Owning What's Mine (COMPLETED)

C-34: It Ends and Begins Here

Akala ko may pag-asa pa, akala ko makakabawi pa ako sa asawa ko pero parang malabo na.

"Asan na ba ang batang iyon?!" Mr. Vinzella worriedly asked.

We're all here in Clara's hospital room, talking and wondering why she suddenly disappeared.

"I think we should ask the Kaneko siblings. Maybe they know where Clara went," I suggested, and everyone looked at me.

Mr. Vinzella, Tita Lina, and my parents are here with me.

"I will call them," I said again, since I have her number.

I searched for the Kaneko girl's number and dialed it. I pressed the loudspeaker button so everyone could hear our conversation.

It rang for almost a minute before she answered.

"Hello, Ms. Kaneko?" I greeted.

"D-don't find her," she replied, immediately figuring out why I called.

"Is she with you?" I asked again.

"No, she's not as of now. She's with someone," Kaneko answered, and then hung up on me.

I called again, but she didn't answer anymore.

"What happened? Where's my daughter?" Mr. Vinzella asked, confused and worried.

"Don't worry, sir, I will find her," I reassured.

"I think... We should let her go for now, let her find herself and heal her heart," Mom said, and we all agreed.

After our discussion, I said my goodbyes. I'm going to visit our baby, who was buried in the same cemetery where Tita Marrie is.

Until now, I still feel the loss of my child.

When I arrived, I immediately saw a woman with her back turned, looking like she was crying.

I was right when I approached her, it was Angela with teary eyes.

"K-Kedric..." she said my name.

I didn't say anything and looked at my child's grave.

"I-I'm sorry... If it wasn't for me, your baby wouldn't have been lost," she apologized, still crying.

"Honestly, it's not your fault. Kasalanan ko ang lahat, dapat ay agad kong inayos ang dapat ayusin sa pagitan natin, dapat nagkaroon tayo ng maayos na break up kasi kailangan natin maghiwalay... And, I should clear myself to you, I should not give you a false hope... Sorry, gago ako, e."

A minute of silent overwhelmed us.

"I'm sorry, Angela," I apologize again.

She nod as she wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"One last time, can I give you a hug?" she asked.

"Sure," I replied, opening my arms.

She hugged me tightly and then let go after a while.

Now she's smiling.

"I think it's time for us to move forward. Our relationship truly ends here," Angela said, smiling, so I smiled back and nodded.

"Yes, it ends here."

(6 years after...)

For almost six years, I searched for Clara in every corner of the world but I failed to find her.

It's quite lonely, but I believe it's for the best because I left my old self behind and embraced a new version of me.

I've realized a lot in those six years. Not a day passed without me thinking about my wife's well-being, wondering if she's okay, and if she still loves me.