Rains of Sparks (Celebrity Series #4) [COMPLETED]

Spark 24

Chapter 24

Start Over

"He's having a hard time until now. He's really trying to cope up. Ako na ang humihingi ng pasensiya kung pakiramdam mo, hindi na siya ang kilala mong Keene noon."

Napahigpit ang hawak ko sa sinimsim kong milkshake. Bigla akong nahirapang iproseso ang mga narinig. Parang nanghina ang buong katawan ko. My eyes started tearing up as my heart feels like a glass breaking into a very tiny pieces.

"I think there's some changes on his character after the accident, but I assure you that it's still him. It's still the same Keene."

"Tell me about him more, Tita." my voice cracked, my heart was aching too much. "I-I wanna know more. I wanna know what I've missed about him for the past years."

She stared at me with sadness on her eyes. It was like the memories from the past still pained her, but still, she chose to tell everything to me.

"A year after I adopted him and became my biological son in the paper, changing his name from Keene to Klein, he met that terrible accident. We migrated to America for that—for his medications. Pinili na rin naming tumira roon for Klein's full recovery. We've been living there for years since doon ko na rin siya pinag-aral. Sa katunayan, more than two years pa lang kami rito."

That explains why we totally lost our communication. Wala siya sa Manila. Wala siya sa bansa. He's in the other country to cope up with his recovery. Uminit ang mga mata ko.

"When Klein recovered from the accident without memories, everything on him actually feels new. May mga nagbago sa kanya, bagaman may mga hindi pa rin. He was still the Keene who wants to become a part of police force, he's still the loving and handsome Keene I know." emosyonal na aniya. "In the end, I was thinking that maybe, it was really meant to happen. He meant to start with a new life together with us."

Nanikip lalo ang dibdib ko. Hindi ko alam ang lahat ng 'to. Parang gusto kong manghina sa mga narinig.

"He took accountancy in the America first and took some advance training there before joining the detective force here in the Philippines. He's been here for more than two years now kaya bago pa lang talaga siya roon sa force. Inuutusan-utusan pa nga lang siya do'n, mabuti na lang at mukhang gusto niya namang ganoon dahil mas naging ka-close niya ang mga seniors niya."

I bit my lower lip, trying to suppress my tears because everything I heard now is hurting me so much.

Now I know the reason why he's having a hard time telling me why he denied me before. Dahil hindi niya pala talaga ako kilala. Hindi niya ako maalala. Kilala niya lang ako bilang artista at iniidolo lang niya.

He was embarrassed to admit that he actually forgot me, us, and our memories. It's true all this time... he doesn't know me. He doesn't remember me.

How dare me for being disappointed at him all this time? He's having a hard time all these years! Ni hindi ko man lang alam 'yon. Anong karapatan kong madismaya sa kanya?

One tear dropped from my eyes. My heart's breaking too much. Nasundan agad iyon ng isa pa kaya mabilis kong tinakpan ang bibig ko.

"You know, even when he doesn't have memories on his childhood, noong nakita ka niya sa TV, he immediately became a fan of you. That says it all, Shiana. Even when his mind forgets, his heart won't. I didn't tell him that time that you two has past. Pero noong nalaman niya, he still chose to not pursue you. He was embarassed because he doesn't even have a single memory of you. He's afraid you both can't recognize each other so he just chose to support you in silent, instead of showing himself."