The Mischievous Lovers

PART 12: THE UNWANTED ME

(Erielle's POV)

Everybody believe that I am a dimwit, slow, dense and cruel kind of girl. No one ever liked my bluntness. I always say whatever I wanted to say without thinking twice, and that gets me into trouble most of the time. And everyone thought that I am independent and stubborn, but the truth is, I am as frail as a glass, weak as a hatchling and lonesome like a stray soul.

I am a Delmundo, a name known in the business world, but no one knew that I am just an illegitimate child of my mother. I didn't know who my real father was. All I know is that he was someone acquainted with my mother when she went abroad to attend a conference.

Pinalabas ng lahat na anak ako ng sikat na sikat na si Ricardo Delmundo, one of the business tycoons here and abroad. Isang malaking kasiraan nga naman kung malalaman ng publiko na ang asawa nito na isang kagalang-galang at hinahangaan sa mundo ng publishing ay naakit at nagkaanak sa ibang lalaki. It will be a disgrace to his respective names.

I might be carrying the famous Delmundo but it was never mine since the day I came into this world. It was not, and it will never be.

Mayroon akong tatlong kapatid, dalawang babae at isang lalaki, pero ni isa sa mga ito ang may amor sa akin. All of them, including Mr. Delmundo disliked me. They never treated me nicely at walang magawa si mama para ipagtanggol ako sa mga ito.

"Huhuhu... Mama, galit ba sa akin sina ate?" hikbing tanong ko. I was only six years old.

"Hindi anak. Mahal ka nila. Huwag kang mag-isip ng ganyan." Ani mama habang pinupunasan ang aking mga luha.

"Really? Then why do they always say that they hated me? They always tell me that they don't like me... Huhuhuhu!!! Pati si papa galit sa akin."

"Shhh...sshh... Hindi totoo yun Erielle. Mahal na mahal ka naming lahat. Always remember that, okay?" She said with tears on her eyes at saka ako niyakap.

"Really? I love you, too Mom." Sagot at saka niyakap siya ng mahigpit.

Pero lumaki ako na hindi ko naramdaman ang pagmamahal na sinasabi ni mama. I experience continued detestation from my own family kaya naman habang lumalaki ako, all my wraths for them piled up.

I was fourteen when I overheard my parents fighting because of me. May party pa nga noon sa mansion and I was too eager to wear my beautiful pink dress na parang Disney Princess ang design. I went to my parent's room to show my mother how I looked pero walang tao nang buksan ko ang kuwarto.

"Hmmm... where is mommy?" I asked myself. I was looking for her when I heard some noises inside the study room. Out of curiosity, lumapit ako at idinikit ang aking tenga sa pinto.

"Don't let her come out. A lot of people will be coming here and I don't want her to spoil my night." Anang boses na walang iba kungdi si papa. Pinagdiinan pa nito ang salitang her.

"Sino kaya ang tinutukoy ni Papa?" I silently uttered to myself as I glued my ears onto the door so I could hear my parents more clearly.

"Ric, they know we have four child, so that is impossible." Dinig kong sagot ni mama. "Hindi natin siya puwedeng isantabi lang."

"Huh? Tungkol sa aming magkakapatid pala. Ano kaya yun?" I didn't know but I had a bad feeling about it. From the way they speak, para bang ako ang pinapatungkulan ng mga ito.

"Three. I only have three and that does not include Erielle." Mariing sigaw ni papa.

"But Ric..."