Wife's Benefits

Epilogue

Epilogue: Wife's Benefits ~

5 Months later...

Xenia let the baby in her womb live. After knowing that she was pregnant, something bothers her, or it could be someone. Every night she always thought of going back home and face the real world, all her fears, whom she hides from. Everything. But she used to live in her simple life where there is no problem that she has to encounter. But her heart flies across from where she truly belongs. She started to miss her family and friends and someone she doesn't know why she wanted to see again.

"Sigurado ka na ba talagang uuwi na kayo sa inyo?", asked Nanay Ising.

"Opo, Nay. Sobra-sobra na rin ho kasi kung magtatagal pa kami dito. Isa pa po, gusto kong ipaalam sa kanila na ayos lang ako at may ipinagbubuntis po ako", she answered with full of respect.

Her nanay and tatay brought them to the bus terminal, but before they hop in, they give the old couple a warm hug and kissed goodbye.

"Bukas ang tahanan namin kung sakaling bumalik kayo", Nanay Ising's farewell message.

"Thank you po sa lahat nay, tay", she smiled but tears fall down on her cheeks.

After a long hour of travel home, they finally reach their destination. On how they left the house, they witnessed it similarly but with dusts hanging on the ceiling and covering the all furniture.

"Welcome home, Sweetheart", she muttered as she stared the whole place.

"Welcome home too, Mommy", Allison greeted back staring at their old place.

"Alright, you know what are we gonna do now", she fold her sleeves and ties her hair on a messy bun.

"I'm ready, Mommy", Allison said.

After cleaning the house, Xenia went to super market to buy some stock for their fridge. While roaming around, a voice of a woman called her name that made her almost jumped out.

"Xenia", the voice called.

She turned her head to see who it was and in her surprise, she saw a bitch. Look who's the first one to welcome me, she thought.

"Xenia, how are you?", the bitch grinned, her smile touches her eyes. "It's been so long since we've last met", her voice turned into a muttered and her grin fades. "...at hindi iyon naging maganda."

"I'm fine", Xenia answered shortly with a cold tone.

This woman standing in front of Xenia stared at her from head down to her tummy. Are you amazed, aren't you? Xenia thought. Xenia also examined her from head to toe and every detail of her body. Her physical features and figures never change. In fact, she's prettier and more blooming than before. Her ash brown hair suits her; her light brown eye shadow made her eyes look fierce unintentionally and its rosy cheeks blends her pale pinkish lips; and her white skinny body fits on her sexy outfit with cleavage spreading out that attracts men. What's new, Xenia thought. But Xenia felt insecure about it, she felt conscious about her size and looks. She's only in the middle twenties but she thought that she looks like a thirty-plus-year-old woman already with wrinkles and freckles growing on her skin.

"Wow! Ang laki ng tiyan mo. Kay Micah ba 'yan?", Suzy smiled, but Xenia knew it was fake.

"No, this is only mine", she sarcastically said.

Suzy stepped towards Xenia who was still. "Xenia, look, I know hindi ako karapat-dapat sa kapatawaran mo dahil sa ginawa ko sa inyo ni Micah. Pero Xenia, walang kasalanan si Micah sa nangyari. That was all Dale's plan. He planned everything. Inutusan niya akong paghiwalayin kayong dalawa ni Micah dahil alam niyang hindi siya basta-basta makakalapit sa'yo. Xenia, biktima lang din si Micah", Suzy's tone was in grief. "Xenia, after mo kaming paalisin ni Micah, hindi na kami nagsama. Nagpakalayu-layo ako dahil tapos na ang trabaho ko noon. I knew then that Micah really loves you. I never had the desire to love him, trabaho lang talaga. At alam ko na hindi totoong pagmamahal ang sinasabi sa akin ni Micah, pinaikot ko lang siya. And I am so sorry for that. Alam kong nagsisisi na si Micah sa mga pagkakamali niya, at ako rin, humihingi ng tawad sa lahat at sa panghihimasok ko sa pamilya mo. Don't worry, kasi ito na ang huling beses na makikita mo ako. Sana balikan mo na si Micah, kasi mahal na mahal ka niya."