KNIGHTS I-6: Pursuing Cinderella (Trigger Knights)

Chapter 51

"How's your flight? Tired?" Hindi binalingan ng tingin ni Miracle ang doktora nang salubungin siya nito.

"Where's Alistair?" she asked curiously while entering the mansion. The guards immediately welcomed her and she just nodded her head as an answer.

"He went out with Aundrei a while ago but I'm not sure if they're back already. Let's check inside." Sumunod siya sa doktora nang dire-diretsyo itong naglakad papasok.

Miracle roamed her eyes around the place to look for Aundrei and Alistair, but it was her mother who greeted her.

"My Audrey! You're back, ija!" Nagmamadaling tumakbo ang ginang papalapit sa kaniya at dinamba siya ng yakap. She chuckled with her mother's action.

"Mom, I just went gone for one month, what's with you?" natatawa niyang tanong rito.

Heriya Santillan kissed her cheeks. "Anak naman, malamang ay na-miss kita agad. The mansion has been so quiet since you went to Philippines. Kahit nga ang kuya mo gusto ko nang puntahan doon pero pinigilan lang ng girlfriend niya."

Kumunot ang noo ni Miracle. "His girlfriend? Sila pa rin ng Lianne na 'yon? I thought he promised me that he'll break up with that woman?" irita niyang tanong.

Her mother giggled. "Oh, honey. I know how much you hate Lianne but she's actually nice. I'll let you meet her one day."

She just rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Where's Alistair anyway? I want to see him. I miss him so much, mom."

"Alistair misses you so much also. Ilang araw din 'yang umiiyak at hinahanap ka pero pinapaliwanag na lang namin sa kaniya na may kailangan kang gawin. And how about you? You came home already so I guess everything's done now?" nakangisi nitong tanong.

Miracle's smile faded with that question. Nang makitang napansin ng nanay niya ang naging reaksyon ay agad siyang ngumiti rito. "Yeah, it was s-successful," she answered.

Heriya laughed. "You still love him?"

Mabilis na umiling ang babae. "I'll never love a man like him again."

Ngumisi lang ang ginang. "If you say so. Wala naman akong karapatang diktahan ang nararamdaman mo. Pero kung tatanungin ko ang daddy mo, siguradong kapag nakita niya 'yang reaksyon mo nang tanungin kita tungkol sa asawa mo, he'll probably tell you that you're still in love with Trigger."

Gusto pa sanang sumagot ni Miracle pero binulabog agad sila ng isang boses.

"Audrey? What the fuck, you're fucking home?!"

Nilingon niya ang nakatatandang kapatid na biglang bigla ang mukha. She nodded her head. "Opo, kamahalan."

Aundrei let out a loud laugh before hugging her. "My little sister! Na-miss mo ba ako kaya ka umuwi? O baka naman tapos ka na sa asawa mo kaya dito ka na manggugulo?"

Inis na hinampas niya ito sa dibdib. "Ang kapal kuya, ha? Bahay ko rin 'to, anong manggugulo ang sinasabi mo diyan?"

"Mapanakit ka na porke't nakalanghap ka lang saglit ng hangin sa Pilipinas?"

Miracle rolled her eyes again. "Where's Alistair?"

"Mommy? Is that you?"

Parang tumambol ang puso ni Miracle sa saya nang marinig ang boses ng anak sa likod ng kapatid. She quickly walked towards her son who's now crying as he ran to hug her.

"Mommy! It's really you!" umiiyak na saad nito nang mayakap siya.

Hindi na rin niya napigilan ang pag-iyak dahil sa sobrang pagka-miss dito. Tiniis niyang hindi ito makita at makausap sa loob ng isang buwan para hindi siya matukso na bumalik sa California. Masisira lahat ng plano niya kung sakali man na mangyari 'yon. And now that her son's in front her already, she felt contented.