Destructing The Flame's Deception

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

"Oceana Zekeria Caiazzo is rumored to be dating a non-showbiz man!" 

Napaawang ang labi ko nang mabasa ang nasa headline ng balita ngayon. It showed the picture of me— visiting someone in the hospital with a flowers and fruits on my hands.

Napailing na lang ako. Paparazzi followed me and I'm not even aware. Akala ko, walang makakakilala sa akin pero mali pala ako.

If the people will find out the truth, then I will be doomed. Walang ibang dapat maka-alam sa sikreto ko. If they will think that I have a boyfriend, then I will let them think that, kesa naman sa malaman pa nila ang totoo.

"What, Ocean? You agreed? Akala ko ba…" gulat na sabi ni Phoebe.

"Gosh, Ocean! Ang dami mong kineme keme d'yan tapos papayag ka din naman pala sa huli? Depungal ka ba o ano?" naiinis na sabi ni Avhril.

"Sa true lang! We gave you so much advice, then this will happen. Girl, bahala ka sa buhay mo. Desisyon mo 'yan. Don't blame us if anything goes wrong." Phoebe tsked.

I sighed. "Don't worry, I will be safe. Just… don't tell others, okay?"

"What will you do if anything backfires?" natuon ang atensyon ko sa tanong ni Avhril.

Kumunot ang noo ko. "What do you mean by that?"

She cleared her throat. "I mean, you are deceiving Silas. You are deceiving the fire. What if the fire that you are deceiving suddenly destroys you and your heart?"

I know what she meant by that kaya sandali akong napatulala sa kawalan. Napaisip ako roon. Pero alam kong malabo iyong mangyari.

 I shook my head. "The fire that I'm deceiving will never destroy me. Not again."

"Sana nga at magdilang anghel ka," 

"Don't worry about me, girls. I'm not the same Ocean who's naive and powerless." I told them with so much confidence.

Sa mga nakalipas na araw, ang pangalan ko pa rin ang laman ng balita ngayon. Now that I'm talking about the town, I didn't expect that the scandal before between my family would suddenly be brought up again.

Napahawak ako sa sentido ko. There's no one on my side anymore, besides Avhril and Phoebe. I have no one to talk to besides them. There's no one to listen to my rants besides them.

I then looked at heaven. Why did the people around me suddenly leave me? Why did they let me feel alone and miserable? Why did the wind take them away from me? Why am I left with so much regret?

—

College life was not really easy at all. Ilang linggo nang magsimula ang klase namin ngayon dito sa university, and it was really hectic. But, I am happy at the same time. Hindi kagaya ng mga tao sa dati kong school na iniiwasan ako, ngayon ay kabaliktaran na ngayon.

Maybe because they are different people in a different place, that's why they never knew about our family issues. Mabuti na din iyong walang ibang nakaka-alam, at ayoko ring may maka-alam dahil baka mangyari na naman sa akin ang nangyari sa amin noon.

I'm happy that kuya Dylan was now having a fresh start with me. He is now in his second year of college and he's currently studying at UP as an engineering student— which was his dream.

I'm relieved that even if we don't have parents that will guide us into the right path, we still managed to achieve our dreams alone.

Because our parents… were really the worst. Wala silang ibang inisip kundi ang kayamanan nila, at ang dignidad nila, at ang pangalan ng pamilya namin. They don't want to get embarrassed that's why we need to achieve a really high grades— not just a high grades, but to be on the really top where you are the highest among of all your classmates