Be Mine, Attorney

⚖️ CHAPTER XXI ⚖️

Zoei's POV

Dinama ko ang hanging dumadampi sa aking balat. It's been a long time since I came here . The wind blows strands of my hair. May mangilan-ilang pumupunta sa mukha ko. I should have tied it before going here.

I touched their names engraved in the tomb. I wonder why would they suffer such fate? I don't really understand. But it's His plans, all we can do is to accept it.

Inilapag ko ang dalang bulaklak sa puntod ng mga magulang at kapatid ko. Naglabas ako ng kandila at sinindihan ito gamit ang posporong binili ko sa harapan ng sementeryo. All I hear are the birds chirping and the leaves of the trees being blown by the wind.

It's so peaceful here.

The weather is quite nice today. Gustong sumama ni Markian kanina pero hindi ko pinayagan dahil baka kung saan-saan na naman kami mapunta at mapagod siya.

"Ma, pa, ate, miss ko na kayo. Ang daya daya niyo talaga , iniwan niyo ako ng napakaaga. Pasensya na at ngayon lang ako nakabisita ulit. Marami kasing trabaho sa opisina tsaka lumalaki na rin si Markian- mahirap na rin siyang bantayan. Ang kulit nga ehh, pati si manang sumasakit ang ulo sa batang iyon."

Mapait akong ngumiti. "Sayang at hindi niyo siya nakikitang lumaki. Napakakulit at bibong bata. Matalino rin po siya. Sa murang edad at alam na niyang magbasa and his memory is great. Our genes is really powerful in that aspect."

Alam kong wala akong sagot na makukuha galing sa kanila but I like to talk to them in this way. Nakakagaan sa pakiramdam sa tuwing ginagawa ko ito.

"Sa totoo lang po,hindi ko alam kung nagiging mabuting ina ba ako sa bata. Hindi ko alam kung tama ba ang mga desisyong ginagawa ko para sa kanya. But I'm trying my best. I hope my best would be enough."

I remembered that mom told me that I will be a great mother someday- that she will be there when the time comes. My dream is to be just like her.

But how ironic it is. Destiny really is a fool.

My college graduation is one of the most memorable events in my life- it's the day when my parents died.They got into a car accident on the way to the venue. Ni hindi nila naisabit sa akin ang medalyang sa kanila ko inalay. We should have celebrated that day yet we ended up mourning. I did not attend the whole thing since I rushed to the hospital immediately just to see my parents in their lifeless bodies.

Then my sister died just after I became a lawyer and topped the BAR exams. It's the day that I would never forget.

"Pero hanggang ngayon, hindi ko pa rin siya nahahanap. Hindi ko pa rin natutupad ang pangako ko sa inyo."

Kinuyom ko ang mga kamao ko. "But I will not give up. That person- I'll definitely find him."

This is the promise that I made in this exact place few years ago. I'll definitely fulfill it.

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"We will introduce a new promo this month . It is projected that profits will increase by 5%............."

Bagot na bagot akong nakikinig sa sinasabi ng marketing head about sa launch ng bagong mall. I really don't know why I am needed here at the company meeting. Wala naman akong silbi rito- makikinig lang, unless may problema sa legalities. Kung hindi lang ako inakit ni Lily at sinabi niyang maraming pagkain ang iseserve, at may mga desserts, hindi ako aattend. Hindi ko talaga kayang palampasin if the food is from WGC's restaurants. Their food is world class.