MAFIA SERIES 2: Ready, ROGUE ONE.

My eyes quickly widened in shock.

"P-Po?" Nauutal kong tanong sa kaniya.

My head couldn't comprehend her words completely. It's like I can't process it.

Anong ibig niyang sabihin? Does she want me to confess everything to Ethan kahit hindi pa tapos ang misyon?

Pero bakit? What does she want to accomplish with this?

I don't even know what to feel about his.

General Guazon sighed deeply and averted her gaze away from me.

"I know you truly care about my son, Andrea. I can see it. The sacrifices you made, you didn't have to do any of those. And I understand how hard it must have been for you to work this out while keeping this a secret from my son." I could sense the hint of worry in her voice.

Ramdam ko ang pag-aalala sa kaniyang tinig. I get that she's worried about me, lalo pa at sinisisi niya ang sarili niya sa pagkakulong ko.

But telling Ethan the truth this early?

I.. I don't think I've gathered enough courage to do it so suddenly.

"So, Andrea. I am giving you the chance to make this right by your terms. It's up to you whether when or will you say it. Since we're getting closer to the end of the investigation, I just want you to know that you have my blessing about it." She explained further.

That was the last thing I could remember from the conversation I had with Ethan's Mother.

And now that it's already thirty minutes past nine in the evening and I'm back in my cell, it's been hours since the conversation took place.

It was too sudden, for me! It has completely caught me off guard.

Ang buong akala ko ay maghahayag lang ito ng pag-aalala sa kaniyang anak.

Hindi ko na nga maalala kung paano natapos ang usapan naming 'yon.

All I know was that my head went completely blank the moment she told me she's giving me the permission to prematurely break the secrecy of this mission to Ethan.

I believe she tried explaining her intention afterwards, but I couldn't retain much of her words. Her voice only came like a muffled sound to me regardless of what she rambles on about.

Tila ay parang tuluyan na akong nabingi.

She sounded genuinely happy as she was telling me about it, but I couldn't reciprocate the same feeling of joy to her.

Especially when this is the one thing I've dreaded the most. To tell Ethan all about my lies.

I don't even know how he'd react. I mean, will it be fine for his condition now to tell him about this painful truth?

No, no, I can't risk it.

Ethan will be mad—seriously, he will be enraged. He might even resent me, but that's okay. He has every right to do so.

But he has to do it when he has already fully recovered.

Alam kong magagalit siya nang sobra sa akin. Baka nga ay hindi pa ako mapatawad no'n.

I let out a bitter laugh at the sour thought that Ethan might not even forgive me.

Pero kung magagalit lang din naman si Ethan, dapat ay iyong alam kong hindi na niya ito ikakapahamak pa.

I laid down in my bed, overwhelmed with so much emotion.

Tomorrow's the day I'll be released from my arrest, and I'll be seeing Ethan back once again.