Growing up dominating the household, Diamond Alvaro finds no solution rather than get away to reduce the pressure she's having around her mother, leaving her sister all behind.
If only she was as mighty and smart as everyone paints her to be, she wo...
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Sobrang bigat ng dibdib ko habang palihim na pinakikinggan ang balitang pinapanood ni Dane mula sa labas ng kwarto. Mahina iyon at tila ba sinisiguro niya na hindi ako magigising.
Bumuntong-hininga ako bago aksidenteng na patingin sa full body mirror sa gilid ng cabinet ko. Mamula-mula pa ang mga mata at ilong ko dahil sa buong gabing hinagpis, kinagat ko ang pang-ibaba kong labi.
Stop thinking about it, Diamond. It will eat you alive.
Dahan-dahan at kalkulado akong lumapit do'n sa side table bago kinuha ang manipis na hair tie, itinali ko iyon sa mahaba kong buhok saka nakayukong binuksan ang pinto. Paglabas ko, tutok pa rin sa TV si Dane kaya mas lumapit pa ako.
"Dadaanan ko muna si Papa bago dumiretso sa station, pwede mo ba 'kong ihatid?" Mahinang tanong ko dahilan para mapalingon siya sa'kin at nang makumpirma ay mabilis niyang in-off and TV.
"Sure, I can do that."
Usually, Dane was always chill. I consider him good at hiding his emotions, but today, it's like he's not even trying to conceal his concern for me.
"Thank you, Dane," I said.
"Hey." He called just when I was about to turn my back on him so I halted. "Lean on me, Dia. Let me take care of you because I've been working on myself for a very long time to do that."
I looked up at him and smiled weakly, "Thanks for being here with me, but I live my life taking care of myself and I've been very good at doing it... So, as usual, I'll tell you no."
A single drop of tear cascaded down my cheek as I left him crestfallen even after discerning the silent screams inside his deep-set eyes and somehow, it affected me down to my bones as well.
When we arrived at the house, Dane parked in the porch while Ate Aida was waving her hands in the foyer with Amanda beside her.
Bumaba si Dane at umikot para pagbuksan ako ng pinto. He reached out his hand to help me and I took it without looking at him as I was so ashamed.
I embraced her first then asked, "Is Papa doing well?"
"Hindi pa lumalabas ng opisina niya ang Papa mo, hija. Kagabi pa nga tawag nang tawag ang kapatid mo eh."
"Okay po, ako na po ang bahala. Paki-gawa na lang po si Dane ng makakain habang wala 'ko."
Iniwanan ko sila at pinuntahan 'agad ang office ni Papa. His name was all over the headlines of the news report while people were torn about Eden's and Jeremiah's cases. Some people believed that what Eden did was right and some were defending Jeremiah from all sorts of derision, saying that he was unwell and was probably not in the right mind at the time of the alleged assault.
