One Yesterday (The Royalties Secret Series Bk1)

One Last Rule

-Lea's POV-

"Twins? Come with me muna? We'll go to the Supermarket we will buy ingredients so we can prepare your Dad's favorite." Pag-aaya ni Arlene sa mga bata.

"But Mama Arly we want to bond with Daddy. Daddy please? Can we just stay here with you?" Naka pout na sabi ni Avy at natawa naman si Aga at pinisil ang mukha nito.

"Ahm Princess, we still have a lot of time to catch up. Go with your Mama Arly muna. Your Mom needs to talk first before we can bond okay?" Pakiusap naman ni Aga sa anak at sa wakas pumayag naman ito.

When Arlene and the twins left naiwan silang apat. Inaya naman sila ni Papa Al na sa study room mag-usap.

Wala silang imikan habang naglalakad pa punta sa study room.

When they entered the study, hindi pa man lang nakaka upo si Lea ay nagsalita na si Aga.

"So anyone? Care to explain? Ano to Lea? 12 years kang nawala pagbalik mo dala mo ang mga anak ko at kung hindi pa sa social media hindi ko malalaman na may mga anak ako? At Ma, Pa? Almira? Alam niyo? And no one even bothered to tell me anything?" Hindi sumisigaw si Aga but she can feel that he's really mad.

"Don't blame them Aga. It's all on me nakiusap akong wag sabihin sa'yo or else they will never see them again."

"Kelan niyo pa alam?" Aga ignored what I said at tinanong lang sila Mama.

"Three days before Lea left for the States." Almira answered

That was also the last day when Aga and her saw each other.

Pa lakad-lakad naman si Aga sa study room at halatang nag pi-pigil ng galit.

"You deprived me of our kids for twelve years Lea!" Sumbat sa kanya nito at hindi na din niya napigalan ang galit niya.

"If I remember it Aga, you were the one who pushed me away! Pinabalik mo ako ng America Aga! You didn't even asked me kung gusto ko ba. Kaya wag mo sa aking isusumbat na itinago ko sa'yo ang mga anak natin when you didn't even want me to stay! How will I know if you also want the kids? Itinaboy mo ako palayo Aga!" Umiiyak na sumbat niya rito. Wala pa ding nagbago sa kanya, akala niya sa loob ng 12 years ay mababawasan na ang sakit but it seemed like their one yesterday is like a wound in her heart tumigil lang pala sa pagdudugo ang sugat for 12 years but it never healed.

"Yes Lea, alam ko ang pagkakamali ko sa'yo. I know I was the one who told you to go back to America but that doesn't explain why you have to deprive me of my right as a father! 12 years Lea! 12 fucking years! My children grew up without a father, tapos ngayon babalik ka basta na parang walang nangyari? What do you expect? Magtatalon ako sa tuwa Lea? Ninakaw mo sa akin ang pagkakataong maging ama sa loob ng labindalawang taon!" Aga is crying in fraustration now.

"Aga anak, please nakaraan na yun. Patayin mo man kaming lahat hindi na natin maibabalik pa ang nakaraan. Pag-usapan niyo ng mabuti ni Lea ang lahat. Please, think about your children." Mama Anita calmly explained at tila nakapag isip isip naman si Aga at bahagya itong kumalma.

"Can I talk to my wife alone? Ma? Pa? Almira?" Sagot ni Aga at kinabahan naman si Lea.

Tiningnan sila ng mga ito and she nodded indicating that it's fine with her.

When they went out of the room, namayani naman ang katahimikan sa kanilang dalawa.

"Aga I---" hindi na nakatiis na tawag niya dito.

"What's your plan Lea? What made you come home? Were you able to live your life like what you always dreamed of? Natupad mo na ba lahat ng pangarap mo sa U.S?" He bitterly asked her and it made her confused why he was asking her those kind of questions.