Chapter 10

Year 1897

It's not easy letting go, not with a part that you need to keep turning back, hold on and keep a way to your promise. A total escape is something cannot be seen, it is sometimes your heart needs to do.

I caught the girl I had always look for, without any hesitation I tried not to disturb her from over thinking things. This past few weeks, she became intensely not okay.

She's sick and can't even give her way out from all the nightmares at night. I know, she can't make it but keep on thinking.

YEAR 1897

That was around 2 pm in the afternoon, a woman standing under a mango tree hoping that a piece of a second can help her feel the way it wasn't.

I think you should rest Binibini.

Senor? she called me with full authority.

Why does people feel so familiar?

That familiarity really confused me.

What do you mean? Are you not feeling well again?

I'm fine, it's just something is pulling me down, my heart speaks gently like I don't want to hear every beat of it.

I can't understand how these life seems so complicated, and how this heart feels a lot of pain.

Binibining Isabella?

I was surprised with the person who called me slowly running towards me from afar.

It was when I realized Binibining Jeana is here.

Senor Armando? my brother..

please just let us talk for a while!

" And with that heavy excitement I can't restrain but just go and distance myself "

Senor Armando.

After all, it was all a long journey for my sister Jeana, and she's actually missing her friend for a long time.

How come you're here? Isabella.

I told Senor Armando to look over you. But he ask me to go with him this time and look over you instead of him.

It was great! I mean.. I'm great..

And just continually hug her.

She's actually one of my closest friend since the moment we decided to live here at San Fernando Pampanga, it was year 1897 now and to get through with the past years we had together as friends I can say that our friendship is something uncommon.

Something tighter than we had imagine before.

It was all a long time since the moment I last saw you.

Actually it was about 4 years ago I think?

Still remember that I told you to finish your studies in Spain. How was it by the way?

It was all a sad experience, except that you were not there and Senor Armando,

my brother needs to go back here in the Philippines to pursue his military service.

So I need to finish my studies alone there, but it was all a sad journey. And I remain focus on writing a book so that It won't gonna be a boring life after all, even if it is..

With that smile forming on her lips I know it was the moment she refused not to let me feel worry about her.

You know how long will it takes to write a book?

No!.. but I heard some good news from you in Spain, and the letters you send me and that you are awarded there for your skills in writing. And just so thankful you had been very great in writing, and holding her hand like that convincing that I'm very proud of her.

To be honest Binibining Isabella.

It was all inspired by the person I loved the most.

And who's that lucky Senor?

You'll soon know.

For now please take care of Senor Armando my brother, I'll just fix my own.

Alright?! What about Senor Armando?

just like she's giving me a little bit confusions and what about that Senor?

Senor Armando is our closest friend since then, Jeana's brother. With him I know he can protect us and that he's someone every girls dream. That's why he becomes popular and known for his writings in poetry and great works at the military. He knows his priorities and family matters and that he's secure and of course with that the people around him.

And seeing Jeana this way over 4 years ago is such an excitement for me.

" I just missed you" I told her.

Yes me too. She added.

The whole day was full of surprises being with my friend again, looking her the way it is and being with her now and catching our breath laughing all day and we also get some few mangoes to eat, it would exactly be the same feeling and excitement we had just like before when we're still kids.

The day was overflowed with joy and that we didn't even noticed the time we spent so much in laughing and sharing our experiences, with all means'. I don't have something to share anyway except for my nightmares and my feeling of despair, after all my past 4 years was flowed over by fear, and that I don't feel any hope again.

But now, seeing her this way must be so much better.

"Sorry for what happened to your mother"

Yes. Did you hear it already?

Yeah! I'm sorry I wasn't be there for you.

She's not okay the last moment I was with her, father had became so cruel lately.

He doesn't even give me any chance to asked. She was kidnapped and still can't find her. They had fight always, and that in the middle of the night mother was crying.

I can't help her, I can't do such things to ease her pain. I was hardly sick that time,

3 days after that mother left us with no words, but father told me she was kidnapped. Mother can't leave us easily and by any chance because she was after me.

And that she knew that I'm sick.

Who do you think will do that to your mother?

I don't know, maybe someone outside from military or someone father's enemy?

I still didn't know who else can do that. I just remember we don't have any grudge to anyone on my mother's side.

But for my father's side, I only knew one.

And who is it?? Binibini?

Our late servant and his family hates us so much. Because I heard from my father when he called someone over the phone he commanded someone to kill her parents --- her mother was my father's secretary and his late father was the one who manage all the proprietorship owned by my father, was also killed then. ---

"Estrella". Did you still know her?

Who is she by the way?

Can't you easily forget that little girl? who had no friends, but me.

Oh!? I see that girl we saw in the river laughing and just talking herself alone with that witch doll on her right hand?!. Is she Estrella?!

Oh I got it! I wasn't surprised if she become killer like her parents!..

No.. binibining Jeana!

Her parents had nothing to do with her,

I know her parents is innocent and that father needs to do it because he is protecting someone.

And who is it Binibini?

I still didn't know, and it was something important I need to find out!.

From the earlier laughters and fun, and now we're all in the same boat. We are actually made a lot of curiousity and confusions. Something we know we can't deal and control are the evilness of our families.

The debts and the payments would be the same thing for them.

"To kill or die"

"In order to survived, they need to kill."

Disclaimer: If you were confused why it was turned out to be year 1897-- it's because they have turned out back time where the only thing for them to change their fate is to get back to the certain point where there great grandparents reside and live. Just hope everyone to appreciate this story! Thank you .

Keep motivated!