Falling to the Spotlight

Chapter 28

Chapter 28 

Official 

Healing was never been part of my plan because all along I thought  am already okay that I don't need to heal because I can already live without thinking of what happen to me before but that is before I face my past again. 

The day when I heard about Celine again and when I saw Michael doon ko naisip na isa din pala ako sa mga taong may sugat pa na kailangang pagalingin because what I just did is to cover it up and didn't do anything how to heal that wound that my past created to me. 

Not until, Michael happen. He make me realize na hindi ko kailangang sarilinin ang lahat he make me realize that I am also worth it and I am worth to love. Pinakita sa'kin ni Michael na meron pa din namang mga tao na hindi ka sasaktan that there is someone who will embrace you even you are broken and a mess. 

When we arrive at the hotel I told him na pwedeng magpahinga muna kami dahil ilang oras din yung naging flight namin but he told me that I should meet my dad already kaya wala na din akong nagawa and I asked him to come with me at pumayag naman siya. 

I can say na mukhang hindi naman siya kinakabahan not like before when he met my mom and that quite shock me. 

"Michael, are you sure you don't have plan on visiting your old house?" I ask him and he look at me. We are in a cab going to my dad's company. 

"Why? I am okay. I am here because of you." he said kaya mabilis naman akong umiling sa kanya. 

"You should face it, Michael. Face your weakness I will be with you, I promise." I said to him kaya napangiti na lang din siya sa sinabi ko hanggang sa makarating kami ng company ni dad. 

I didn't expect that people will know me dahil wala namang masyadong nakakaalam na De Vega ako. In front of everyone I am Chantal Jimenez and I know time will come I will be ready to introduced myself as Chandria Natalie De Vega because when that time comes it means I am already healed and okay. Wala ng kahit ano pang sugat na gawa ng nakaraan because it's already fine. 

"Can I talk to Mr. De Vega?" I ask the receptionist but she just said that I need an appointment kaya napairap na lang ako. Really? I am not aware na pag kikitain ang sarili kong ama kailangan ko pa ng appointment. 

Michael just laugh at my reaction kaya pati siya nairapan ko na din I was about to inform my dad that I was here ng marinig ko yung boses ni dad somewhere at my back and I saw him talking to two people kaya mabilis ko ng tinago yung phone ko. 

I didn't speak and just look at my dad until he notice me and at first he just really glance at me not until he look at me again with his wide eyes hatalang gulat ng makita ako. Mabilis niyang pinaalis na yung mga kausap niya at mabilis na lumapit sa'kin. 

"Chandria!" Dad said and stop in front of me at napayuko na lang ako ng magtinginan na ang mga tao sa'min. 

"Dad you forgot that no one here knows I am your daughter." I said to him kaya tumango naman siya at mabilis akong niyaya and he was shock when I talk to Michael pero tiningnan niya lang naman si Michael pero ramdam ko yung pagkilatis sa tingin niya and Michael just smile on the other side. 

Nakarating kami ng office ni dad and he let us seat and when I look at Michael he really looks calm not like when he met my mom. 

"I am surprise you come here, Chandria." Dad said. 

"Surprise, I am actually in a vacation break since last week and I decided to come here to surprise you." I said and smile at him at tumango naman siya sa'kin. 

"Yeah, I am surprise mostly you come here with a man." he said and look at Michael na nakatingin na din sa kanya pero may ngiti sa mga labi. "May I know who you are?" Dad asked and I was about to speak ng maunahan na ako ni Michael.