A letter to Elizabeth.

Chapter 5

"Let's not talk about her, we still have a lots of time."

Eliza rolled her eyes, she balled her hand into fist.

"I think I should leave.." She said and stood up but the food was served before she can even left,. Her grumbling stomach and watering mouth at the sight of the food made her weak. She cleared her throat and stood straight she face Niccolo whose smiling from ear to ear while looking at her. "I think I should stay, my mother told me not to waste food."

Niccolo chuckled, he didn't believe at first that one of the woman's weakness is food and now he wants to believe it. Eliza's eyes sprakled in happiness as she looks at the mouth watering food infront of her, it was basically seafood dish since she's in a seafood resto.

"This are great!" Eliza said indulging the food. She took a spoon full of rice but she's struggling peeling the shrimp and decided to use her hand as a utensil.

"I didn't realize you can do that."

Eliza rolled her eyes she took the glass of juice beside her and drink.

"I am an adventurous people, I go and visit different places see different nationalities and studied different culture but Philippines will always be my favourite."

Niccolo didn't speak but he was awe, his eyes were focus to the woman whose happily eating her meal not minding the people around her. She was like a princess who don't give a s**t about anything.

"You are different..."

"What do you mean different?" Eliza said frowning.

"Different from Elizabeth Rodeen Santos far different." He said chuckling. "You see Eliza has always been a very gentle and subtle one that is way many people admire her."

"Wait why this Eliza who you know looks exactly like me is prominent to everybody here?"

"Because she is just perfect. And the city promote and preserve her history it was admired by everyone specially young girls."

"What do you mean?" She asked curiously.

"You will know everything about her once you entered that special room in the museum."

"But why do people seems to know everything about her if her history is inside that special room?"

"You know rumors has wings and beside we have internet now you can also search Elizabeth there but you can never know the exact details."

Eliza nodded, she didn't speak much and just indulge her food. Her mind is pre occupied by Elizabeth Rodeen Santos and she's dying to know the story behind her past.

"Your restaurant seems popular? I'm not complaining the food is heavenly." She said wiping her mouth.

"The perks of copying Niccolo Reyes looks." He said chuckling.

"Niccolo Reyes?"

"Hmm." He hum. "Niccolo Reyes, It's seems that Elizabeth Rodeen and Niccolo found themselves in the future."

"What do you mean?" She said then look away.

"Niccolo's last words before he was killed was 'One life time is not enough to love such an amazing woman, I promise to be your man in another life.' it's a pretty huge coincidence right? That I found a woman with the exact same name and face just like Elizabeth from the past."

Elizabeth sighed.

"I think you better leave the past in the past. There is no such thing as another life time it was just a huge coincidence Niccolo."

She Stood up and smile, she bid him goodbye before leaving the resto. Her heart is beating rapidly, is it really coincidence or Elizabeth really did reincarnate as her.

"That's stupid!" She said and walk away but before she can even call for a cab someone hold her wrist.

"Eli!" Niccolo said catching his own breathe.

"What?"

"I'll get you home."

"No need, I'll just get a cab." She said and tried to snatch her wrist. "Let me go!"

"Alright, but I'll take you home. It's already late please just this once."

Eliza sighed still contemplating whether she will allow him or not.

"Fine!"

A smile appeared on Niccolo's lips when Eliza finally agreed.

"I will just took my car."

Eliza rolled her eyes. Minutes passed by the street is dark and the wind blows so hard that her hair is getting messy then she saw a someone standing in the dark alley, she started walking towards her. She can tell that the woman is a girl because of the way she of her built. Eliza tried to stop herself but she can't she kept on walking till she was inside the forest it seems like she can't reach that woman. Till her feet stopped infront of the lake.

"Wow..." She said in awe but her eyes were captured by that woman again. "W-what the...."

It was a statue of a woman built in the middle of the lake but she stepped back when she realize that the Statue of that woman looks exactly like her.

"Eliza!"

But she can't open her mouth, she can't even utter a word. Her heart is pounding so fast as she looks at the statue. It was still dark but the light the Moon give is enough to see if it.

"Elizabeth!"

When Niccolo saw Eli standing a fe step away he run towards her.

"Elizabeth!" He said gasping. "What the hell are you thinking?! It's dangerous in here!"

"I-I don't know... I just followed someone and she led me here."

Niccolo sighed.

"So you finally meet Elizabeth Rodeen Santos."

Eliza immediately look at him.

"That statue is inspired by Elizabeth Rodeen Santos."

Eliza can't function, she doesn't know what to say her eyes were glued to the shining statue infront of her.

"How old is that statue?"

"We don't know, The local government discovered this lake 20 years ago. The statue is already built in the middle of the lake."

Droplets of water pour to her but it wasn't raining it was her tears, she's crying for no reason. She immediately wipe her tears away and run towards the forest she heard Niccolo's voice calling her name but she didn't stop.

"Why are you even crying?" She said sobbing.

"Elizabeth!" Niccolo said when he catch up to her. "It's dangerous in here! You could have get hurt!"

Eliza didn't speak she's just crying for no good reason.

"Tell me how did she die?"

Niccolo sighed.

"I want to know."

"The people believe that she drowned herself into the lake when she found out that Niccolo Reyes will be killed in plaza just because he love but before she died she gave birth to a very beautiful daughter. And the next thing that happened next is history."

"It was so cruel..." She said sobbing. "Is it bad to love someone you really want?"

"No Eli, loving someone has never been bad. It's just the world we live in, stood up we should get going it's getting late it's not safe in here."

Eliza didn't utter a word, she slowly stood up and wipe her tears away.

"Did you perhaps know the way out?"

Niccolo sighed and look around.

"We will figure it out, but first hold my hand and never let go." he said looking back at her and smiling. "Don't worry I'll protect you no matter what."

Elizabeth's heart stump so fast, she slowly reach for Niccolo's hand and nodded. As their hand intertwined Elizabeth felt her whole world being shaken butterflies played insider her stomach, and her heart is shouting someone's name.

"Niccolo..."

"Hmm?"

Elizabeth tip toed, she cupped his fave and kiss him on the lips for the reason she don't know.

"I'll hold your hand don't let me go."