Chapter 22: The Truth

Athena and I are still talking to each other after what happened yesterday. It just want to show that we are alright but have an intention of arresting her. I also told last night that have decided to visit her so I'm here now wearing a plain black polo with a matched of blue denim short.

When it was afar in a little from my bedroom, I met my mother and called my name. "Greige."

Simultaneously, she kissed on my cheek. "Do you have a date with Athena?" Asking while she is fixing my outfit.

"We will go a date simply on their house; watching any movies, play a game…" I paused when she suddenly spoken.

"Oh really? It's been nice to hear that. You may now go and keep safe, my son."

Afterwards, I have waved hands to my mother, say a goodbye and proceeded to the car but I stop for meanwhile when see my father is entering here.

"Papa!" As I said to him that catches his attention.

"Oh, son where are you going?" He asked with a smile like my mother. "To my girlfriend, Papa." My response with a try to fake my smile.

Then, he immediately tapped me on my shoulder and speak again. "Why the both of you haven't planned to get married and at the end you still be together? You're too late." As my father added with a remain smile on his face.

He looks very excited for me getting married and have my own family. If they know what's happening right now for sure they will be dissapointed.

"We are too young for that, Papa." My reason. I don't want them to know about it.

"Age doesn't matter. Being young is not anymore important however you love each other." It was scratching my head as the reaction. "But this is not the right time for that. I'll be the C.EO first of the Lifeline Pharmaceuticals then." I denied.

There couldn't make me regret at the end. It has many things needed to fix and still have secrets are just revealing like yesterday. I didn't expect that.

"Alright, my father. I have to go because Athena is waiting for me now." Intending to end our conversation so that it will not continue.

"Ok, my son. Keep safe and make Athena happy uh? Never hurt her again as you did before." I just nodded in response and left the mansion.

It never be happy with the world full of secret and lies. It badly makes me miserable after all. I don't want to regret on that therefore fixing a problem this time is the probable solution to cease. When I reached their house, Athena was immediately approached and hugged me.

"Good morning, mi cielo." She said with a smile while we're still hugging to each other.

"Good morning, too." As I replied then we went inside of their mansion. "What do you want to eat? We have also prepared bacon here." Inviting me to join eating the food was serving but I refused.

"No. I want you to cook me a new dish. The menudo."

Suddenly, her smile fade that she can't lean the eyes on me directly and she is just turning around.

"I am sorry, Greige. I don't know how to cook. Is it…" It didn't let her to continue speaking.

"All I know you can cook and even show me that you really are?" She is no longer answering then she left.

A few minutes later, she uttered and remained at her back, pretended she is doing anything. It is obvious that Athena is avoiding me and hiding something.

"What are you supposed to say?" It was pretending she doesn't know what I am talking about.

"Why don't you just tell me the truth?" I asked a question frustratedly until she faced me and noticed her fear but she tried to calm herself.

"Greige." She heavily sighed but it went back to avoid Athena.

"Can we please stop talking about this?" She is begging to me right now but I am not letting to end that. I want the confirmations.

"Now tell me. Who are you?" Shouting at her and trying to be cold so that she will see that I am not affected.

"I'm Athena. Believe me, please?" She said with a shedding tears. Liar!

This woman is really good in acting uh that doing everything just to protect herself from lies.

"No. You are lying. I am not believing you." I said with a disagreement on her statement.

"I am Athena. Please believe me, Greige." She forced to embrace me but I immediately avoided her.

She is keeping yet her secrets and lies hence very excellent that you will not easily make reveal her deception.

"How can I trust you after this? It seems you are….." I didn't let continue what has been going to say because it might hurt her.

She is just persuading me but she will never deceive me anymore. "You are fake so you can't fool me again!" Telling her with anger on my voice.

"I am the real Athena. Believe me, please…" As she is trying to explain but I ignored it. I know she is trying to manipulate me now but it supposed to attempt for being cold at her so that woman will not get my weaknesses to cover the lies.

"Do you think that you can convince me? Never! After all I have found out about your pretension."

"I am telling the truth." It just smirked me of what she says.

"Do not want to confess? It's better to go home probably and look for Athena." I was leaving when the woman have spoken and it stop me for awhile.

"Do you really want to know the truth? Now I am telling you that I am not lying and the lady in front of you now is the real Athena." She said but it smirked me again and seems trying hard to make me believe on her. How pathetic she is!

"The woman you meet from two years ago when you arrived from America is my sister. Mom and dad were pursuing her to pretend like me because I am on a comatose that time due to an accident." A woman said while still wiping her tears over the face.

I became speechless since it doesn't expect me that she has a twin. My heart feel easy by little in little. We have been so long in a relationship but I didn't know about her family well.

"Because of you!" Now she is blaming me. "Yeah, I was on an accident because you didn't care me." I am not seriously eagered whatever she says, the trust is already broken.

"How did it happened you have a twin?"Asking her confusedly.

She did not tell me that she had a sister.

"Althaea have rather to choose to separate and live alone in Manila than to be with us." She said with tearing eyes.

"How? You have not told me about her?" I asked.

"We've been so far away from each other on four years ago after our graduation in college. She left us here so it almost forget her that she really exists. I feel like Althaea does not care about us anymore so that we lost our connection to each other." As Athena narrating the story behind of her sister.

All I have thought is that the other woman whom I met when arrived from United States.

"So it's when I came back here from U.S is not the real Athena I have felt and and she seems different. The way she treated me is cold because she is your sister." As I continued.

After that I've turned away and cut our conversation now, Athena called me. I didnt lean on.

"Greige." As she quickly embraced me behind. "I am begging you not to leave. It's not my intention to deceive you. I am really sorry if it get me impulsive by my emotions and engage to accident." She pleaded however gradually removed her arms from me and walked away.

"Greige. I am sorry." She repeated in a loud voice but I run away. I don't know what to do after what have found out. It makes me frustrated and confused more because they lied and made me believe they were true… They played my emotions that almost my happiness however. I am really hurt and keep blaming myself too.