My Antagonist Wife *completed*

Thirty

"Mom..." I said under my breath.

"Anak! Baby, I missed you so much! You've been avoiding my calls, why?" She asked. "Napilitan tuloy akong mag-skype para lang matawagan ka."

Lara poked me and whispered that she'll go inside to cook something. I just nod at her and gave her a fuck you sign.

"Mom, its just that I'm busy. I'm sorry." She looks so sad.

"Can't you just visit here? For once? Just for my birthday? You see, I don't have a cake yet. Knowing your dad, he asked me to plan a grandeur birthday party." I was relieved with what she said.

So this means that Jan hasn't really told anyone about it yet? I can trust on her. Maybe I'll go and visit her to apologize with the way I acted up when we met.

"Mom, you know my answer too well. Please don't push it too much. We'll Skype or facetime just like every year, okay?" She sighed.

She sounded so sad that it makes me want to tell her the truth, but I knew better. I won't really tell her about it. I'm sure that if she knows about me being here, she'll persuade me to stay and I won't have any option but to say yes.

"Okay, but make sure you'll Skype me on my party so that I can show it to my amigas, okay?" I nodded as I see the smile on her face.

"Yes, mom. I'll hang up. I have to do something. I love you and advance happy birthday." She sighed and I can see her eyes were teary.

"I love you too, anak." I hanged up first.

I walk inside the hotel room and went straight to the kitchen.

"Gising pa si tita ng ganitong oras?" She asked while preparing a sandwich.

"Yeah. Madalas kasing hindi makatulog yoon." I sighed.

"So...does she know about you being here?"

"Nope. She's still convincing me to visit Philippines for her birthday."

"Wow. So your ex-assistant hasn't told anyone about it yet? She's cool, huh." Lara offered me a sandwich.

"Thanks. I was relieved she hasn't told anyone about it. I want to visit her and apologize for acting so rude last time."

"Then visit her." Lara and I sat on the couch. "You sure you don't want to attend your mom's birthday?"

"Ugh. Now I'm thinking if I should go or not. She looked so sad earlier." I took one bite of the sandwich.

"Why don't you attend then? Ang arte!" I threw her a glare.

"You know my reasons, Lars. Ang liit ng Pilipinas para sa akin at sa kanya. We might see..no...I'm sure as hell we'll see each other there. I might even see Al or all of them and I don't want that to happen."

"I thought moved on ka na? Why are you still afraid to see them?" She opened the TV. "Sacrificing your mom's happiness because of your fear of meeting them won't do you any good either, Maj."

"Lars, I don't want to-"

"Maj, I'm just saying that its about time to show them that you made it. That you survived all the struggles alone without any of their fucking help." She looked at me. "Where's the Maj that I know back in Cali? You left her, or she wasn't really here after all?"

Wala na akong nasabi pa sa rants ni Lara. She's right. I told myself many times that I've moved on and here I am trying to escape everyone again. I even want to sacrifice my mom's own happiness just because of my fears. What will that make me?

I hadn't slept at all. I was thinking if I would attend or not. I don't want to regret it in the end.

"Morning!" Pris waved at me.