Getting Into Trouble[9]

"Nanay, why did you do that? Why did you call him ghost in the presence of everybody? What if he is not a ghost?" Dyosa was very angry. Even if he is a carbon copy of Nicolas, that doesn't mean he is a ghost or something.

"But he looks so much like Nicolas. I don't know how Elvira will feel if she finds out that Nicolas is still alive. No I mean, we saw someone like Nicolas. What will happen to her? Oh my dear Elvira"

"Nothing will happen to her"

"Or what if he was reborn? Or what if he..."

"That's enough nay. You will run mad if you continue to think about it" Dyosa cut her mother off before she could complete her sentence.

"Yeah, that's right. I will go mad if I continue to think about it"

"Let's go now. Lola must be waiting for us"

"Okay" she turned to leave then stopped in her tracks and turned to Dyosa, "Anak, what if we don't tell this to Elvira and..."

"Nay, that's enough. You have said enough" this time Dyosa was really angry. Can't she just shut her mouth for once?

"Okay, okay, I won't talk again" Seeing how angry her daughter is, she turned and left. Dyosa tapped her head like she was feeling headache.

At alvardo street, Binondo.

Elvira just came back from work. She looks so tired. She walked to the kitchen and found out that the pots are empty.

"Why is there not food here?" she frowned as she continue to talk to her self, "I can't believe that Dyosa will eat all the food in the kitchen. Such a glutton" she walked out of the kitchen to check if her mother was sleeping then she heard Carissa laughing out loud outside. "Why is that girl laughing?" she went outside and saw Dyosa and Ethan together.

Carissa noticed her mother unconsciously. "Nay, have you been there for long?"

"No I just got here"

"Oh,okay"

"Who is this boy?" she turned to look at Ethan.

"Oh him? He is my friend. We attend the same school"

"Good day Tita" she said politely and smiled.

"Mhm" she nodded and turned to Carissa, "Are you in love with each other?"

"Of course not Nay!. Stop thinking about nonsense!. He is just my friend!"

"Okay" she turned and left but she said this before she left, "Go get him soda"

"Okay nay"

As time goes by, Carissa went to school without Dyosa and Ethan was always with her as her new friend. Elvira on the other way did her responsibility in taking others, serve food and beverages. Dyosa helped her mother in taking good care of her Lola.

On the third day of arrival, Elvira and her family prepared a lots of dishes for Isabelle and Dyosa. They told them what happened when they were at south cotabato but they never mentioned the guy that looks like Nicolas.

In Dyosa's room.

Carissa was helping Dyosa unpack her luggage then she remembered something.

"Carissa, I want to tell you something"

"What is it?" she looked up at Dyosa.

"I saw someone like your father, Nicolas" The clothes on Carissa's hand fell.

"What did you say?"

"I said I saw someone like your dad. He has the same features like your dad but he is a police and he looks younger than your dad. Mother thought he was a ghost but I don't think so or maybe your father is alive and did not..."

"Stop it!, stop it now!. My father is dead, do you understand me? So don't you tell me that you say someone like him" her eyes welled up and tears rolled down her cheeks. She sat on the bed with her hands covering her mouth.

Fourteen years ago, she lost her father and her elder brother. Her mom always told her about the death of her father. She do go to the cemetery to visit her father so why is Dyosa telling her that her father is alive?.

Dyosa walked to her and touched her shoulder gently, "I know how hard it is for you, but I really saw your father. I saw him"

"No, no, he is not the person you saw. My father died fourteen years ago. He was shot and he died" she couldn't control the pain and anger she was feeling, she pushed Dyosa away. "Go away from me. He is dead and I know he is dead. He can't possibly come back. I know he is dead" she started to cry again.

Dyosa stood up from the floor and walked to Carissa. "Don't come near me" her voice was cold.

Dyosa stood far away from her. "I know where he is living. I followed him home the day I saw him. Here is his address" she brought out a small piece of paper from her pocket and gave it to her. "If you want to go and see him"

Carissa looked up at Dyosa. Her eyes were red and puffy. She asked herself, "Should I collect it? Or should I not?" finally she took the paper and looked at it.

"You can find out yourself who he really is" she continued unpacking her luggage while Carissa sat on the bed still looking at the piece of paper in her hand.

Next morning.

It was time for breakfast. Eliva noticed that Carissa has not come out since morning. "Is she still sleeping?" she thought. "No, Carissa don't wake up this late" she went to her room and knocked. No answer came from the room. She knocked again but it was silent so she decided to open the door.

No one was on the bed. She walked to the bathroom and it was empty too. She went to her closet and some of her clothes were gone. "Was she kidnapped? No, her clothes are missing so she probably ran away, but where she go to?" Then she saw a note hanging on one of her clothes. She immediately took it and looked at it. She felt Instence anger and sadness. How could her daughter do this to her. She fell on the ground and began to cry.

That night after Dyosa gave her the address, she made up her mind to go to south cotabato to see who Dyosa was talking about. She packed some of her clothes in a travel backpack and sneaked out of the house.

Elvira came out of the room with her eyes red.

"What happened Elvira?" Mrs belen noticed her and asked. She did not reply and dropped the note on the table right in front of Mrs belen. She looked at her daughter with a questioning look.

"Read it" those were the only two words she could say and she broke into tears again. Mrs belen opened it and read it. Her eyes widened immediately.

The letters says: Dear nay and Lola, I am sorry but i have to leave without informing you. I don't know how to explain things now but I promise to explain to you when I am back. I don't know when I will be back but I promise it won't take too long. I have to know something important. You can hit me when I am back, I don't care. Please don't stay angry with me. Ha, Lola remember to take your medicine and have enough rest and mother don't worry about me, okay. I will be fine.

Lola Belen's heart sank immediately. How could her granddaughter do something like that to them.

At Britespark International school.

As expected, Ethan will come looking for Carissa, but to his surprise he didn't see Carissa but only Dyosa.

"Hey, where is Carissa?" he asked

"She is not around"

"Where did she go to?"

"I don't know"

"How can you not know. You are her best friend"

"She travelled"

"To where?"

"Stop asking too much questions. It is bad to know too much" with that, she left the class.

Later in the afternoon at south cotabato.

Carissa followed the address Dyosa gave her. Her prayer was that the person does not look like her father.

She suddenly felt her stomach growling in hunger. She looked around and saw a small resturant. She quickly went there and bought herself some food.

After eating, she continued her search for Alex. Suddenly, a motorcycle splashed water on her and her dress became wet.

"Who the hell are you!? Do you think you own the road!?" she said angrily and turned to leave then the motorcyclist stopped, removed his helmet and turned back.

Gosh! It was Alex. The one that looks like her father, but unfortunately she has already left when he stopped. The wore his helmet and drove off when he saw Carissa leaving.

At Alex's house.

Alex parked his bike in front of his house. Suddenly, his phone rang...

"Hey bro"

"Alex, we were able to get those criminals and then we found out that they were the one that killed Miss Rosa Lin that night"

"Those criminals, they won't stop until they kill all their enemies, but it's a good thing they were all arrested"

"Alex"

"Mhm"

"What about the search on your parent's murderer?"

"Nothing yet"

"Remember, we are here for you"

"Thanks bok" he smiled and the call ended.

Carissa saw a familiar figure. He looks like her father. Dyosa was actually telling the truth, but her father died fourteen years ago so who is this person? She moved closer to see him and suddenly her back bag fell from her hand. Tears dropped down her eyes as she ran to hug him.

"Tatay!" she shouted.

Alex turned and saw Carissa coming towards him. Wait. Why is she calling me dad? Do I look like her father? I don't think I have given birth? Those questions, he asked but no one to answer him