Miggy's POV
When I got out of the confusion, I walked. I don't know why I didn't take a taxi. In fact, I saw a few taxis passing by on the road. I just kept walking as if I didn't care. My body was tired as if it wanted to just fall into bed to rest, but I don't know why my feet chose to walk on the road at dawn. I don't care what I look like now. I know the people I pass and even the cars I meet are already looking at me.
"What big wedding did I have in my past life for me to go through all this now? To my recollection, I was probably a good child except when I was dealing with daddy in the last hours of his life, but I couldn't do that if I wasn't hurt by what happened. Maybe I didn't step on anyone to torture me like this. I also did not become stingy to deprive myself of happiness. Why is my life a mess? I thought mommy was the only one I had to face to let her know about daddy's son to another woman. But I made a mistake because there is something like this? Who is the real Gabriella Therese? Why are they two now? What should I do to know the truth? It's all crazy and stupid! It was as if my brain was about to explode with the amount of thinking. I don't even know which one I should prioritize to find out and organize everything before they go home, mommy, "I was in that state of mind as I continued to walk down the road.
"Come on!" but one word brought me back to my trance. I know that voice is familiar, but it doesn't seem true because what I knew earlier I sent him home to rest.
"Kuya? Come on! " I felt a pat on my shoulder, so I turned to see who was calling me.
"Why are you here?" I wonder if the question is
"You are the one I should have asked if you were here? You don't have your own brother anymore! It's a good thing I called Jhay to find out where you are! " He preached to me.
"Huh? What happened to Gabie? " I asked her a confused question.
"No. I mean, nothing bad happened to Gabie. I called Jhay because you were the one I greeted. But he said that you were an idiot earlier who walked out of the hospital just because he couldn't follow you because Teresa also needed him. So I decided to just pick you up because I know you're not on your own anymore, even though I really don't know where to look for you. I thought you took a taxi home. I've been calling you for a while, but you haven't answered my calls. It's really good to see you walking here, but I've been calling you before, and it's like you don't hear anything, "he explained and then sighed.
"I just want to be able to think because my life is chaotic. I don't know how to get through it all? I don't know why I have to go through all this? " I asked tearfully.
"Kuya, calm down first. I didn't even know the whole incident before, but I know you are very tired because of what happened. So come so that you can rest first, wake up tomorrow and then let's talk about things, "he comforted me.
I felt like a toddler following him as he pulled me to the car parked across the street. The two of us were quiet the whole trip home to my condo.
When I arrived at my unit, I was not even able to clean my body to keep my body fresh before going to sleep. I just stumbled on the bedroom floor at the foot of my bed, crying because my chest was so tight.
"The unfairness of life is why only pain comes to me. I just fell in love again, but with the wrong person! If I only knew, I wouldn't have followed the dictates of my heart because there would have been chaos. If I only knew it would cause severe pain, I would not have just sent my emotional call. The pain… the pain I can no longer bear. Destiny is just playing tricks on me. Why me? Why does all this have to happen to me? What mistake have I made to be punished like this? Will there be no end to the suffering the world will inflict on me? Do I really have no right to be happy? Why are the others so easy for them to get what they want? Why am I not? It's tiring to live when all I can feel in life is pain. I don't want to… I'm so fed up… "I moaned. I couldn't control myself anymore. It just poured out all the emotions that I had long suppressed and put aside. So I thought it was okay that I was the real one, I just hid everything I tried to forget.
Meynard doesn't know what to do because of what he sees in me. This is the first time he has seen me give up like this. He saw me cry, but just like he sees me now.
"Meynard? What's happening?" Gab asked Meynard in shock when he saw us both falling on the floor of my room. But Meynard couldn't answer him because I knew even Meynard didn't know why I was like this.
"Kuya? Brother, what's the problem? You can tell me, Meynard and me, can't you? " When he got close to me, he slowly hugged me.
"Shhh… brother, let's talk about what your problem is. I am ready to listen to you, tell us so we know how we can help you, "he softened to me as he hugged me in his arms.
"Nard, we need to give him a drink of water so that he can wake up somehow," he ordered Meynard.
"Kuya, stay. We can talk, just say so. I'm just here for you. You know, you're the only one I know in my family. Don't you? " He said it softly.
But I couldn't answer because I didn't know how to tell them both what was really going on. I don't know how he will accept what he needs to know. What if he really isn't my brother? What will I do? It's only now that I feel sorry for him because I know he's alone in life. It is not her fault that we mistook her for my sister, because we saw her document proving that she is Gabriella Therese Alonzo, Teresa Alonzo's daughter.
But her mother is no longer with whom we can talk about this matter because it has been two years since she died in an accident. So it's confusing because I don't know how it happened that there were two mothers with the same name and date of birth, in other words, couples in different places but with the same personality.
Who among them is the real Teresa and Gabriella Therese Alonzo, then? How can this be proven when Teresa can no longer be talked to to enlighten everyone?
A few moments later, Meynard returned with a glass of water and then handed it to me to drink.
"Meynard, what's going on? Why is there blood on my brother's clothes? Even his hands have dried blood! "
I don't know what Meynard's reaction was because I was just staring at the floor and I heard no answer from him.
He stood up and went to my older brother's room first. "It's better if you go with my older brother here first. I'll just prepare his bath and clothes for him so he can clean his body and get dressed," he said as he stood up and went to my bathroom.
Meanwhile, when Meynard received the glass from which I drank water, he came out for a moment and then he slowly supported me upright and made me sit on the sofa opposite my bed.
"You're here first brother. I'll just get some clothes that you can change into after you take a bath while Gab prepares your bath, "he said softly to me, but like before, he didn't receive an answer from me.
I don't know how I finished my shower. I'm not sure if I really cleaned my body in the few minutes I stayed in the bathroom after they left me when I could go to the bathroom to undress and take a shower.
I sat on the side of my bed for a while as I stared at the blazing sun. "Does that mean it's morning? I didn't even know the time. "
I heard someone open the door and walk towards me. I don't know who because I turned my back on the door of my room. My eyes were busy gazing at the swaying darkness and sunlight. They say that every sunrise every morning brings new hope. Is that true? It seems like it's hard to believe because with so much happening in my life, I don't seem to know if I have any hope of changing the course of my life.
"Brother, drink this hot milk first so you can sleep because you need a break," Gab said softly to me as he stood in front of me carrying a glass of milk.
"I don't want to sleep because I still have to take care of something. Send Meynard here because I have something to order from him, "I said almost in a whisper.
"He didn't say a word. I thought he wouldn't follow what I said, but I heard him sigh and then put the glass with only milk on the side table of my bed and then walk out of my room.
Meynard later approached me.
"Kuya? Did you call me? "
"Please call Willie. I need to talk to him right now," I ordered him but I didn't even look at him. I kept staring at the blazing sun.
"I called after you told me to call last night, he said he was coming. But where can you talk to him, is he still there? "
"Here. Let him come here, I will not come first. Please file me for emergency leave later, please just send it to me so I can sign, "I added.
"Drink this milk first so you can rest, brother. I'll just wake you up later when Willie comes," he said hesitantly.
"I don't want milk. Give me coffee. I also can't sleep even if I run out of that milk."
I heard him sigh then took the glass of milk then walked out of my room.
Because of the tightness of the feeling, I thought of going to the veranda in case the tightness of my chest would be relieved. It's as if I can't breathe if I sit here in my room for a long time.
I know they were both surprised to see me come out of the room, but no one was surprised to ask me questions. I could hear the two of them talking, but I couldn't understand how weak it was. It was as if they were just whispering, but I didn't pay attention to it, I just walked straight out of the veranda when I opened the sliding glass door and then sat down.
"This is your coffee brother, I talked to Willie on his way," Meynard said.
"Maybe you want to eat something Gab prepared for breakfast, come with us to eat," he added.
My only response was, "I don't feel like it." was my only response.
Meynard no longer insisted and I am very grateful, because I know he understood me even though he did not know the whole incident why I was like this. I know that Meynard has already talked to Gab because since earlier when he brought me milk to my room, he has never come near me again. I'm thankful for that because I really want to be alone, that they let me go first.
I don't know how many minutes or hours I stayed on the veranda, then I heard Meynard approach me to let me know that Willie had arrived. I took a deep breath then got up to go to Willie in the living room.
When Willie saw me, he said, "Good morning."But I was not able to greet him back. I just looked at him and told him to follow me. I knew he was wondering, but I heard no questions from him.
"Sit down first," I said coldly, then stepped away from him for a moment.
"Meynard!" I called when I saw him carrying the mug he had brewed my coffee earlier from the veranda to the kitchen. I noticed he was dressed and ready to go to work. He hurriedly put the mug down on the kitchen sink and then walked over to me.
"We will talk here first. Tell Gab to wait for my call and then he will come back here because I will also talk to him, I ordered. Then I went back to the study to wait for Meynard. I didn't want Gab to hear what we were going to talk about first because I wanted to make sure first what kind of investigation Willie did. I was disappointed with what happened because the situation only got worse. I knew when it was proven that Gab wasn't my real brother that he would definitely get hurt. I have no intention of messing up his life and involving him in the mess of my life. If only I didn't want to hurt anyone who had nothing to do with the complicated situation, but I couldn't do anything because it had already happened. All I can do now is fix it.
I knew I was wrong too because I was so confident right away that I didn't even make sure everything was true.
A few minutes later, Meynard came in and closed the door.
"Gab came down, I locked the door before I entered here," Meynard said.
I stared coldly at Willie, so I could clearly see how surprised he was by what I said. I could see how his eyes widened and he was still staring. I knew it was him and couldn't believe what I heard like I reacted yesterday when that news exploded right in my face.
"P-Pa-How did that happen? Isn't that what I found out in the investigation? " He was shocked and stuttering, he said.
I closed my eyes and wiped my head because I suddenly came back to remembering such an incident yesterday and it even refreshed my mind.
"What? How did that happen? "
"I don't know and I don't understand. I honestly don't want to believe what he said, but when I looked at his son there, I saw that his eyes were the same as his father's. Then it happened unexpectedly that we needed blood and we were of the same blood type, so I ordered Meynard to talk to the person who took the blood from me to take a sample of Gabie to perform the DNA test, but the person who introduced himself did not know. Teresa, "I explained. But I stopped because I was having trouble breathing again, so for a few minutes I tried to calm myself in the silence that enveloped the four corners of my study room.
"Gab doesn't know what happened yet, because I want to talk to you first. I'll talk to him later because I'm really having a hard time with what's going on. I also knew that he would be hurt and that we severely disrupted his quiet life. So I want to make sure everyone knows what we should do before I talk to him, "I added.
I heard Meynard sneeze before he answered the conversation.
"Ah, do you want me to call Sir Rick to let him know about this in case he can help identify the real Teresa? Because I think he will meet Teresa when he sees her, "Meynard suggested.
"Right, even better. All right, please call Uncle Rick and tell him to come here now, "I agreed with Meynard.
"Why didn't I think of that thing?" I whispered to myself.
"What do you want me to do?" Willie suddenly asked me after a few minutes of silence prevailed.
"Let's just wait for Uncle Rick first, because I honestly don't know what's really bothering my brain with the amount of things that happened yesterday. I haven't even slept yet because so much is bothering my mind.
"He is supposed to come. I have already talked to Sir Rick. What is Sir Manuel? " Meynard after hanging up the phone.
"I don't know yet, maybe later when we're done talking to Uncle Rick."
Back in the silence all around because I had nothing to say, my mind floated again. Then I thought of Gabie, who is in the hospital now. I don't know yet what her condition is.
"Nard, please call Jhay to say hello to Gabie's condition, tell them 'don't let them' worry about Gabie's needs because we will take care of everything. Then anytime the hospital calls, you know what to do for that. And after you feed Willie first, maybe he hasn't eaten breakfast in my room yet while we wait for Uncle Rick to arrive, "then I stood up and left them both there.
I went to bed to lie down when I entered my room, but even after lying down for a few minutes, drowsiness did not visit me. I just stared at the ceiling as my mind continued to be confused by what had happened. I still can't believe what happened. I don't know if I expected something like that to happen. I thought it was my happiest day and it will continue with Gabie. But I was wrong… I was wrong again. When will everything be right or match right for me?
I am tired of the misconceptions of my life. My heart is too tired to be hurt. My brain is also very tired from the amount of messing up it has been doing.
"Dad? What is really true? Who exactly are Teresa and Gabriella Therese? Why did they become two suddenly? Could it be that your real son is Gab and not Gabie dad?Because I would be hurt more if he was because I loved him more than my brother. I don't know how it would feel if it was confirmed that he was my real brother. And then Gab is pitiful if that's the case because we just messed up his quiet life. I hope Uncle Rick still remembers Teresa's real face because he is the only one who can possibly teach us the real Teresa, "when I talked to him in my mind while still staring at the ceiling, at the same time as the rich man was ahead. the tears in my eyes.