"Uhm, Ashley are you free right now?"
(why?) mahinang sagot naman ng dalaga still being messed by her actions
"I'd like you to help me choose motifs of the event and should I throw it to my garden or to the pool or inside the house, just please can you help me out here?" aniya
"Yeah, we'll come right after I got washed"
"Eihh, dito kana maligo!" aniya like they were such a close friend
"Huh?, uh"
"Just come here asap, can you?"
"Yeah sure" nalilitong tugon naman nito
minutes had past as Carlo and Ashley arrived
"Oh, hi there?" ngiting salubong naman ni Catherine dito
As Ashley looked at Carlo
"Did I hit your head that much?" nagtatakang tanong naman ni Ashley nang makalapit na si Catherine sa kanila
"Huh?" kunot nuong tanong naman ng pinsan
"You're being weird" biglang saad ni Carlo that makes her glare at him
"Tsk!" inis na anas nito
"Can't you two just be nice to me hmm?" bulyaw naman ng pinsan at hinablot ang braso ni Ashley tungo sa loob ng bahay
"Let's talk it out muna Catherine, naguguluhan parin ako sa pakikitungo mo sa'min even though we caused a lot of troubles in your life"
"Dzuhh, nakapag move on na ako noe!, and besides it's been almost a year since that scene so, I think I needed to let it go"
"You know if may nagawa man akong kasalanan sa inyo, just please forgive me, para matapos na lahat!," Catherine clearly said
"No, hindi matatapos ang lahat kung ganyan kalang umakto!, you're being so innocent! Madaling madali kalang mauto!" bulyaw naman ni Ashley dito
"Mapapatawad ko din naman sila eh" she smiled so fake
"You know what, I am really really sorry for what i've done into your life Catherine, I really regretted it" sinserong pagpapaumanhin nito sa pinsan
Napaluha naman ang dalaga sa mga narinig
As she looked up and tried to take her tears back
Ashley and Carlo looked at each other
Bumuntong hininga naman si Catherine sa pagod na pag iwas sa mga usapang ganito
"I just wanna ask you one question?"
"What is it?"
"Pano ko ba yun sisimulan?" turo nito sa likod na tinutukoy ang gaganaping party bukas
Ashley breaths heavily
"I did it because of envious"
"Everything I want, is what you got"
"So I planned to ruin your life, but I didn't know it'll ruin my life too, i've been suffering from anxiety since I hurt you physically"
" as I made my self pregnant with Carlo kaya ka nya napagtaksilan but our baby died" kasabay nito ang pagluhod ni Ashley sa harapan ng dalaga
"And I am really really sorry for everything Catherine, masyado lang akong naging sakim, I don't know na ganun na pala ako kasama sa mata ng mga tao" as her tears fall down through her cheeks
As Carlo caressed her back
"I didn't invite you here to make any dramas, kase okay na sa'ken ang lahat, I already forgive you, so stand up and don't ever kneel in front of just a person!"
"Kasi lahat ng mga tao nagkakamali, I am not perfect, sa paningin nyu lang yun"
As a car parked in front of her house na agaran namang ikinatayo ni Ashley at pinahiran ang bawat mga luha
"Hi" masayang bati ni Ken sa mga bagsak balikat na nakatingin sa kanya
"I thought I am the earliest, mas may nauna pa pala" saad nito kay Catherine sabay kamot sa leeg nito
"Boyfriend?" kaagarang tanong na sumulpot sa utak ni Ashley
"A suitor" ngiting tugon naman ni Ken dito
"Oww" tango tangong saad ni Ashley sabay tingin kay Carlo
"Oh, wag mo nang bigyan ng malisya yang kilos ng magiging asawa mo, dyan nanaman kayo mag aaway, sige ka!" pagbibigay leksyon ni Catherine sa mga ito
"He choose to be with you than being with me, so kahit tanungin mo yan ng paulit ulit, ikaw parin ang pipiliin nyan!" bulyaw nito sa pinsan
Napatawa naman si Ashley sa inakto ng pinsan nito sa gitna ng pagpapakalma nito sa sarili na kakagaling lang sa pag iyak
"So tutulungan nyu ba'ko o hindi?" mataray na tanong ni Catherine sa mga ito
"Tutulungan" sabay sabay namang sagot ng bawat isa habang nakangiting nakatingin sa kanya
They smiled so generous
As they started on decorating the pool
"I think black and white would be best for the events motif" suhestiyon naman ni Ashley dito
"Being dead for a while and got reincarnated as a beautiful lady again" Na ikinapawi naman ng mga ngiti ng bawat isa
"Sorry pero matanong ko lang, diba I poured an acid on your face?"
"Someone saved me"
"I got temporary amnesia that time and siguro kung hindi pa nya ako ibinalik where I really belong, hindi pa siguro ako nakakaalala"
"He took a good care of my face"
"Then what do you mean by that?"
" he was my plastic surgeon" she said with a smile na ikinaguho naman ng mundo ni Ken habang tinitingnan ang minamahal na inaalala ang kinalimutan na nga ba o minamahal paring nakaraan
He chuckled in pain while clenching his jaw
"Someone's getting jealous" natatawang saad naman ni Carlo ng mapansin ang inakto ni Ken
"Well he's my cousin" tugon naman ni Ken dito
"Oww, rival in love, tsy, tsy, tsy" iling iling na saad ni Ashley dito
Napatingin naman si Catherine kay Ken at ngumiti ng palihim
"It feels like there's something between you and your surgeon, i'll just ask you a question"
"Who will you choose between these cousins?"
"I will choose someone who's been lying since the day we met" while looking at Ken's eyes
"I don't think Ken is lying on you"
"I don't know" nakangiting tugon lamang ni Catherine dito
"Kung hindi ako nangialam at hindi kayo naghiwalay ni Carlo pero dumating padin silang dalawa sa buhay mo, who will you choose?"
"I will choose your fiancée Ashley"
"Why?" makahulugang tanong nito sa pinsan
"I cursed you to death when I knew that you're taking my man away from me, ganun ako kagalit sayo noon"
"But I realized my mistake sa madaling panahon na nagalit ako sayo"
"He's the third man, except for my late father and my brother who let me feel about these kind of feeling, of being in love"
"Ni minsan hindi ko naisip ang palitan sya sa buhay ko nung mga panahong yun, but that was my past, heart changes, and I am thankful na nakialam ka sa buhay ko"
"Kase kung hindi ka naging kontrabida sa storyang toh?, hindi ako natuto"
"Because of your jealousy, I met these man and they let me learn about how do life will go on"