A Tragedy, Tragedy that changed the cycle of my life. He accused me that I was the reason why his girlfriend and her child died. I shook my head. "That's not true. No!" "It's not my fault!" I defend myself and my vision blurs because of the first tears to flow. My hands can't move freely because of the handcuffs that were put on. I looked boldly into his eyes. Beautiful eyes, while he is standing to my front and he is ready to ask me. "I'm talking to you Attorney," I asked him. It hurts when it's not a priority. The Judge banged his gavel 3 times and said! "Order in the Court, Order in the Court!" So I kept quiet. "Let me proceed your Honor," he said and took an Envelope from the table and gave it to the judge. "Your Honor, This is the Evidence, " I saw him give the Envelope as well as my cousin's cell phone so I swallowed three times. "That's Evidence says everything that the accused planned the crime!" he said firmly and looked at me so I shook my head again. If only I could return it. I wish I wouldn't have asked my cousin to bathe in the sea if I had known that this would happen to everyone and also that I didn't know she was pregnant. Who else will defend me with all the evidence that says I'm the one who made a way to jail me. Even the gov't. Atty. He who is handling my case cannot defend me either. I bowed when the verdict was read. "This honorable court fines Accused Anya Belle Mendez, Guilty..." I just bowed to what I heard and my tears continued to fall. What do I have against an atty? Noah Lev Sebastian. "That's Ordered!" Judge banged his gavel again, so I went down. I was just bending down while looking at my two hands and also I am wearing Yellow t-shirt too. I stopped being honest with him. "I know you knew the truth. It's not my fault what happened," I looked into his eyes. He's amber anger eyes on me so I swallowed and bowed. "Atty. Have mercy on me, I'm not guilty," I try to hold his hand and kneel down. I begged him again. His softened hand, the hands that caress my face, arms that always hug me, his lips that I always kiss, the man I used to belong to but not now. "Please, I will do everything, just don't do this, you will feel sorry for my family," I told him. He slowly removed his hand and walked away a little. "Bring two lives and I'll set you free," he said. So I looked up and shook my head. "Then you will rot in prison." He said to me again, I was about to answer when I was violently stood up and the police pulled my five. I almost lost my balance, but he held me too. "Be careful!" I heard him call the police. "Mang! Pang! Jess!" I said in fear and hugged them. "I'll always be here for you, no matter what happens." Jessie said and kissed me on the forehead. "I love you," I heard him say to me and I was about to answer but Noah bumped into his back, and passed him but also looked at him again. "Whatever you do as long as you fight me. I guarantee that girl will rot in jail!" He threatened Jessie and left. "What is he doing to you and why are you so angry with him? You know it's not his fault that your girlfriend and your son died!" Jess said angrily to him. He still has no idea. He left until he disappeared from our sight. Murder Case is Lifetime Jail Sentence, I'm just going to be paroled. My life right now is miserable. I'm guilty for murder that I didn't commit. Can I still go out? Will I ever return to the world I live in? Will I still be able to see the man I love even though he is the reason why I was imprisoned? Can I still defend myself against him from his accusation against me? Will everything be okay and will I be loved again if we meet again or will he just make me feel my guilt in the past. Im Anya Belle Mendez His Atty. Noah Lev Sebastian
Chapter 1
"Mendez, you have a visitor!" the jail guard yelled at me so I jumped up.
I fixed myself first before I left my cell and headed to where the visitations Area was. I still looked around because I didn't know who would visit me.
I smile because my best friend is Jessie. I thought he could visit next week because he is busy. I quickly came to him and hugged him tightly.
"I thought you wouldn't visit this week?" I asked and sat in front of him.
"I came to visit because I miss you," he answered.
"How are you here? How are they treating you? Maybe they are hurting you?" he asked one after another. I took a deep breath because I was fine.
"I'm fine. Jess is used to it because I've been here for a long time," I answered while playing with my nails.
"How are they, ma'am and papa?" I asked because the last news I had from them was that they had returned to the province.
Life in Manila is hard. Especially since I can no longer help them with their financial status. I miss them too because they only visit me once a year but I can't do anything about it.
"They're okay. They're living and I'm not neglecting them. I visit them from time to time," he answered, making me nod.
"Anya?" he called me so I looked at him.
"I'll try to talk to Attorney Sebastian but he didn't even address me," he informed me.
"What happened? I felt his anger towards you and me even deeper?" he asked.
"Anya? Please talk, because she is your only hope to get out of here and nothing else," he added.
"Leave him alone. He wants me to rot here," I answered and looked away because the Attorney was angry with me for a reason.
"There's something you're not telling me. How can I help you with that?" he asked but I shook my head.
"Jessie, even if I tell you everything. Levi won't talk to you. He won't listen to you and he won't let me out of here because he hates me," I answered him.
"That's it, he was already mad at you even before the tragedy happened to your cousin," he told me.
"Leave him alone Jess. Maybe this is my destiny. I'm doing everything, eh!" I answered.
"I know you love him until now, Anya Belle, but I can't imagine that he would do this to you," he said in confusion, making me laugh out loud. My tears falling down while I play with my nails.
"He's not here Anya, he's in the U. S ata because that's the information I got. He's studying again and working," he informed so I just nodded.
"Thanks for the visit Jess," I thanked.
"There is nothing for us to be friends with."
"Just say hello to my parents, then don't visit me too much because I'm bothering you. You also need to find a girl to love," I said to him with a smile.
"I have and don't you worry. When you get out I will introduce you," he happily answered so I nodded. If I can get out of here.
"It's hard for me to get out, you know that," I answered sadly.
"I'm not going to get tired of going back and forth to your ex's house until I can talk to him properly," he said seriously.
"We won't get anything from him and he won't listen. He doesn't accept explanations especially when he has evidence," I answered.
"Leave me here. I accept my fate. Let's all accept it. Let your life be happy and move-on. Don't worry about me anymore," I told him because I knew he would come back there again and again. My Levi won't face him anyway.
"Visiting time is over!" the Warden shouted so I stood up and wiped my tears.
I am not strong even if I tell them I'm okay but here I am still crying in front of them.
"Thank you for everything," I said to him and hugged him tightly.
"Take care always. I'll be here for you!" he also answered me and kissed my forehead.
I turned back first and bit by bit what he brought for me. I am very grateful to him because he never abandoned me since then. But he deserves to focus on where he will have fun, whether he is a boy or a girl, rather than going back and forth because I have no hope.
I went back to my cell and lay down again. You have nothing to do here in prison but lie down and eat. Repeat every day like this and think about something.
Being a prison is not easy? it's so hard you can't do the things you want to do. You are not free. It's like the amount of time here inside is not the same as outside that it just moves faster. It's a different world outside and here inside and you'll see nothing but bars, yellow t-shirts and the same faces.
So it's just a pity for those imprisoned who are only accused especially that they can't achieve the freedom they want because those with position and money are more powerful than the innocent.
This is a reality of being a prison. It's not everyone's fault, others are just accused. According to those I have talked to and interacted with here, they are almost innocent and have also lost the case like me that has been emphasized.
When I first entered here, I just cried, but no one can kill you but yourself. You are yourself and they will tell you that you are weak, poor. Even if you defend yourself to them but still nothing because they think you are a criminal even though you didn't do it. Who will believe you? Are they also criminals? They will just laugh at you. The better thing to do here is to shut up and sleep.
"Mendez?" The Jail guard called me, I just finished taking a shower because it's hot.
"Yes?" I speak politely.
"You have a call," he answered and opened my cell.
"Who is it?" I asked him.
"Don't ask too many questions, just talk!" he answered and pushed me out of the cell.
There are people who do not treat fellow human beings as well. We are human beings too, we need respect too, aren't we imprisoned? They think little of me but the reality is we have no voice here so I just follow him.
The telephone was given to me so I immediately reached for it and answered.
"Hello?" my answer.
"Hello, who are they?" I asked again but he didn't answer. I only heard a sigh. So I looked at the Warden who was also looking at me. She gave me a little smile and he nodded at me.
"Is this you?" I'm betting that maybe mom just doesn't want to talk, maybe she's sad for me.
"Mang, please speak up if it's you? I'm okay here. Don't worry about me. I miss you and papa so much. I'm sorry for what happened in my life," I said and the tears started to flow. I had tears but I just heard that I had been called so I sent it back to the Warden.
"Thank you!" I said before turning around.
"You can get out of here too, just be nice."
I didn't expect the Warden's speech because he was labeled wild here and grumpy because no one is forgiven. It's the same with the jail guards who you think look perfect and clean.
"That's unlikely to happen. The person who put me in jail is so angry with me," I also answered him.
"Atty. Noah Lev is a Devil in the court. No one is forgiven. No one misses that so he always wins the case and is handsome," he said excitedly. He admired Levi because his eyes twinkled. Don't be mine, my mind said.
"See! I can't get out of here," I said with a smile and left lest he wonder why I'm still smiling.
As time goes by I get used to everything. But there is the time that our life here is a lot of straggle's, even if you are in your cell, don't trust because later you will be on your side but later it won't be. It's good that there are only two of us in the cell, nothing has been added yet.
Face the reality because I'm not going anywhere but to my cell, hang out, lie down, stand up, eat, sleep and in the morning we also get sun, there's community service inside that's the only route of my life. I don't think about when I can get out of here because I know the answer. As long as that person is angry and closed minded towards me. He will suffer and I will be helpless.
"What are you thinking?" said another prisoner, Hana. So I looked at her, Hana was the only one who talked and made friends with me, but it was difficult for other prisoners like me.
"My parents," I lied to him.
"Parent or the one who imprisoned you?" he asked me with a smile and poked my side I kept smiling and shaking my head at him.
"What else can I get from the one who put me in prison but Lifetime prison," I laughed and answered him and made my bed.
"I'm about to be free, Anya," he said goodbye to me so I fell silent. I ruffled his hair.
" Be nice outside," I said happily but I was sad because he was my only friend here.
"Of course, it's hard here," he answered me.
"Promise me that you won't come back here, Hana. Whatever your fault is, don't repeat it," I also told her and hugged her.
"I'll miss you," I said.
"Me too," I answered shortly.
"Fix your things, I'll help you," I excitedly told him.
"You know your Ao too, no one is going to fix things yet," he said to me and sat next to me and put his arm around me.
"You can get out too, just have faith, just be positive and pray, the one who sent you to jail has softened your heart," he encouraged me.
"So that we are happy," he said to me.
"Do you think he'll ever forgive me?" I also asked him sadly.
"If the man loves you more than his life, you are lucky because forgiveness is easy but to forget is hard," He replied to me before lying down.
"It's just the same, Hana, you just extended it. Nothing will happen yet," I frowned at him, but he just laughed and shook his head.
To Be Continued...
"Lazel Hyrroz," I said her name firmly and coldly. I followed him until we entered his room. He unbuttoned his uniform after collapsing, dropping his backpack on the bed. "I'm tired. Don't bother me now," he told me coldly without looking at me. "That's why I'm asking you why you're here now and where did you go to come home at this hour?" I asked strictly. He completely took off his white polo shirt and left only the shirt he was wearing. "You know? You have so many roles in my life," he mockingly promised and faced me. His face was still emotionless and he didn't change the way he looked at me, as if he could see my soul as well. "You are no longer just a mother, sister and brother. Now, your role is that of a strict father who waited for his own son who didn't come home last night but only now thought of going home," he added at length and even grinned. "You've grown up, Lazel Hyrroz. Even if you are no longer in the power of your parents, remember that there is one more person who will worry about you," I stated the fact. "You? Are you the person who will worry about me? I'm just your wife on paper and I didn't ask you to worry about me. I told you from the very beginning not to interfere with me and I will do the same to you," he promised firmly. That's how he really is. His heart is so hard and he really doesn't care about me or even my feelings. “Lazel Hyrroz...” "If you have nothing more to say, go out, Grandma?" he said with an insult in his voice. This time he called me Grandma. I just sighed because of his bad behavior and his bad treatment of me. I turned back when he finally took off his white shirt. "You've already seen my body, so why are you still avoiding me? You liked what we did last night, didn't you? You took advantage of me while I was out of my mind and drunk," he insulted me and it was as if those words just slapped me. My chest rose and fell violently because of my shortness of breath. "Before you go to sleep, take a shower or wash your body and if you haven't eaten, just heat up the food I cooked earlier," I said and I heard her loud chuckle again and the bed moving, a sign that he sat there. "Yes, Manang." I closed my eyes tightly because of him calling me. I went to the door of his room and closed it softly. I stopped for a moment in front of the door and leaned. The corners of my eyes are burning and I feel like crying. Heavy in the chest. Is that why he just came home now? Because in over a year something happened to us only once? We were both drunk and I don't even remember what we did. I'm really asking myself. How long will we be like this, Lazel Hyrroz? When I wake up every morning, my uniform is neatly ironed on the sofa bed. Even my black shoes are ready. In the kitchen, there is food already prepared and there is a sticky note on the fridge. I took it and read what was written. His penmanship is neat and beautiful. Even so, I still don't like it. "Don't forget to eat your breakfast before you go to school, Lazel Hyrroz." Calysta After I read that I crumpled the paper and threw it in the trashbin. I opened the fridge and got cold water. I opened the lid and took out the contents. I even looked at the breakfast that was ready on the table but like I often do, I didn't touch it and I didn't even eat. I entered the university with an empty stomach. It's okay, Hanemira often makes fun of me. So I only eat my breakfast at school. "You didn't have breakfast again, did you?" I just smiled at his question and smiled slowly. At the same time he held my hand and gave me the spoon. "I still cooked that." His cooking was not that good but I still appreciated it. Because...she's the only girl I want. When I got home, I expected to find him sitting in the living room. He was drinking coffee and busy with his laptop again. "You didn't eat your breakfast again. You didn't even touch them," he told me. The corners of my lips rose. As long as he always said that to me, I memorized those words. "Who told you to cook my breakfast?" I asked him and I heard him sigh again. In fact, I have no feelings for him. I don't like her and I will never love a woman who is ten years apart from each other. We only got married because he was richer than my family and our company only needed him. That is the only reason why I put up with this crowded home. I ignored him and went up the stairs but before that I stopped to ask him about this matter. "For you, what is love?" He suddenly turned to me and was obviously confused as to why I asked him that. "Why are you asking me that?" she asked me back. "I just want to know your opinion. What is love for you?" I asked, curious to know his opinion. What is his view on love? "Love destroys a person's life." I raised an eyebrow at what he said. In what way is it damaging? "When it comes to your life, you will feel the gradual destruction of your life." "What a mess you said. I don't understand anything," I said. He stared at
"Sir, where are you taking me?" Fear of telling him. He suddenly dragged me out of his office for some reason. I kept trying to remove his hand that was holding my arm tightly, causing me to feel pain. "Don't try to do that or else you won't like what I'm going to do to you here" he said sternly that I scared him. Today I saw sir that you are so angry for some unknown reason. . . . . . . "Get in" He shouted a little. That's when I realized that we were in the parking lot of his company. I forced my way in because I was afraid of him. I don't know what he is thinking of doing to me so I can't help but be afraid of him. "Sir please...where can you take me?..." Begging said to him. He didn't even listen and started the car. "Sir... Tell me what did you do if it was wrong for you to do this to me... Please, I'm begging you to put me down sir" he said crying. But he didn't even look at me, he continued driving. "No one will ever go near you....no one dares to touch you, and come near you.... Because you are mine.... Mine!" he emphasized at the end which made me startle with a mixture of fear when he said that. "S-sir...."
That's right, please... have mercy on us. Please have mercy on us!" I'm begging dad who is full of emotions. My voice was hoarse from exhaustion and constant crying while pleading for papa to stop hurting us. I'm broken and closed but I'm still trying to protect my sister who is only seven years old and my mom who has a weakness from the pillar of our home that is making us suffer right now. The same thing always happens at home every time dad comes home. He is always angry and pours it on everyone. Dad wasn't like that before but when he learned to gamble and get into vices that's when our complicated life started. I can't even count how many times he almost killed us because of his beatings. Times where we almost looked like dead because of the bruises and pale bodies that dad had done. I want to defend them. I want to protect them but I'm just a humble man with a small body because of our state in life, that's what they call our condition 'poor' and what about me? Maybe I can say that I'm a man who gets patted down and gets weak easily because of not being able to eat properly. Even if I wanted to run away, I couldn't. Even if we want to fight, we can't. Even if I want to rebuke dad, be brave and be a man even for one time, I can't do it, I can't. I'm disgusted with myself for thinking that even once I could be a man, a complete man who can defend my loved ones, but no, I'm just a very useless man. I could not save them from the hands of my father who was swallowed by annoyance and anger. I want to keep mom and Abi away from dad's hands so that we can be safe and live happily and peacefully but I can't do it either, I can't because mom still believes that dad will change too which I just believed because he was taking a risk I know that when we make dad feel how much we love him, he will return to the way he was before, our dad who is so sweet and caring. My dad always smiles when he comes home because he is greeted with a bag of noodles that my brother and I will run to get at the same time as greeting him, kissing him, shaking his hand and giving him a hug. I miss seeing papa being sweet to mama, the type where they are like stars in a telenovela where there is no conflict, just full of love.
"Brother, let me go" I shouted here. He didn't want to let go of me until now, I'll leave it to him why he doesn't let me go from his arms like I'm a cat tied to his body "No stay for a while!" he said as he buried his face in my neck. I tried to keep him away from my neck because he was so muscular and I couldn't push him because of his strength. "Brother, what the hell! If you don't let me go, I'll report you!" When I threatened him. I thought I would be afraid, but I was the one who would be afraid of him because it's like facing a very hot fire and it will really melt you. "Stop assuming that someone will help you Mika. Remember we don't have parents now because they left us alone here in the mansion" I pushed him as far as I could and it was fine because he let go of me. I quickly went down from the room and went to the kitchen. I've been hungry for a while now, that's why. I immediately stopped what I was doing when I felt a stony body behind me while hugging my waist so tightly I could hardly breathe. "Brother, let me go.. What is happening to you and why are you doing this? Can you let me go first because my tummy is hungry!" I faced him with annoyance and I heard a small laugh from him. I immediately stopped because I only once heard him laughing even softly. "You're cute as ever my love" "What are you? Are you drunk and you can 'love love'? Hey brother, think of us as brothers. Or if you're not drunk, maybe you have a cold, brother, or are you just a friend?" "Tsk. Annoying just eat or ill kiss ya" "tsk.. There's a kiss kiss you know when you don't have siblings. It must have a worm in its brain because it suddenly tsk." "Are you whispering something?" I immediately became alert and smiled. "huh? I'm just eating here" I lied and continued eating. "I heard it. Stop lying just tell me" "Nothing" I stood up and drank water. I was about to leave to go upstairs but the monk spoke "Where are you going??" "Why get dressed? Are you the same?" "Can I?" "che! just kidding" Hi my name is Mika Veldes and im 18 years old. And my mother shit brother by my is Ezekiel Veldes is 20 years old, he already has his own company Instead, I should have finished school because I'm stubborn I've always been a cutie girl, but that was then and I've changed. And This is my Story
Larghserv well known as a One of the richest and leading the wealthiest family. Anxious Larghserv is known as cruel and ruthless Principal who has no use in love because love for him is like a Werthless because of the belief that all women have the same personality but what if he meets his sister friend he can change his way of looking at women Wharaine Dela Vina lives alone and only friends are with her in life his innocent and kind is one of the reasons why he will be imprisoned in the prison of the man Anxious known as the principal of their school can she be with a demonic man like anxious, can she successfully escape the man who imprisoned her or his stay forever caged in the arms of ruthless and cruel Principal.
Thedus Del Novan are well known as Dangerous and ruthless when it comes to business, well not only in business but also when it comes to a woman. He doesn't care about women but because he is old enough to have a family, but what? If he doesn't like women because to him women look like money.. It's not just because he doesn't know how to love, but what if he meets someone who is a woman he himself adopted? he's 29 yrs old rich and handsome man NBSB because no one has won the young man's heart yet Since he needed to have children, he adopted, he adopted a boy but he ended up with a girl He hates woman right but why he suddenly wants to possess her? it's supposed to hate her right?... He should hate all women, but what the hell f*ck! that girl is the only one who caught his interest and attention for the first time. the first and ever woman he ever wanted, but shit it feels wrong to own her. Because that girl is his soon to be daughter. Well that's bullshit! it's soon to be he's anyway. After all he is Del Novan. Thedus Del Novan can get anything he wants and Dhalia Selline Vera is no exception. Thedus Del novan will have her!Even Dhalia is soon to be his daughter!,no one can stop him not even d3ath!
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