When Reality Strikes ( Completed )

Prologue

Prologue

Bata pa lang ako mulat na ko sa karangyaan. Pinanganak na mayaman. Pinagsisilbihan. Lahat ng gusto, nakukuha. Laki sa layaw. Namuhay sa pagiging prinsesa.

"Stay away from Jiezel, you poor kid!" My Dad exclaimed in anger when he saw me playing with the son of our gardener. He's my friend and I enjoy my company with him but Dad saw us and he wants the kid to stay away from me so I cried.

"Dad! No please..." I cried a lot when he looked at me with angry eyes. The boy cried too because my Dad pushed him. My dad knelt on the ground and held my shoulders, looking at me intently.

"Sweety, you are a princess. And the princess is never friends with a poor boy. He doesn't suit you, so please my princess, stay away from him. There's Harvey, you can play with him." Sabay turo sa batang lalaking nasa terrace at tahimik lang na nakatingin sakin.

"I don't want Harvey, Dad. I want him!" Sabay turo ko naman sa batang lalaking ngayon ay dinadaluhan at pinapatahan ng tatay niyang hardinero. Niyugyog ako ni Daddy kaya lalo akong naluha.

"My goodness, Jiezel! You are a princess! And a princess is just for a prince not for the poor. Do you understand me?!" sigaw ni Daddy sa'kin kaya lalo akong napaiyak.

"Sir wag niyo po siyang sigawan!" matapang na sigaw nung batang kasundo ko. Hinarap sila ni Daddy, panay ang paghingi ng tawad nang tatay nung bata.

"From now on, I don't want to see your faces here. You!" he pointed to the little boy's father. "You're fired. Now, leave my house together with your stupid son! Leave!" maawtoridad na sigaw sa kanila ni Daddy.

"No please! Don't go..." umiiyak na sabi ko sa batang kasundo. Ngumiti siya sa'kin at tumakbo para yakapin ako. "Don't go..."

"Aalis ako sa ngayon Jiezel pero promise, magkikita ulit tayo." bulong niya sa'kin bago siya mahila ni Daddy at itulak sa tatay niya.

"Stop it, William!" Mom said as she worriedly went to me. "Are you okay, sweety?"

"Mommy, Daddy told me that the princess is just always for the prince but why did the prince marry the poor Cinderella?" I curiously asked her.

She wiped my tears as she caressed my cheeks and genuinely smiled at me.

"Sweety, that's just a fairy tale, a story. What your Daddy said is true. In reality, the princess is just always for the prince. And don't you dare be mad at us, okay? Because we're just doing this for your own good. We want you in good hands. So princess Jiezel, sweety, listen to your Daddy. He's just doing this for your own sake. Understood?"

I just nodded even though I don't understand. I love my Mom and Dad, I will obey them because they're my parents. They are just doing this for my own good. Always remember that.

Hinayaan at sinunod ko sila dahil masaya ako habang kasama sila.

Noong una ramdam ko ang sobrang saya dahil buo ang pamilya ko. Si Daddy, si Mommy, at ako. Masaya kaming magkakasama habang tinatamasa ang karangyaan sa buhay. Wala na yatang mas sasaya pa sa perpektong buhay ko pero ang hindi ko alam...

Lahat yon may limitasyon. May hangganan. May katapusan.

Sabi nila, kapag may simula, may wakas. At ito na yata ang wakas ng kasiyahan ko.

I'm just 12 years old back then when my Dad and Mom met an terrific car accident. Car crashed. Nawalan ng preno ang sinasakyan nila dahilan para mabunggo sila sa tulay at bumaliktad ang kotse. Dalawa ang namatay. Yung driver na kasama nila at si Mommy. Yes, my Mom died. Ang daya, ang aga niya kong iniwan.