Keep Holding On (Complete)

Chapter 47

Rosé went to the house of Lisa's parents. "I waited for her the whole night but she didn't went home. I called and texted her but still I can't contact her," Rosé said teary-eyed. "Is she breaking up with you?" Lisa's dad curiously asked. 

"Don't say like that dad. Maybe it's not like that. I don't want to think that way that's why I wanted to talk to her. She can't easily say that what's between us is over. She should have a plan or something and not this way," Rosé said crying in front of her in-laws.

"This is what I was afraid of. That Lisa won't be able to endure it," Lisa's mom responded. "Serves you right for doing this to Lisa," Tzuyu commented. "Tzuyu, blaming won't help," Lisa's dad stated.

"Dad, can you please talk to Lisa for me? Please?" Rosé pleaded. "Rosé, you know that it's impossible. Lisa is mad at me right now," Lisa's dad replied. Rosé looked at Tzuyu on her back. "Sorry, but you know which side I'm on," Tzuyu stated. 

Rosé looked at her mother-in-law. "Mom, I know that you have not forgiven me completely but I'm begging you. Please mom help me. Please mom," Rosé said as she knelt in front of her mother-in-law who was looking angrily at her.

Lisa was arranging her clothes when someone knocked on the door. "Ma'am, someone is waiting for you at the lobby," the employee told Lisa when she opened the door. Lisa nodded in response. She went to the lobby and was surprised to see her mom.

"How did you know that I'm here?" Lisa curiously asked. "I called Irene. By the way, your wife visited us," her mom stated. "So you're here to convince me to go back to her?" Lisa asked. "She just requested that you two will talk properly. Not that you'll easily say that it's over," her mom responded. "Mom it wasn't a sudden decision. I thought about it, I fought about it. God knows how many times I've tried. I took her in, I cared for her, and even went to that marriage counseling  thing. I followed all of your advise mom. I did everything but...nothing happened mom. It's just so hard to forgive her. I don't think I ever will. My trust in her is so broken mom, I don't know how to mend it. My life is a mess now," Lisa sadly confessed. 

"I understand you Lisa. I get you totally. I've been through all that," her mom admitted. "Between you and dad mom, how did you take it?" Lisa asked interestingly. "I made a conscious effort to forgive. Everytime that my anger comes back from what he did, I choose to forgive. Then I move forward and then I think about you and Tzuyu and the family that we've become, and I'm okay again. The next day, I'll be mad again on what he did, and I will forgive him again. Lisa, I keep on forgiving," her mom said which made Lisa cry so hard.

"How can you be this strong mom? I cannot do that. Mom, I'm not strong as you. I can't go back home and start again with Rosé. I can't do that," Lisa said while crying and her mom hugged her. "I can't go there. Everytime I wake up it just became so painful all over again. I need to heal. I need to do it on my own," Lisa said sobbing and her mom nodded on her.

"Hey Irene, thank you. You really don't have to do this," Lisa said while bringing the groceries Irene brought her. "It's nothing," Irene replied. "By the way, I see that your mom brought you food. I'm sure she also convinced you to go back to your wife," Irene added. 

"Not really. You know my mom, she's not forcing me on anything. Especially now, she's the first person who can relate to what I'm going through," Lisa responded. "I feel sorry for you Lisa...really. But I'm also relieve. At least for now you're far from your wife. You don't need to suffer, to hold back, to struggle. Now you can just finally let go of all those negative emotions and start over," Irene stated. 

"Yup. That's why I will give all of my attention to our business which brings me to my next favor from you. Would it be okay?" Lisa asked. "Anything," Irene replied. "Irene I need my stuff. I need my clothes, shoes, my stuff for the kitchen. All that I need are in the house. If I will go home, Rosé will see me. I know that she will do nothing but cry again, trying to win me back. I can't go through all of that again. So can you please get my stuff?" Lisa pleaded.