Hidden Heiress

Forty Five

Forty Five

I felt how my body is screaming for medicine, it's weak and vulnerable. Marahan akong napadilat, only to see my Mother continuously crying while holding my hands, my father was also frustrated behind her as he called someone on his phone. Hinanap ng mata ko si Lennox, but he's not here.I heard all the crying from them, from my bodyguards.

Mariin ang hawak ko sa kamay ni Mommy.

"Everything is gonna be fine, baby." aniya habang sunod-sunod na patak ang luha sa mata niya.

"Where's Lennox Mommy?" tanong ko sa kaniya. Panandalian siyang natigilan at sinulyapan si Daddy sa tabi niya.

"M-May kausap lang, susunod na 'rin yon dito." sabi niya. I nodded as I watched how the lights passed through my vision. For the last time, the hospital bed stops as they stop all my immediate family.

"Dito na lang po tayong lahat Mrs. Del Via."

"Please make sure she's safe Doc." boses ni Mommy ang naririnig ko habang hinihila na naman ako ng antok.

"We will." That's the last thing I heard before I unconsciously closed my eyes.

It feels nostalgic, how I was screaming for freedom back then. How I am satisfied with a sunset and sunrise in our basement even if I am in a cage.

Ilang beses kong pinilit na makawala sa buhay kong 'yon but now that I've became an adult and series of problems surface in my life. Parang gusto ko nalang bumalik sa dati kong buhay.

I loved it, I loved watching how the flowers followed the wind, how the golden light slowly disappeared when the darkness took over.

I love how the crickets sound when I am eating our dinner. I realized that life is full of wonders, if you have the money and a stable job—you will still look for something. Maybe that's how life is for me. To have peace and worth living life.

As much as I want to be a businesswoman like what my family dictates for me, I am still longing for the freedom in it, the beautiful places, the seas and a person's eyes.

Para sa akin hinding hindi ka kailanman mako-kontento sa meron ka, you will always aim for something...and that is how I want my life would be. I want to reach it, I want to find that someone or something that makes me content, that is how I wanted Lennox. How desperate I am to find him and save him.

For me he is that person who can make me feel fully content. Kung kasama ko siya sa lahat ng mga tanong sa isip ko, sa paghahanap ko ng mga gusto kong gawin. I feel like, everything will be at peace. I may still be wondering, but I know everything inside of me will calm down, basta't kasama ko siya.

He saw me first back then, he noticed me and bullied me, he pursued me even if I didn't want to. He did everything to make himself visible in my eyes.He full-fill all my dreams kahit walang kasiguraduhan na magkikita pa kami. Lennox is made for me. God created him just to love me for this lifetime. God gave me him to fully understand all my questions about freedom, na kahit gaano pa kadami ang mapuntahan kong peaceful na lugar, I will never be at peace dahil wala siya sa mga 'yon.

Dahan-dahan kong idinilat ang aking mga mata at napakaputing kwarto ang unang nakita ko. It's so familiar, the detailed of my white light, the ceiling. Marahan akong ngumiti ng malamang nasa basement kami. My mom was beside me at halos nag-tatatalon siya nang makitang gising na ako.

"Pakitawag si Akhi, please, tell him she's awake!" Sabi kaagad ni Mommy sa bodyguard kong si Jhanna na nakaantabay sa gilid ng aking kwarto.

"Yes Mam." Dahan-dahan akong bumangon at halos mapadaing sa nararamdamang sa aking balikat. Masakit pa 'rin pala. Inalalayan ako ni Mommy na maupo.