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The apartment, where she used to live looked the same. Sa pagkakaalala niya ay naroon pa rin sa dating pwesto ang mga gamit niya. According to Tatiana, pinapalinis lang nito ang apartment para handa sa pagbalik niya and she was grateful with her because of that. Nang puntahan niya ang kaniyang kwarto ay ganoon pa rin ang ayos nito. Iba lamang ang bedsheets at pillowcases, nevertheless, everything looked the same.
Matapos ang ilang pagkakataong pinagmasdan ang buong kwarto ay nagpasiya siyang lumabas at hinarap si Cassius. Nang araw ring iyon ay kinorner na niya ito na mukhang hinihintay lang din naman siya. Hindi rin niya alintana na naroroon si Tatiana na abala sa pagluluto sa kusina. Darating daw ngayon ang mga staff niyang miss na miss na raw siya.
"Was it true?" tanong niya rito. She really wanted answers now at hindi na siya makapaghintay pang malaman kung ano ba ang buong katotohanan sa pagkamatay ng kaniyang ama, kinilalang ama as what Cedric said.
"I can show you if you want," sagot nito sa kaniya.
"Just send the proofs you are holding but I won't come with you," sagot niya rito.
"Hindi mo ba gustong makita ang mga iyon habang wala pa si Cedric?" balik-tanong nito sa kaniya.
"What's your real motive, Cassius? Why did you help me hide from him and now you didn't stop him from finding me? You can call me like you used to do but you didn't."
Ito naman ay napabuntong-hininga at umayos nang pagkakaupo habang matamang nakatingin sa kaniya. Mukhang pinag-aaralan ang reaksiyon at ekspresiyon niya. Inaalam kung handa na nga ba siya sa malalaman. Pero handa na siya. She wanted all the truth now. Living behind the dark, shadows of the past, wasn't good. It doesn't feel good at all.
"Come to me and I'll show you," wika pa rin nito sa kaniya. "We will be back in no time."
Tinitigan lamang niya si Cassius na naghihintay ng kaniyang sagot. Ngayon lamang niya napansing wala itong suot na salamin but the expressions of his face looked the same. Serious with no emotions at all. The usual Cassius gaya ng amo nito.
"I'll talk to Tatiana." At sinundan niya ang kaibigan sa kusina at nagpaalam.
"I know Cedric already told you who Maximo was. He was your real father's assistant and yes, he was gay. He fell in love with your father." Kung ano ang kwento sa kaniya ni Cedric at ganoon din ang kwentong ibinigay nito sa kaniya. Wala namang pagbabago dahil nga sabay na lumaki ang dalawa so they witnessed everything.
Pero hindi iyon sapat para sa kaniya. She needed a concrete proof of their claims. It's her father against the two of them and she wanted her father to have her benefit of doubt.
They arrived on a high modern gate and inside was a huge mansion and she knew to whom it belongs, Cedric. According to Cassius, this is his family house. Kung saan lumaki ang dalawa. This is also where her real parents come to visit.
Nang makapasok siya sa loob ng mansion ay natanaw na kaagad niya ang mala-gallery nitong sala kung saan naka-display ang litrato ng pamilya nito. From old ones to new ones including their wedding portrait na agaw-pansin pagpasok mo pa lamang.
Cassius walked over to a certain photo. May kalakihan iyon at naroroon ang litrato ng kamukha ni Cedric at isang kaedad nitong lalaki. Sumiklo ang dibdib niya nang makita iyon.
"That's your father. You got his nose and lips. Look at the resemblance you two have," wika nito sa kaniya.
Wala siyang naisagot kay Cassius bagkus ay mataman niyang tinitigan ang larawang iyon. Hindi nga maikakaila dahil kamukha niya ito. May nakapa siyang kung anong damdamin habang nakatingin dito-lukso ng dugo. It was different when she was looking at her Daddy.
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