"Ariel..."
I found myself stuck. I can't move my feet. I can't move forward. Hindi ko alam, but with that voice ay bumalik ang mga ala-ala. The voice is far different from Arthur na kasama ni Clarisse kanina.
It reminds me of everything, both pain and happiness. Bakit gano'n? It has been fucking five years! Nasaktan at nadurog na ako.
My mind and heart is in argument. Should I look back or should I move forward? I am confused.
Pero there's something that wins over me. My curiosity. But when I look back I see no one. I see nothing at all. Wala na ang Arthur na nakita ko.
Gano'n na lang ang kabang naramdaman ko ng bigla na naman siyang sumulpot sa harapan ko. Pero iba na ulit siya. Yung awra niya ay iba sa Arthur na nakita ko kanina.
May kung anong galit sa mga mata niya na para bang gusto niya akong patayin. Am I hallucinating? Bakit ko nararansan 'to? Nababaliw na ba ako?
He look at my eyes. I can see both anger and power in his eyes.
"Beware, Ariel... The past has been gone... Matagal na kitang binura sa buhay ko..." saad niya at iniwan akong nakatuod sa kinatatayuan ko. Nakaramdam ako ng kakaibang lamig sa tinig niya.
Lilingon pa sana ako but I chose to move forward. Nag-alalang mukha ni Marcus ang sumalubong sa akin pagbalik ko ng Hall.
"Where did you go!?" bungad niya.
Pero imbes na sagutin siya ay dumiretso lang ako ng lakad. I don't feel talking to anyone at the moment. Sorry.
I locked up myself in my hotel room. Hindi pa tapos ang gabing ito! I still have plans to do pero kailangan kong mag-relax.
Things are not the same anymore, I have to be stronger. Dahil ito ang susi para maging malaya kami ng anak ko. Kailangan kong maging matapang para makalaya sa nakaraan.
"Thank you for coming, Mr. Senator..." saad ko sa isa sa mga senador ng bansa. He is oozing with power. He may look soft but he is part of the organization. I have to keep that in my mind.
Kung hindi ako nagkakamali, siya ang isa sa mga namumuno ng organization. I might be smiling on him, pero I wanted his organization down!
"Hoping I could work with you soon..." saad niya at tuluyan ng lumisan matapos makipagkamay sa akin.
Pag balik ko kanina dito ay wala na sina Clarisse at Arthur. Pero that's all I need. Ang mapakita lang sa kanila na buhay ko.
Pero my plans starts working when I put my feet on the stage and let them knew that I am alive.
For sure, gugustuhin na naman nila akong ipapatay. But I will not let them do it. Hindi ako papayag na mapatay nila ng walang laban.
"Ariel..." napalingon ako sa likuran ko. It was my mom.
"Mom?" I asked.
"Lumalalim na ang gabi. Why don't you go back on your room and rest?" saad ng mom. Kita ko ang Dad sa 'di kalayuan. He is talking with the company's Board Members.
"I'll just bid goodbye to some of the visitors..." saad ko. Hinananap ko si Marcus ng maalala ko na hindi ko siya napansin kanina.
And I found him outside the hall, drinking.
"Hey! Why are you here? Masiyadong malamig dito..." saad ko.
He stares at me. Pansin ko na medyo nakainom na siya. "Bumalik ka na sa room mo..." saad ko.
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The Heiress (Transgender-Series)
Romance"Not all dreams are sweet dreams, there might be a nightmare too." ..... Nasha Ariel Gomez, a transgender who found happiness far from her home. But one day everthing turned upside down. It turned in to nightmare. Would you still wanted to dream o...
