BCWMH Fanfic: It's You From the Start 13

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year po!!!! As always, thankie much for those who are dropping by.   Please tell me if I used BLAG in exaggeration. hehehe. :) :) :)  I am very sorry if this update is a bit lame... babawi na lang po ako. :D

CHAPTER 13

BLAG!

Richard and Liza quickly turned their attention towards the sound.  Liza rushed towards the door with Richard just behind her.  The door is slightly open and they found on the floor by the door a box of cake from a popular bakeshop inside the airport.  The two looked at each other both thinking the same thing.  Richard got his phone and dial a number.

***
Feeling weak from too much crying, Maya sat silently at the last pew of the church.  She ended up stopping the taxi on the first church that she passed by.

Richard Lim. Roberto Lim. Dad...

He is the son of the person who caused the death of my father!

Tears started to run down her cheeks again.  She felt betrayed and heartbroken; she's angry and disappointed.  She's feeling too much emotions; the memory of the death of his father came flashing back on her mind.  The things that she has succeeded to lock out of her consciousness are like fresh wounds that will never heal.

***
Liza? What did Emman say?

Liza sighed before answering.  We guessed it right. Emman just arrived in their condo...alone.  Nagpaiwan si Maya to drop by a cake for Abby here.

Richard slumped his shoulder and weakly sat on his chair, massaging his temple in frustration and regret.  He has been trying to call her and has sent messages, but it seemed that she turned off her phone.

I guess, I should have listened to you, I should have explained to Maya everything from the start. I am just hoping that I can still fix this.  Richard said desperately.

***
Maya has been crying and wallowing on what have happened years ago, when Richard's voice from that morning reverbrated on her mind  ...Dad will be thrilled.  I found Atty. dela Rosa's family.  She quickly straightened up on her seat and dig for her phone from her bag.  She got so emotional when she left the LAS office that her mom's safety slipped her mind.  As her phone turns on, messages came - all came from Richard.  She just ignored them and press her mother's number.

***
For the nth time, Richard dialed her number again, he got a little hope when he heard a busy tone.  He waited for a few minutes, he was about to press the redial button of his phone when an incoming call flashed on the screen.

After the call...

Liza, please cancel my flight.

Okay. I think it's a better idea, hanapin mo muna si Maya to explain things.

No Liza, i will still go to San Nicolas, but i can no longer wait for my flight.  Please call Captain Villanueva, i will take the chopper.

Ok. Great. I will arrange it now.  Liza  answered with a smile.

Thanks.  I hope Maya will give me a chance.  Richard sighed but hopeful.

***
Ms Maya! Kumusta po?  Ang tagal ko na po kayo hindi napasyal dito ah.

Medyo busy lang po, Manong Jerry.  Maya tried her best to answer cheerfully to one of the loyal guards in the university when he greeted her by the entrance.

Teka, bakit po pala kayo nandito?

Surprise ko po sana si Mommy.

Naku Ms Maya, nakaalis na po si Dean...  mga isang oras na po.  The kind guard said after checking his watch.

Maya furrowed her brows, puzzled.  Pero mag-alas tres pa lang po ah.

May bisita po yata kayo, may sumundo po kasi sa kanya na lalaki.  Magkasama po silang umalis.

Lalaki?  Maya suddenly felt nervous.  Professor po dito? She managed to ask.

Hindi po professor, hindi ko po kilala, baka po taga-Maynila, kanina ko lang po sya nakita dito e.

Ganun po ba? Sige, mauna na po ako... baka nasa bahay na si Mommy.

Sige po, Ms Maya. Ingat po.

Maya quickly left the university, scared and overly worried on her mother's safety.  She is holding back her tears, thinking of worst thing to happen.  She has lost his father and she is determined to do her best to save her mother.

Richard Lim! As much as she wanted to justify that Richard won't do such things, what she heard that morning are enough to doubt the Richard Lim that she met and had been with her in the past few weeks.

***
As soon as Maya stepped inside their gate, she saw Richard on the phone, walking back and forth in their garden.

Just as she was about to approach him, her mom with Sabel behind her emerged from their front door carrying tray of food.  From the looks of the situation, it seems that things are okay.

She stay rooted on her place, confused on what she is seeing.  Seeing her mom safe and seems happy, she started to relax a bit.  With all the emotional turmoil she has experienced since morning and the exhaustion from her flight, fatigue started to sink in and the last thing she remember is hearing Sabel screaming her name and strong arms encircling her body before everything turns black.

Until next chapter... :)