"Saan ka pupunta? Kakauwi mo lang, aalis ka nanaman?" Kuya raised an eyebrow at me.
Kakababa ko lang mula sa kwarto tas yung Kuya kong mainitin ang ulo ang sasalubong sakin. Kakapasok niya lang din sa loob ng mansion kaya kitang kita niya akong nakabihis at kabababa lang.
"At saan ka galing?" I placed my hands on my hips. "at bat alam mong kakauwi ko lang?" Kakauwi ko lang naman talaga galing sa school.
Sinusubukan ko lang namang baliktarin yung sitwasyon. Ganon naman siya lagi sakin, ako nanaman ngayon! Gantihan lang to, Kuya!
"From my mansion?" Patanong niyang sagot na parang obvious na yung sagot. "wag mong baliktarin, Zimiena. San ka pupunta? And I saw your car entering the mansion kaya alam kong kakauwi mo lang."
"Diyan lang ako." Sabi ko at naglakad na papunta sa pinto pero hinarangan niya ako.
"Don't tell me..." Sinamaan niya agad ako ng tingin.
"Of course not!" Sagot ko agad.
He's thinking na makikipagkita ako kay Jeremy. He's right pero ayoko namang sabihing tama siya dahil hindi niya ako hahayaang umalis at isusumbong pa ko kay Daddy kaya paniguradong sermon nanaman ako.
I already told them that we stopped talking for months now para hindi na nila ako guluhin pero alam kong pinapasundan pa rin nila ako kaya natuto ako ng mga paraan para takasan sila.
"I'm telling you, Zia, you can't--.."
"Kuya, I know. That's why we stopped already, right?" I lied.
Damn it. I really hate lying, lalo na kina Mommy at Daddy. I don't do this when I was younger, hindi rin naman ako tinuruang magsinungaling but I have to.
"Siguraduhin mo lang," He warned. "how's your 'friends?'" He asked as he walked away from the door.
I sighed before touching the doorknob. "Still...my friends." I answered without looking at him.
He already told me a thousand times to end my friendship with them since he said that they're just manipulating me and made friends with me since I am the Alpha's daughter. Pero deserve naman lahat ng second chance, diba? So that's what I did, I gave them a second chance.
Kuya sighed aggressively kaya hinarap ko siya. "Ang tigas talaga ng ulo mo, Zimiena. Then you'll come to me again, crying, kasi nasaktan ka dahil sa kanila?" He rolled his eyes.
"Hindi na yun mauulit, Kuya. They already apologized."
"Yes, because I told them," Umirap siya ulit. "obvious namang hindi sincere yun."
"Kuya, ako nang bahala. I can take care of that."
