Crazy Coward Hearts : An AlyDen Love Tale

Chapter 2

Alyssa's POV

It was 6 am when I landed in the Philippines, ako yung huling bumaba sa plane,isang hand-carry na backpack lang ang dala ko, wala akong dalang masyadong gamit, balak kong dito na sa Manila mag shopping, binigyan ako ni daddy ng credit card that I can use anytime I want i told him na ayaw kong humingi ng kahit ano sa taong nang iwan sa akin.

Pagkalabas ko ng airport tumingin ako sa crowd ng mga taong naghihintay sa exit sabi ni daddy susunduin daw ako ni mom, hindi ko alam kong makikilala ko pa ang mommy ko , at mas lalong di ko alam kung makikilala pa niya ko.

5 years old lang ako nung huli ko siyang makita, hindi ko na naaalala ang mukha niya, tinapon ko narin lahat ng pictures na meron kami , I couldn't bear seing her photographs it only reminded me of the pain she's brought to me and my dad.

Alyssa? I heard someone call my name, lumingon ako at sinubukan kong hanapin ang pamilyar na boses, at yun na nga, I saw her, nagtama ang mga mata namin, and although 11 years was enough to completely forget a person alam kung siya yun, she looked great actually, to me, it seemed like losing her only daughter didn't bother her at all .

Hindi ko alam kung ano gagawin ko, napako ako sa kinatatayuan ko, should I run to her & I hug her? Should I smile and wave ? better yet tatakbo nalang ako pabalik sa loob at sasakay ng eroplano pabalik ng New York, but I had no other choice, lumakad ako palapit sa kanya, pabigat ng pabigat bawat hakbang palapit sa kanya, before I knew it I was pulled into a hug, nakayakap yung mommy ko pero nakatayo lang ako .

Gusto kong umiiyak, magalit, sumigaw gusto ko siyang sisihin, she was my first heartbreak .

A's MOM: Aly baby? How are you? Kumusta yung flight mo? Do you wanna eat anything? I'm sure pagod ka anak, I missed you,I missed my baby

ALY: I'm not your baby I said coldly you left your baby 11 years ago, your baby wanted you 11 years ago, this person in front of you is not her and as far as I'm concerned you're not my mother and I am ONLY my father's daughter

nagulat din ako sa mga sinabi ko hindi ko inaasahan na masasabi ko sa kanya yun ng harapan, something inside me was triggered the moment I saw her and it felt like all the pain and hurt came back , hindi ko siya tinignan, but I know what I said hit her hard.

A's MOM: Alyssa let's go na..naghihintay na yung driver sa labas...

I heard her voice crack sumunod lang ako sa kanya , judge me all you want, pero yung mga sinabi ko sa kanya wala pa yun sa ¼ ng sakit na naramdaman ko ng iwan niya ako.

Wala kaming imikan habang nasa kotse, iniisip ko nalang na nasa car pool lang ako with a random stranger, except the stranger was going to kidnap meand take me away from my only family for a year..

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SURPRISE!!! Welcome home ate Alyssa!!!

A young boy ran and hugged me even before I could completely open the door, behind him was a man, hindi ko siya matandaan pero I know I've seen him somewhere. What have I gotten myself into....

Dennise's POV

DEN: Good Morning Mom,Dad I cheerfully greeted my parents, then my eyes landed on Justine my younger sister, Huy, tirahan mo naman ako ng breakfast, it's 7 am in the morning and you're eating like there's no tomorrow,

JUSTINE : You are soo mean ate , I hate you

DEN: I love you too!!!

MRS.LAZARO: Den, Jus no fighting in front of the food

DEN: Sorry Mom

MR. LAZARO: Anyway, mamaya nga pala mag prepare kayo, we we're invited by your Tita Stella for dinner at her house, her daughter, Alyssa is coming home from the US

JUSTINE : She has a daughter po?

DEN: Alyssa who?

JUSTINE: Yeah, how come we never saw her, or even heard of her?

MRS. LAZARO : Alyssa Valdez , Well, she lived with her biological dad in New York, She's about your age Den

MR. LAZARO : Di mo ba siya natatandaan iha, you guys used to play before diyan sa backyard natin, lagi kayo nun nag-aaway pero di kayo mapag-hiwalay, iyak ka nga ng iyak nung umalis siya, hindi ka nga mapatahan nung mommy mo nun...still don't remember?

DEN: Nope I don't, besides that was ages ago dad, you how I hate reminiscing the past, anyway it would be lovely to see her again I playfully replied..

We ate breakfast happily, I tried to recall who Alyssa was, but as usual masyadong ginalingan ng brain ko ang pag store sa memory niya kaya di sapat ang ilang minutong paghahalungkat para maalala siya...it sounds beautiful though, her name "Alyssa" I quietly whispered

DEN: I'm finished, Mom,Dad aalis po pala ako, pupunta kami sa house nila Ella

MRS: LAZARO : Honey ,But it's Saturady, family day remember?

DEN: Mommy may dinner party naman tayo mamaya , tsaka I just have to attend to this project po namin sa Social Studies, deadline na po kasi sa Monday so we have to cram our workload para matapos to, tsaka we'll have lunch at her place nalang po, so baka mamaya pa ako makauwi, please??

MR. LAZARO Hay, sige na nga since it's schoolwork I'll let you, pero be home before 6 pm okay?

DEN: Yes dad, you're the best!!

MRS. LAZARO : And your driver body guard stays with you, ok?

DEN: Opo mommy

MR. LAZARO: Good, at wag mong subukan na takasan nanaman siya, and make sure you get home before dinner ok?

DEN: Opo, Sir dad
JUS: That's so unfair how come she gets to hang with her friends? Can i go out too?

DAD : No

JUS: But daddy..

DAD : Im sorry honey, but no

Ganyan talaga ang parents ko overprotective pagdating sa aming dalawa ni Jus, My mom Athena Lazaro is a doctor , she's also the current C.E.O of LifePoint Hospitals Inc. and my dad Mikael Lazaro is a PNP General sa CIDG siya naka assign, kaya I consider myself lucky for having such protective and caring parents, I can't blame them tho, kasi may rason naman sila. You may think that I have a perfect life, a perfect family , I don't.

Let's just say everybody has deep dark secrets , everyone has a devil inside , and everyone has fought a battle the whole world will never know about, sabihin nalang nating may mga bagay na nangyari sa nakaraan ko , Mga bagay na gusto ko nang limutin, at mga bagay na pilit kong tinatakasan.

But the memories of the past continue to haunt me, I know I can' run away from my secrets, specially if...

I am the secret...