"I'm going to make you look pretty like me, Anna," the little girl whispered while stroking her doll's hair. Nakaupo ang bata sa malaking carpet kaharap ng front door ng mansyon. Her doll's clothes are also all over the carpet. Umikot ang tingin ng batang babae sa mga damit bago tumigil ang mata niya sa kulay asul na bestida. The little girl's hand moved swiftly to change the doll's clothes. Pagkatapos ay iniikot ng batang babae ang manika niya sa harap niya. She smiled, showing her missing two front teeth.
"All done! You're as pretty as I am now!" Habang tinititigan ng batang babae ang kanyang manika, biglang bumukas ang pinto ng mansyon. Umangat ang tingin ng batang babae at nanlaki ang mata.
"Pa!" The little girl exclaimed happily before running towards her Dad.
"Sevie!" Her Dad picked her up and gave her a tight hug. The little girl giggled before giving her dad a kiss on the cheek.
"I missed you, Pa," the little girl said while playing with her Dad's hair.
"Me too, sweetie," the little girl hugged her Dad even tighter and buried her face on his neck.
"Pa!" A little boy shouted. Umangat ang ulo ng batang babae. There she saw a little boy running towards her father.
"Who is he, Pa?" The little girl's forehead creased. Kinakabahang humalakhak ang tatay bago ibinaba ang anak niya.
"Steven, 'wag kang tumakbo!" Followed the boy, is a young woman wearing a white dress.
"Pa!" The little boy exclaimed while smiling at the little girl's father. The little girl's hands curled into a fist.
"Who are you? Why are you calling my Papa, your dad?" Inis na tanong ng batang babae.
"He is my dad!" The little boy defended.
"No! I am his only child! You are not his! He's not-"
"Sevie..." the father butted in. The little girl sneered at the boy.
"Diba ang sabi 'ko sayo'y 'wag kang tumakbo?" The woman stopped in front of the little boy and wiped the sweat on his forehead.
The little girl's eyes traveled from her dad to the woman in front of her. She stepped backwards. Nakatitig siya sa tatlong taong nasa harap. She felt something foreign as she stared at the people in front of her. Pumikit ang batang babae. She breathed heavily, trying to solve her puzzled thoughts.
"Sevie, this is Tita Priscilla," the little girl heard her dad's voice but she couldn't find the strength to open her eyes.
"Hi, Sevie... I'm Tita Priscilla, nice to meet you..." the little girl heard footsteps towards her.
"Sevie..." the little girl was finally able to gain strength to open her eyes. She saw the woman crouching in front of her.
Tears filled up her eyes, finally realizing what this woman and her son meant. Her tears fell down as she garnered all of her strength to push the woman away from her.
"I don't like you! Go away!" Humihikbi ang batang babae habang patuloy na tinutulak ang babae. The woman kept the smile on her face.
"Sevie-"
"Don't call me! I don't know you!" The little girl started kicking the woman.
"Don't hurt my mom!" Mabilis na pumagitna ang batang lalaki at pinroteksyunan ang kanyang nanay.
The little girl became even more furious and grabbed the little boy's hair.
"AAAAAAAAA!" The boy screamed in pain.
"Steven," the boy's mother tried to grab her son, but the little girl gripped on his hair even tighter.
"YOU'RE RUINING MY FAMILY! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" The little girl shouted.
The father was startled. Hindi siya makagalaw. It was the first time he's ever seen his daughter like this. Hindi siya makapaniwala. Of all the woman he brought home, this was the first time his daughter expressed deep anger towards one.
"GET OUT!" The little girl pushed the boy into the floor. The boy wailed in pain while his mother tried to console him. The father blinked.
"Sebastianna Venice, what have you done?" Natigilan ang batang babae. Suddenly, she couldn't cry a river anymore. Her heart beat faster than it did before. Hindi nalang galit ang kanyang nadarama. She felt a mix of foreign feelings brewing in her heart. This made her heart ache.
"Pa... what have you done?" Nanginginig na tanong ng batang babae. Her right hand reached for her chest. It hurts there. It hurts a lot.
"Sevie..." the father tried to reach for his daughter, but she stepped away.
"It hurts, Pa..." and it hurted more and more and more, until the little girl couldn't bear it anymore.
