The Dignified Heartbreaker

TDH ~ 4

TDH ~ IV

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Cleopatra

Nakakainis! Bakit nga ba ako nagpauto sa ama ko?

I should have been randomly picking a country to wander but here I am, preparing for my interview in that company.

Sino nga ba ang nagsabi sa aking mag-aalala para sa lalaking iyon? Why do I still have to care for his welfare? Why do I have to worry if he will end up being dead with all those threats?

Aside fom being human, I guess I still haven't moved on all this time.

How would I even move on from my first love?

"Doll, you have to behave, ha? We are going to meet the Stanfords kaya dapat maging mabait ka." Mom softly told me as she fixed my hair.

Pinagmasdan ko ang reflection ko sa salamin and my 9 year old self can't help but marvel with what I'm seeing. My hair looks so beautiful in a messy bun. Some curly hair strands fell in the sides of my face. Mom only put a light color of lipstick, face powder with some blush on and my face looks wonderful already.

Kids like me are always in a ponytail or braid because that's what most kids are styled but my Mom's a fashion designer and she's good at doing make up. She always see to it that I am the prettiest of all. In school events, programs, lalo na sa mga parties. Kagaya na lang ng a-attend-an namin.

Ang sabi ni Mommy at Daddy, celebration daw iyon ng Stanford family. Sila ang isa sa pinakamayaman sa bansa. As in sobrang rich nila!

"So they can buy anything they want?" I once asked my Mom about it.

Our family didn't came from old rich clan. We have money because my grandparents are hardworking.

"Yes." Mom answered me with a smile. "Being rich gives you the privelege, doll. If you have the money, you can buy all the things you want, dolls, foods, cars and everything.."

I am always interested everytime my Mom tell me things. It's sort of our bonding. Bata pa lang ako, sinasabi na niya ng tungkol sa kalakaran ng mga mayayaman. My grandfather's business was then not the best in the country. Kaya nag i-establish ang family namin ng mga kaibigan para raw may mga kliyente kami. Iyon ang madalas sabihin ni Mommy. Si Lolo pa raw ang may-ari ng kompanya at sa mga susunod na taon ay si Daddy na.

"Remember, doll, okay? Maging mabait ka lalo na sa mga Stanford. Befriend their sons."

"But they're all boys!" I complained in a childish manner.

"It's okay, doll. You don't have to play with them or do anything. Just be kind to them. They can help us." She smiled.

I can't help but appreciate my mother's beauty. Sobrang ganda ni Mommy at gusto kong maging kasing ganda niya paglaki ko!

Maraming nagsasabing magkamukha raw kami ni Mommy pero kapag tumitingin ako sa salamin ay hindi naman. Isa pa, ang tangkad ni Mommy, parang model samantalang ako, hindi na yata tumatangkad pa! Isa ako sa pinakamababa ang height sa classroom namin! I am always put in the front whenever were having flag ceremony! I hate it!

We went to the party as a happy family. That time, my family was still the happiest.

Maraming bisita pagkarating namin sa mansion ng mga Stanford. Sobrang laki ng bahay nila, malapalasyo! Parang iyong mga napapanood ko na bahay ng mga prince at princess. It's my first time here and I am so amazed!

Ang daming binabati sila Mommy at Daddy. 'Tas kokonti lang ang may mga dalang anak. Hindi ko nga alam ba't dinala ako nila mommy. Gusto ko na lang maglaro ng dolls sa bahay.