Fall for Sierra (COMPLETE- English)

49. Beautiful Truth

Sierra Wellington

I wake up with sweat all over my face and tried to catch my breath after had a weird dream. I closed my eyes and start rewind about the dream. There is a woman comes up in my dreams. She hold my hand and smile beautifully. She also said thank you for everything. She looks so familiar for me but where I've ever seen her?

I look at my bed side. Axel is not yet there. It's 2 am and Axel still didn't sleep this time. I get my outer to cover up my camisole dress. Axel must still on the library with his work. I'm heading back to the kitchen and made a cup of tea for him.

I smile when remember a week ago when Adeline and others made a conference in media that they apologize about what happened before. That's what my husband did for me. Even we still argue about it but I don't want him to ruin their life, Just their apologize, It's enough for me. I'm handed a cup of tea than get in the Library. Axel looking at me while I'm coming in there and walk closer to him.

"Hei.. what's wrong?" He asked while staring at me.

"I just missed you on the bed and wake up without you there. Here." I gave him the tea.

"Thank you." He take a sip of the tea and he hold my hand and let me sit on his lap.

"You should take a rest." I run my fingers through his hair. He just staring at me blankly.

"Hei... Are you okay? what did bother on your mind?" I cup his cheek and he shakes his head. But I can see those blue eyes not shine as bright as it should be.

"Let's get sleep." He lifted me up and heading back to bed.

I shifting myself inside the blanket then open my eyes. I didn't find Axel by my side but there are a simple red rose bouquet in his side. I smile and take the card on it.

Will be home late. Don't wait for me. I have something else to do today. I will keep you warm tonight. Love, Your Husband.

I wake up than took a bath and go downstairs. I find Judy on the bar stool.

"Morning Judy."

"Morning Sierra... What do you want for breakfast?"

"Scramble egg please." I smile then looking at Judy. She smile sadly.

"Judy.. is anything wrong?" She stare at me like confused about something.

"Judy..." She sighed.

"Today... Today is his mother birthday." She whisper and I see that her eyes start watering.

"Birthday?"

"She passed away 16 years ago on her birthday. She is Axel's mother." I gasped.

I remember last night Axel seems so quiet. Even when I asked him he seems sad and didn't answer anything about it.

"I want you to know." She left me for awhile than coming back with a box. She placed it in front of me.

"He ordered me to destroy all of these things, burn all of these. But I can't, I have no heart to destroy all the memories about his mother, not until he knew and undertand. He needs to know that his mother loves him so much." She opened the box and push it closer in front of me.

I take a look inside the box. There is a photograph then suddenly I remember the woman in this photograph is the same woman that came in my dream last night. I closed my mouth after realized this. I touch the photograph. She hug her son and laugh while this photo was captured. So beautiful. I take a small teddy bear. It has different eyes, one eye was made from black button on it. And there is a book. I take a look at Judy before take it.

"It's her mom DIARY. She wrote everything in here. I never had a chance to let him know how much she loves him. He always avoiding all these things" I get the book and open it. Turning pages to pages. I closed my eyes when I see the last letter that she wrote to Axel. I read it carefully and I can't hold my tears anymore. This beautiful letter for his only son.

"She didn't told anybody about her illness even Axel and his husband. She didn't want they got worried about it. She had a blood cancer. She tried to stay alive Sierra. Three years of struggles and full of chemotheraphy, but she didn't make it." I let my tears fall down while still reading her handwritten. I give judy look go-on to tell me anything about this.

"When her condition getting worst. Her husband found she fainted in her room and from that moments they all know all of these terrible things, but everything was too late, her cancer getting worst day by day. I've never see the strong woman like his mother, she will always smile in front of everyone and never I heard she'd complained about her disease." Judy wiped her tears.

"Did Axel know about these?" I asked.

"He known a month before his mother was passed away. Axel still 11 years old that time. He's really closed with her mom. He was so shocked after her mom passed away. He didn't almost speak for almost two years. He's not smiling and not like he was before. He didn't want to come to her grave. He always out of sight this day then will come back the day fater. Neither drunk or be quiet for a week after this day." I wipe my tears and closed the book.

I tried to call his phone but It's connected with the voice mail. I tried again many times but It's still the same. Where are you Axel? I tried to call Shane.

"Shane, are you with Axel?"

"No. Mrs. Wellington. I get day off today."

"Oh.. Okay thank you." I hang up and hold my phone to my head. Where are you Axel?

I get upstairs than change with a plum dress maroon, grab my purse and my car keys. I go downstairs and hold the book and the little teddy bear.

"Where are you going Sierra?" Judy asked.

"I will find him. He should know all of these Judy."

"Be careful." She give me my navy coat.

"Thanks Judy." I slid in the elevator and get in my car. I drove as fast as I can to go to his office.

"Mrs. Wellington." I look at Lina his receptionist. I nodded then get in his room. He's not here. Where are you Axel? Maybe he's going to the grave yard? but Judy said that he never come to there. I take a sit on the sofa and start thinking where is he? Think Sierra... place, important place? Place of memories?

"Do you want a cup of tea?" I heard Lina get in the room and asked me.

"Yes, please." I wipe my tears than smile at her. After awhile she come back and placed the glass. I murmur thank you.

"Lina, do you know where Axel- I mean Mr. Wellington?"

"He never comes to his office on this date Mrs. Wellington." I nodded.

"Anything I can do for you?"

"No.. Thank you." Than she walked out from the room. I start to look at the teddy bear in my hand.

"Where is he?" I mumble and open the books and start reading it again. The day on his birthday, last birthday with his mom. They were going to the cottage near the lake. Celebrate his birthday just three of them. I gasped and closed the book. I take the teddy bear and drive away my car. I know where is he. I'm coming baby...