Chapter 44

Real Bella POV

"Bella can I play with your doll?"

"You have your own naman ah!"

"Sige na please...I just want my doll to have a playmate!"

"Ayoko nga sabi eh!"

Bea starts to cry and suddenly faints.

"Bella! What did you do to your sister?"

Our mom rushed to Bea's side and accidentally pushed me aside in her hurry.

Kinarga ng mommy namin si Bea at tumakbo na ito.

Without noticing that I hit my head on the edge of the side table.

I touched my head and there's blood on my hand.

"Mom..." was all I could say before fainting.

When I woke up I saw Nana Belen beside me.

She told me that mom and dad are still in the hospital taking care of Bea.

But what about me?

"Nana...sa tingin mo ba kung may sakit din ako sa puso katulad ni Bea...mom and dad will love me too?" nakayuko kong tanong.

"Anak mahal ka rin ng mommy at daddy mo. Mas nag-aalala lang siguro sila kay Bea dahil sa kondisyon nya."

Mahal rin nila ako?

Pero bakit hindi yun ang nararamdaman ko?

Another flashback...

"Bea...come here let's play hide and seek!"

"Talaga Bella you want to play with me?"

"Oo naman! Ikaw ang magtatago and I will search for you! Dali galingan mo magtago ha!"

Masayang naghanap ng pagtataguan si Bea.

Nang makapasok na sya sa tataguan I locked her and then...

"Bea!!!" sigaw ni daddy nang matagpuan nya  ako na walang malay.

I knew it!

He thought I was Bea.

Dali-dali nya akong binuhat at itinakbo sa ospital.

I slowly opened my eyes at  nakita ko si mommy  na natutulog sa gilid ng kama ko.

She took care of me!

Ang saya-saya ko!

"Mommy"

"Bea thank God you're awake!"

"Si Bella...." ako si Bella sigaw ng utak ko.

Did you just take care of me because you thought I was Bea?

"May ginawa na naman ba sa'yo si Bella kaya hinimatay ka?"

Napakuyom ang kamao ko sa sinabi ni mommy.

"I...." didn't do anything bad to Bea!

Bakit ba palagi nyo na lang ako sinisisi?!?

"Don't worry ang daddy mo na ang bahala kay Bella. She needs to be taught a lesson."

How do I tell them that I am Bella?

I know how protective dad is of Bea.

Siguradong matinding parusa ang matatanggap ko if I admit that I'm Bella.

I don't want to be locked up in the dark closet again!

I cried while hugging mom.

I thought of something....

Maybe they won't notice if I continue pretending to be Bea.

So then that night I decided to become my twin sister Bea!

I messed up Bea's life but I wasn't happy!

Because I know deep in my heart that they only loved me because they believed I was Bea.

If they knew the truth, would they still love me the same?