Chapter 26: Affected

Althaea suddenly awaken and she noticed that her best friend, Gin was not beside her anymore. The lady tried to look in the entire room, but Ginger was not there. 
Althaea went outside then she met Athena was also looking somewhere. They called everybody, but there’s no answering.
 “Where are they? I was searching for them several minutes.” Athena said still her eyes roaming around.
“We should call a security.” She added with an authority.
Althaea agreed and pressed her phone to contact their body guards. The opposite was simply ringing until it have surprised them when the red balloons and their loved one’s get appeared. They started singing happy birthday song afterwards.
‘Happy birthday to you, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you. HAPPY 23TH BIRTHDAY, ALTHAEA AND ATHENA’. 
As they happily greeted the twin sisters with cakes. “You wish first, my dear princesses.” Virgilio said. They blew the candle out then.
“Thank you so much, Mom and Dad for this wonderful surprise and celebration.” Athena replied with a brilliant smile on her face. “Of course, to my boyfriend, Greige and Uncle Enrico and Aunt Marcela, thus to Yaya Helena.” 
Later, Althaea attempt to speak with a fake emotion on her face.  “Many thanks, especially to my parent because they planned this day, and I appreciated it very much. Yeah, I am thankful to Uncle and Untie, Yaya Helena and Yaya Celeste…” She leaned to her boyfriends and close friends. “To my hubby, Troezen, my best friend Ginger and to my bandmates, Kuya Xavier and Rayver. Thank for your presence.”
Next, Dianna their mother has uttered in an instant. “By the way, Althaea will be the one who leads a prayer.” Mrs. Muestra authoritatively requests her first daughter. She smiled before accepting it.
“Alright, Mom no problem.” Afterwards, they prayed in minutes. 
The party is already launched, so the others were eating around and enjoying the day, including the two birthday girls.
However, Althaea caught her attention from their parents.
“Althaea, come here.” As her father called.
She told Zen that needed to leave temporarily, and he agreed. She followed the path did her parents moved through Althaea stunned when she saw a new brand car by herself.
The lady can’t avoid to get eyes widen.
“You like it, our dear princess?” Virgilio added.
“We want to have an own car for your job. You don’t need to commute next time.” Dianna said.
“Yes, I love it. Thank you very much Mom and Dad.” She hugged them tightly and gratefully.
“We’re so sorry Althaea if we always stricter about you and our attention is on your sister. Here giving that gift for you is would be show that we loved so much.” As her mother stated that Althaea started to pour her tears. Mrs. Muestra wiped it.
“It’s ok Mom. Don’t say sorry. It is not your fault. I understand.” As the lady trying to justify her theories on how she was treated by them lately.
It is not now big deal for Althaea, she already accepted it and forgiven her parents. She doesn’t want anymore conflicts with them which is the most important.
 “We are thankful with your mother of having such a kind-hearted daughter like you, Althaea. You are a great blessing to us.” A glad statement of Mr. Muestra that treasuring a child same as Althaea.
“Wait…” Virgilio stop momentarily. “I think you should go to your boyfriend, Thaea. He is waiting for you now.” Dianna quickly nodded that she agreed with her husband.
“Go ahead, my precious daughter.” Althaea smiled in a wide as the response of what her mother said.
“When there’s a chance, we will talk to our future son-in-law soon.” Her father uttered with a little amusement on his face.
Althaea instantly responded, “I know what you’re saying Dad, but we still have no time for that.”
“Oh, my precious daughter. Don’t deny.. I know it.” Virgilio insisted. “We are excited about the double wedding with your sister.” They giggled, but Althaea remained silent and force to smile.
“Um, I will go to see him now.” The lady said for interrupting the conversation.
“Alright, our dear daughter.” They admitted and let Althaea walk and meet her boyfriend.
As Althaea treading to accompany Zen, she meets Greige parents are stepping towards the lady and grinning.
“So you’re Althaea, the Athena’s twin sister!” As they addressed themselves to a lady. That was the second time they saw Althaea.
“That’s why we didn’t realize the difference. You look very identical to each other, right?”
Greige’s mother said. “Even the physical features are on Dianna’s side.” While still observing her whole.
“The truth revealed when Athena confessed about it to our son. Then, Greige told us that his girlfriend has a twin. Really, at first we are awestruck.” As the man’s father narrated the whole story.
“Do you know what happen? Greige is lately became insane for two weeks. Our son and your sister have almost a breakup.” It invokes Althaea however she tried to fake her emotions. She can’t believe that suddenly happened after all.
It feels like these all her fault. “There is no time they are fighting to each other. They keep engaging in the conversation about your impersonation and the accident happened to Athena.” All this time, she doesn’t feel good after she heard it from Greige’s parent.
Althaea seems feeling guilty to herself. All she knew it would be alright presently, but became complicated. The lady is almost can’t utter a word in the situation she left.
“I don’t… know that!.” Althaea answered in a serious manner, but her voice is bit cracking.
“Yeah obviously my dear.” said Marcela. “It reflects in your face.” 
“This was our first meeting….no! Hmm, when the time we met it is our son’s arrival from United States, we believe that you’re the real Athena.” She added, then they gave a gift to a birthday girl.
“Anyway take this our gift to you, young lady.” Greige’s father mentioned with a smile on his face.
Althaea smiled as she accepted it. “Thank you, Auntie and Uncle. I appreciated.” said gratefully.
“You are much welcome, young lady.” He replied.
Afterwards, they left Althaea. “Well, young lady we may go now. I hope we meet next time.”
Greige’s mother said happily as she waved a goodbye with her husband.
After the conversation with Greige’s parent, Althaea continued to look for Zen at their meeting place. Several minutes have passed, but she didn’t find him. The lady leaned her eyes around while walking along the seashore until she saw a scene that hurts her more. 
Greige is kissing Athena on the lips. It made Althaea to walk away from them because she can’t feel it to see her sister and the man she loved in that way.
Althaea stopped for a moment, let her tears pouring all over the face. She took a sit and cover herself because it feels her weak.
One hour has passed, Althaea cease sobbing and fix herself. She went back to the hotel to keep the smartwatch that Greige’s parent handed to her. Fixing Althaea’s face for not obviously she is crying because didn’t want it another issue.
In a few minutes, she decided to leave the hotel and see the loved ones until Zen is hugging her tightly in a sudden.
“Where have you been, uh?” He asked in worry as examining his girlfriend and sensed that she cried somewhere.
“Hey did you cry?” He added. She didn’t answer and attempted to avoid the question. “What happened, Althaea? Tell me.” Trying to please her therefore, Althaea replied.
“Yes, I cried for tears of joy, I have felt earlier because mom and dad bought me a new branded car. Greige’s parent present me a smartwatch.” Althaea showed it through her wrist.
“Ok but I am looking for you antecedently? Where did you go?” Zen interrogates.
“Same here, I have been searching you out for long.” Althaea answered, hoping to be ok.
“Sorry for that anyway. I let you wait for an hour. So sorry.” Zen apologized and Althaea admitted it easily.
“Don’t apologize. It will be ok.” Althaea replied with a calm now on her voice.
“But I didn’t make it happen, Thaea. You know how much I love you. It doesn’t want a girl to wait for me, instead I would be the one should wait.” As Zen stated those words, he didn’t want it. 
“I know Zen but you won’t do that again most especially it is not your fault. Anyway, I think we would wander somewhere.”
Althaea uttered.
“No.” She is walking already yet stops when Zen speaks. “We will go to videoke room. I guess, they are expecting us now.” His boyfriend replied so he held her hands and left the place.
Althaea realized it could be the right thing to do to release her feelings.  

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    Johnmichael Guia

    Very nice the storyline off the book Love it

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