The Dark Side Of the Sea (Malapascua Series #2)

Epilogo

This is the last part of the story, which is the epilogue. Thank you for being there for me since the beginning. You're one of the reasons why I write and become a writer. These past few months, while writing this story, it made me realized something. It made me matured even more. This story was just like a roller coaster, at first, I planned everything, but I didn't expect that it would fall into a harder plot and made me even think wisely and carefully. Changing plots and style wasn't my type, but this Malapascua Series #2. Challenged me. The characters want to change everything. I wrote this story very carefully, because I don't want to ruin the plot that I have planned for this from the very beginning. Hope, you enjoy reading this, even though, I wasn't that good enough, I will never be that good enough. I am still learning, I am still craving for new ideas and future plots and events. I know, this is romance. And I also know and aware that every romance story has their own bed scene, but I just don't feel like writing even just a little bit bs in this story. Pwede naman siguro akong magsulat nang romance na walang SPG, hindi ba? Atticus is a cold hearted man, but he also has a soft heart when it comes to Maia. That is one of the reasons why I didn't write bed scene, because Atticus deserves better. And one more thing, this story includes some mature scenes that are not capable to read for young audiences. You might find this story boring, but I am the writer of this story. This story involves crime, and adding bs is not my thing when it's already had a serious plot. Sorry for not writing bs, wala talaga iyon sa plot. I want my readers to learn some lessons. I am not against to the writers who write with bs, because I am a writer who write bs, too. But I want the readers to read the story carefully and to not just judge the story easily. To my future readers, do not expect anything to me. I am not that good when it comes to writing. I dropped Corazon just like a potato, alam kong nagtataka rin kayo kung bakit siya biglang nawala sa story, even though, extra lang naman siya. You will know the reasons why I drop her that easily. Malalaman niyo... sa takdang panahon. See you soon on Malapascua Series #3!

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Tinignan ko ang side mirror nang aking sports car. Nakita kong ilang metro nalang ang distansya, bago ako maunahan nang aking kalaban.

Mas lalo ko lamang pinabilis ang aking pagpapatakbo nang aking sasakyan. Wala na akong ibang nararamdaman ngayon, para akong lumulutang. Wala akong pakialam kung mabangga man ako o may masaktan akong ibang tao.

I just want to release all these fucking damn memories. Naka-ilang ulit na ako, pa-palit-palit nang lugar, hindi ko pa rin makalimutan ang lahat nang mga nangyari sa akin noon.

Ang pagkawala ni Mama...

I close my eyes and memories were flashed in my head.

The madness that I have felt for one person made me do the things that I can't even believe that I can do it.

I gritted my teeth as I watched my mother in a coffin. Lifeless, dead.

Tinapik ni Papa ang aking balikat. Lumandas ang mga luhang hindi ko inaasahan.

"Huwag ka nang mag-alala, anak. Kinausap ko na ang abogado ko, pati na rin ang ibang mga tauhan ko." sabi ni Papa habang hinahaplos ang kabaong ni Mama.

I cry, yes, I cried.

Ano ba'ng magagawa nang isang batang lalake? Wala. Ang kaya niya lang gawin ay ang umiyak nang umiyak hanggang sa mawala ang sakit na kaniyang nararamdaman.

"Pinapangako ko po, hindi ako titigil hangga't hindi sila bumabagsak," tagos sa puso kong sabi sa aking ama.

I thought... growing up will fade my past memories, but I was wrong. The more I grow, the more I feel the pain that past has caused.

Mas lalo ko lamang nauunawaan ang lahat nang mga nangyari. Ang aksidente, ang pagkamatay ni Mama nang dahil lamang sa isang San Diego na nagmamanehong lasing.