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Chapter15- Diamond.

(Author's Note: Hehehe. Dito lang ako mag-e-AN, eto na 'yung parang second half ng Sweet love. Dito ko na lang din tinuloy since kakaunti lang naman chapters dito. So, there. Please comment, vote and fan me!! Yey. Happy 2013 guise :*)

 They say love is forgiving, and that love is sacrificing. But tell me, how can you forgive when he does not even apologize? And how can you sacrifice what has been gone a long time ago?

I have asked this questions to myself a million times since that day. I found what I've been looking for.. REVENGE.

(Diamond's Point of View)

Six years ago, I was Sei. The cute but bitchy type of high school girl you wouldn't want to mess with.

Six years ago, Sei died.

And today, It is all about Diamond.

Based on mineralogy, Diamond is a renowned crystal that came from a Greek word 'adamas' which means UNBREAKABLE.

Unbreakable.Just like this woman. Diamond. 

Six years. Five years, seven months and four days to be exact.

Six years since I last saw Philippines, the Paredes, Chin, the Royalties, Lance and even Gino. And you know what? I don't even care if all of them are still breathing.

Why would I?

Did they care when I was alone?

Did they care when my life was hell?

Did they care when I was down?

None of them even bother to care. So why should I care about them, now?

Six years since I became this heartless, emotionless and careless woman who used to be a cheerful, lovable daughter and a friend.

Six successful years without them, so why should I even care going back to where they are? Where all of them used to hurt me?

I am 22 years old now, with an accounting firm of my own. With a little help from Mina, my gay business partner and Timothy, son of a famous tycoon here in Indiana.

I am much contented with what's going on with my life these days. So I ask myself again.

Why would I want to go back to the place where there is nothing but hate, hurt, sadness, dissapointment and unacceptance?

Why?

Because of the six years of being alone, forlorn, deserted and left. For that six years.

The day that I will take a step where it used to be, I swear to every creature of this living earth to make every step of mine, every suffering they will have.

For that six long years..

(Flashback. Six years ago.)

*SLAP*

"Dad I'm so sorry.." umiiyak akong nakaluhod sa harap ni Mom at Dad.

"Baliw ka na ba Diamond ha!? We did everything to stay you away from any thing that would hurt you, pero pinagana mo pa rin 'yang katigasan ng ulo mo.. Now look, look Diamond. Look where it got you!" he shouted as if ako na 'yung pinakamakasalanang tao.

Hindi ko naman ginustong mangyari 'to eh.

"I- I'm so sorry Dad, please give me another chance. I will obey everything you say.. just please forgive me Dad."

"Yes Diamond, you will obey everything I say.." his face turned serious, emotionless, "starting from going abroad and never going back here."

"starting from going abroad and never going back here."

"starting from going abroad and never going back here."

"starting from going abroad and never going back here."

"starting from going abroad and never going back here."

It won't sink in. Ipapatapon ako ng sarili kong parents sa abroad? With no sight of coming back?

Shit Diamond, what have you done to yourself??

"But Dad-"

"I don't want to hear anything Diamond. I am ordering you to go abroad, wherever you like except in here. You won't come back, live there. Susustentuhan ka namin." his voice was so authoritarian.

"Ayoko dun Dad! Dito lang ako." I said.

"Fine, I will live you with two choices Diamond.." he sat on the couch, now more relaxed, and mukha na lang siyang nakikipag-usap sa isang kliyente ngayon.

"What choices Dad? Anything." i said.

"Okay then, the first choice is that you go abroad, live there unknown and then the end." he paused.

"And the second choice?"

"Stay here and lose it."

(End of flashback.)

(Flashback #2)

"Hey miss are you all right?"

"Do I look all right to you?"

"Oh, I- I'm sorry. Let's go, I'll give you a ride home."

"I don't need a ride home, I need a ride to the hospital. It's aching.." Ugggh. It is aching. Really hard.

"Okay, let's go.."

"By the way miss, what's your name?" he asked while driving really fast but still safe.

"Wow, perfect timing to ask my name. Diamond." I managed to say between my 'ugggh', 'ouch' and 'umfffs'

"Hehe. I'm so sorry. Nice to meet you Diamond. You can call me Timmy."

(end of flashback #2)

(Flashback #3)

"Paredes, you're late again." the Accounting 101 professor said.

I drew close to her then whispered, "Sorry Ma'am, I can't leave her alone."

She smiled then answered, "Is that so? Okay, you may sit down. Just catch up."

"Hi, are you a Filipina?" a gay seatmate asked me.

"Yes, why?" I answered while looking on the board trying hard to catch up.

"Ayun!buti na lang hindi ako loner dito, kase ako lang Pilipino dito eh. Buti dito ka pumasok, ano nga pa lang pangalan mo?" she said without pausing. Tack about excitement.

"Diamond." I answered.

"Hi Diamond, ako nga pala si Mina." this time, I looked. Confused.

"haha, gaga. Romeo tunay kong pangalan. Romeo Naverro, but please call me Mina."

he clarified then I go back to what I was doing, "okay." I said.

(end of flashback #3)

Six years ago, I am a total failure. That was according to them. And today, as far as I am concerned, I am so not letting anyone define me but me.

“Diamond I’m sorry it’s just.. It’s, It’s really not working. I tried pero wala eh” -Gino Santiago

"You are such a dissapointment Diamond!!" - Clark Paredes Sr.

"I'm so sorry Diamond, but your Dad has made a decision."- Dina Paredes

"I love you princess. But this time, you're on your own." - Rashi Paredes

"I am really sorry, I just can't love you anymore. You're not the Diamond, I used to know. I have to go."- Lance Lazaro

Telling me six years ago those things was the best thing everyone of you have done. Now, it's time for each and everyone of you to feel what those words meant.

Starting today.