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KIRA was surprised. She doesn't know what Ricci's planning now. She did not shed any tears for Aivan but she's shedding tears for her friends. Why? Is Ricci lying?

"I don't know what you're saying, Ricci. They're not dead, how can you assure that? You're here, but they are in Italy. Can you please stop fooling me, Ricci? This is not the right time." Kira sounded like she's desperate to know the truth.

She heard Ricci sigh on the line. "No, I am not lying, Kira. We should head back to Italy. It's time to face your parents, Kira. You should at least avenge your friends' death."

Kira wiped her tears. "What do you mean? Is my parents involved?" Kira asked out of desperation to know the truth. But, Ricci did not answer her, but instead, he ended the call. Right after the call, she was shocked to see a car in front of her. It was Luther.

"Hop in, I'll take you to the airport."

"I don't want to be back there, Marta and Georges efforts will all go to waste when I go back there. I can't…" Kira looked back at the hospital. She doesn't want to leave yet.

"It's time to face your parents, Kira. You should avenge your friends' death, they backed you up."

"I can't understand what you are pointing out, Luther." Kira looked back at the hospital. She doesn't want to leave yet. "And I can't leave. I don't want to… leave…"

"Are you willing to stay if you already found out his true intentions? Tanggalin mo na siya sa puso at isip mo, Kira. It doesn't matter to him anyway. He already hurt you twice, are you still willing to go back to him?" Luther pointed everything out to the point the hesitation Kira was feeling was gone.

She can't do anything if he doesn't love her, Kira knows what's better. All she can do now is to cherish the memories she had with him. Cherish the memories she had with him when she was still named as Krisza and cherish the short moments she had with him when she continued her present self as Kira.

She opened the car's door and sat at the shotgun seat. She wore the safety seat belt and looked at Luther. Kira then thought, it is really her time to leave. One year was enough for her to be with him for the second time, and it seems like she's not the one for Aivan because she's been given another chance to be with him, but it didn't work out. She's still thankful that she has met Aivan, that God gave a girl named Kira to meet her lost love.

KIRA was shaking. She doesn't know what to do. She arrived back in Italy after her long flight, now, she's in front of her dead friends. What happened? Kira kneeled in front of Marta and Georges' grave. She can't stop her tears from falling. Hindi rin na makikita na umiiyak siya dahil madilim na sa paligid, gabi na sila nakarating at wala nang katao-tao sa sementeryo.

She did not believe what Ricci told her once again. She doesn't know why this even happens to them? Hindi alam ni Kira ang reaksyong ibibigay niya sa nangyari na 'to. Masyado nang marami ang nangyayari sa buhay niya at masyadong marami na siyang nalalaman.

"Why did they die?" She asked Ricci who's standing behind her with Luther.

"That's why we are here. To face the killers and their intentions." Sagot ni Ricci sa kanya at napatingin siya dito. Kira stood up and saw Ricci dialing someone and when he ended the call, there were two men holding someone who got tied up and got beaten up pretty bad.

Kira wiped her tears and she saw Ricci holding the man who was tied up. Alam ni Kira kung ano ang ginawa ng mga ito sa lalaki. Nabigla si Kira nang itulak iyon ni Ricci na naging rason para matumba ito sa harap ni Kira.

"Tell her the reason why you killed them." Saad ni Ricci sa lalaki.

Kira was waiting for him to answer her, but it looks like the man doesn't want to answer so Luther kicked him that caused the man to groan in pain.

Walang naramdamang awa si Kira sa lalaki, after all, he was the one who killed her friends. The man looked up and looked at her and then he looked at Ricci and Luther.

"Ah, I see…" Mahinang saad ng lalaki. "The young miss of the Zhou family, the young master of the Palermo family and lastly, the supposed-to-be husband of the young miss." Halos matawa-tawa nitong saad. "The really can't live in peace after the mess with someone powerful, right?"

"If you don't want to die, then tell her yourself who killed Georges and Marta." Deretsong wika ni Ricci sa lalaki.

"It doesn't change a thing, right? Whether I tell you the truth or not, I'm still going to die anyways, so why should I tell her the truth?" Bakas ang sarkasmo sa boses ng lalaki at mukhang hindi na kinaya ng pasensya ni Luther ang nangyayari.

"Tell her or I'll kill your wife." Deretong saad ni Luther sa lalaki at ibinato ang litrato ng isang babae na nakatali at walang malay. "You decide for your wife's life."

Namutla ang lalaki sa takot."Let her go! I'll tell young miss the truth, just let my wife go…" Pagmamakaawa nito sa dalawang binata ang hinarap siya. "It was your parents who asked me to kill them!" The man confessed that stopped her.

Her parents? They are too much! "Why did they even ask you to do this? What is their intention?" Kira asked.

"They made me do it to make your friends confess where you were. Your friends won't tell them the truth so they told me to kill them."

Nanghina ang tuhod ni Kira sa sinabi ng lalaki. Hindi niya alam na kayang gawin iyo ng magulang niya, they really want to keep her and make her stay away from Aivan. They took her freedom from the moment they took her to Italy.

Napaupo si Kira dahil hindi niya kinaya ang matinding emosyon na nararamdaman at mahinang naiyak. "They shoulde've just killed me instead… They got nothing to do with this…" Mahinang wika ni Kira. "I'm sorry…" Paumanhin ni Kira sa hangin at alam niya na kahit anong hingin niyang kapatawaran ay hindi niya mababawi ang nawalang buhay ng mga kaibigan niya.

"Take him away with his wife." Utos ni Ricci sa mga tauhan niya at nagtaas tingin si Kira. "Let the two of them go…" Mahinang saad ni Kira.

"But he killed them---"

Kira interrupted what Luther was supposed to say. "Ginamit lang siya ng magulang ko, Luther. Don't kill him."

Kira felt really uncomfortable and she knows that she can't hold everything anymore. Lalo na ang sobrang lungkot na nararamdaman niya dahil sa nangyayari. Her friends' life was taken away by her own selfishness and she can't take it anymore, her conscience is killing her.

"Kira, you're bleeding!" Nabigla si Kira sa sinabi ni Ricci at napatingin siya sa hita niya at nakitang may dumadaloy na dugo mula roon.

She looks back at Ricci and Luther and she can feel that she's getting really dizzy.

Nasalo na siya kaagad ni Luther bago pa siya mawalan ng malay narinig niya ang pagtawag ni Luther at Ricci sa pangalan niya.

She can't take it anymore, she wants to close her eyes.

NAGISING si Kira biglaan at naabutan niya nalang ang sarili na nakahiga sa hindi pamilyar na lugar.

Hindi niya alam kung nasaang bahay siya. Napasapo siya sa ulo at inalala kung ano ang nangyari.

Nasa sementeryo siya kasama sila Luther tapos ano ang nangyari?

Nabigla si Kira nang pumasok si Luther na may dalang tubig.

"You're awake." Bungad ni Luther at umupo sa upuan na nasa tabi ng kamang inuukupa niya. Inabot sa kanya ni Luther ang tubig at kaagad na tinanggap iyon ni Kira para inumin.

Pagkatapos uminom ni Kira ng tubig, kaagad niyang tinignan si Luther. "What happened to me?" Pagtatanong niya sa binata.

Bumuntong hininga si Luther at may inabot na papel sa kanya. It's her medical report.

Kaagad na binuklat ni Kira ang papel at dahil sa bigla ay nalaglag niya ang baso na dapat iaabot niya at buti nalang ay nasalo iyon ni Luther.

Napatakip ng bibig si Kira dahil sa nakita. "Is this true? I'm —"

"Yes, you're pregnant, Kira. The jerk got you pregnant."

Dahan-dahang pumasok sa isip ni Kira ang ibig sabihin ni Luther. Napahawak siya sa tyan niya at halos naghalo-halo ang nararamdaman.

"You almost miscarried the child, Kira. Alagaan mo na ng mabuti ang sarili mo, hindi lang ikaw ngayon ang nakikinabang sa kalusugan mo. Pati na ang magiging… anak mo." Saad ni Luther at tumayo. "I'll get your food ready. Stay here." Pagkasabi no'n ni Luther ay kaagad siyang lumabas ng kuwarto.

Kira was shocked about this news. She never knew that she's pregnant! She's already a mother!

This was too sudden for her but she can't do anything, the child's already here. All she can do now is to protect herself and love the child. This is a gift for her.

Mayroong nawala at mayroon din bumalik. Since she already got her rest and when Luther gave her her lunch, she was ready to do what they planned to do.

And that is to arrest her own parents. Even though they're her parents, she has to do this. Hindi ganito ang magulang na nakilala niya.

Hindi pa sapat ang witness lang, kailangan din nila ng ebidensya. At para makuha iyon ay kailangang bumalik siya sa lugar na ayaw niyang balikan… the place she used to call home.

Kaya pagkatapos nilang magtanghalian at pag-usapan ang dapat pag-usapan ay kaagad silang tumungo sa lugar na ayaw niyang balikan.

Nakarating na sila sa bahay ng magulang ni Kira, matindi ang kabang nararamdaman ni Kira ngayon at iniisip niya na mas papairalin niya ba ngayon ang takot niya kaysa makuha ang hustisya para sa pagkamatay ng kaibigan niya na tinuring siyang pamilya?

"Shall we go, Kira?" Pagtatanong ni Luther sa kanya. "There's no backing out once we enter your house.

Tinignan ni Kira si Luther at tumango. "That's not my house anymore. I just used to live there."

"Just make sure you protect her, Luther. She's pregnant, we can't manage to lose the baby." Singit ni Ricci na nasa harap ng kotse.

Tumango sipang dalawa ni Luther at sabay silang bumaba ng kotse. They already had the police back them up and all they have to do now is to get the most important evidence.

Luther and Kira stood in front of the mansion, the place did not even change.

They entered the mansion without any hesitation and as soon as they reached the front porch, Luther knocked.

Wala pang ilang segundo ay bumukas na ang pinto at ang bumukas ng pinto ay ang pinakamamahal na yaya ni Kira.

"Kira, you're back—" Yaya Melinda got interrupted when she heard her father's voice.

Masayang sinalubong ng ama niya si Luther at mukhang hindi pa siya nakikita nito. Nang mapansin ng amain na nasa harap siya nito ay natigilan siya.

"Who's there—"

Napansin rin ni Kira na nakita siya ng kanyang ina at nalaglag pa nito ang hawak na hawak na tray na mayroong lamang dalawang tsaa.

"You unfilial daughter!" Biglaang saad ng amain at akmang kakaladkarin papasok nang pigilan ito ni Luther.

"I got her back, Mr. Zhou. Please don't use force on her." Magalang na saad ni Luther sa magulang niya. He acted pretty well, just like how the three of them planned it.

Nanlilisik ang mga mata ng kanya ama at nakita ni Kira ang galit ng mga ito sa kanya. Are they the parents she knew before? Nag-iba na sila.

Hinawakan ni Luther ang kamay niya at isinama siya sa pagpasok ng bahay kahit pa na hindi sinabi ng mga ito na pumasok sila.

Nagkaharap si Kira at ang kanyang ina.

Wala siyang sinabing ni-isang salita kaya nabigla siyang nang sampalin siya nito nang malakas.

"I told you not to leave! But you still left!" Sigaw ng ina niya at napahawak si Kira sa pisngi niya.

"You could've just searched for me with your wealth. Are my parents powerless now?" Mahinang saad ni Kira at akmang makakatanggap naman siya ng sampal mula sa ama nang pigilan ito muli ni Luther.

"You don't have to hit her again, Mr. Zhou. She already got enough from Mrs. Zhou." Wika ni Luther.

"You're out of this, Luther! Leave and let me discipline my own daughter!" Sigaw ng amain niya at biglaan siya nitong hinila.

Nakaramdam ng takot si Kira hindi para sa sarili niya kundi sa bata sa sinapupunan niya.

"I'm not your daughter anymore. From the day you lied to me. From the day the two of you took my freedom." Mahinang wika ni Kira at nagtaas ng tingin. "Don't you think I don't know everything? I know everything now. Can I ask you something?"

Nakita ni Kira na tinitigan lang siya ng mga ito at alam niya na wala silang balak na sagutin ang tanong niya.

"Why did you involve Marta and Georges with our mess? Why did you kill them —" Nabigla si Kira nang tumawa ang amain.

"Is that the reason why you came back?" Pagtatanong ng amain sa kanya. Hindi siya sumagot at nabigla nang magsalita ang sariling ina.

"I guess they are the reason why you finally agreed to go back. Malaki pala ang gamit sa kanila, Kira." Wika naman ng inahin sa kanya.

Tahimik lang si Kira at hindi niya napansin na naiiyak na siya.

She looked at Luther with her helpless smile. "You got the evidence. Please arrest them."

Tumango si Luther at doon pumasok ang mga pulis.

Bakas ang pagkabigla sa mga mata ng magulang niya at alam ni Kira na tama ang ginawa niya.

"What?! You can't arrest us!" Sigaw ng ina.

"Are you even a human, Kira? Having your parents to get arrested —"

Hindi pinatuloy ni Kira ang sasabihin ng ama. "If getting my parents who committed a crime is not a human action, then what are you?" Mahinang wika ni Kira at pinahid ang luha na kumawala sa mga mata niya. " Please take them away."

As soon as her parents got arrested and as soon as they left the mansion, Kira broke down. She sobbed really hard and Luther came to comfort her.

"Everything's done now, Kira. Don't stress yourself."

Pinahid ni Kira ang luha niya at kinakailangan niya nang magpahinga dahil masyado na itong sobra para sa kanya. Tumayo siya at nabigla siya nang yakapin siya ng yaya Melinda niya.

"Thank god, you're back, Kira." Masayang saad nito. "I miss taking care of you." Dagdag nito.

Kira gave her a smile. "You don't have to take care of me now, yaya." Saad niya at hinawakan ang tyan, "You already got someone to take care now."

"What do you mean about that, Kira?" Her yaya Melinda asked her with confusion.

"I'm pregnant, Yaya." she happily said and her yaya was shocked.

Yaya Melinda looked at Luther. "Are you the father?" Yaya Melinda asked.

"No, I'm not. Ask her if she wants to tell you." saad ni Luther at tinignan siya ng yaya niya.

Umiling si Kira at mapait na ngumiti. "I can raise the child on my own, yaya. I have you by my side."

This day should set as her new start.

Finally, she's free from everything.