Armaya Nicolai

Chapter 1

"See what you did now? Kakaiwas mo sa amin, hindi mo alam na may inaagaw ka na naman!"

I'm seeing myself infront of Troy. He's pointing his hands on me. He's mad. Really really mad. All I do is stare with disbelief. Everything seems questionable, wala akong naiintindihan sa gusto niyang iparating.

" Mag-ina nga kayo, pareho kayong mang-aagaw" Suddenly it was tita Olivia. She's shouting out me. She's really really mad. Bakit ba parang galit na galit silang lahat sa akin?

"Hindi kita pinalaki ng ganito.." It's dad this time. He's saying something pero hindi ko na gaanong maintindihan. He seems fading. I can see how mad he is from the way his face frowns. A ring suddenly invaded the background.

A loud ring. It's from the alarm clock. Sinusubukan kong iabot ito habang nakapikit. Damn! Narinig ko ang paglaglag nito sa sahig. I groan. Wala na akong choice kundi bumangon. I counted 60 seconds. I open my eyes. Saglit akong napatitig sa ceiling. It's another damn day. Another nightmare that has ended.

Agad akong bumangon nang maalala ko iyong nahulog na alarm clock. It's 9 am! I am late! Napatakbo na ako papuntang banyo, took a bath and brush my teeth. Nakatingin ako sa salamin habang nagbabrush nang mapansin ko ang mga nagkalat na gamot sa cabinet.

"Aj's gonna probably kill me for not taking you." I murmured to myself.

Natapos akong magtoothbrush, rushed through my things. Put everything I need in it. Agad kong dinampot ang hairbrush at dumalaw ulit sa harap ng salamin para suklayan ang maikli kong buhok. My brown, shoulder length hair. I have no regrets on cutting it, although Prim keeps on telling me that she'll miss my long hair and low curls.

Paglabas ko ng apartment ay naghanap kaagad ako ng tricycle na pwedeng masakyan palabas ng subdivision. And yeah, I rent an apartment. It's a two-storey apartment. A bit pricey since I live in it alone but the place is secured. Hopefully. I stay here for almost a year already. People around are nice.

"Hello? Julien?" sagot ko sa telepono. Sakto namang nakapara na ako ng tricycle nang magring ito. It turns out si Julien, ang real estate broker ko.

"Anong balita? May buyer na ba yung condo?" I asked. Yes, binebenta ko na yung condo ko, I no longer visit their. I asked Julien to find me a buyer. Hindi ko alam kung bakit inaabot ng isang taon at hindi parin nabebenta. I tried offering it for rent. May ilan namang nagrent na, stays there for 3-6 months pero I don't really find it satisfying. That condo came from Mr. Rivera. I need to return him the money he used for buying that condo.

"Naku madam, wala pa nga. Napatawag ako para itanong baka gusto mong paupahan nalang ulit? Atleast you'll earn from it habang wala pang buyer." She said. I sighed. Not again. Wala naman matinong umuupa. Madalas palpak magbayad.

"Ikaw ng bahala Julien. Basta balitaan mo ko kapag meron na ha. I trust you on this. I'll be late na sa office. See you whenever." I bid thanks and goodbye.

My phone vibrated. It's Ken. I rolled my eyes.

"Good morning babe" He texted. I replied a smiley emoji. I am seriously not in the mood to talk to him.

Ken is actually my third boyfriend. After my first failed relationship, I had one whom I met during my travels after graduation. It only lasted for 3 months. I met Ken on the company where I had my internship and where I currently work too. We are on our 4th month. But Ken doesn't work on the company now. He works somewhere. I don't have any idea.

The guy did not reply. Nice.

Pagdating ko sa office ay nagprint ako kaagad ng mga ipapasa ko sa boss ko. My boss is Archie Quizon. He was also my immediate supervisor when I was having my intern here, in this small, marketing company.