Agercia Series 1: Her Finest Betrayal

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MOM says you will know that someone is for you when you have a strange feeling flowing from your heart. But every time I stare at Agatha I feel nothing, unlike when I first met her when we were kids.

She has been unconscious for several days and I can't wait to talk to her. I want to ask what happened to Aunt Amanda and Uncle Marco. I can't believe the fire was the cause of everything. I have a feeling that what happened was not just an accident.

Suddenly Agatha's fingers moved and her eyes gradually opened.

"Agatha? Can you hear me?" Zandro murmured.

"Who are you?" she said in a whisper.

Zandro was shocked when Agatha said that. "Don't you remember me? It's me, Zandro, remember? Your childhood friend. We used to play in your mansion when you were only six years old."

"W-wala akong mag alala. H-indi kita kilala. Where am I?" Agatha stammered. Zandro was stunned and immediately called the doctor. They noticed that Agatha had dissociative amnesia caused by trauma. A certain event, even her identity and her history of life is forgotten.

Ara was standing in the doorway and just watching what was happening when Salem suddenly appeared beside her.

"What's with the deep sigh?" tanong nito sa kanya. "Ang ganda nilang tignan noh?. Finally, after so many years na paghahanap ay nagkita din sila."

In her curiosity, she could not help but ask "Is she that important to him? I mean, do they have a deep relationship with each other?"

"Hindi ko alam, basta ang pagkakaalam ko ay mahalaga siya para kay Lord Miller" sagot ni Salem.

Hindi na nagabalang sumagot pa si Ara at nanataling tahimik habang nakatitig sa babaeng nagngangalang, Agatha. "Baka kapangalan ko lang siya. She probably won't be a problem, especially if she looks like a newborn baby who doesn't know anything", she thought.

When night came, Ara was quietly having coffee on her balcony in her room. She was deep in thought when she saw a man wandering outside the mansion. Agad niyang inilapag sa maliit na lamesa ang tasa na hawak niya at walang sabing tumalon sa balkonahe at tumulay pababa ng mansyon. Mabilis siyang tumakbo papunta sa may bakod at walang hirap na inakyat iyon. Matalim niyang tiningnan ang lalaki na nasa taas ng puno, tumalon naman ito ng makita siya at sinubukan na tumakas.

Ara chased the man but he ran very fast. She picked up the dry tree branch and threw it up, then jumped high and kicked the branch hard, targeting him.

The man was hit in the left thigh, causing him to fall to the ground. "Gotcha" Ara murmured. Nilapitan niya ang lalaki at tinanggal ang itim na maskara nito. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya ng makilala ang lalake "Dy?."

Dylan is her best friend and stands as her older brother. "What are you doing here?" she asked, full of concern.

"I j-ust wanna see you, I just want to know if you're alright," Dylan said.

"You should never have gone here." Ara tore the hem of her shirt and just took a piece to tie to Dylan's wound. She slowly pulled out the sharp branch that was stuck in his thigh. Fortunately, the piercing was a bit shallow, so Ara could easily remove it. She tied it with torn clothing to stop the bleeding. "Where's your car?"

"Outside the village," Dy answered sparingly.

Ara didn't say a word and just led Dy out of the village. When they both got into the car, Ara punched Dy lightly. "I already told you, we would both ruin it if you just kept appearing without letting me know."

"Ouch," Dy complained "You shouldn't have chased me."

"I didn't know that was you. Look at what just happened. I almost killed you... What if they find out? They'll kill me."