Broken Promises

Chapter 18 - Confrontation

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Kate hurriedly walk towards Stella, her tears were streaming down through her cheeks. When she reach the section on where Stella is, she hurriedly ask for the car keys which made Stella shock.

"What happened to you? Why are you crying?" Stella worriedly ask, she held Kate's shoulder and caress it.

"Can you please just give me the car keys? I'll use the car muna, please." Kate pleads, Stella left out with no choice so she handed her the car keys, she'll just commute on her way to the hotel.

Kate left Stella dumbfounded, Kate immediately run outside the store, going straight towards the exit of the mall. Meanwhile, Irene was still searching for her inside the supermarket when her eyes caught her daughter walking fastly outside the supermarket. She mentioned her name as she run, trying to catch her up.

When Irene reached the exit of the mall, there was a lot of people surrounding her which made her feel dizzy. Her eyes were blurry because of her tears, she feels so weak but she can't let her go this time. She wants to make it up to her, she wants to apologize and make her feel her undying love for her.

"Kate..." She whisper, her eyes were roaming around every corner outside the mall. She can't see her, she doesn't know what to do next.

Irene zoned out for awhile, which caused for her to be bump by someone, she was about to fall down when she lost her balance but fortunately, someone catch her that saved her from falling.

"You should have stay there, alam mong maraming tao." says from her behind, when she has fully stand up, she glance at her back and saw Kate. Indeed, she's still her savior.

When she saw that her mom is fully okay and gained her strength, she immediately walks away from her. Irene is following her which made her annoy, she wants to be alone yet she's not getting it.

"Can you just please leave me alone and go back there? Ano ba!" Kate said in full of annoyance, Irene just ignore what her daughter has said.

She wasn't able to ride the car they've rented since her mom is following her, she can't handle it if ever her mom finds out where they are currently staying and also she can't leave her here on her own since it's also late at night already. After minutes of walking, Kate finally stop into an area where no other people and only them.

She turn back to look at her mother, "What do you need?" Kate ask calmly.

"You.." Irene replied, her tears keeps on falling and her knees and hands are trembling.

Kate chuckles bitterly, "You got to be kidding me." she uttered as she sat down to one of the benches in that area.

"I'm not kidding..." Irene replied, her voice broke as this moment sinks in, in her mind.

"As I said, you don't need me anymore. Nakaya mong wala ako ng tatlong taon, kakayanin mo ng pang-habangbuhay." Kate uttered which made Irene's heart shattered.

"That's not true, you don't know how much I suffer and how much it pains me of not being able to see or even communicate with you. You don't know what I have been through for the past 3 years of not seeing you, it hurts knowing that you've grown-up without me to guide you.." Irene said weakly in front of her daughter, Kate is now crying, she can't take this painful moment anymore.