***guys thanks for all reading my story and I'm sorry it took so long to publish this chapter.***

Zyona felt weird while Daryl came closer to her. "hay bakit ba andito ito, pang asar ka talaga! I don't like drama here"

Daryl smiled "Zyona can I have a minute with you?"

Zyona reacted annoyingly "nagusap na tayo d ba?"

Daryl quickly pulled her out of the line " I know pero I just want you to know I'll wait until you're really decided na I will never be part of your life." then he smiled again.

Zyona felt confused "wow ha?! may pag ka feeling ka talaga..."

Daryl stared at her " hindi ako feeling pero ramdam ko this isn't over, we have the right love at the wrong time so I guess we'll wait the right time"

Zyona laughed " song ata yun ah... wait ka dyan anong petsa na?! hindi ako nagpapaantay FYI"

Daryl offered strongly "so pwede naman pala ngayon na bakit papatagalin mo pa? hindi naman kita pipigilan sa gusto mo pang mga gawin andito ako para maging karamay mo sa lahat ng bagay" he slowly hold her hands.

Zyona heartbeats fast and took a deep breath "Daryl anong nakain mo ha?! I'll be late sa immigration papasok na ako, bahala ka kung anong gusto mong gawin basta remember DON'T EXPECT PARA HINDI KA MASAKTAN! GETS MO? ... oh siya bye!"

Daryl pulled Zyona and he was about to kiss her when Zyona slowly closed her eyes "pumikit ka pa talaga, oh ingat ka Zyona! hahaha"

Zyona was pissed "ewan ko sayo! umuwi ka na!" She walked towards the entrance of the airport.

Daryl shouted " Zyona , ito nalang muna..." He showed flying kiss and winked.

Zyona  told to herself "badtrip yun ah kala ko hahalikan ako, gago! hay Zyona feelingera ka din ano... hay ewan kaloka!"

Daryl turned back and went to the parking lot and he thought " hahalikan na sana kita Zyona kaso baka mawala ka pa sa wisyo hahaha mahal talaga kita pero The struggle is real!"

Kurt opened the door " ang ganda ng ngiti mo kuya! success ba?"

Daryl admitted " hindi ko alam pero sigurado ako meron talaga eh"

Kurt asked "meron? ano po meron?"

Daryl smiled endlessly " meron talaga kami feelings sa isa't isa kaya one day aamin din yun ate Zyona mo!"

Kurt quickly grin " naks kuya Daryl ang taas ng confidence level! tapos sablay pala hahaha!"

Daryl stared at him badly "ok tayo d ba?  Kurt?! gusto mo hindi ka na makatapak sa bahay!"

Kurt showed peace sign while starting the engine.

Dana shouted " excuse me sa inyo andito po ako baka pwede isama niyo naman ako sa usapan?!"

Daryl said " huwag na itulog mo nalang yan laking tulong nun bunso sa paglaki mo"

Dana teased his brother "tse! uuyyy si kuya inlove parang tanga hahaha"

Daryl threw the tissue box " ang dami mong alam Dana! kain tayo nagugutom ako!"

Kurt drove away and they looked for a place to eat.

On the other hand Zyona was already inside the plane and texted her BFF's and siblings that she is on board. few seconds, she got a text message from Ahron " Z! you take care and  have a safe flight. please post ka naman na nakarating ka na sa Australia later :)."

Before she turned her phone into flight mode she made a quick call...

Zyona greeted "hey Ahron!"

Ahron happily answered "Zyona tumawag ka pa talaga mahihirapan ka niyan maka move on sa akin..."

Zyona expressed "hahaha sira! thanks ah! sige magpost ako later, you take care din. bye!"

Ahron sincerely said "I love you Zyona just enjoy everything there."

Zyona ended the call " I will!"

The flight to Sydney will took 8 hours and 10 minutes so Zyona decided to read a book after 2 hours she fell asleep. It's 5:00 am when she stepped out the Airport, she took a cab heading to her apartment and immediately posted a status and a selfie.

"Thank God I arrived safe, Good Morning Sydney!"

Daryl was the first one to hit the like button and commented " that's great Zyona, have your breakfast" followed by the rest then Ahron hit the love button and said "buti naman tinupad mo promise mo magpost, rest well Z! have a great day ahead!"

Dana commented " Ate Zyona! miss you agad! pahinga ka na po..."

Kurt added " good morning ate! latest stats 24 likes and 1 love reaction from kuya Ahron the moves!"

Zyona answered " itulog niyo na lahat yan haha! I'm all good, magaayos pa ako gamit ko. thanks everyone!"

After an hour someone knocked on the door,  Zyona checked it out.

"Good morning Ms. Zyona Dela Cruz, I am Hershey from Sydney Outsourcing Company here are all the things you needed in the office and Welcome!"

She lead her inside the living area.

Zyona genuinely grateful " Hi thank you so much Hershey! Oh that's nice , I never expected that someone will knock on my door. by the way I don't know how to go to our office?"

Hershey revealed "Don't worry, everyday our company car will pick you up as what our boss wants."

Zyona was surprised "wow! that would be very convenient for me. Great boss!"

Hershey chuckled " oh yeah he's a great boss but he will drive you crazy!"

Zyona wondered " drive you crazy?"

Hershey giggled " He's such a Hottie but at the same time He's demanding at work"

Zyona reacted silly " Can you show me what does our Boss looked like? well all bosses are demanding at work nothing new about that!"

Hershey asked " are you single?"

Zyona weirdly looked at her " yessss... why did you asked? "

Hershey answered " well I like you... hahaha"

Zyona asked seriously " so you're lesbian?"

Hershey quickly said " BLOODY HELL NO! I like you but not romantically. for sure we can be good friends!"

Zyona apologized " sorry! hahaha I thought so, you're silly! why not I'd love to"

Hershey showed through his phone " here's our boss, he's attractive right?"

Zyona looked at it closely and said "Oh My God!"

Hershey excitedly reacted " gorgeous man! isn't?"

Zyona agreed "yes, so where do you live Hershey?"

Hershey laughed " were neighbors, I'm just a door and a wall away!"

Zyona felt good " really? you live next to me? that's awesome!"

Hershey reminded her before she left for work "just read all the books and documents. be ready on Monday"

Zyona fixed all her things and made an itinerary for the next few days before the work starts. It became her habit to read the books and documents given so she could familiarize it and all set on her first day of work. Hershey helped her and went out to checked the nearest shops, restaurants and parks.

It's manic Monday for Zyona as she came to the office early on her first day.

Zyona felt anxious and she said to herself "I can do this... just smile and greet everyone.. chill girl!" 

Hershey approached Zyona " Good Day! are you ready for today?"

Zyona answered quickly " yes I am, where is my space?"

Hershey pointed her place " Oh by the way Zyona our boss "my Love Greyson" will be here in a minute his already in the elevator and he wants you to meet him first in his office"

Zyona suddenly felt nervous " what? aahmm alright lets go then..."

Hershey left Zyona in the room, Zyona kept on rubbing her hands when someone opened the door.

Mr. Greyson entered "Good Morning Z!"

Zyona looked at her "Good Morning SIR! BOSS!"

Mr. Greyson laughed " sarcasm as its best! how are you?"

Zyona kept it classy " I'm all good Sir! and you?"

Mr. Greyson smiled and sat down " I'm great, aren't you going to ask him?"

Zyona sarcastically asked " who's him?!"

Mr. Greyson answered seriously " my twin brother? your ex? Hunter!" he turned the picture frame infront of her.

Zyona rolled her eyes "nice picture! okay fine so how is he? and I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS SIR!"

Mr. Greyson stood up " easy! Zyona will you go out lunch with me? I will answer all your questions and he is doing great!"

Zyona strongly asked " Do we really have to go out to talk about him? can we just stay here and I want answers!"

Mr. Greyson reacted " Ms. Zyona were here at the office and we are not allowed to talk about personal things here. Do you understand? it's just first day of your work."

Zyona stood up "with all due respect Sir! this is personal I shouldn't be here If you Don't know me, I accepted this job to break free and not knowing that I Knew my boss and his brother. now what this fuss all about?!". 

He looked down and grabbed his laptop.

She  added before leaving the room " I NEED ANSWERS! I'll see you at lunch and just to let you know I'm really MAD right now!".

Hershey ran after her "I heard everything, my bad! it's a small world right?"

Zyona irritably said " it's not a small world they planned this. will you excuse me, I need to start my work?".  She simply nodded.

Finally its their lunch break and Greyson sent a note  to Zyona " meet me in the parking lot in 5 minutes will go to a nearby restaurant."

They arrived in the restaurant and ordered.

Zyona started to ask "marunong ka naman siguro magtagalog d ba? bakit andito ka? d ba na sa singapore kayo nakabase? bakit nagkaroon ako ng promotion? alam mo nagwowork ako sa sister company nito? so pakana ni Hunter lahat ito? nasaan siya?!"

Greyson smiled and stared at her "isa isa lang Z! baka maubusan ka ng hininga niyan?!"

Zyona insisted " hindi ako nakikipagbiruan Greyson!"

Greyson nicely responded " it's almost a year na ako napadpad dito sa Sydney. yes nakabase kami before sa singapore but we separated ways. simula ng iblock mo ako or anyone related to my twin and you even changed your number hinayaan ka nalang niya but everyday he was so devastated whatever happened sa inyo."

Zyona defended herself " nasaktan ako sa ginawa niya para niya ako minaliit, I look like nothing unless sundin ko gusto niya. dapat ko lang gawin lahat yun para makalimot... separated ways?"

Greyson sincerely answered back "look matagal na yun wag na natin kalkalin? ok? nakalimot ka ba? (tss) separated ways when our parents had their divorced and have their new family. nahirapan si Hunter..."

Zyona felt a little guilty " I have to... I'm sorry to know that it didn't end  well with your parents."

Greyson shared "it's all good... He asked me to locate for you, so I tried my very best in the past 3 months because wala ka na pala sa parents house niyo. until I confirmed where you are and what you are doing. I know I can't talk to you for sure you'll reject it.  yes! I admitted it I planned this to happen for my brother's wellness"

Zyona was confused " wellness? what's going on? where is he?"

Greyson started to eat " kumain muna tayo.."

Zyona took a bite "hey! don't keep me hanging!"

Greyson started to feel sad " He's depressed, he said he needs to talk to you and right now he's in the ... (the phone rung)"

"excuse me Z this is important!"

Zyona finished her food and Greyson hurriedly said " sorry I have to leave I need something to attend to, can you go back to the office on your own?"

Zyona was worried " are you okay? aahmmm yes I can manage..."

Greyson shouted "I have to go..."

Zyona went back to the office and finished reviewing the proposal for the training.

 Hershey noticed her " Zyona? is there something I can help you with?"

Zyona asked her to sit down beside her "Hershey do you know where is Hunter? his twin?"

Hershey skeptical to answer " why?"

Zyona took a deep breathe "what do you mean why? is there something wrong?"

Hershey answered immediately " oh No No.. It's just I'm not authorized to discuss that matter"

Zyona strongly insisted " well I'm authorizing you! now tell me!"

Mr. Greyson suddenly arrived looking exhausted and bothered, Hershey stood up and went back to her table. Zyona followed Greyson in his office " ano ba talaga nangyayari? pati si Hershey pinagsabihan mo. I don't understand why do you have to hide with what's going on?".

Greyson turned his back while Zyona was agitated " Ano ba Greyson! sagutin mo naman ako!

Greyson sat down and teary eyed "he's dying, hunter is terminally ill".

Zyona was extremely shocked she pulled a chair, sat down and shaking.

Greyson breaks his silence " I don't want anyone to talk about my twin brother, because I don't want to look like this. he's the only family I have! I'm scared to lose him. that's why I did everything he requested so he could live longer, he has something to look forward to..."

Zyona was saddened and apologized " I didn't mean to offend you I'm not aware, you should have told me earlier... ano sakit niya? can we go to him?"

Greyson hold back his tears "I'm sorry, nalilito na kasi ako anong dapat gawin at kanina kaya ako biglang umalis bigla bumaba ang vitals niya, but hes stable na kaya nakabalik na ako dito".

"sa genes namin meron, unfortunately sa kanya dumapo he has Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system. nagiging progressive din dementia niya"

Zyona started to cry " you mean he could not recognize you? how terminal is he?"

Greyson revealed "most of the times he can't but everytime na may maalala siya it includes you. the doctor said possible 6 mos to a year but we'll never really know".

Zyona requested " can you bring me to him? please..."

They left the office after the working hours and headed to the hospital.

Zyona anxiously walked towards Hunter and she felt emotional when he stared at her.

She nicely greeted him "ahhhmmm Hi Hunter! do you recognize me?".

Hunter looked at her for so long after few minutes "yes I recognize you... you are..."

"My happiness" then he smiled widely with a sparkling eyes.

Zyona  got teary and hold his hands "how are you?"

Greyson left the room, Hunter asked "why are you crying? I'm okay!"

Zyona responded warmthly "I never thought I would see you like this, I'm sorry ... (sniffs)"

Greyson wiped her tears "you don't have to say sorry, Z. I guess my twin did a wonderful job looking for you!."

Zyona agreed  " he did... he loves you so much"

Hunter silly asked " do you still love me?"

Zyona chuckled "may sakit ka na gumaganyan ka pa..."

Hunter reacted weirdly "ako may sakit? I think I'm good. I know naman you have moved on. let me rephrase did you really loved me before?"

Zyona stared at him " yes I did..."

Hunter announced " and I still remember the way we used to be, lahat masaya lang"

Zyona shared " it's been a long time since I saw you Hunter"

Hunter suddenly cried " will you forgive me?".

Zyona comforted him " I already forgave you, you have nothing to worry about. be strong!"

The nurse came in and gave him the medicines.

Greyson walked in " Bro inumin mo na yan and take a good rest".

Zyona said " Goodnight! see you tomorrow."

For almost a month everyday she visited Hunter after work, there were easy moments but there were times it was hard to deal that he can't remember anything. They already anticipated it to happened. 

Zyona shared what happened to her all through out on their BFF's group chat and Chincy added Daryl, Dana, Kurt and Ahron in the conversation so they are well informed too.

Ahron asked " baka masyado ka naman naistrestress Z? don't be hard on yourself"

Zyona replied "hindi naman masyado, nakapagadjust na ako..."

Auery clarified " girl what we meant is with the situation with Hunter..."

Chincy added " oo nga girl, andito lang kami ahh if you need to let out something. para gumaan yan nararamdaman mo"

Daryl interrupted " ano nga ba nafefeel mo ngayon Zyona?"

Zyona answered Honestly " aaahhhhmmm gusto ko lang maging masaya si Hunter everytime dumadalaw ako".

Dana reacted "masaya ka ba ate?"

Kurt added quickly " hindi ba pag mahal mo gusto mo lang naman maging masaya siya..."

Zyona responded " lol @kurt! mahal ko naman yong tao but not the same as before but it's true makita ko lang siyang masaya, I'm at peace."

Kurt joked " baka rest in peace ate!"

Zyona angrily said " kurt baka gusto mong mauna?! huh hays ayaw kong pagusapan na nga yan, kayo ano latest? kwento guys!"

Dana shared happily " sira ka talalga kurt! malapit na graduation namin ate...and pareho kami ng univeristy papasukan ni Kurt"

Ahron also shared "madami kami gigs and events,  hectic pero masaya at okay sa bulsa hahaha! para sa ekonomiya"

They reacted with laughing emoji's.

Daryl excitedly announced " hindi na ako gumagamit ng crutches, I can walk normally pero slowly pa din" he shared a short video.

Everybody congratulated Daryl. Zyona  motivated him " see you can do it, more theraphy pa para mas strong ka."

Auery told everyone " na promote si Louie kaya next month lilipat na kami ng townhouse and  kami ni baby are both healthy"

Chincy shared excitedly "Bjorn will come home soon for good actually in 2 months napaaga. and me? as usual nurse pa din haha"

Zyona cut the conversation " I'm glad okay tayong lahat! I need to sleep na guys alam niyo naman ahead ng 2 hours dito 1am na. talk to you all soon! love you guys"

Chincy and Auery " I love you girl! "

Dana and Kurt  " I love you ate, ingat lagi"

Daryl sent "I LOVE YOU"

Ahron sent "MAHAL KITA"

Zyona answered while laughing "bakit ganun Daryl and Ahron? kulang lang kayo sa tulog. tigilan na ito! hahaha! good night na guys".

She easily fell asleep after a long day.

It was 6 in the morning, Hershey kept knocking the door for more than 10 minutes.

"Zyona, wake up! open the door!"

Zyona hurriedly but sleepy " Hershey? are you okay? what happened to you?"

Hershey immediately pulled her " there's nothing wrong with me, it's Greyson"

Zyona was nervous and confused " Greyson? wait I'll get my phone and I'll change"

Hershey anxiously said " hurry! he needs us!"

Zyona checked her phone "oh my shoot! 36 missed calls" she returned the call.

Greyson answered " Zyona... I'll pick you up I'm on my way"

Zyona quickly said " sure...wait... are you okay?" the phone ended.

He arrived  and drove like a race car. 

Zyona shouted " are you going to get us killed? what the hell!"

Greyson parked the car and ran inside the hospital. Eventually Hershey and Zyona ran as well.They saw Hunter was being revived and as they heard that's for the nth time then the vital signs went flat again and again until the doctor looked at them seriously. 

 Greyson cried silently as he slipped down  the floor and banged the wall.

Zyona bawled "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO........Hunter!!!!!!!!!!" 

Doctor declared "I'm sorry, death time is 6:57 am". 

***** THE STRUGGLE YOU'RE IN TODAY IS DEVELOPING THE STRENGTH YOU NEED TOMORROW.

*** How will Zyona take the whole situation?

***Who will comfort her?

***How does Greyson survive after losing his twin brother?

***What's next for Zyona?

***Is she will be back in the Philippines?

KEEP SMILING EVERYONE

Heartythor06