Light and Hope ( La Victoria Series #1)

Simula

Simula

Growing up as a good as gold daughter of the Governor of this province I never expected that this day will come. I never break the rules of my father nor questioned them.

Ang lumaki sa isang pamilya ng mga politiko ay hindi tulad ng inaasahan nila. I don't live the fairytale life like what they think.

You must watch your steps in every movement you'll make dahil ang mata ng taong bayan ang nasa iyo. Ang bawat galaw mo ay hinahanapan ng kapintasan, kahit sa ultimong pagbili mo sa isang tyangge ang inaabangan nila. Ang mga salita na iyong binibigkas ay dapat katulad ng isang musika sa kanilang tainga na dapat ay masarap pakinggan kapag nasa tuno at kung hindi ay isang garalgal na plaka na kanilang pagpipintasan.

You must reach their expectations.

You must maintain your public figure
Pero ngayon sa kalagayan ko, I wasn't thinking of what people will say because I'm already devastated.

I want to wake up from this nightmare.

I want to escape this cruel reality.

I just want to be with him.

"You already lost your sanity, Deene!"ani ni Jai na galit na galit.
Pinagpatuloy ko lang ang pag ayos ng aking bagahe.

I already made my mind. Sasama ako kay Light and I'm sure of it.

"Hindi mo man lang ba inisip ang mga puweding mangyari, Dee?! You're under my custody!"
I glared at him.

I'm under his supervision pero wala siyang magagawa sa desisyon ko.

"Kaya nga ako aalis, diba? Para hindi mo na ako responsibilidad!"

Lumapit siya sa akin at hinawakan ang dalawa kong kamay.

"Don't be impulsive. Don't make decisions when you're angry or sad, Deene. You're still in your grieving process and you are still irrational. So please, listen to me!"

He's really a friend of mine. He stayed by my side and stand with me from the very start. I met Jaime Alenzo Valderama when we're young back then and the moment I saw him I already knew that he isn't straight at may buntot ang isang ito kaya kahit anong pagkasundo sa amin ng aming mga magulang ay hindi talaga kami bagay but instead we built a strong friendship for years.

I gritted my teeth. "Jai! Please... Just keep this between us,"

"Deene... You have a successful future ahead of you! At kung sasama ka kay Light how sure are you, na maibibigay niya iyon sa iyo?!" wika nito at inagaw ang dala kong bag.

"I don't know! Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin, Jai. Help me..."I said pleadingly. Patuloy na bumubuhos ang mga luha sa aking mga mata.

Kahit na ako ay hindi ko na na maintindihan ang sarili ko.

"I will help you, pero hindi sa ganitong paraan, Dee. Sa tingin magiging maayos ang lahat kapag makikipagtanan ka kay Light? No! Pick up yourself!"

How? My family betrayed me! All my life was a lie! They fooled me all these years! After knowing the truth, I left our house and stayed at Jaime's condo without my father's consent.

At kung uuwi man ako sa bahay siguradong mababaliw ako kakaisip kung bakit nila nagawang magsinungaling sa'kin.

My father, Matteas Raphael Gallardo Sr. is an honorable man, a loving husband to my mother, and a great leader that's why I never expected-we never expected that he can do such things like that and it hurts me, big time.

That's why I'm here now in bus terminal. After a long time of arguing with Jai he finally let me go. I'm here waiting for Light to pick me up. Hindi kami nakapag-usap ng maayos kung ano nga ba ang plano ko, I just call him last night and he agreed immediately.
Muli kong inangat ang aking paningin at iginala sa buong paligid, marami pa ang mga pasaherong naghihintay ngunit kaunti na lamang ang paalis na bus patungong probinsiya.