Under the City Lights (It Girl Series #1)

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"Anong ginagawa mo dito?" I could sense coldness in his voice. He looked so mature now. Agad dumapo ang tingin niya sa akin "Oh sorry. Felicia is tired already. I'll bring her home"

Ahhhh! Yung kasama niya sa party! Walang hiya receptionist niya pala to? "Sorry Jolo. Kasi naman 20 minutes na siyang late e" aba't bakit parang ako pa ata ang may kasalanan dito?

We were both at the elevator "Parang close ata kayo ng receptionist mo" I heard him chuckle. Oh shit! I did not just say that out loud! "Well you can say I met here before and she became a friend" casual na reply niya.

Yeah right, halata naman na hindi lang as a friend ang tingin ng babaeng 'yun sa kanya. Teka nga why am I ranting here? Hayop! Dahil sa babaeng 'yun nawala yung kaba ko. I guess it was a blessing in disguise? I don't know.

He guided me towards his office and opened the door for me. I immediately looked around, ang ganda ng office niya! Pero ang dull lang ng color since puro gray and black lang ang color ng walls and interior niya.

"Well, what is it that you want to talk about? After... 6 years?" he looked at me in my eyes "May girlfriend ka ba?" halata ang gulat sa mukha niya. Gusto ko lang maka siguro na wala akong sisirain na relasyon. He chuckled, "I only love one person"

Si Aiana.

"And that person left me, 6 years ago today" napa angat kaagad ako what does he mean? "Oh you forgot? This was the same day you broke up with me, 6 years ago" he smiled bitterly. How on earth does he still remeber the date?

"To answer your question, no. I have no girlfriend"

"But you were linked with a lot of hot celebrities" I mentally slapped myself. Why did I even say that out loud?! Pahamak talaga tong si Emily kaka update sa akin tungkol kay Jolo. Bwesit!

He laughed "Yeah, wala akong alam tungkol dyan. Is this it? You wanted to talk to ask if may girlfriend ako?" I shook my head "No. I just wanted to make sure na wala akong sisirain na relasyon"

He looked more confused now. My hands were trembling. I took out something inside my purse and handed it to him. He took it, still confused but as soon as he knew what it was he began tearing up.

"O-oh. You're pregnant now? Congratulations!" he tried to sound happy. It looks like hindi niya gets ang gusto ko iparating. I chuckled "Was" he looked at me, I know he wants to ask a lot of question pero pinipigilan niya lang ang sarili niya. I chuckled and handed him my ultrasound picture.

"I was pregnant Jolo. 6 years ago"

I saw how he broke down on the floor, trying to process everything. I cried when I saw him hugging both my pregnancy test and ultrasound picture. "Why? Why Fiona?" I could not talk, iyak lang ako ng iyak. Seeing him breaking down in front of me, breaks my heart

"Fiona tell me! Bakit mo tinago? I.. You were fucking pregnant Fiona Alyssa! With MY CHILD! I could have been there for you. Sana nakasama mo ako sa pag bubuntis mo. Sa pag panganak mo. Sana naalagaan kita, naalagaan ko kayo" he was looking up at me, he looked so fragile crying on the floor. "I was hurt Jolo!"

"And I am hurting now Fiona!" he stood up and faced me "6 years, tinago mo ang anak ko for 6 f^cking years!" I was crying, my chest hurts so much. I know! Alam ko mali ako!

"Jolo, you do not expect me to tell you my condition, not after everything I've learned. Paano? What if you'll think of my child as Aiana's?"

"Fuck Fiona! Aiana is long dead! Yes I saw her in you. But I am not stupid enough to not know the difference of love from reminiscing what I felt for her before. I love you for  you! You and her are different Fiona. Marami. Marami ang pinagkaiba mo sa kanya. And one of it is that I love you more than her!"

He cupped my cheek "Please. Please let me see my child Fiona. Please. Let me hold my child" he pleaded, just like how Zylex pleaded to see his father. "Please" he whispered

I sighed and wiped my tears, "Nasa bahay siya ngayon" he looked at me as if something came in to his mind "yung bata sa party, is he?" I nodded at him, he immediately called his secretary to cancel all his appointments for today. He wanted to drive for the both of us but I told him na dala ko ang sasakyan ko so we decided to convoy.

I called my mom to make sure na nasa bahay pa din si Zylex and gladly he was. I hope hindi masyado ma bigla ang anak ko sa mga pangyayare ngayon. I was lost with my thoughts when I realized nasa harap na pala kami ng bahay.

I got out of the car at agad agad pumasok sa bahay, I did not even bother to look back kasi alam ko naka sunod sa akin si Jolo. I opened the door and I saw my son playing with his grandmothers.

"Mommy!" he greeted me and was about to go near me but he stopped midway when he saw the person behind me. He looked at his father with confused eyes. "Mommy, who is he?" he pointed at Jolo.

"Mom? Anong ginagawa mo dito?" Jolo asked his mother, Tita Rose only smiled at him and she left together with my mom. Siguro to give us space.

"Mommy he looks exactly like me" my son giggled. I kneeled down and cupped my son's cheek, "Remember last night? When I told you about daddy?" he blinked for a few times and I saw tears flowing from his eyes, Jolo was quick to kneel down in front of his son.

"Hey there" his voice broke "D-daddy" Zylex hugged his father and cried in his arms. This was the first time I saw my son crying. He did hide his pain all this time.

"I am sorry, son. I am so sorry. Daddy is here now. Daddy won't leave you" he caressed his son's cheek as if his son was the most fragile thing in this world. "Don't leave me again okay, daddy? I can't hide my pain anymore. I don't want to be jealous with my classmates anymore. They have their daddy during our family day"

Tinakpan ko ang bibig ko and I silently cried. I was really selfish. Seeing both of them crying  in each other's arms. "Are you mad at me, son? I'm sorry for being too late" Zylex shook his head "No daddy. It should be me who should be sorry. I know mommy has her reasons why she did not tell you about me, but I know she only did that for me. So please don't be mad at mommy as well daddy please" Jolo nodded at his son and kissed his head.

Matagal tagal din ang pag iyak nila bago nakatulog si Zylex. Dinala naman siya ni Jolo sa kwarto niya habang nasa baba ako at pinapatahan ang sarili.

"You did a great job" I saw mommy and Tita Rose smiling at me. I smiled back "I just hope he would forgive me" i sighed

"Mommy" Jolo called his mother "Kelan mo pa nalaman?"he sounded pissed. Pero parang wala lamang ito kay Tita Rose. "Nung nasa party. Inamin sa akin ni Fiona and I started visiting them ever since!" Tita Rose giggled

He was about to say more pero parang suko na siya sa ina, he sighed and he looked at me "I know I was an asshole before, but can we change his name? Pwede ba natin palitan ang apelyido niya?"

Both of our moms laughed which made him confused

"Zylex Ashton Smith Bustamante"

I smiled at him "That's his name, from the start, apelyido mo na ang dala dala niya, Jolo"

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