Fate and Destiny

Epilogue

[Rian's Note:

-Don't expect too much on this. 😂✌]

I'm sitting in our couch, thinking what would I do. It's been a three years since problems came in our family

"Daddy! Daddy!" bati ng anak kong lalaki, he was three years old now

"Where's your Mom, anak?" tanong ko sa anak ko at ikinandong sa akin

"She's in the bathroom" matalino itong anak ko he can speak in English fluently and he's just three years old

"Mommy told me that we're going to Lola Mama's house this Saturday" he cheerfully said

"Is that true Daddy?" sabi niya at nanlaki ang mga mata at hinawakan ang pisngi ko. Natawa naman ako sa ginagawa niya, he's like...

"Oh! Thom you're here na pala. Akala ko mamaya pa" sabi ng babaeng nang galing sa CR. I can't call her my wife 'cause we are not yet married.

"Ahh napa aga uwi ko eh" sabi ko sakaniya

"Ano nga pala tong sinasabi ni Travis na pupunta siya sa Lola Mama niya sa Saturday, he said you are the one who says to him" sabi ko 

"Ah. Ako nga, there's nothing wrong naman diba? After all apo pa din naman ni Mama Jane si Trav eh" sabi niya sa akin

"Bea, you don't understand" sabi ko sakaniya.  

Yes, its Bea. Ara left me with Bea and Travis Benedict, my son. I love my son, but never his mother. Hindi kayang tanggapin ng konsensiya ko at ng sistema ko na mahalin si Bea, knowing that she and his son ruined everything between me and Ara. I don't have any idea where Ara is, pero maraming nagsasabing nasa New York siya. Nagbalak akong sundan siya, pero naalala ko yung mga sinabi niya kay Mama, Para sakanila ng anak niya, ng anak namin. 

"Palagi namang hindi ako ang nakakaintindi sa ating dalawa. Ano ba naman yung bisitahin ng anak mo yung lolo't lola niya" sabi ni Bea

"Bea you know the reason kung bakit ayokong pumupunta kayo ni Travs dun" sabi ko sakaniya. Palagi kaming ganito

"Bakit ba kasi hindi matanggap ng magulang mo na ako na yung kasama mo?! Bakit kasi hinahanap nila yung taong matagal nang wala?! Matagal nang iniwan sila, inwan kayo! Taong kiahit anong pilit ang gawin niyo hindi na babalik dito!" sigaw niya sa akin. Umiyak si Travis, kaya agad ko siyang kinuha at pinatahan. Nang makatulog na siya, inilipat ko siya sa bed niya at kinuha ang Journal ko

VSG,

Hay Ara, nasan ka na ba? Nasaan na kayo ng anak natin, miss na kita. Sana pag nakita tayo hayaan mo akong makilala ang anak natin. Sana maayos kayo diyan, it's been a years siguro mag o-one na din siya tulad ni Travis. I got a baby boy here in Manila, he doesn't look like me, but he look like his Mom. How 'bout you? What do you got, a girl? A boy? Is it looks like you, or like me? I hope you can see me write this one in this Journal, I'm so excited when it comes to you and our baby. I am a good father, but I don't think I'm a good husband, 'cause I can't love Bea the way I do to you, palagi kaming nag aaway over small things, na kahit kailan hindi natin nagawa. I miss you, a big time. Nga pala, miss ka na nila Mama. Come home please, my Ara

-TCT

And sinara ko na ang Journal ko. I just realize.. Sometimes, you can hurt the one you love once and healed but you. But sometimes, you can hurt them and can't healed it at all.

ARA

"Ma'am Ara here's the document you are needing" sabi ng secretary kong si Hadaza

"Thank you, Daza." sabi ko

"You're daughter is such a goddess, but she doesn't have your eyes, Ma'am" sabi niya habang nakatinggin sa anak kong naglalaro.

"Did you just say I'm a goddess Ate Daza? And Mom told me that my eyes were Dad's" sabi niya sa secretary ko. She look amused

"You're a smart kid. You can fluently speaks English at young age. And yes, Ate Daza says you're a goddess. Oh! If its that so, your father's eyes was damn good" sabi ni Daza sa anak ko

"Ma'am did she knew about Filipino languages?" tanong ni Daza sa akin, yes alam nilang Filipina ako, and I'm Proud to be! 

"Uhh yes, a little but she doesn't want to speak Tagalog" sabi ko sakaniya

"Her father must be a goddess too, Ma'am" sabi niya at tuluyan ng umalis

***

Walking on the busy streets make me remember the first time I ran from home just to take a breath in those toxic problems I had in Manila, and now I'm doing this with a little angel I had. I sat on one of the benches here and start talking with my angel

"Baby, sorry if you're not getting to see your Dad. But Mommy will make sure you two will meet each other, in the right time. This time it's just Baby V and Mommy V okay?" sabi ko, nakita kong ngumiti ang anak ko. Sumang ayon siya. Naalala ko yung sinabi sa akin ni Mika na kapag siguro nag ka-anak ako maganda. Totoo nga, V is a the little goddess here

"Okay, Mom" she said

I take my Journal and write something on it.

"What was that Mom? A journal?" sabi niya

"Yes. It is baby. Go and eat your ice cream na" sabi niya at sinimulang kainin ang ice cream niya

HI! How are you? It's been a years since I left you, again. I got here a Baby girl, her name was Via. She look like me, and I can tell it, he is so freaking gorgeous she got your eyes Thom. Don't you worry when you guys get to see each other, I 'll let you 'cause after all you are her father. My soon to be husband sana kaso ayun nga, Bea needs you more than I need you, that was according to your words back then. I hope you're happy with your life you built with Bea, 'cause me? I'm happy with the family I built with this little angel currently looking at me. I hope you became a good father and an husband as well. See you when I see you Torres.

-GalangV.

I close my journal and realize something... Sometimes all you need to do is run when nothing left to do

Rian's Note:

-So first of all, thank you for all the supporters of this story. Sobrang na aappreciate ko kayo, dun sa mga nag d-DM, sa mga nag v-vote, sa mga nag follow, sa mga nag co-comment, super duper thank you to the highest level you guys motivate me to do more. I don't need to mention you guys, you know yourself. Thankyou talaga, from the bottom of my heart, and sorry kasi minsan -- no, madalas talaga maikli lang yung updates ko but pinagtiyagaan niyo pa din. Akala ko nung una wala lang 'tong story na 'to but then I got some notifications coming from you all. I'm so thankful to all of you. Teka? Pang ilang thank you na ba 'to? Btw, this is the last chapter, probabbly.  But definitely, this is not the end of this story, I'll update again kung ano nang sunod na mangyayari sa story na 'to. Keep safe. Keep loving. Keep holding

-This chapter is dedicated to: ALL OF YOU! Iloveyou guys :*

Finished: January 19, 2017 6:30pm