Beautiful Mistake (Mafia Series #1)

Epilogue

I was driving on my way back home, still thinking about the girl I met last night.

She looks young and innocent... but she's so damn beautiful!

I left five thousand pesos on purpose. Hindi ko iyon bayad sa kanya. Alam kong hindi siya bayaran. Baka wala siyang pera. Pamasahe niya na 'yun o pambili niya ng pagkain in case she might get hungry.

The night she went to bar again and told me she was pregnant, hindi ko naninawala. I didn't expect na magbubunga iyon.

"Hindi mo ba narinig ang sinabi ko?"  "Buntis ako at ikaw ang Ama! Gusto mo bang ulitin ko pa?" Her voice was shaking.Kahit hindi ko pa siya gaanong kakilala ay pakiramdam ko ay nagsasabi siya ng totoo. Napaka inosente kasi ng mukha niya. Hindi mo iisiping magagawa niyang magsinungaling.

Pero paniniwalaan ko ba siya agad?

"I said, leave" kalmado pero mariin kong wika at sinensyasan ang mga tauhan ko na paalisin siya.

Nakita ko ang gulat at galit sa mga mata niya. I tried to act cool and calm na tila ba hindi ako apektado sa pinapakita ng emosyon ng kanyang mukha.

Kahit pinaalis ko siya at pinakita ko sa kanya na wala akong pakialam sa kanya ay sinundan ko siya pagkatapos nun. Inalam ko kung saan siya nakatira. I followed her everyday, making sure she get home safe from school and from work.

When we lived under the same roof, I got to know her better. She's very simple, kind and shy and I like that about her.  Hindi ko inakala na unti-unti pala akong mahuhulog sa kanya pero hindi ko kaagad 'yon sinabi sa kanya, pinapakiramdaman ko din kasi siya if she feel the same way. I was sure of my feelings. Alam kong mahal ko na siya pero ayokong magpadalos dalos kasi natatakot akong masaktan at maiwan ulit.

I admit that I got so jealous over with her friend Axel. Noong palagi siyang umuuwi ng gabi. Pakiramdam ko noon may namamagitan sa kanila. Even though I don't have enough proof, I feel like she's cheating on me kaya lumayo ulit ang loob ko sa kanya at tinuon ko nalang ang atensyon ko sa anak namin. Natatakot ako na maulit ang nangyari noon, yung matapos kong ibigay ang lahat at iparamdam kung gaano ko siya kamahal, sa huli ay iniwan at pinagpalit parin ako.

"m-mahal ko si Axel..." she said and walked away.

I thought everything is okay. I confessed my feelings for her and she told me that she loves me the night that we made love but after four days.... she left me.

Sumama siya kay Axel and I let her go because I love her so much. Nagsibalikan ang mga nangyare noon. Muli kong naalala ang mga away namin dahil kay Axel at naisip ko na... baka nga mahal niya talaga ang lalakeng 'yon.

Binitiwan ko siya ng ganun ganun lang kahit mahal na mahal ko siya. Gusto ko nalang siyang kalimutan hanggang sa makita ko ang takot sa kanyang mga mata noong magkita kami sa party, when she tried to talk to our son. She looked scared while looking at Axel who's walking to our direction. From that, alam kong parang may mali so with the help of my cousins especially Peter, we investigate him until we found out that he's been stalking Eris for years so we made a plan.

She told me the truth, I was healed... our relationship healed. Masakit man sa una nung malaman kong sinaktan at ginahasa siya pero tinatagan ko ang sarili ko. Kelangan ko siyang tulungan, kelangan niya ako at ako lang ang masasandalan niya. I love her with all of my heart that I'm willing to accept the child she's carrying kahit na hindi ako sigurado kung ako nga ang Ama. Tatanggapin at mamahalin ko parin siya.

"Mahal na mahal kita" she said while crying.

Limang taon akong na comatose pero hindi niya ako iniwan. She waited for me to wake up. Ang dami niyang naikwento sa akin nung nagising na ako. She was so scared and she almost wanted to give up, akala niya ay hindi na ako magigising but miracle happened.

Akala ko rin 'yun na ang katapusan. Akala ko 'yun na ang huli naming pag-uusap that's why I proposed to her. 

"I won't leave you..." I said while kissing her.

I want her to know and to feel that I will stay by her side no matter what happened. I won't leave her just like what she did for me. She stayed by my side and waited for me without any assurance that I would wake up from a coma. I want her to feel that she's not alone and that I will be the man who will take care of her, protect and love her.

Hinding hindi ko siya iiwan at araw-araw kong iparamdam sa kanya kung gaano ko siya kamahal. I never thought that she will come into my life. I never thought that Eris and our son's will going to complete me.

Yes, at first I was scared of falling in love again but she came.

She taught me how to love again.

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Special chapter is next!