Involuntarily Yours

Involuntarily Yours (13)

Cattlea breathe in the Philippine air for the first time in almost a year.

The original plan to go home as soon as he heard Aga's condition didn't happened. Baby Clea was not allowed to travel due to her very young age, they had to wait for her to turn at least seven months before travelling back.

She tried contacting Aga, but he was refusing to talk to her. She only got to talk to him once, and that's it.

She can still vividly remember their conversation.

Flashback

"Peachy, can I borrow your phone? Your Kuya is not answering my calls." She asked her bestfriend who is currently putting baby Clea to sleep.

Peachy immediately handed over the phone to her. She then dialled her husbands number.

"Hello, Peach? Napatawag ka?" He greeted on the on the other line.

"A-ga?" She said amidst shyly. She knew she's to blame from all of this and she honestly didn't know where she got enough courage to call him.

"So you knew?" Aga replied, and even though he didn't verbalize it, she knew he was talking about his condition.

"Let me talk to peachy." He coldly said even before she can reply.

"No, Aga. Please. I made them tell me." She pleaded.

"What do you need?" He then asked. His voice void of any emotions.

She sighed, for she knew SHE was the one who made him this way.

She swallowed before speaking. "I'm so-sorry." She cannot help the sob that escape her mouth while saying those words full of sincerity.

"I don't need your sorry—-"

"I'm coming home, we're coming home Aga." Agaw niya sa sasabihin pa nito. As she's scared that whatever he might say next will hurt her deep.

"Kung uuwi ka, umuwi ka na lang Lea. Anong gusto mo? Sunduin pa kita? Nakaalis ka mag-isa, umuwi kang mag-isa." He angrily said and turned-off the call.

Nanghihinang napa upo naman siya sa kama.

Jolens, who just entered the room approached her when she saw the tears in her eyes.

"What have I done?" She asked, and her sister just hugged her sympathetically.

-end of flashback-

"Welcome home, Clea!" Angelou stated the moment they stepped on to the car.

She smiled timidly, somehow she was hoping that Aga will at least fetch them, but it was just their driver.

Jolina sat beside the driver, while she and Angelou stayed at the back with Baby Clea.

"Are you ready to face everyone ate?" Jolina asked while they're on the road.

"I guess." She answered while caressing her daughters cheek, she's really getting bigger now.

None of them spoke after that.

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Cattlea wondered why they went straight to their family house instead of her and Aga's house.

Their parents gifted them their own house and lot for their wedding, alam din niyang kumpleto na din doon, sila na lang ang kulang.

Nagtatanong ang matang tiningnan niya ang kapatid, nginitian lang siya ng alanganin nito.