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...
Chapter 1 the jail guard
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Chapter 2 the visitors
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Chapter 3 the dismissal papers
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Chapter 4 my handsome friend
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Chapter 5 the question
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Chapter 6 to dreams the past
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Chapter 7 His secretary
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Chapter 8 My office
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Chapter 9 private property
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Chapter 10 Our boss
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Chapter 11 His house
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Chapter 12 get married in public
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Chapter 13 island is beautiful
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Chapter 14 Surprised
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Chapter 15 cheated on me
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Chapter 16 Our relationship
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Chapter 17 My son
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Chapter 18 My wife
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Chapter 19 Problems
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Chapter 20 One more chance
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Chapter 21 Shit cooking
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Chapter 22 he apologized
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Chapter 23 The pleasure
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Chapter 24 home
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Chapter 25 Lovemaking
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Chapter 26 The house
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Chapter 27 Vacation
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Chapter 28 obsessed with my husband
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Chapter 29 Pregnant
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Chapter 30 I love you very much
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Chapter 31 The hospital
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Chapter 32 survive my wife
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Chapter 33 His parents
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Chapter 34 our second baby
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Chapter 35 part of my life
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Chapter 36 Painful
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Chapter 37 another memory
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Chapter 38 annulment advice
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Chapter 39 disappointed
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Chapter 40 Drink alcohol
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