Writer's POV

When someone was already gone, that's when everybody will cherished them. But when he or she was in front of them, they didnt appreciated that person.

This was the first time, Damien saw her mother's friends gathered around at her funeral day. But he didn't care. He was staring at the coffin of her mother that will be buried.

He was standing there, alone with emotionless. He still can't accept the fact his mother was passed away when they were just met each other.

He regretted the fact he was a coward, he was afraid that her mother will turned him down if he visited her.

Slowly, after her mother already buried, people walked away. They wanted to talk to Damien, he didn't heard them. He remained on his position until everyone had left.

Zahra watched him from behind, as she smile slightly and thanked to people who talked to Zahra instead of Damien.

Zahra can saw how his husband, Damien loved his mother so much. He doesn't even care people around him but he was only standing there, watched his mother tomb stone.

All the people finally left and it's been an hour he didn't moved, but she waited patiently. Katherine and her mother, Elizabeth waited for him also.

"It's been an hour, you guys can go home. We will catch up later." Zahra told them when she saw they were also waited for him.

It's been an hour they waited, it must be tiring not sitting down for an hour without rest. She thought they should take a rest at home. Katherine and her mother agreeing her words.

Their father, Mr Luciano was nowhere to be seen, he did not came to this funeral.

"Bring him home." Elizabeth told Zahra, hugging each other before they left.

Zahra waited him for another half an hour, she can felt her legs was cramping and since she was pregnant her legs hurts so much. But she still patiently waited him.

She realized that the cloud was turning into cloudy, it seems rain will come soon so Zahra walked to him, intertwined their hands together as Damien finally looked away from the grave to Zahra.

She saw unshed tears glimmering around his eyes as she wiped it away. She gave him an assured smiled, tugged his hand.

"Let's go home." she told him but he was only stared at her. Since he won't moved she said to him, "We can visit later." as her hand squeezed his hand lightly, persuaded him to go home.

Damien sighed, running his hand through his hair making it messy. Slowly, he went close to the coffin and dropped his mother favorite flower, tulip on it as he prayed for his mother peace.

He stared at the grave for one last time before he turned around. "Let's go." He didn't turned around, he didn't wanted to do so. His mother was gone and he should keep living and moving on.

He walked forward with Zahra side by side. He looked at Zahra as she gave him a small smiled, squeezed his hand.

Damien stared at the woman beside her, wrapping his arms around her, "Don't leave me." ,he whispered to her.

Zahra smiled and without any doubt she answered him, "Never."

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Later that night, after they ate dinner they can felt the tension in the air. All of them gathered in the living room of the house.

Zahra saw his husband, Damien sitting on the couch with emotionless expression. He was staring into space.

Elizabeth, Katherine and others around the room were worried about him. Zahra was also worried about him. He didn't said any words since after the funeral. He was quite for all the time.

"Zahra, it's almost midnight. Take him to the room and give him some rest." katherine told Zahra. She worried about his health that would be affect because of this. It can lead into depression if theres no one by his side.

Zahra agreed to her words, as Katherine and others excused themselves to their room. Jack was looking at Damien that were still by his side, not leaving him.

"Jack you can go to sleep I can stay with him.", John seemed snapped from his thoughts and he sighed.

"Alright, talk to him. Make him eat too since he barely touch his food before." Jack told Zahra.

Jack was right even though they ate dinner, Damien still didn't ate his. He was only played and staring at his plate.

Zahra nodded, "Okay, goodnight John. "

Jack smiled at her and left after looking at Damien once again. He was a good friend to him. He never thought that his mother would affect him so big since he never shared stories about his mother.

Jack knew how Damien were, he was a man with so many secret. He kept all his problem to himself, enduring it all alone.

Sometimes, Jack had to argued, then ended with fought him so he would told him his problem. And he was still secretive despite all of that.

Zahra walked towards Damien, he still hasn't realized that she already standing beside him and called out his name.

Still he hasn't heard his named been called by Zahra twice. She decided to touch his shoulder and shook it lightly.

He looked up at Zahra and smiled, but it was a forced smiled." Hey, baby. What's wrong?"

She looked into his eyes and it was lifeless. It hurts her to see Damien was liked that.

"Come on everybody already left to sleep.", she told him and he looked around then realized that there were only both of them left.

He stood up from the couch and grabbed Zahra hand. He was sad however he would still take care of Zahra.

And that's why Zahra cannot helped but fell for him.

She grabbed his hand and grasped it tightly in her hands to give him strength. Damien brought her hands and kiss the back of her hand softly.

He gave her a small smiled. There's no words came out from his lips but his eyes told her he was fine. But Zahra didn't believed it. She knows he was far from fine.

When they arrived at their bedroom, Damien went straight to bathroom. Zahra watched his back disappeared into the bathroom.

She sat on the bed as her leg cramp up again. She heard the sound of water and she thought that Damien was taking a shower.

So she decided to prepare clothes for him. She went to closet and picked his usual nightwear and put it on the bed. She sat on the bed again, waiting for him to finish his shower.

Damien didn't take any shower, he only turned on the shower but he was watching the water flowed down.

He can also felt his tears flowed down just liked the water, how can he didn't felt sad and emotionless when someone so precious to you suddenly gone.

He walked and standing under the shower so the water will take his pain away. He was soaked with his clothes still on, but he didn't care.

He didn't know how long he was standing under the shower but his hand started to tremble and wrinkled.

"Damien?"

He heard Zahra's worried voice called him, he decided to turn off the shower and take off all his soaked clothes then wrapped a towel around him.

He opened the door and saw Zahras worried face looking at me.

"Are you okay?"

She asked and he only nodded. "No, you're not. It almost an hour you're in there. Look at your hand its already wrinkled."

Zahra scolded him and it amused him to see her liked that. "I'm really okay, baby."

He grabbed Zahra shoulder and spun her around before they walked towards the bed.

He saw his clothes on the bed, he took off his towel before wore it. He heard Zahra squealed, closed her eyes with both of her small hands.

"Its not like you haven't seen it before, baby.", he told her but it only made her face became red.

She huffed and opened her eyes when she saw Damien already put on his clothes properly. She patted the bed, asking Damien to sit on it.

He followed her, then furrowed his eyebrows. He saw Zahra picking a small towel then used it to wipe his wet hair.

He smiled at her, burying his head onto her bosom with his hand rubbing her small bump.

He enjoying the silence around them as Zahra doing her job before she spoke. "Damien..you don't have to pretend and act tough with me."

His hand stopped on her stomach as he heard her words, "It's okay. You can cry if you want. I'm here to hear you."

Zahra told him as she already finished her job on wiping his hair. He looked up from her chest to her eyes, yet he remained emotionless.

Suddenly she remembered something, "Wait here, I have something for you."

Damien unwrapped his arms around her as she walked towards the closet. He saw her brought something on her hands.

Zahra sat down on the bed, beside and gave him the bag that his mother told me to pass to him.

"Your mother told me to pass this to you." she told him.

Damien was shocked when he saw the bag, he stared at Zahra and she smiled, encouraged him to open the bag. He listened as he took the bag.

He looked inside the bag and saw something, two envelopes then he took out all of them. The first envelope he saw has fathers name on it, Leonardo. The second one was for him.

Slowly, Damien tore opened the envelope that had his name on it. He found a letter and saw theres a picture of him and his mother when he was still a baby. He picked up the photo and looked at his mother holding him in his arms.

He still remembered his mother said that he was the best gift that god has given to his mother. He thought to himself, was there even a god?

"Aww.. you look so cute." Zahra murmured in her baby voice as she saw the picture that damien was holding. He smiled to her before he opened the letter.

Dear my beloved son,

His breath hitched when he read the first letter. He looked up from the letter to Zahra and she can saw his eyes started to water. She squeezed his hand, encouraged him to read further. He started to read again.

Dear my beloved son,

By the time you read this letter, you know that I'm already gone. And I left you again. I'm not asking for forgiveness but I regret it so much that I didn't spent enough time with you.

When you came into this world, you brought love into my heart that I had never experienced before. Even I can't saw your first step, you first word but how could I forgot when holding you in my arms when you're born.

I'm so thankful that you're the best gift I ever had. I'm willing to endure all the pain and willing to sacrifices just for you if you're in trouble.

I'm not asking much, I just want you to have healthy life and now I saw that you had grown into a fine young man. And that make me thankful enough to see that you're fine.

You, my child are supposed to take my love. You should know that my love was your very first love and it will last your entire lifetime. I will always love you even I cant be there by your side.

When I think about you, its a simple hope that you are having your best life. My love is more than pride for who you are and what will you become. It can never fade away. I know even right now I'm not on your side anymore but I will always in your heart.

No matter where you are, what you're doing I will always watch you from the sky.

I love you, Damien.

Your mother,

ROSE.

By the time he finished reading, he didn't realized that he was crying. He cried when he read all the sweet words from his mother.

His mother love him so much and he thought wrong all about that all this time. He wanted so much to turn back time and told her how much he loved her.

His sobbed filled the room, he put the letter to his chest, holding it with his life. Zahra cried with him as she hugged him. She rubbed his back when he choked with his tears.

Even though he spent his time with his mother was short but he appreciated it so much. It was the best memory with his mother.

And that night they cried together.