When The Flower Withers (Fleur Series #1)

Chapter 39

"Ate Grace, si Adam po?" tanong ko pagka-uwi. Dumaan muna ako sa bahay ni Ash pagkagaling ko sa resto, gusto kasi ni Niell na ro'n muna siya mag-stay sa bahay ng daddy niya kaya hinayaan ko muna siya ro'n.

Ate Grace suddenly became uneasy with my question, sadness passed through her eyes, too. Hindi na rin siya makatingin ng deretso sa akin. May nangyari ba?

She didn't say anything. She just left me there sans answering my question. I furrowed my eyebrows while making my way upstairs pero tinawag ako ni Ate Grace... she was holding a letter.

"Ibigay ko raw sa 'yo 'yan sabi ni Adam." Tatanungin ko pa sana siya kung nasaan si Adam kaso basta niya na lang akong iniwan do'n sa may hagdanan. I didn't know... but I suddenly got nervous. May nangyari ba?

I shrugged my shoulder as I made my way into my room and took a quick hot bath. Sobra akong na-intriga sa ibinigay na letter ni Ate Grace sa akin kanina. Isa pa, sobrang pagod din ako kasi ang dami naming ginawa sa resto kanina kaya ayaw kong magtagal sa paliligo. I also had a meeting with the designer of my wedding gown, si Illaria. Nakakatuwa nga kasi kahit seven months na siyang buntis nakipagkita pa rin sa 'kin.

I still can't believe I'm engaged to him. It still felt surreal because who would've thought... who would've thought he was going to be my fiancé? Six months had passed already but I felt like everything happened just yesterday. Kung saan-saan din nga kumalat ang videos ng wedding proposal sa akin ni Ash. Lalo na sa TikTok, kaya ayon si Aivanns palagi na kaming sinasama sa TikTok videos niya. Akala mo naman napakagaling sumayaw, para namang bulate na nilagyan ng asin.

Nainis pa nga ako sa kaniya kasi one time, ginamitan niya ng horrify filter si Niell. Takot na takot 'yong anak ko. Ilang araw din niyang hindi hinawakan ang bagong iPad na Christmas gift sa kaniya ng daddy. Kung 'di lang siya kaibigan ng fiancé ko, nasapak na 'yon si Aivanns sa mukha.

After Niell called me, I sat on the bed and began reading the letter...

Hi, Evienne...

I basically don't know how to start this letter but I think it's better off this way. I really don't have the guts to say the words Im gonna be writing on this paper in front of you because you're just too intimidating... and I don't think you'll take those words seriously. Because between the two of us, you really are the bully one.

My stubborn mother's in coma and by the time you're reading this, I'm on the plane already... thinking about her, and thinking about you, too. Thinking about if are you gonna be mad at me for leaving without even saying a proper goodbye... but I don't want to say it because I am certain... I'm still going to see you and Niell, spending the rest of your lives with his father... with your fiancé.

This... this feeling I am feeling right now that I always do not want to fathom every time I am thinking about you or every time I am in front of you, just looking into your eyes or just simply looking at you. Every day was always mundane for me but you and your son suddenly came into my life... and next thing I knew, I already had something to look forward to every single day. But days were always too much for you to take, I was aware of that, thus... I kept these weird feelings in me. And just helped you cope with everything you're going through.

I had no plans in telling it to anyone... I had no plans in telling it to you, until today... I want you to know the reasons as to why I suddenly left, it ain't just because of my mother... it is also because I want to free these feelings I have for you because you're in the right man now. You are never vocal to me about him but I know, he still has your heart.

It isn't easy to move on and I hope after you read the next words I'm going to write, I'll be able to convey the message I want you to know... Just like what your fiancé told you when he proposed to you... thank you for teaching me that love isn't just LOVE... It is letting go, too.