The Long Lost Mafia Heiress

Epilogue

Emethys POV

I slowly opened my eyes, my vision blurry and my  mind foggy. The sterile scent of the hospital filled my nostrils as I tried to remember where I was and what had happened. my head throbbed with a dull pain, and as I tried to move, I realized my body was heavy, weighed down by weeks of unconsciousness.

"Nasaan ako?" I mumbled, my voice hoarse and dry.

A gentle hand touched my arm, and I turned to see my best friend, Lovely, standing beside me with tears in her eyes. "Emethys, thank God you're awake!" Lovely exclaimed, her voice a mixture of relief and sadness.

"Anong nangyari? Bakit ako nandito?" I asked, struggling to sit up.

Lovely hesitated, her eyes darting to the others in the room—My friends and Zack's friends Including Celeste, all looking solemn and heartbroken. My heart started to race, sensing that something was terribly wrong.

"Ly, sabihin mo sa akin. Anong nangyari?" I demanded, my voice growing stronger, urgency creeping into her tone.

Lila took a deep breath, her hands trembling as she took my hand in hers. "Emethys nakalimutan mo na ba nagkaroon ng enkwentro, Pagkatapos mo mapatay si Robert ang tatay ni Celeste nawalan ka ng malay ng dahil dun… you were in a coma for two weeks."

My mind flashed back to the last thing I could remember—the sound of gunfire, the chaos, and Zack's voice shouting my name. "Nasaan si Zack? Nasaan siya, Ly?" I  asked, my voice almost a whisper, fear gripping my heart.

Lovely eyes filled with tears, and she looked away, unable to meet my gaze. "Emethys… si Zack…"

I shook my head, refusing to believe the dread building inside me. "Hindi, hindi… wag mo sabihin na…"

Lovely broke down, unable to hold back the tears. "Emethys, Zack didn't make it. He's gone."

The words hit me like a punch to the gut, knocking the air out of my lungs. "No… no, hindi totoo yan!" I cried, my voice breaking. "He won't leave me. Hindi pwede!"

I looked around at the faces in the room, all of them reflecting the same pain and loss. Zack's closest friends—Ivan, Sky, Cloud and even my twin Damon and including my friend's—stood silently, their eyes red from crying, their expressions grim.

"Zack fought hard to protect you, Emethys," Damon said quietly, his voice heavy with emotion. "But in the end, he couldn't save himself."

I shook my head, tears streaming down on my cheeks. "No… I can't accept it. I love him… I love him so much," I  sobbed, my body shaking with grief.

Lyn wrapped her arms around me, holding me tightly as I cried. "I know, Emethys. We all know that you loved him. He was the best of you.”

My heart shattered into a million pieces as the reality of Zack's death sank in. The love of my life was gone, taken away by the violence of the mafia war that had torn my world apart. I felt a deep, agonizing emptiness, a void that I knew could never be filled.

As the tears flowed, I clung to Lyn, surrounded by our friends who shared my pain, yet I felt so utterly alone. "I don't know how to live without him," I whispered, my voice barely audible through my sobs. Rinig na rinig ito sa buong kwarto....”

Merybelle POV

Nakatayo lang kami habang nakatingin kay ems na nakayakap parin kay lyn habang umiiyak. Ngayon ko lang siyang nakitang nag ka ganito. Masasabi mo talaga na mahal na mahal niya si Zack. Dahil sobra siyang nasaktan talaga sa pagkawala nito. Tahimik lang kami hanggang sa narinig namin bumukas ang pinto. Napabaling kami lahat dun pati si ems. At mas bumuhos lalo ang luha sa mata niya ng makilala kung sino ito....
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