Forgotten Memories Book 3 (2020)

(Chapter 97) LAST CHAPTER: Another New Beginning

Alex's Point of View

Marahang hinapit ko ang suot na roba. Morning is breezier living near the ocean. Somehow it feels new to me not to hear any noise coming from the busy street of a lively city. Kahit na sa San Pablo kung saan ipinagawa ni Gin ang bahay na para sa amin ay kahit paano makakarinig ka ng ingay.

I looked at the peaceful sway of the bluish water of the Pacific Ocean. I never get used to living as far as a place where I could smell and taste the salty water of the ocean.

But I might have another thought about that. For the first time in nine months, I have slept peacefully that waking up I could feel the renewed energy within me.

A month ago, it was different. I used to wake up crying. Missing Gin as I have never missed him before. I tried to remove from my head the picture of me totally distraught of Gin's passing. It was also then that I felt it was nothing but a dream when I've realized Gin has been hiding all this time and acting as my bodyguard. I have never cried the way I cried that day when I've realized the sacrifice he made just to protect me. I would never love another the way I loved Gin.

It also brought a déjà vu the moment Lucas held my son at gunpoint and even caused me the pain of seeing Don Geraldo used his body to shield me away from the bullet that Lucas fired at me. It was a turning point of my life while Don Geraldo's blood kept on gushing from the wound where the bullet penetrated. I couldn't believe what he had done just to save someone like me.

A daughter who didn't want to acknowledge him as my biological father.

I would never live that day if I didn't do anything to save him. Giving him my blood was nothing compared to the price he's willing to pay just to save me. It almost cost his life. The moment he gained consciousness, I was there. He held my hand while I cried and thanked him for what he did. Later on, Marietta might have told him of what I did because the following day that we visited him, he cried. He said he didn't deserve to be saved. After all that happened. For the pain, he caused Marietta and Lucas. For putting Gin's life in danger.

For putting me and my son in danger when his stepson appeared in my house.

I was crying when I told him I was relieved that he's alive or I won't ever forgive myself if something happened to him. For the first time, Don Geraldo---my father, held me. It was a different feeling yet not strange. After all, he's my father. Marietta and Don Geraldo planned to renew their vows. I have never seen Marietta as happy as she is. Meanwhile, Lucas is held in strict security in a mental facility far from the city.

"You are up early, Mrs. De Villa."

A warm body embraced me from my back. I smiled and closed my eyes as his arms hold my waist and make me feel how alive he is. His mouth sought a sensitive part just behind my neck. I could feel the goosebumps because of excitement. Gin never failed to amaze me.

I touched his arm and enjoyed his warmth. I opened my eyes and stared at the ocean.

"Do you think we can live on this island for a month?" I asked in wonder. When Gin announced that he's not going to resume his position at the Capitol, his family was shocked. I was too. I had no idea that he planned to stay out of politics. I tried to convince him that he shouldn't do it. That he should not give up serving his people. Maybe, I was afraid to be the reason why Gin would turn his back from the legacy of his family in San Pablo.

But he pacified my fear and told me he needed time to heal as well. Hindi na ako nakakibo noon nang sabihin niya iyon. Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay inamin ni Gin ang takot na naramdaman niya sa mga pagkakataon na nalalagay kami sa panganib. He blamed himself for what Alfredo Acosta did.