The Path Towards Greatness (Youth Series #2)

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#TPTG38

This can't be happening.

This is all just a bad dream.

"Felicity.."

I want to wake up.

I want to-

"Felicity!"

I snapped back to reality when I saw Atty. De Guzman in front of me while holding both of my shoulders. My lips slowly parted as I stare at him. The riningin inside my ears slowly faded.

"W-where's mom?" mahina kong sabi

Unti-unting bumaba ang mata niya sa sahig. "I'm sorry.."

I immediately removed his hands from me. I placed my elbows on the table and massaged my head. Gusto kong sumigaw. The voices in my head keep on screaming at me. It won't stop.

"It's over Felicity.."

His voice echoed inside my head. Umiling ako. "No. There must be another way. I can't let them take away my mom just like that."

He went closer to me and tried to calm me down but I quickly raised my hand to refrain him.

"Where did I go wrong?" I asked myself

"You know, it all leads down to the judges decision. Sila padin naman ang-"

Umiling ako. "There must be another way," sabi ko at tumingin sa kanya. "There must be Christian. There must be!"

He went closer to me and suddenly gave me a hug. I swallowed hard. Nanatili lang akong nakatayo sa harapan niya. Sa ngayon ay wala na akong maramdamang kahit anong emosyon. I felt weak, light as a feather.

"Hindi kasalanan ni mama."

He slowly let go of me. "I know..."

He was so careful with his words, trying hard not to offend me in any way.

"Then what can we do? I don't need any emotional support. We must think Christian. I have to find a way...a way to prove that mom is not-" I paused. "Knowing the Guevarra's...they'll do whatever it takes to destroy our lives and I will never...ever let that happen. Hindi ako basta basta magpapatalo."

I won't lose to them without a fight. Some part of me, deep inside telling me that there is still hope. Alam kong mabibigyan ng hustisya ang lahat.

I sat down on my chair and recalled the trial earlier. "What did I miss?" I silently asked myself.

"I believe that they want to have a strong evidence, a reason why Mr. Fernandez wanted to kill your mother para masabing dinepensahan lang ni Ms. Cervantez ang sarili niya," he stated

Kumunot ang noo ko. "What? I already stated that Archi intentionally tried to kill my mother and acted it as-"

"Yes but the prosecution claimed the opposite. They managed to come up with a strong motive that your mother committed a homicide and not a mere self-defense. If it wasn't for Atty. Sanchez's last statement then things would have been different. It made the rest questioned the situation."

I took a deep breath and slowly released my anger. Hindi ako pwedeng pangunahan ng galit, kailangan kong mag-isip.

"There wasn't any witness. It's only the governor. Sa mansion ginanap ang insidente. I'm sure he threatened the maids o kung sino man ang tao sa mansion para patahimikin sila at hindi magsalita."

"Exactly. There was no one who saw the incident aside from the governor so what we lack is a witness. We need someone who can prove Mr. Fernandez attempted to murder Ms. Cervantez."