"Starting now, you're gonna live with us" sabi saakin ni daddy habang naka simangot ako sa harap nya.
"With who? With your wife and kuya Fonso and kuya Luis??" Tanong ko.
"Yes" matipid na tugon ni daddy.
"I do not want to" pagmamatigas ko.
"Well it leaves you with no choice sa ayaw at sa gusto mo saamin kana titira" sabi ni daddy.
"OR I WOULD RUN AWAY TO CALIFORNIA AND NOT SEE YOU AGAIN" pagmamatigas ko pa.
"Dare to do that and I will cut all of your allowances, credit cards and other source of income that you make" pananakot saakin ni daddy.
"Whatever, and why are you doing this suddenly? I am contented to the life that i am living right now"
"Pls lang Gia, wala na ang mommy mo! Pinaka bilin nya saakin ang kunin kita" sabi ni daddy.
"Ok fine, since you're leaving me with no choice" sabi ko as I rolled my eyes.
"Pack you things, ipasusundo kita sa driver" sabi ni daddy at umalis na sa apartment ko.
"Gosh!" Sabi ko at padabog na tumayo sa dining to pack my things.
I know know, magulo but I am Gregorio Araneta's only daughter, im Gianna Louise Araneta. I don't really have a bond with him since i grew up in California with my mom, Nadia Elizalde.
I was a mistake, my dad was already 8 years married when i was conceived, and super pinagsisihan ni mommy at daddy yung nangyari dahil pareho din naman nilang di ginusto yun, as i heard after daw ako pinanganak ni mommy she met my dad's wife tita Irene in a coffee shop and she kneeled in front of her for forgiveness and told her to forgive daddy for what he did. And she forgave the both of them, every year I would always get a Christmas gift from her, she never forgot about me and always makes sure to invite me in dad's birthday or even special events but I choose not to go.
Wala akong mukhang ihaharap sakanya, and sa family nya, baka they would just be reminded sa nagawang sin ni dad kapag nakita nila ako.
Kakatapos ko lang mag impake and I saw mom's picture frame God, I miss her so much.
3 weeks ago she died from colon cancer, and I started living on my own here sa bgc, but then when my dad got the news, gusto nya akong kupkupin.
Nilagay ko sa maleta yung picture frame namin ni mommy at iniayos na yung mga natitirang gamit.
Fast forward
"Ma'am andito na po tayo, mauna na po kayo bumaba isusunod ko nalang po yung mga gamit nyo" sabi saakin ng driver.
"Sige po, thankyou" sabi ko at binuksan ang pinto ng sasakyan para bumaba na.
Nakita ko na may nag aabang na maid sa harap ng main door.
"Nako ma'am kayo po pala si ma'am Gia, pasok na po kayo kanina ka pa po nila inaantay" sabi ng maid.
"Nila?? Sino sino po ate?" Praning kong tanong.
"Ay sila senator Imee po, pati sila ma'am Liza tapos andun din po mga kapatid ng daddy nyo si ma'am Patricia at Elvira" sabi pa ng kasambahay.
Sinamahan naman ako ni ate papunta sa dining area, grabe pala ang laki at garbo ng bahay ni daddy, I've never been here, kinakatakutan ko ang pag punta dito.
"Ma'am andito na po si ma'am Gia" sabi ni ate pagkadating sa dining area making everyones eyes on me.
"G-good evening e-everyone" I stutterly greeted to them.
Una namang tumayo si tita Irene to greet me, I never met her to be honest, and I didn't know she was this beautiful.
Lumapit sya saakin at hinalikan ang pisngi ko "welcome home Gia" sabi nya.
Lumapit naman din si daddy at niyakap ako
"Welcome home anak," at hinalikan ang noo ko.
Hinawakan naman ako sa balikat ni daddy at pinaupo sa gitna nila ni tita Irene.
Everyone was in pure silence until dad spoke
"Let's eat" simpleng sabi ni daddy.
Infront of me is kuya Alfy, grabe yung titig nya saakin na wala na akong nagawa kundi tumungo, napansin naman tita Irene iyon at nag salita
"Alf, stop looking at your sister like that, it's making her uncomfortable, Gia ija don't mind him kumain ka, you want shrimps? Gusto mo ipaghimay kita?" Tanong nya.
"N-no m-ma'am thankyou nalang po im fine i can peel my own shrimps po, kumain nalang po kayo" nauutal ko ulit na sabi.
"Oh please dont call me ma'am, call me tita" sabi nya saakin at hinimas ang balikat ko.
"S-sige po tita" sabi ko at kunuha ng shrims at hinimay ito.
It was awkward pure silence until a middle aged woman talked.
"So hija, where did you finish studying?" Tanong nito saakin.
"Ah, I graduated from Harvard business school in boston, and then i moved to London to finish my degree in business management in London business school" tipid kong sinabi.
"Wow, readying ready na I-enherit yung business ni daddy" sabi ni kuya Luis at nakita ko naman na napatingin sakanya si tita Irene at si daddy ng masama.
"Why? Im sure dad will give her a position in the company, please don't take what I said as an offense" sabi nya sakin at hindi naman na ako sumagot.
"Im your tita Elvira, bunsong kapatid ng daddy mo" pagpapakilala nya saakin.
I just nodded and continue eating
"Grabe ija, you're a splitting image of your father, nung una nagdududa talaga ako kung anak ka ni Greggy dahil hindi ka manlang pinapakilala pero ngayon na nakita kita, you are indeed your father's child" sabi naman ni tita Patricia while looking at me.
"I know you, nakita na kita dati sa London. Ako yung lalaking hinampas mo ng bag mo kasi akala mo nanakawan kita!" Sabi ng katabi ni Senator Imee.
"Im Matthew by the way, nice meeting you cuz!" Bati nya naman saakin at inilahad ang kamay nya.
"Nice meeting you too, and sorry for that incident I really didn't know" sabi ko as I take his hand.
"Ok lang yun! Hayaan mo na, new beginnings ika nga!" Sabi pa nya ang I just smiled and nodded.
Fast forward
The dinner ended peacefully, I've met my tita's from my dad's side and also tita Irene's siblings and kuya Luis's wife and my pamangkins, I also met tita Liza and my cousins. Nandito ako ngayon sa labas while im holding a glass of wine, I just sneaked out while nasa living room sila nag kwe-kwentuhan.
Nagulat ako ng may biglang tumabi sakin and si Daddy pala.
"Ano ginagawa mo dito? You're supposed to be inside, you're the reason kung bakit may gathering pero ikaw ang wala" sabi nya sakin.
"I just prefer to be alone po for a while, absorbing everything" sabi ko.
"About earlier im sorry, I just don't know any other way para makabawi sa mga pagkukulang ko sayo. Nagsisisi ako na, hiyaan lang kita sa mommy mo" sabi sakin ni daddy at inakbayan ako.
"It's fine dad, all along im not your priority naman. Priority mo sila tita Irene kasi sila yung family mo."
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Amando Familia
Fanfiction"She loves you so much that she's willing to accept me, your biggest mistake. Just to make you happy" It's a story about Gianna Louise Araneta, daughter of Nadia Elizalde from the famous clan of Elizalde's in the Philippines. In 1991, Nadia had a o...
