1 Prologue
AKI'S POV
I want to conduct an investigation towards your client Ariel Kliffen Izonel. These may affect your client's security but I will assure you they will be safe.
- Attorney: Rithea Aurora Buenvenco
I read the details that my secretary send a few days ago. This is the latest crime scene and also a very mysterious case.
This case is basic for me but I guess, Attorney Buenvenco is right. He should conduct some investigation before he faces the trial court.
She wanted to prove that my client is the suspect and her client is the main victim. This isn't a serious type of case nor a competition between us.
We had a past but we don't bring our issues in our professions. Rita is a well-known attorney in this country.
Furthermore, she is a top lawyer in each country that she surveyed and wins some cases.
After reading the details she sent to my secretary. I wanted to conclude that his ideas and conclusions were all wrong.
My client won't do such a stupid thing like what he is accusing them of. Maybe being rich led others to do illegal doings, such as killing, kidnapping and etc.
I believe that she was just explaining the side of herself and didn't bother to listen to the other sides of my client.
Perhaps, Im not yet sure if my client is telling the truth to me. Though, I sense in myself that they might be rich but they won't do such a thing like killing.
I get off in my swivel chair and went out of my office. This is the fifth death anniversary of Eliza. Her parents ask me a favor if I could visit her in the cemetery just this one time.
Rita and I broke up because of her. That's the main reason why I don't visit her grave even once a year.
Concluding that she's pregnant and I was the father of the baby she's carrying. Made me cursed myself after what she did to me, she'll come back and exposed her lies just to have me back.
Rita found out about it and made her disgusted with me. She was hurting because of my doings and to my past.
We broke up in an appropriate closure and for no sudden reasons. She left the country, that's the only thing I know.
Her family didn't want me to know anything about her nor have some talk since he left.
My mind is messed up when I found out that I wasn't the real father of Eliza's baby. It was one of my batch mates, Paul.
He knew they had an unborn baby but because he wasn't yet ready to be a father. That's why he threw out Eliza in his life and reject the offer which is the wedding.
After I fix my name and the issues about Eliza and I was all clear and buried in everyone's mind.
I went back to Rita's family and explained everything but it was all too late.
She's in a relationship and was ready to be engaged to the man he met in London.
All hopes and guts that I gain before facing her again, it's all gone like a bubble.
I was all along praying and hoping that maybe we can still fix each other's problem.
Maybe we can still get back to the same thing and continue the untold memories.
But it was all hopes and imaginations.
As I drove into the flower shop, I saw someone in the road giving flyers. He knocked in the window of my car and showed me the flyers his holding.
Im confused and yet curious about who was in the picture so I opened the window and saw the man holding a lot of flyers.
"What is this?" I uttered in the man.
"This is a flyer, sir. Do you see that high-end building?" The man asks as I nodded my head as a sign of Yes.
"They are having their opening next week. If you're interested in that flower shop, you can visit their shop." he continued and pointing to the high building at the front of the highway.
"I'll try if I had free time," that's the only word I could say to him.
I'm not yet sure if Im not busy on that day or do I have a little free time. I just thought of buying flowers in that flower shop, if I visit Eliza's grave again.
When I reach the main shop of my friend. I took all the beautiful and simple designs of the flower before picking it up.
I put it in the backseat and also bought a little cake to celeb her death anniversary. Regardless of what he'd done to me, she's still part of my past.
But the pain that keeps flashing in my mind. The pain that keeps hurting me is when Rita left me alone in the darkness.
"Aki! you're here, I thought you won't come here," Evon mumbled when she saw me picking some flowers.
I tap her back as a sign of hi and greetings to her. She just laughs like she knew why I am used to that.
"Still the same Aki we all know," she paused.
"Where are you heading? why a sudden bought of flowers?" she thread.
"Eliza's mom wants me to visit her grave and I have no other choice. Im not busy tho, so I'll be visiting her grave now." I answered while still looking at the samples of flowers.
"Ohhh, that's good to hear that you're able to visit her after those years. Well, that isn't a simple issue for you. So I understand why it took you a year before visiting her grave." she uttered while nodding and wrapped the flowers I gave to her.
"Here," I handed her the money.
"This is free. Free because finally, you're able to visit her." she mumbled and entertained the other customers.
I said goodbye to her before heading to the cemetery. The idea is being too populated with cars and traffic.
When I reach the cemetery it was around 2:30 pm and it's a bit hot in the field area. No one is here except for the caretaker or this place.
I roam my eyes to find Eliza's grave until I saw it finally. This is the first time I'll visit her for almost a year. I've been very angry and hated ger for what she did in my life.
After all, I still managed to accept her reasons and forgive her for the last part of her life. She didn't make it so as their future baby.
She left a letter for me after the incident and confessed everything she kept for a long time. I was sorry for her but Im also angry because of what she did.
I sat down in the grass as I wiped her tombstone because it's getting dirty.
Maybe you're now at peace Ell, they said you were waiting for me to visit your grave.
Im nowhere, sorry for cursing you and hate you for almost years. You can be at peace right now. I already forgive you and there's no hate in my chest right now.
I stayed there for an hour before deciding to went back to the office to continue my work. All the flowers that I bought are all in here grave. My words were all painful when I said them to her for the last time.
Now Im saying these words in good terms. Things wouldn't be like this if she didn't lie to me. Hmm, but it's too late. It happened already.
When I was about to walk towards my car. I notice a statue of a girl standing far away from my position.
Even though she is far I can still see her face clearly. The fur in my body suddenly stands as the gaze of the girl meets my eyes.
finally...
I said in my mind as I was looking at her. She was shocked when she saw me and the feeling is mutual.
She then walks away in someone's grave. My feet were as fast as I expected. I run towards her and held her hands for the first time.
"Rita," that's the only word I can utter.
"Let go of my hand," she mumbled calmly.
"Oh," I paused and let go of her hand.
"How are you? it's been years since we didn't saw each other. Can we have so---," I couldn't finish my sentences when she interrupts.
"Im busy, if you already read the case I sent to your secretary then that's good. Have some coffee? sorry, Im too busy to entertain you." she uttered and went inside her car.
The only vision left of her was her car leaving the cemetery so fast. We can't even talk or have some coffee just for an hour or minutes.
She is not the same as before.
She's not the Rita I used to know back when I was a drunk boy in the bar.
Rita is new to me right now.
Rita is different from how she was before.
She, not the same Rita like how she cares for me when I'm sick or not in a good mood.
This sucks!
It hurts me more knowing that she's ignoring my invites. She can't even look me in the eyes on how she used to do it before.
As I closed my eyes, the little drops of my tears slowly falling into my cheeks. And at that time, all I wanted was to be with her forever.
