Geroge's POV
"Hey," Harry called.
I looked at him with no emotion.
"Care to eat? You're not just killing yourself, but your children too," he said.
I nodded.
I'm lying on my bed, looking at nothingness.
As my body succumbed to the point of bed, I smiled to my ears. But tears approached again.
I heard the door slam, and someone entered to get me up forcibly.
It was Kate.
"Are you gonna lie there forever?!" she snarled.
I heard my children crying outside.
My tears then became aggressive.
My children are getting the pain I'm feeling too.
I'm sorry.
"George!" she said.
"I don't know what to do. I'm in pain, Kate."
I can't say it.
I can't say they were the reason he left.
"He left you! And we were correct with our speculations even before!"
"Maybe you were," I said and just smiled.
She was gripping my collar, and I tightened.
She wanted to punch me and I could feel the urge. But she was fighting too, because she knows it's not my fault.
"I can handle myself. Don't show my children my weakness just to get me out of my bedroom. I know what I'm doing. I'm not some piece of shit who would leave their child unattended because I was hurt."
Eventually, her tight grip loosened up.
"I know what you were thinking," she said. "You missed Yul Matthew."
"I missed him. But I don't want to bother him anymore. So please, don't bother me too. This is what you all want. He left me, so what else do you want?" I asked.
Kate went out and closed the door aggressively.
I'm hurt.
And they hurt me again.
It wasn't just yul's fault why I was hurt.
It's everybody's fault.
Yul's not the one to blame here, I am.
For having friends and a brother who doesn't know how to know or see my pain.
They were all the reasons I'm stuck up again.
But as long as my children are there, I still have reasons to get up.
They were the only reason I was looking to get up on my bed.
Harry's POV
"Uncle, why is Mommy feeling anxious?" asked Hyeri. "Lately, I'm noticing how mom is doing."
I rolled my eyes and looked at Cygnus, sending an indirect message to him that I really hated the monster George has become.
"But you know what," Yael interrupted. "Mom isn't showing it to us."
I was stunned.
"Yep!" Hyeri agreed. "Mom is so strong. She's like a supermom to us. Yael and I were so stubborn and hard to restrain. But instead of spanking our butt, she's joining our little game! But her eyes... she's crying while laughing."
Hyeri...
Why is she always like this? She's hiding what she feels and to her, it's alright for us to think that she's ruining her life.
Argh..
I'm starting to feel like it's my fault Yul has gone missing.
"Look now, your Mommy is suffering emotional pain. I hope you child won't get in between and ask your Mom, okay? She'll hurt you," asked Cygnus.
Yael and Hyeri shook their head.
"We always asked Mom about it. But she never hurt us. Actually, she's been telling us about it! She's not secretive like you always thought of her."
Ha..
Maybe I need to do something about this. This won't work if I let my sister get hurt.
She's been suffering over the years.
For other people, she lived her life.
It's time she lived here without regrets and other people's approval.
Actually, she never cared about me, Kate, or Cygnus' approval.
Yul did.
Yul saw the pain in her eyes.
Losing her loved one is one of the things she hated.
Hanakim and Fernando went inside.
"Hey, Kuya! What's up!" Hanakim said.
"Did you bring some plates?" asked Fernando.
These kids!
I hugged them as they both threw their bodies to me.
Yael and Hyeri did the same too.
They were burying my body! Argh I can't breathe properly!
They were laughing as they got up one by one.
As for me, I was left lying to the ground!
I need to talk to Yul. This is a family problem now.
He's part of the family, after all!
But before that, I'll talk to my siblings.
***
We called Yancy through a video call.
"Kuya, what's happening to Ate?" asked Nando.
"She's not even calling me, huh?" said Yancy.
"It was Kuya Harry's fault," said Hanakim.
"Kim!" I snarled.
"What? It's true. You and her friends are always getting on her head."
Nando butts in, "As much as I want to agree with you, Kuya Harry, with Kim's irresistible annoying behavior, I agree with her too."
I sighed.
"What did you do?" asked Yancy.
"Well..."
I explained to him what happened and what I did.
He was mad.
He keeps on saying hurtful words and such.
But I know I deserve it. It's my fault.
"Don't worry, I will fix this," I said.
Nando butted in, "How will you do that? Kuya Yul is out of reach. We tried to reach him, call him, and even at least his siblings."
Kim rolled her eyes. "If we're having this meeting because of Ate's relationship, why not let your friends join in? Besides, it was your fault they've become a broken family."
"Also, Ate is not behaving depressed."
"Huh?" I mumbled. "It's true. She's not. Why? You didn't ask her, did you?! Ha... that's what you get for thinking you were always right."
Yul's POV
A week...
Ha.
I missed my family
How will I contact them without hurting George as well??
Aish!
Little did I know, my sudden disappearance hurt her too.
What a nutjob.
"So, sir, how do you think of this? Does it ring a bell?" asked my employee. He was presenting to me the newest project that we'll make.
I was out of focus, argh.
"I will think about it. Send me the proposal again and I will contact you whether I like it or not."
She nodded.
My assistant suddenly approached me.
"Sir!"
She was gasping for her breath.
"Your wife is here."