Chapter 56 - Forgive Me!
Chapter 56 – Forgive Me!
Forgive me!
A few moments later.
Michael finally returned home, his heart immediately softened when he saw Sophia sitting waiting for him on the living room sofa.
Sensing Michael's presence, Sophia immediately turned her head.
"Why are you just standing there? Come and tell me what happened last night!". Sophia said in a soft voice.
Michael nodded, after that he approached and sat next to Sophia.
"Sorry I didn't tell you last night." Michael said while squeezing his hand because he was so nervous.
"It's fine, so let's not talk about it anymore! Now you better tell me what happened?". Sophia said while touching Michael's hand unconsciously.
Instantly Michael was shocked, he felt electrocuted. He looked at Sophia with a smile.
"Shopia holds my hand? Does this mean her heart has been opened to me?". Michael thought.
Realizing that she had touched Michael, Sophia was immediately shocked and embarrassed. She quickly removed her hand from Michael's.
However, Michael instead held her hand while answering Sophia's question. "What happened was just a misunderstanding, usually young people".
Sophia swallowed deeply, she turned her face away because she was embarrassed if Michael saw her cheeks were red from being touched by him.
Meanwhile, Michael doesn't want to explain what really happened because he doesn't want to make Sophia worry.
"Oh I see. But, you're okay right?". Asked Sophia nervously.
Without answering Sophia's question, Michael pulled Sophia into his arms. At that instant, Sophia's heart was beating at a high speed.
Even so, Sophia felt very comfortable and safe in Michael's arms. Therefore, Sophia let Michael hug her.
"Shopia… Tomorrow is your birthday, what do you want?". Asked Michael.
Sophia is surprised that Michael still remembers her birthday. Instantly she looked at Michael with a complicated expression.
"Do you remember my birthday?"
Hearing Sophia's question, Michael smiled.
"How could I forget? So, what do you want?".
Sophia smiled because she was touched that Michael still remembered her birthday.
Unknowingly, Sophia also returned Michael's hug while saying. "I want to go back to city A. I haven't made a pilgrimage to our son's grave in a long time".
After saying that, Sophia cried in Michael's arms. Her heart ached because Michael had not seen his son before he died.
Michael's heart ached to hear Sophia say our child. Regret after regret was present in his heart.
If only he had been beside Sophia at that time, it's possible that their child would still be alive. However, time cannot be turned back.
Unknowingly, Michael burst into tears.
After that, he took a deep breath and said, "I have time tomorrow, how about we go tomorrow?".
"I also have a day off tomorrow. So, I agree". Sophia answered while smiling between her tears.
"Then I will take care of our departure, after that I will help you get ready. Now you just rest in your room! Because tomorrow we will depart from here".
"Yes".
After that, Michael escorted Sophia to his room with a happy heart because Sophia had not rejected him.
The next morning.
Early in the morning, Michael and Sophia were busy preparing their things.
Michael also prepared some gifts that he would give to his grandparents who live in city A.
Michael's grandfather was the Chairman of the Foundation at the school where he and Sophia had studied.
A few moments later.
After finishing preparing all their needs, Sophia and Michael immediately left for city A using W Group's private plane.
After two hours had passed, they finally arrived at city A. There was already a car at the airport to pick them up.
"Are you nervous?" Michael asked while holding Sophia's hand, which had been silent for a long time.
Sophia turned to Michael with a sad expression. "I …".
"Don't go on! Because I know how you feel. Thank you for bringing me here". Michael said, interrupting Sophia's words.
Sophia cried again while hugging Michael.
The road they went through instantly brought back all the memories they had spent together.
"Don't cry anymore! Later our children will be sad if they see you come with tears in their eyes". Michael said while wiping Sophia's tears.
"I'm sad because I never thought that I would come visit him with you".
"Sorry!". Michael can only say sorry repeatedly sincerely, he feels very guilty for leaving Sophia.
Sophia didn't say anything but hugged Michael tightly.
Michael didn't say anything either because he understood that Sophia didn't need words other than to be given a warm hug.
Not long after that they arrived at the cemetery on the outskirts of town A.
Michael held Sophia's hand tightly as he walked towards his son's grave.
"This is the grave!" Sophia said after they stopped in front of a small grave covered with quite long grass.
Trembling, Michael sat down and cleared the small grave of leaves and pulled out a tall weed.
Sophia felt guilty when she saw the small grave filled with weeds and dry leaves because she had not come for four years.
"I gave him the name Mahendra..". Sophia said after she sat beside Michael while rubbing her son's tombstone.
Michael's tears flowed harder when he saw his name was also written on the tombstone as Mahendra's father.
"I'm sorry!". Michael said softly as he rubbed his son's tombstone.
"Honey, this is your father! I'm sorry for not knowing where you are. I'm sorry for leaving you and your mother". Michael said again in a trembling voice.
Sophia's heart ached very much seeing the man she loved sobbing.
The man who was usually cold and looked strong was now crying like a child, instantly Sophia immediately patted Michael's shoulder softly while crying.
"It's noon. We'd better get out of here! I'm sure our son has forgiven you." Sophia said with a smile because she could no longer hear Michael's heartbreaking cry.
Michael turned to Sophia with bloodshot eyes and wet cheeks. Instantly, Sophia wiped Michael's tears that were rolling down her cheeks.
"You must have had a lot of trouble without me back then". Michael said quietly.
Sophia was silent, from the look in his eyes, she could see deep regret and guilt. She didn't want to make him even more blaming himself.
"No. I have friends and a mother who takes care of me. Even though at that time I also lost my father". Sophia answered in a low voice.
Michael's eyes immediately widened.
"Then, I also want to go to your father's grave. Is it okay?".
Sophia nodded.
"Honey… Mom and Dad go first. But, we'll be back one day". Sophia said while kissing her son's tombstone.
After that she took Michael to her father's grave.
At Sophia's father's grave, Michael pours out all his heart. He apologized again and again sincerely.
After finishing at Sophia's father's grave, Michael took Sophia to visit his grandparents who had witnessed his love story with Sophia.
It didn't take long, Michael's car arrived in front of his grandfather's house which was not far from the hostel he and Sophia had lived in.
They both got out of the car, before entering Sophia turned to the school which was a silent witness to her love story with Michael.
"Nine years ago, this school was a silent witness to our love story." Sophia said with a smile.
"Do you want to repeat it?" Michael whispered.
"Is that still possible?" Sophia looked at Michael with a sweet smile.
"I'm afraid you'll be embarrassed if that day repeats itself, when you confessed your love to me in the garden next to the library. And when you secretly gave me cheesecake." Michael said, holding back a smile.
Sophia's cheeks immediately turned red when she heard Michael's words.
"Don't remember anymore!". Said Sophia with a frown.
"Hahaha… But, I'm glad that Sophia, who is famous for being smart and also sweet, chooses to like a strange and aloof guy like me. For that, thank you and sorry if at that time I annoyed you".
Sophia's cheeks turned red when she heard Michael's confession, which sounded very romantic.
"I didn't think a freak like you could be romantic too. But, you better stop teasing me before I change my mind to reconsider you". Sophia said while holding back her smile.
Michael was surprised, he looked at Sophia in surprise. He thought he had heard wrong.
"Are you seriously considering coming back with me?".. Michael asked anxiously.