Babysitting The Frog Princess

Chapter XXIII: The King And The Witch

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Aika Villavicencio

Kahit pare-parehas kaming nag-tataka, pumasok pa rin kaming lahat sa loob ng mansyon. Nag-tungo kaming lahat sa Dining Area dahil doon namin naririnig ang ingay, nang madatnan ko kung sino ang nandoon ay tila mawawalan ata ako ng malay. Hindi ako makapaniwala sa nakikita ko ngayon, totoo ba 'to?

Dad along with his mistress and two daughters, ano'ng ginagawa nilang lahat dito sa bahay ni Lola Andreanna?! Ano'ng karapatan nilang tumungtong dito?!!

"Sir, good evening". Pag-bati ni Paco.

Ganon din ang ginawa ni Jett, Gideon, Ryuichi pati na ng dalawa ko pang kaibigan pero katulad ni Prynce, nakatulala lang din ako sa isang tabi dahil wala akong ideya kung ano'ng nang yayari. Bakit sila nandito? Ano'ng ginagawa nila sa bahay ni Lola Andreanna? At bakit kasama niya ang mga anak niya?!

Sabagay, para kay Dad? What I feel doesn't matter anymore. He doesn't care about me nor about what I feel, may iba na siyang asawa at mga anak but if that's the case then what the hell is he doing here along with his newly found family? Mang gugulo? Mang iinis? Mang iingit? Ipapamukha sa'kin na mag-isa na lang ako? Or what?

"Aika, anak. Aren't you happy to see me?". Dad asked.

"Can I be honest?". I asked.

"Sure anak". He immediately replied.

I was staring at him with my blank expression.

"I'm not happy to see you nor your new family, what are you doing here? How did all of you got in?". Walang gana kong katanungan sa kaniya.

I was about to say something again but I saw that one of his daughters were carrying Coco, my beloved pet doesn't want to be with her but she doesn't wanna let go so I got so angry. I immediately walked towards her direction and took Coco from her, it's not like she can complain or what. Coco is mine!

"You told you to touch Coco?". I asked her.

"I w-was just playing with her". Ariana replied.

"Playing?! You're hurting Coco! She doesn't like you! Gusto na niyang umalis pero ayaw ko siyang pakawalan! Then you're claiming that you're just playing with her?! Are you dumb?!". Iritado kong tanong sa kaniya. I've never been so angry in my entire life, ngayon lang ata ako sumigaw ng ganon ka-lakas.

"Aika! She's your sister!". Dad reminded me.

I smirked at him. "Sister? She and I are not related in anyway. Our moms are not the same and she's your daughter, but she's not and she will never be my sister". Matigas kong sagot sa mga salitang binitawan niya. Well, wala na akong pake kahit nakikita kami ng mga kaibigan ko pati ni Paco.

"Sabi ko naman sa'yo na hindi tayo welcome dito, mabuti pang umalis na lang tayo Antonio". His mistress whispered.

Lalong nag-init ang ulo ko. "My Dad is welcome here but not you and your daughters, hindi ko naman kayo kaano-ano". Seryoso kong sagot sa sinabi niya. Akala niya siguro ay hindi ko narinig dahil pabulong niyang sinabi ang mga iyon kay Dad.

"Huwag kang maging bastos sa kaniya, Aika. She's your step mom, be respectful". Dad defended her, as usual. Like what he said, she's just my step mother, not my real biological mother so technically speaking? We don't share any single drop of blood.