Angela's POV
"So, what do you think about Eric now?" Ella's words made me look at her from my daydream. While we both are sitting in the garden of my house and sipping on our tea looking at the surrounding views. She came to talk about my future and divorce thing.
"Ella, I still don't know how to answer your question…" I replied without making eye contact with her.
"So, you finally fall in love with that man." Ella sighed and I could only squeeze my hands tightly before answering truly.
"Yes. I love him." My tears fell from my eyes when I almost choked to say those words.
"Angela…" Ella's eyes filled with concern for me and she held my one hand to give me some courage.
I broke down in front of her and choked because of tears. While continuing my words.
"Ella, I don't know…I don't know when my heart started to beat for him but when he hit the truck and I saw him lying in a pool of blood, I felt, someone snatched my soul, I can't breathe anymore. My heart stopped beating while my body turned completely numb with almost shock. I…I…realized…I can't hate him! I can't hate him…When my heart cared for him so much. You don't know how badly broken I felt when the doctor told me he was in a coma. I felt desperate. I never felt something like this. Even when I heard about Erish condition, I couldn't connect like this." My voice shattered to complete my words because it's not only words, that's my feelings, my emotions which I'm going through daily.
"Angela, so are you going to stay with him?" Ella's words made me look at her. While she continued with another question.
"Are you going to tell him about your feelings and forgive him for his mistake? Are you hundred percent ready to forgive him and never think about his deed? Never think about the past..."
If it's another day, I don't know how to answer because these are the only sentences I am scared to answer. Will our future stay happy if I forgive him? But I think, I know, what I want.
"Ella, I will answer you but before that, I wanted to talk to my parents." My words made her nod and she agreed to wait.
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"Angela, what happened dear? What urgent talk do you want to do with us?" Mrs. Brown's voice filled with concern while asking.
"Yes, Sweetheart, what happened? Why do you suddenly ask mom and dad together to talk?" Mr.Brown looked at Angela and raised a question with a worried expression.
I glanced at both of them as they were seated on the couch in front of me while I was in the opposite direction. My hands are squeezing my dress corner with nervousness.
I felt a little hesitant to share my words as I didn't know how they would react to hearing my words. Will they accept my decision? I'm under so much pressure right now.
However, I can't hide my feelings for so long from them. So, this is the best option. I will tell them first and know what they feel about my decision.
"Mom…Dad…" my eyes moved to both of them. While they waited for me to complete my words.
"I want to give my marriage a chance." I look down to the floor as soon as I declare that. I don't know how to move my eyes to meet them. I'm waiting for their angry voices. But even after a long minute passed I can't hear anything from them. With my courage, I raised my head and looked at my parents who were looking at me back with serious faces.
I know this is going to happen. They were not happy to hear me.
But the next moment, Dad's voice got me back to look at him," Are you completely sure? Are you ready to accept him?"
Dad's voice is gentle and calm. This is not what I thought to hear but soon I replied with a nod, "Yes, I think, I can. Because I love him, dad. I don't know. When? but I loved him."
Hearing my answer dad nodded while mom asked, "Is your decision connected to the accident? Is this because he saved you, you are trying to repay him by giving him a chance?"
I shook my head immediately and responded," No, this is not because of an accident. I truly fell in love with him more before that. And even I tried to run that night only to deny my feelings for him. I wanted to make myself remember that I can't forgive him, I can't love him, I can't fall for him. But after that accident, all my feelings and emotions erupted and I knew. I loved him with my whole heart. I can't even imagine him suffering. I loved him so much that it hurt every time to remember him !" I couldn't control the tears coming out while I stared at my parents who were also getting emotional and got tears in their eyes.
I thought my words were going to make them angry or hurt but to my surprise, they both got tears.
"Angela, if this is what you want, we will love to stand with you." Dad's sudden words made me enlarge my eyes with shock.
"D…Dad."
"Yes, we are ready to accept Eric. If this is what you want. Because we just wanted to see you happy!" Dad's words made me emotional and I immediately stood from my place to hug them both and cried out loudly.
I don't know what I did in my past life to have these supportive parents. But I'm glad, I'm their daughter.
"Mom-Dad! Thank you for supporting me!" My sobbed turned harder.
"This is what we should do as your parents, dear!" Mom's words made me smile while I hugged them for a long moment before finally releasing them both.
"So, when are you going to talk with Eric?" Mom asked.
"Mom, I'll talk to him soon."
"Good then! We will be happy to see you happy again." Mom happily smiled while Dad nodded in agreement with Mom.
I smiled back at them and added, "Mom-Dad! I want to call Ella."
"Yeah sure, go ahead!" Dad responded while I nodded and left them alone, went to my room to dial her number.
"Wow! So, finally, you made up your mind! Congratulations bestie! I'm so happy for you!" Ella's voice turned excited. While I couldn't help but finally smile and thank her.
"Thank you, Ella, for supporting me!"
"Ohh come on! Don't be emotional. As friends, we should support each other!" Ella's words touched my heart.
"So, when are you going to talk to Eric?" She asked.
"Soon. I'm just thinking about the right time." I replied.
"Great, I hope now everything is going to be fine."
"Yeah, I also hope that, Ella. I don't want to cry anymore." I let out while she responded," Be positive babe. Everything will be good from now on. Just don't let yourself be pressurized."
She's telling the truth. The more I felt nervous about the future. The more things are going to be complicated for me and Eric. I need to let go of our past and just move on to the future to build a new relationship with happy and sweet memories.
"Yeah, I'll remember that," I replied to her while finally after talking for more minutes, she disconnected the call.