't kahit man ang ina niya ay kaya niyang pagsalitaan, maprotektahan lamang ang ilang beses na niyang nasaktan na puso ni Tangerine.

Pinunasan ni Xian ang luha ni Tangerine na patuloy na tumutulo. He felt so bad, the moment he stepped in the airport he promised to himself that he will never see his Tangerine crying, but now, a crying Tangerine is in front of him that breaks him even more. Quade and Xian's father left the room to give the couple some privacy but Xian's mother stayed.

"Shhhh, baby, don't cry please. I love you." sabi ni Xian at bumangon ng kaunti. Hinalikan niya ang noo ng asawa.

"Say sorry to her Mom. She's the love of my life. I do love her so much. I don't want to see her in pain anymore." sabi ni Xian.

"I-I'm s-sorry." nauutal na sagot ng Ginang. Nagpakumbaba na ito, batid niya na may nagawa rin siyang mali. She finally realized how she became harsh to his daughter-in-law that she onced adored and loved. She realized that she is protecting her son in a wrong way, that made her son disappointed at her.

"Xian! What's the meaning of this? We're still married! You can't do this to me!" sigaw ni Amber at akmang lalapit kay Xian ng pigilan ito ni Quade na siyang kakalabas lang kanina at napabalik dahil sa handang pag-eeskandalo ni Amber.

"Don't you dare Amber, you don't want Xian to be mad at you, you wouldn't like it." mariin na sabi ni Quade kaya napatigil si Amber ngunit matalim pa rin tinitingnan ang kapatid. 

On the other side, there's Amber, the sister of Tangerine who's secretly jealous of her own twin sister. she was blinded with too much jealousy and misconceptions. She lived for a long time thinking that their parents favor Tangerine more because she is the youngest, she didn't know that it was her that their parents in favor of.  Noong mga panahong nasa New York siya, buong taon niya roon ay tanging iniisip niya na ipinatapon siya roon ng kanilang mga magulang at hindi siya tunay napinag-aral para sa kaniyang pangarap. Maling-mali ang mga nasa isipan ni Amber ng panahong iyon, and because she is alone, that feeling grew up because there no one to correct that feeling.

"Quade's right. Amber. Don't test my f*cking patience. Matagal na kong nagtitimpi sayo. And do you think we're still married? I secretly make you sign those annulment papers. Hindi ako papayag na bumalik sa akin si Tangerine habang nakatali pa ako sayo." sabi ni Xian na ikinasinghap ni Amber.

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