CHAPTER 6
[Thea's POV]
okay pupunta na c Clea dito sa room ko dito s skul. dala na nya ung mga informations about that guy .
well i'm just curious. with his status in life , how come he was able to enter this skul ?. don't think of other reasons, okay ?
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK ...
pagka katok ay bumukas ang pinto at pumasok na si Clea
"hi ! good day Thea. :-)" - Clea
"Clea !!" - ako
"kelangan sumisigaw hah ?!" - Clea
"grabee ang hard mo talaga sake Clea !" - ako
"tssss . (-.-") would you stop that ?" - Clea
"piste ! so how's the information ?" - ako
"here ." - Clea abd hands me a folder
"a folder ?" - ako
"try reading it kaya Thea ? duuhh ! naturingang matalino sa whole campus tas mabobobo dahil sa folder ?? hahahaha xD" - Clea
"funny Cassandra" - ako
"okay okay xD stop beig sarcastic okay xD " - Clea
then i open the folder and read the information inside.
GIHAN ZEUS RODRIGUEZ
-male
-18 years old
-taking Architecture - currently on 5th year this semester
-scholar at the school
-accelerated student
-have twin siblings: Anikka Artemis Rodriguez and Sean Apollo Rodriguez (also accelerated student; with the age of 5 in grade 2)
-has a part time job in a car wash shop
-not related in any of the well known rich families.
hmmmm . d na masama para sa isang katulad nya . matalino pala tong taong to ah .
"Clea . ito lang ang ibformation na nakuha mo ?" - ako
"yeah . other infornations are classified about him . i don't know why but the investigators are findig it hard to have an access in his background. the infornations that you've read is maybe the basica about him." - Clea
"so ? are you saying that this guy is sonething?" - ako
"i'm saying , that Gihan has a mysterious identity. even th school covers about it." - Clea
"the school???" - ako
"yeah. the principal don't want to talk about his "background" you know. i think he as something big." - Clea
"hmmmm .. we'll see about that :-)" - ako
after our conversation we gone to our classroom.
DING DONGGGG ..
tunog ng bell na naghuhudyat na tapos na ang klase para sa araw na toh.
"so? anong gagawin naten ngaun? shopping, swimming, gym, or spa?" - Clea
"none of the above girl! :-)" - ako
"okay serious ? ano nga ?" - Clea
"we're going STALKING" - ako with a grin while looking at Clea
"whaaaattttt ?!!" - Clea
in the end wala ding nagawa c Clea xD hahaha sumama na din sya sa kalokohan ko xD
"where are we heading ?" - Clea
"in the architecture /engineering building :-)" - ako
"so can you please explain again to me why the hell i'm dragged in here and following you all the way here ?! PLEASE !" - Clea
"because we're bestfriends xD" - ako
"yeah right !" - Clea sarcastically
we are inside the building.
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okay . that's our face when we enter the building .
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and that's the face of the men that saw us enter the building .
"how annoying ." - i whisper coldy to Clea
"panong di magiging annoying ? a canpus sweetheart like you walking in the male students building ? helloooo ?" - Clea
"stop it Cassandra." - ako
"really ?"- Clea
"huu ... huuiiii ! c Athena Louise Reyes andito !" - men1
"sa building mismo naten!" - men2
"wahhhhhh Queen ! pa.autograph naman !" - men3 at naglabas ng ballpen at papel
"see? it's not a good idea going here " - Clea
"what's the fuss here ?!" - unknown
tapos may lumapit na lalaki samen
"kayo pala yan Athena at Cassandra (^-~" - unknown
okay ? who's this guy ??
tapos pasimpke kong siniko c Clea para magsalita
"excuse me ? who are you ?" - Clea
"oh sorry , my bad :-) i'm Leandro Santos. the president of Athena's fans club :-)" - Leandro
"ahhh .. he he nic ... nice meeting you Leandro" - Clea
"oh .. Andi na lang for short :-)" - Leandro
"ahmmm . okay. Andi? do you happen to know a guy named Gihan Zeus Rodriguez?" - Clea
napa kunot ung noo nung Andi ng banggitin ang pangalan ni Gihan.
"No." - Andi said coldly
liar . how annoying
"okay . than ..." - Clea
naputol ang pagsasalita nya ng sumingit ako
"he's lying. ee should go now. we're going to find that bastard without the help ogvthat liar ." - ako tas binaltak ko sya sa harap ng Andi na yun
we are halfway on th entrance of the building nagsisipagtabi ung mga tao kasi nakikita nilang i'm in my serious mode.
"wait!." - Andi shout
i didn't look back and continue to drag Clea
"i know Gihan." - Andi
then i suddenly stop and look back at him .
"really now?! (-.-")" - ako
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we are in the school cafeteria syempre kasama ung liar na un.
"well . start talking before i get bored and walk away." - ako
"that's hard" - Clea whispers
"easy okay. Gihan is my classmate.." - Andi
naputol pagsasalita nya nang sumingit c Clea
"and the one who bullies Gihan" - Clea
"oh. i didn't know i got popular for bullying a loser." - Andi
"stop that nonsense and continue talking." - ako
"stop being harsh on me. i'm getting more in love with you Queen Thea." - Andi at tinitigan ako ng malagkit.
eeeewwwwwwww ! FEELING !!
then i gave him a "want to die hard now or start talking" look
"okay okay ! i'll talk. i dont know what's with Gihan and all the top students specially you FUND him. tsss. it's annoying" - Andi
then he sits like a gangster in the chair.
"Gihan is my classmate. we are on the same block section. but he's not in the school today. umuwi syang maaga ngaun kasama yung kaibigan nyang isa pang lampa na si Leo Valdez." - Andi
"where's your registration card?" - ako
"why?" - Andi
"i'm going to get your schedule" - ako na naiirita na.
"whooooooo (^.~ are you that desperate to follow me every where to happen to get my schedule. i could give you my number if you want" - Andi with a grin in his face
ASSUMING !
"stop being ASSUMING . with the looks of you ? i'm going to gone desperate? HELL EXCUSE ME ?! first of all you are not definitely my TYPE . second i don't like your fashion. third you have a face . but definitely NOT the face i WANT. and lastly, you are not smart enough and talented . you're not in the same status as me. so don't DREAM." - ako
he doesn't say a word . he just look at me .
"now ? are you going to give your schedule ?" - ako
"sa lahat ng sinabe mo saken ? wouldn't it be nice na hindi ko na lang ibigay sayo ?" - Andi with an evil grin
"ohhh ? did i just insulted you becausey of the things i've just said? my my ." - ako with a more evil grin
"i don't want to give my schedule and that's final" - Andi
"then i'll make your every day life in this school feel more insulted than what i've said" - ako
"i know you wouldn't dare" - Andi
"oh. you would definitely know that i would DARE" - ako
"damn!" - Andi whispers to himself
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MONDAY - WEDNESDAY
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
THURSDAY
12:00 NN - 4:30 PM
FRIDAY
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
SATURDAY
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
"well . nakuha mo nga ang schedule nila ah xD you are really one terror lady xD" - Clea
"shut up Clea . you're ruinung the mood (^_^)" - ako
"teka nga best . ano ba kasing naisip mo at kailangan mo pang kunin ang schedule nila ?" - Clea
"we are going STALKING xD di ba ? :-)" - ako
"ayy ? masaya lang ang peg mo ?" - Clea
"of course xD" - ako
"wait a minute Thea ??? wag mo sabihing ??!! .." - Clea
"what ??" - ako
"no !! no !!! it can't beee !!!!" - Clea
okay . ang ka.OA.yan na naman ng bestfriend ko lumalabas na .
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"seriously ? what's on your mind right now ?" - ako
"could it be that ? na.LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT ka kay Gihan ???!" - Clea
what the !! .
dugss dugss
dugss dugss
bhat ganto ! kakainis na ah !!
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT !!
DAMN IT CLEA !
"damn it Clea ! don't start a fuss okay !?" - ako
"weeeeeee, why so affected xD hihihi" - Clea
"shut up Clea" - ako
"inlove si Thea inlove si Thea inlove si Thea" - Clea
hell NO ! with that guy ?! excuse me !
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tony started the engine of the car . hudyat na un para pumasok ako sa loob ng sasakyan.
"i think you need to go now Thea. your father might be waiting for you." - Clea
"so what ? hayaan mo syang mag.antay. i don't care" - ako
"come on now Thea, just follow your father. it would be trouble if you continue rebelling against his will" - Clea
"you think i'm rebelling against my father ?" - ako
"yes. Thea, look, i've been your bestfriend sonce before we are born in this world xD chos xD, but seriously Thea. kilala kita . you've been trying to rebel and until now, but you JUST CAN'T" - Clea
"i CAN!" - ako
"YOU CAN'T" - Clea
"i CAN!" - ako
"come on Thea! we both know you CAN'T ! why? brcause you fear your father. you fear him more than anything." - Clea
"..................." - ako
"Thea look, stop planning to rebel against your father. you know it won't work. Thea, you know what your father can do, right ?" - Clea
"i know." - ako
"go home now. take care okay :-)" - Clea
nakasakay na ko sa car. nag.wave na ng hand si Clea saken and smile. i smiled back at her and wave my hand also.
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umaandar ang sasakyan . wala . nakatingin lang ako sa bintana at nakatulala . Tony didn't bother talking to me. he knows i'm in a bad mood.
iniisip ko ang mga cnabe ni Clea about sa dad ko .
why the hell did he become my father?
why does he not look at me?
why does he take people seriously?
does he love us?
does he really want to have a family?
or he just need a decendant for the company that's why he made a family?
are we just toys ?
DAMN IT.
"we're here ma'am" - Tony
oo nga andito na pala kami sa bahay. hindi ko napansin.
binuksan na ni Tony ang pinto, hudyat na dapat na kong bumaba. i've stayed inside the car 5 mins more. kumuha ng lakas ng loob.
"ma'am? are you okay ?" - Tony
"yes, i'm okay. sorry for the trouble Tony" - ako
then bumaba na ko .
pagkababa ko bumungad saken ang mga naggagandahang bulaklak sa garden . mga tanim sila ng mom ko. alagang alaga . parang kami , alagang alaga ng mom ko.
i've pass through the fountain, nakita kong malaki ang pinagbago ng bahay na to. mansion pala . looking at it from outside it makes me wonder why i left this beautiful elegant huge mansion .
then i suddenly remember that i left because of him .
i continue walking. entering my old home, no, it would be appropriate to call a house, entering my old house ... is pathetic .
"welcome back young lady!"
bati saken ng mga butlers ng dad ko.
"Master Isaac is waitin for you youn lady" - Steve
Steve is my father's peraonal butler. all of the family has its personal butler. like me, my butler is Tony. he's with me since i'm little, he's much more like a father to me than my real dad.
"where's mom? lolo? and my brother?" - walang kagatol gatol kong tanong sa kanya
"they're with your father . they re waiting for you young lady." - Steve
hinatid nya kami ni Tony kung nasan silang lahat.
pagbukas ng pinto, nagulat ako sa nakita ko, ang dining table namen na sobrang laki ay punong puno ng mga iba't ibang pagkaen. masasarap. hmmmm naglalaway ako xD
"what is this all about ?" - tanong ko kay Tony
"i ... don't know either ma'am" - Tony
nakaupo silang lahat. isang mahabang table and my father is sitting at the edge. next to him is my lolo Don Alfonso Isaac Reyes. on the other side of my father is my mom Mistress Raquel Reyes and next to her is my 17 year old twin brother, Anthony Luis Reyes. he's 3 minutes older than me.
"Master, the youg lady is here." - Steve
after that nagtinginan silang apat saken
"oh my God!" - mom "you're here now ! i'm so happy"
she runs toward me and hug me tight
pagkatapos ay inaya na nya ako sa hapag kainan to sit beside my brother.
nang makaupo na ko
"welcome back little sis (~_^" - AL
"yeah right stop that kuya" - ako
"join us eat Athena" - dad
my body start to tense as i hear my father's voice.
ni.hindi man lang nya ako niyakap o kinumusta .
while eating ..
"so Thea, how are you doing this days?" - lolo
"i'm fine. thank you lolo" - ako
"i've heard you're doing great in your school :-)" - lolo
"still number one on whole campus" - ako
"that's good Athena" - dad
"well never let your guard down. that's what you taught me" - ako sarcastically kay dad
"hmmm" - dad smirk at me
"ahh littke sis, do you know what's the good news ?" - kuya
"good news? is that the reason for that celebration?" - ako
"yes." - kuya smiling like crazy
"so what's the news?" - ako
"i'm not going to US anymore to study (^_^) i'll be staying here in the philippines (^_^)" - kuya
wahhhhh ! si kuya AL mag stay na sa philippines ! kyaahhhh !
"talaga kuya AL !! yeheyyy !!" - ako
"yup and guess what little sis -(^__^)-" - kuya
"what?" - ako happy
"i'm going to be studying in your school ^__^" - kuya
"talagaaaa ! YEEESSSS !" - ako
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sa kalagitnaan ng pagkaen biglang may dumating . isang matandang lalaki . kaedad kang ata nya c lolo. tas may isa pang lalaking pumasok sa loob na kaedad lang ni dad.
"Master Isaac, Don Miguel Rodriguez and Mr. Matthew Rodriguez has arrived" - Steve
"thank you Steve. Don Miguel, Mr. Matthew, have a sit please. join us." - dad
okay? what's happening in this world?
"thankyou Mr. Isaac." - they boyh answered in chorus
i don't have a good feeling about this.
"so Mr. Matthew. have you found already your son?" - dad
"no. he's still missing. it's already been 10 years." - Mr. Matthew
"but the investigations improved. malapit na nilang ma.trace ang apo ko. and with that we can continue our agreement." - Don Miguel
"but i've heard , kasama sa nawawala ang 2 mo pang anak right?" - dad
"yes. that's true. the three of then was missing together." - Mr. Matthew
"i'm very sorry for that." - dad
"it's okay" - Mr. Matthew
nakita kong sobrang lungkot ng Mr. Matthew na toh . why ?
"by the way, i want you to meet my family. my dad you know him already, Don Alfonso Isaac Reyes, my wife Ms. Raquel Reyes, and my twins Anthony Luis Reyes and Athena Louise Reyes." - dad
"nice to meet you" - Don Miguel and Mr. Matthew in chorus
"nice to meet you too" - we answered in chorus
"so. does your daughter know about our agreement?" - Don Miguel
"agreement? what agreement ?!" - ako na may pagpapanic
sbe ko na !! sabe ko na talaga !! kaya ako kinukutuban na hindi magandang pumunta dito ngaun eh !
shette !!
"actually that's why she's here. that's why we all are here. to discuss this thing." - dad
"dad? what's going on? i thought the celebration was because of me?" - kuya
"that's right. part of the celebration" - dad
so wala ring alam sila kuya
DAMN IT . !
"dad?!!" - ako
"since you are here Athena, i'll explain everything to you. Don Miguel's grandson will be your fiancè after they find him." - dad
"wait ?!! what are you saying dad? i didn't agree in any of this fvcking agreement so why the hell i'm dragged to this?!" - ako
"watch your attitude Athena. you are in front of our business partners. the agreement were done before you two are born in this world. since you are becomig 18 next month it's about time you'll know about the agreement. and the Rodriguez are making ways to find the missing person to be introduced on your birthday as your fiancè." - dad
"hahhh . i can't believe it dad!" - ako
"Thea you should keep your mouth close." - kuya
"why .! why are you doing this to me dad ! deciding things i DON'T LIKE!! the hell i care in your agreement ! 5 years dad . 5 years ! once in every 5 years papupuntahin nyo ko dito sa lintik na mansion nyo para ipamukha what i've missed for the passed 5 years ! you said that's your punishment for me being a rebel against you !! to teach me a lesson !?? FVCK dad !! stop all of it !! don't be selfish !!" - ako
"you don't have a choice Athena. whether you like it or not, you are going to be engaged on your birthday!!" - dad. sumigaw na sya. nanindig an anman ang balahubo ko at bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko.
FEAR.
i am experiencing my fear for my dad. since i was born in his STUPID WORLD !!
"are you threatening me dad? then continue doing that cause i wont do what you want . what else can i lose right ??! i have nothing . nothing anymore.!" - ako then i stand up and walk away. but before reaching for the door i look bacj again at dad
"see you again after 5 years dad . or should i say see you after forever." - ako with sarcasm.
"Tony, let's go and start the car." - ako
"yes ma'am"
nakasakay na ko sa car when kuya approach me . he hand me a paper.
"0915******* . what's this ?" - ako
"number ko yan . call me okay ? ingat little sis" - kuya AL then hinimas nya ang ulo ko
"you're all grown up now. take care sis" - kuya
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after that, i left the mansion without any regret .
here we are at my condo unit .
kahit naman na sobrang tigas ng ulo ko i think my dad still loves me. why ? because i'm his money maker . a toy that can be given to anyone. an agreement that cannot be broken .
DAMN IT .
knock knock knock .
kumakatok c Tony
"ma'am , Ms. Clea is here. she said she wants to talk to you" - Tony
"let her in." - ako
and in just a snap of a finger .
"BESTTTTTTTTTTT!" - Clea
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"DAMN IT CLEA! DON'T SHOUT!!" -ako na bwiset na bwiset
damn it ! d na nga maganda araw ko tas ganyan pa toh !
"huiiii ! sorry naman . wag ibunton ang kabwisitan sa pamilya sa aken . hindi ako SHOCK ABSORBER no" - Clea sarcastically
"argghhhhh !" - bumangon ako at pinalo palo ung unan na hawak hawak koo
"damn it damn it fuck life die hard letse !! ahggrrrrrrre argggg aaaahhhhhh!!!!!" - ako na gigil na gigil
"heyyy !?? stop that you look crazy Thea. you're scaring me" - Clea
then after punching and cursing the poor pillow i start sobbing
"why is this happening in my fucking damn lifeee ! *sobs *sobs i didn't do anything to be treated like this *sobs *sobs *sobs DAMN IT ! FUCK IT !" - ako
"what did i told you . stop resisting your father ." - Clea
"are you really my friend ?! dapat nga pinapalakas mo ang loob ko at sonasabi mong dapat lumaban pa ko but here you are suggesting na don't resiat my DAMN father !!" - ako
my God naghi.hysterical na ko !!
"i said don't shout at me !! i'm not a shock absorber !. what do you want me to do ?? i know what your father can do Thea . you know that right ?! i only want yo protect you . that's why i'm your best friend . that's why i'm telling you that it's going to be hard ." - Clea
" *sobs *sobs *sobs " - ako
"look, i'm sorry . what i'm trying to say is stop punishing yourself away from your dad and away from your family. i know i know that it's a bit hard . i can't answer what's wrong with your life cause your the only person who can know. i'm here to support you . but don't expect me to make decisions for you. decisions are made para hindi ka magsisi sa huli ." - Clea
"but it's my desicion Clea !" - protesta ko
"is it really your decision? or because it is your only CHOICE?" - Clea
BANGGGGG !.
and realization hit me .
"stop crying now and take some rest okay . i'll be going now. don't stress your life. just call me if you feel okay" - Clea
"yeah . thank you so much Clea " - ako
then she hugged me with all comfort and say goodbye
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is it really your decision? or because it is your only CHOICE?
is it really your decision? or because it is your only CHOICE?
is it really your decision? or because it is your only CHOICE?
is it really your decision? or because it is your only CHOICE?
is it really your decision? or because it is your only CHOICE?
DARN !!
is it my only choice ?
then i went sleepy and close my eyes .