Goddess of Madness (Completed)

Little Things

"Athena, pano mo napapagsabay ang dalawang kurso mo ? ComSci saka Multimedia Arts? Men thats full loaded!" Nagkibit balikat nalang ako kay Ron, isa sa kaklase ko. Nasa Theater kami at umaariba ang kadaldalan nito. Sila lang ng best friend nyang si Mavi ang kumakausap sakin. Hindi ako rude. I know how to use some connections. Mavi and Ron are from well known families at isa pa hindi sila bitch kaya maayos naman ang turing ko sa kanila. Bihira parin akong magsalita though nasanay na sila sakin. Full loaded ang sched ko dahil nga madami akong subjects. Online School ang tungkol sa computer. I know alot about it but I must broaden my knowledge to create my very own game company.

Hindi ko parin binibitiwan ang plano kong iyon. Sa ngayon, meron akong stocks and other investments to earn those money that I have won sa mga gaming competition maging sa illegal na laro sa Red District. Sinabi ko nga noon, ayokong umasa kay Hera. Wala akong maasahan. Bata palang ay napagaralan ko na ang tungkol sa mga investment, mutual funds and stuffs. Nakipag partnership din ako sa isang kilalang bar kung saan co owner ako. Mabubuhay ako ng walang inaasahan sa iba.

"Balita ko stable ang Alpha Mega, Ron. Mag invest kaya tayo?" That piqued my interests. Iam good with calculations. My mind can't stop running around thinking about the percentages, calculating the scenarios and formulating back up plans.

"Kilala nyo owner?" Napatunganga sila sakin na ibinalik ko sa pamamagitan ng pagtaas ng isang kilay.

"Mga Mendez. Tito ni Ron." Mavi said still blinking. Hmm. Might as well check it. Nakita ko nga rin na maganda ang stability rate nito at popularity ng mga products nila kahit 2 years palang sila sa market.

"Are you interested in investing ?" Maliit na tango lang ang ibinigay ko sa kanila. Binuksan ko ang laptop na lagi kong dala. I hate waisting time. Kung kaya ko naman gawin ngayon bakit ipag papamamaya ko pa ?

I was engrosed with typing and reading articles. Seing this, napatunayan kong maganda nga mag invest doon.

"Damn girl, ang bilis ng daliri. Ilan ang APM mo? (Actions Per Minute)" ani Ron.

"200 maybe?" Kibit balikat ko. Wala naman akong pakialam sa ganyan. Basta lang ay nasanay na ang mga daliri ko kakatype yung tipong may sarili ng buhay kahit nakapikit.

"That's not just 200, that's Godlike!" Mavi whined. I scrunched my nose and looked at him sideways. Tumikhim naman ito.

"Ron, can you help me make an appointment with your uncle ?" I looked up to Ron with serious eyes. Maraming nag sasabi na nakakainitimidate daw iyon.

"Ofcourse. Consider it done." He proudly said.

"Okay come on everyone gather up."
Our prof said. Sinarado ko ang laptop at inilagay sa bag bago ibigay ang atensyon sa kanya.

"Lira, give em hand outs. That, will be your line and role for today practical test."

I recieved mine. I hissed when I read my part. Cinderella ? What the fuck! Well, I want Multimedia Arts gusto kong maging contra bida. Hindi ko naimagine ang sarili ko na ganito.

As expected nag beast mode nanaman si Madam sa akin. I can't smile daw, tangina hindi ko mapilit ang sarili kong ngumiti. I clearly remembered what she said.

"Hindi pwedeng ganyan Athena. Dapat versatile ka kung hindi, maaga kang malalaos. Alam ko magaling ka. Lalo na pag antagonist, but you can't even smile. Para kang yelo sa taas ng Teatro. Are you sure, this is the right career for you?"

What she said hit me hard. Pero hindi ko ipinakita sa kanila na naapektuhan ako. I just shrugged. Maybe this is not what I want. Maybe I just want my mother to be proud for me once. Maybe in my mind, I'm still hoping that if I became what she wants me to be. Baka matanggap nya ko. That's why I took multimedia arts in the first place. Narealize ko, after ng sagutan namin ni Hera na walang pagasa.

Im gonna shift my course kahit mag octoberian ako.

"Are you sure you wanna do this?" Tito Ares looked me in the eye. I didn't back down. Parang mata ni Eros ako nakatingin. Kamukang kamuka nya ang kanyang ama.

"Will you help me Uncle?" I asked. Napabuntong hininga sya at tumango.

"You know, you shouldn't have to take up MMA to please your mother. Alam ko anak, alam ko ang pinag dadaanan mo. Ilove you, you know that right? We love you." Bahagyang napaawang ang labi ko. Ngayon ko lang sya narinig na ganito. Marahil nadinig na nya ang naganap sa pagitan namin ni Hera nong isang araw.

"Do what you wanna do. Pursue what you want to pursue. Just don't do illegal things. I won't let you off the hook." I smirked. Tito being a politician reminded me.

"Thank you Uncle." This is one of the rear times I say my thanks. Maybe it's the first time? It sounds foreign through my mouth. Napangiti ng malawak si tito.

"So, what happened?" Eros asked anxiously.

"He will help me." I smirked. Inakbayan nya ako at inipit sa kilikili nya bago guluhin ang buhok. A brief smile escaped from my lips. I nudged him and scowl before straightening my curly pastel grunge hair.

"You better get ready, for you might get burned with Hera's fire." Aphrodite warned me. Ofcourse, baka sugurin nanaman ako ni Hera pag nalaman nyang nag shift ako.
I'm not afraid. Excited ako actually.

Naging busy ako sa kaliwatkanan na concert at gigs. Nag drop out na ko at nag focus sa course kong ComSci na Online Studying naman. Mas convinent. Pakiramdam ko nakakahinga pa ako. Nakipag meet na din ako sa uncle ni Ron na mayari ng Apha Mega. I invested 5M annual, halos doble ang magiging balik noon. I was beyond exhausted right now. Kakatapos lang ng isang Major concert namin.

"You should eat first." Hindi lang naging bodyguard. Naging chief ko na si Thaddeus.

"Ikaw mag babantay kay Aph bukas dba?" Tanong ko habang kumakain.

"That's supposed to be a secret." I smirked. Ofcourse, hindi pwedeng hayaan ang bunso ng Aurora na walang bantay. That girl attract men and men attract trouble.
Ibinalik ko ang tingin sa pagkain.

"Pasalubong ko." Naramdaman ko ang pag tigil nya sa pagkain at paninitig sa akin. I was hostile against him for the past alright. Nakakagulat nga sigurong umaasta ako ngayong close kami. But I appreciated him. I appreciated that he's taking care of me kahit hindi naman na dapat. I appreciated his concern. All those little things he's doing for me. Those times na alam kong binabantayan nya ako ng patago. Ang mga sikreto kong nalalaman nya na hindi nya sinabi kahit kanino. I'm starting to trust him. Ayoko mang aminin.