I'm so Sorry I Wasn't Able to Watch you Grow

Iaz pulls Lucio's arms as the others walk back to Rio but the stiff and shock leader made him look at where Lucio's staring; it's a wide glass window that only reflects the beautiful serene moon. Nothing more, nothing less.

"What's in that window?" Iaz turns his eyes to the guards walking towards them, "Let's go, Lucio."

"No, she's alive," Lucio pulls his arms away from Iaz and was about to run against the guards when Rio shouted.

"Father!" Rio watched how his father behaved and he exactly knew that this is about his sister.

Ever since he was adopted, Lucio, the leader of their tribe and his adoptive father, only lose his concentration and control when it's about his lost sister, Lara. Every day, he sends off a brigade to look for her and every day he cries for her. When he found out about that Eunica must be connected to Lara, he immediately sent a group to help Luke capture her and with the memories Eunica brought, he cried for a whole day. And now, he's standing frozen while staring into a window.

"Let's go and wait for them with Rio. It will be much safer," Iaz pulls Lucio's arms again, "Lucio," he emphasized his name to bring more sense.

Lucio furrows his brows while taking another look at the window before leaving, "Alright."

"I'm sorry I can't go with you," Eunica whispers while pulling her hand from Jin, "Jin... Sorry."

She frowns, she doesn't want to go yet. Especially now that Luinn's slowly revealing his plans.

Jin clicked his tongue and looks away with an angry face, "I'll visit you from time to time. I'll give you a week to do what you want, I don't care if this can help us. I need you to be safe, and if I found out something happens to you, I'm sorry, Angel but... I don't know what I'd do," he said in a painful tone.

Maid Marga smiled, 'This man really cares about Miss.'

Luke, who's pouting, avoid Eunica's gaze.

He was excited to bring her back home, she's important for him. The only family he knows is his brother and father and finding out he has a cousin sent him to cloud nine, but now, she's in her family and an enemy's house.

Eunica softly smiles, she knows Luke's feeling betrayed right now since she's choosing to stay with her family and not with them.

"Alright, one week and I'll go back with you. But please, while I'm here, contact the other scientists and people who can help us destroy Luinn."

Jin only nodded his head and looks at the window, if they jump now, they still won't be noticed since the guards are chatting about the commotion the brigade did just now, but he can't leave her behind.

Maid Marga clears her throat and pointed at the clock on Eunica's night table. It's at 1 A.M.

Jin and Luke look at each other if not one of them calls to go back, they both know that they won't leave.

Eunica sighs, "Guys, go on. I'll be alright," she said.

But Jin, she wants to make him stay. She knows how much her days become brighter because of him, and this day was too stressful because of her father and Luinn, also because Jin's not with her.

She took a step to Jin and hugs him by his neck, she rests her head on his shoulder and took a deep sniff of their similar vanilla scent.

'Do couples smell alike?' she thought as she closes her eyes to lavish this short moment.

Jin paused, he didn't know how much he really missed her until her body landed on his. A cold heavy feeling appeared in his chest and he feels like he wants to tie her and take her away from everything.

He hugs her back while his hand brushes her hair, "Be careful," he whispered then he kissed her head.

Eunica nodded, "You too, take care of my Uncle and the others."

Luke pouted even more while watching the disgusting action done by his cousin.

Eunica raised her head and kissed Jin's cheeks, "Goodbye."

Jin frowns and bumps their forehead, "Goodbye."

Luke was about to pull them apart when Eunica turns to him and kisses his cheeks too, "Bye, Luke."

Luke paused with a blush on his face. He never felt affection this way since his family's all about keeping the tribe safe. He touched his cheeks. Eunica's kiss sent a warm comforting feeling through his veins. He almost forgot how it felt since his mother died.

"Marga, please, help them to get away from here," Eunica said.

Maid Marga nodded and walks towards the door.

"It'll be safer if you guys go out of the house through the doors, the hybrids here have a strong sense. Go," Eunica pulls Jin and Luke towards the door since they don't move and just keeps on staring at her.

Maid Marga smiled at Eunica and kisses her forehead, "Goodnight."

Eunica closed the door and didn't take another glance at Jin and Luke. She doesn't want to be left alone. She feels lost right now.

Slowly, she sighs and leans her head on the door. Her mother's alive, her father's different and Luinn got a hold of him, and she doesn't know what happened to Hyung and the others.

Tears fell on the carpeted floor as Eunica bites her lips to suppress her sobs. Will they ever be happy in a world where hybrids and humans live harmoniously? Will she be able to live a life with Jin? Will her father come back to his senses? Will her mother continue to live?

Jin and Luke walk quietly behind Maid Marga, they will have to go out using the door in the kitchen. The hallway's dark, only the light coming from the moon through the windows help them get through with their night visions.

"Thank you, Marga," Jin whispered as Maid Marga opens the door.

"Take care of Eunica for us," Luke smiled and went out first.

Maid Marga smiled and nodded. She mouthed 'Thank you,' before Jin goes out.

The path towards the fence from the kitchen door can't be seen by the guards in front. Jin and Luke safely climbed over and jumped.

Maid Marga sighs and closed the door. She wasn't able to understand what they were talking with Eunica but she's sure that it is for the greater good. She might not know who they are yet but from what she sees from Eunica, they are working for they hybrid's freedom.

Jin stopped running and stared at the window of Eunica's room, 'Just wait,' he thought.

"Jin! Let's go!" Luke's standing with Rio and the others while waiting for him.

He took another glance at Eunica's window before running.

Lara, who's peeking from the window with a curtain over her face, watches Jin sneak towards the shadows.

'Who's that boy? Why does he look like Jessica? Could he be-- '

Her thoughts were hindered when the door in her room opened.

"Darling, I'm so sorry to keep you waiting. You should've gone to sleep," Raye rubs his head with an apologetic smile.

Lara watches him close the door and drink some water. He never changed, he's still that soft-hearted person. When he moves as if he's holding things like a new-born baby. He carefully and gracefully acts. Even his voice feels like silk over her head, she can feel it but it does give pain to her neck. However, what he said earlier to Eunica was something that Raye would say.

"Let's go to sleep, Lara," Raye calls while getting on the bed.

Everything is still like a dream. Lara's been in her death for two decades. There was nothing but darkness and silence in her coffin. And now, she's here. Alive. Breathing. But it's as if she's living a nightmare. Eunica did not even recognize her. She does not know her as her mother. Raye has another family. Another wife.

Lara walks towards the bed and laid down.

Would she rather stay dead than live in an unknown world? Or would she rather stay alive and create a new life?

She closed her eyes as Raye hugs her tightly with warmth and love.

"Where's Eunica?" Rio asks as he tries to look for her from where Jin and Luke came from.

Lucio frowns when he understood what those up-down faces Jin and Luke had as they run towards them.

Iaz grinds his teeth and kicked some dust on the ground after seeing the shaking of Jin's head.

"THE PLAN WAS ABOUT HER! TO GET HER BACK!" Iaz yelled under his breath.

Jin looks away. Luke bows his head.

"Why!?" Lucio's eyes went wide in anger as his brows furrows.

Jin took a deep breath. "Luinn was there. She said her father's working for her and..." Jin looks at Lucio, "Can we talk about this in the camp?"

Luke looks at Jin and his father, of course, if Jin tells him about Lara right now, he'll run back to the mansion.

Rio nodded, "Yes, let's go back. We should make sure that everyone's alright."

Iaz gazes over Jin and saw his uncertainty as he watches Lucio walk away. He stands beside Jin and walks with him. "You found something?"

Jin nodded, "It's about Lara, Eunica's mother."

Luke walks beside Iaz, "She's alive."

Iaz stops with his hand raised in front of him, "What?"

Jin sighs and just continues to walk with Luke, "Let's go. I'll tell you everything when we get back."

With a dazed situation, Iaz just followed what Jin said. He was angry not too long ago about leaving Eunica behind but with such revelation, he's starting to get the gist of Eunica's decision.

Eunica stares at the ceiling while trying to sleep, but all she can do is replay the moment when he saw Luinn and when her mother was raised from the dead.

'It's a good product to sell...' She remembered what Luinn commented earlier about the fluid that revived her mother.

"Sell?" She sits up as her eyes roam around the room as she thinks, "If he's going to sell that, of course, it'll be expensive, which means he'll get more money and if he has more money... he can take more hybrids and create more of them!"

She paused and messes her hair, "I hate this! How can we stop him if father's working for him?" she took her pillow and covered her mouth to scream.

"AHHHH!" she yelled long and loud.

The moment she was out of breath, she let her body fall back onto the bed. Her hands laid horizontally on her sides while her hair's scattered around her head. She pants as she tries to avoid thinking about what happened and what may happen.

"Eunica? Are you alright?"

Eunica raises her head with the sound of the doorknob turning and saw her mother, Lara, standing by the door with a worried face.

"Mo..ther..." she whispered and sits up, "What are you doing here?" Eunica's voice became stern and cold.

Lara furrows her brows as she checks Eunica if she was hurt or if someone was here to hurt her.

"I wanted to have some fresh air and when I passed by your room, I heard your scream," Lara smiled softly, "I'm glad you're alright."

Eunica stares at her mother, the more she sees her, the more beautiful she becomes. Her brown hair that flows softly past her waist was the most beautiful thing she has ever seen. She looks like a goddess.

"Mother..." Eunica can no longer hide her longing, "Mother!" she went out of bed and run towards Lara.

Lara closed the door and opened her arms widely to Eunica, "My baby!"

Even if she wants to forget about Lara, even if she wants to avoid feeling the longing for her mother, she can't resist but wonder how would her hug feels like?

The moment Lara wrapped her arms around Eunica was the moment she found out why she had to be alive. She has to protect her. Her heart started beating warm blood around her body, she finally felt that she's alive.

"Eunica, my baby..." Lara hugged her daughter tightly and kissed her head, "I'm so sorry I left you."

"No..." Eunica shakes her head, this is the first time her heartbeat this way, it was exciting, sad, happy, and warm but most of all, she felt complete. "It was not your fault or anyone else's..." she remembered when her father blamed her earlier. She knew it was not his fault either.

"Are you alright? Is anyone hurting my baby? Do you eat well? My..." Lara cuffs her hands-on Eunica's faces while checking if she has any scars or bruises, she tilts Eunica's head right and left as she frowns.

"You've grown a lot, you're not even a baby anymore. You're so beautiful..."

Eunica smiles, "No, Mother. You are the most beautiful."

Lara hugs Eunica again but tighter, "I'm so sorry I wasn't able to watch you grow."