Chapter 27 “My Time Is Up”
Ana wanted to insist that Fernando will understand but she did not force it. The last thing Mrs Buenavista needed was someone to stress her.
Two months went by so quickly. Everyone seemed to be so occupied with one thing or another.
First, Mrs Buenavista has been busy having her treatment because she wants to stay physically fit and sane even if she will die soon. She wants to appear healthy even when my time is short.
Fernando has been too busy with work and only comes home a few times most especially because of his mother. His mother’s death was getting nearer, so he tried as much as possible to spend time with her even if he had a tight schedule.
Ana on the other hand has successfully gotten into law school a month ago and it has been going well. She has also been able to get a store and supplies for her business. What’s left was the business approval.
Her contract with Fernando ended a week ago but she was yet to speak to him about it since he has been so busy and also since Mrs Buenavista isn’t dead yet.
She decided to wait for another week to see how things went. As much as she wanted to leave she felt sad for Mrs Buenavista, she wished the woman didn't have to die. But she could not keep on pretending after an extra week was gone. Fernando will have to come up with something to tell his mother or the truth.
That evening she was doing her assignment on her laptop when the door opened and Fernando walked in.
Ana ignored him and went back to what she was doing. They have been ignoring each other the past month or rather he has been ignoring her and she just did the same.
They have not said a word to each other for days and she doesn’t bother. He is an enemy of her progress, he stopped talking to her because she got into law school and he ended up finding out that she had actually sneaked out that day he grounded her to go write the exam, he was pissed maybe because she took him unaware.
“I’m surprised you are silent, the three months is over and yet you have not said anything. Why? Fernando has kept quiet this past week thinking she will come to him about it but she did not and he was curious why she has been silent.
By the way, he has sent her balance already.
Ana raised her head and saw the curious look on his face. She felt like telling him that she had grown to love Mrs Buenavista and leaving all of a sudden was something she could not do so she decided to wait for another week. But the words could not come out maybe because she wanted to hear the next thing he was going to say.
“Nothing, I wanted to see if you do it yourself. If you will tell me it is time to leave and also I have been too occupied to remember.
“Maybe because you are too comfortable, you have gotten so used to leaving this wealthy life that going back to where you are coming from will be too difficult even if you are at exactly going back to the slump cause I have paid you well for you to at least live a bit decently compared to before”
Ana frowned at his loud insult, yes she loves material things and loves the luxury life but that is certainly not the reason. One thing she hates is insults and Fernando has thrown insults at her many times. Ana is not about to let this one slide as well.
Ana closed her laptop and stood up “Mr Buenavista, our contract has ended a week ago, I’m still here on my own free will which I now see was foolish of me. Since I have no more business here, I will do the needful” Ana said and wanted to walk past him to the closet but he held her back.
“What are you about to do?” Fernando questioned.
“The needful, now let go” Ana glared at him.
Fernando was not expecting such a reaction from her. Had he thought wrongly?
“Let go” Ana said with a very serious tone, the type he had not seen before.
Fernando could see that she was very serious. He had made a mistake “My mother is not dead yet. You have to stay as my fake wife until then”
Ana dragged her hand out of his hold “No, the contract states that I will be your fake wife for three months because according to you that is the estimated time for your mother’s death. If I am still here it was because I have come to love your mother so much that I can’t bare to just leave like that, I wanted to wait for a week more to see how things will be before speaking to you about it”
“You love my mother?” Fernando found that hard to believe since all he thinks she cares about is money.
“You think all this time I have been faking it all? Well I faked every other thing except the fact that I genuinely grew fond of your mother”
“You do not need to pretend” He said and walked into the closet. He still does not believe the fact that she grew fond of his mother.
Ana sighed, what is the point of her explaining it to him when he will not believe her.
Ana sat on the edge of the bed and when she heard him go into the bath room. She walked into the closet, carried two big luggage that were hers and packed all her personal stuff inside it.
Her clothes, shoes, bags and books she had bought so far. She did it so quickly. And then carried her backpack and placed her laptop inside.
She had already changed into a simple dress.
Ana dragged the luggage into the living room and sat down to wait for him to come out. He did not notice she packed since her side of the closet was still filled withSilvia’s clothes and shoes and bags. But he will notice when he doesn’t see her stuff on the bed side table.
Fernando came out of the bathroom and after changing he walked to the room and did not see her and when he noticed some of her things were not on the bed side table. He became alert and rushed to the living room to see her with two luggage and a backpack.
Fernando clenched his fist “Where are you going to”
Ana stood up and placed her backpack on her back.
“To my family, I only waited to say my final goodbye to you. My work here is done” Ana held the luggages and was ready to walk out.
The speed at which Fernando rushed towards her and dragged the luggage away from her made her shocked.
“What are you trying to do?” Ana questioned.