I have no memory of what happened after that. Iyon na ang huli kong naalala, and when I opened my eyes, I was completely confused.

Isang white wall and ceiling ang bumungad sa aking mga mata, and there was an intense pain in my abdominal area. I tried to move my hands but it felt so weak, idagdag pa na may mga aparato at tubo na nakakabit sa katawan.

Just...what the hell happened? I'm still alive? I'm hospitalized?

"Patient 2 is awake!"

My gaze fell to the person who just entered the room, she's wearing an all white dress, probably a nurse. I tried to speak but I figured out I couldn't dahil sa tubong nakalagay sa bibig ko.

Seconds after that, three to four people entered the room. Mabilis ang nangyari at halos ay 'di ko na nasundan. Naramdaman ko lang na may itinurok sila sa akin and the next thing I knew, I was drifting to sleep already.

I thought I'm not going to wake-up again, but I did.

"She's awake again, Doctor!" A woman's voice muttered.

"Vitals?"

"Check the baby."

The doctor then went in front of me.

"Can you hear me, Miss?" She asked and showed me her finger. "Look here."

Sinundan ko naman ang sinabi niya and relief was immediately plastered in her eyes, and there I realized that they're foreigners.

What is this? Where am I? What happened? And my baby? Anong nangyari sa kanya?

They went busier in front of me after that. They performed things, such as drawing blood, and I have no idea what they're for, hindi rin ako ako makapagsalita para magtanong. All that I did was utter a silent prayer...wishing to end all the agony I am feeling.

And I guess God must've heard bits of my prayer. The day after that, I woke up. This time, someone's already beside me.

My sight was still a blur but when it's finally fixed, my gaze immediately bore onto the person in front of me. And my eyes immediately widened when I realized who it was.

"Don't move yet," he uttered with his blank expression. Narinig ko naman siyang tinawag ang doctor pagkatapos.

Habang ako ay hindi pa rin makapaniwala sa nakita.

It's my mortal enemy, Denver Aranjuez. And why is he here?

The doctor went to me and ran some tests, pagkatapos nun ay may tinanggal silang ilang tubo sa katawan ko. Medyo umayos ang pakiramdam ko dahil doon, especially when they removed the oxygen tube in my mouth.

Finally, I can talk. But when my gaze fell to my tummy area ay tila binuhusan ako ng tubig.

Ang laki na ng tiyan ko.

Kahit nanghihina ay diretso kong tiningnan si Denver.

"W-Why..." I tried to ask which just sounded like a whisper.

I just want to know kung ano ba talaga ang nangyari and how long has it been.

He heaved a sigh and went closer to me, he tucked some hair strands behind my ears.

"Welcome back. I thought you're not gonna make it but I'm glad you did."

I looked at him again with my confused gaze and I think he was able to read that.

"You were in a coma for four months, Klio. That's what the doctors told me. Hindi ko alam kung paano nangyari at bakit ka napunta rito, wala naman akong pakialam sayo e. But when I did my research, I learned that you've been in an accident months ago, in the Philippines. There was a group who took you out of prison. It was a huge news there, you were quite popular."

What is he saying? I shook my head. Ngunit nang maalala ang memorya ko bago mawalan ng malay noon ay napagtanto kong maaaring tama nga siya.

"S-Saan tayo?"

He smirked. "Nakakapanibago ang malumanay mong pananalita. By the way, we're in Germany."

What?

"And don't ask me why you're here dahil hindi ko rin alam. I went here to study and meet my mother's family, and it just happened that I accidentally saw you here...and happened to know you."

Kumunot ang noo ko. Denver's an enemy, I always consider him that way, kaya ayoko munang maniwala.

"I don't know who brought and abandoned you here. Basta no'ng makita kita, they're about to cut your life support, and I guess I was just right on time?" He chuckled. "Ayoko sanang tulungan ka because you're an enemy, but I'm still not that bad."

Tears fell from my eyes as I listened to him.

I was abandoned? Again?

He smiled and leaned closer, touching the side of my eyes, wiping my tears.

"I'm still not that bad." He uttered while looking at my eyes. "And my help isn't free, Klio. You need to pay."

My lips quivered. "H-Hindi...hindi pwedeng nandito ako. I need to go back to the Philippines!"

He chuckled. "For what? To return to prison? Or worse...to die?"

My tears fell again.

"Akala ko matalino ka, Klio. But you're disappointing me now. Ang taas pa naman ng tingin ko sayo noon, sa tuwing nagkakalaban tayo sa school."

I hate him, kahit tinulungan niya ako...I still hate him!

"And think about your child. Ano sa tingin mo ang mangyayari sa kanya kapag bumalik ka?" He held my chin to make me look at him. "Your child will suffer too if you do that."

Umiling ako. Hindi...hindi pwede! Ayokong ipahamak ako. I hate to admit it pero tama siya...mapapahamak lang ang anak ko sa gusto kong gawin.

"I understand where you're coming from though. From someone who wants to be an honorable lawyer, I know you want to be righteous." He paused and wiped my tears away. "But we can't always be righteous, babe. In order to survive in this cruel world, we sometimes need to be bad."

He has a point...pero...

"Stay here, Klio." He smiled and held my hand. "I'll help you. Tutulungan kitang mamuhay nang normal kasama ang anak mo. I'll help you start a new life."

That's tempting, but can I really trust him?

"You'll give birth next month, and you're gonna be needing help for that."

I closed my eyes. Gulong-gulo na ako. I wanted to leave the life I had so bad but then, how about him?

"S-Si A-Alaric...k-kumusta na siya?" I asked.

I wanted to live a new life pero paano siya? How can I live a new life when he's ruined because of me?

Denver smirked and placed his finger on his chin. "Ah, him? Katia Alvarez. Hmm. Did I recall it right?"

Kumunot ang noo ko. "A-Anong sinasabi mo?"

"Oh, that? I am just recalling what I learned when I did my research a month ago. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali, that's the name of his wife." He casually answered.

While me...I felt my life shattered when I heard that.

H-He's married?

"Tama nga. Iyon nga yata." He snapped his fingers like he just had a moment of eureka.

"He got married three months ago, Klio. He's now a married man." He continued.

And those words just destroyed the pinch of hope left in me.