Green-minded (EDITING) ✔

F O R T Y - S E V E N: Reconciliation

An evil laugh bubbles out of her throat, tears saturate her cheeks at the same time. The tone of her voice is drenched with bitter venom, "After I kill you, your too-good-to-be-true husband will be your escort in hell. That's going to be fun, fun, fun!"

This is not Trixie, the way she talks and her gestures are different, this is her twin sister, "Sabrina, you're an absolute sicko! The police will come to you. You can never touch Tony!" I pull my lips into a smirk in spite of the fact that my feet and hands are cold and clammy, my body is shivering in terror.

To my relief, I sight Tony in front of me, on the other side of the yacht, walking silently to our direction. I'm motivated to distract her further. Can't think of anything else to do but since her beautiful, round face is just a few inches away from mine, I spit on her. Sabrina squawks as she stomps her feet, both of her hands wipe her face, taking the gun away from my head, "You bitch! I dare you to repeat that to my face!" She kicks my legs and I cry in pain.

She kicks me hard for the second time making me fall on my back and I scream as I roll with the chair. In a matter of a split second, I fall on the freezing cold sea while I'm still tied on the chair. I gasp for air but it's too late because water is what I took in.

Just when I'm about to lose hope and consciousness, hands hold onto my body, pulling me up the waters instantaneously. I cough noisily and breathe deeply until I felt that my hands and feet are now free. Someone hugs me while I swim, giving me the heat that I urgently need.

He holds me at arm's length and I take it as an opportunity to check who saved me. I was expecting Tony but he's not the one. Because when I open my eyes, I sight Tony on the yacht, keeping Sabrina on restraint.

My eyes move its focus on the person supporting me while swimming. The sides of his gray eyes wrinkles when he smiles, he breathes hard and deeply, "Gotcha."

I sniff, about to cry. I hug him again, "Dad..."

"It's okay, sweetie. You're safe. Daddy's here." He signals me to climb onto his back and we swim towards the yacht.

"Thank you, Dad."

Tony grabs my hand to take me up, giving me a kiss on the lips the moment I sit beside him. Dad follows with Trixie helping him up as well. Sabrina has already been taken by the police.

*****

I gently sip on the creamy hot chocolate in a cup. A black fleece blanket covers my body. The fireplace gives me heat during this time because I sit facing the burning wood.

"I'm so sorry, Ash." Trixie sits by my side, "I didn't foresee this happening to you. If only I told you the truth when you asked me, this wouldn't have happened. It's all my fault."

"No. Don't blame yourself. Your twin sister is sick, no one wants this to happen, even her. She needs immediate medical help." I pull her to an embrace.

Trixie purses her lips, "I know. It's just that she almost died inside the mental hospital and we fear that if she goes back, she'll commit suicide again. After she survived that incident, she requested for the two of us to get a tattoo together. We decided to make it as half of a heart. When you put our wrists next to each other, it will form the full heart. That's our tattoo so I can show her that she's not alone and she has my love. She copies my looks, my hair, even my outfits, and I just let her because she loves twinning."

"I see. That's the reason why you also have her tattoo and Manager Kim thought you're also her." I'm enlightened now. We let go and give a warm smile to one another.

Dad and Tony come out of the kitchen. My mouth falls to my stomach when I saw an unbelievable scene--Tony is holding a cup of coffee. His grip on the cup is tight. I almost cried for joy.

Tony kisses my cheek when he sits next to me, "Like what you see?" He drinks his black coffee with a smile on his face.

"Super like. How did you do that, Superman?" I smile sweetly.

He chortles, "Well, Supergirl, I've been practicing."

"Practicing what?" I playfully smirk.

My response caught him off guard. He stares at me with an intimacy then kisses my lips, he whispers against my lips, "Naughty."

We hear someone clearing his throat. It's Dad, "We're still here." He jokes.

We laugh together. Tony and Trixie stand up, leaving Dad and me together.

"Dad, thank you for saving me."

"Sweetie, don't say that. It's the least I can do for not being there for you as your father. I'm sorry that you have to go through this because of your sister. And I'm sorry for being a negligent dad."

I beam at him, "We're cool, Dad. We can always have a fresh start."

"But know that I always check on you from afar. I have my ways." He grins then moves close with open arms.

I snuggle inside of him when he enclasps me. He whispers, "I love you, sweetpea."

It touched my heart big time. I giggle in response. Today, an empty void was filled inside my soul.