Switch Series 2: Sincerely Yours,

CHAPTER 49

Abuse (3)

This chapter is dedicated to maticlrj, hi ghorl! Gusto ko lang na malaman mo na lagi kong hinihintay ang mga comments mo hehe. Thank you! 🌻💕😂

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Six years ago

Moscow, Russia

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"Ekaterina! Ponizhe golos!" Lower down your voice!

Rhianne's father—Ricky Boy I is pissed off, he could feel it with the tone of his voice and by the facial expression. He's with her younger sister—Reina, they were hugging each other while eavesdropping on their parents conversation outside the masters bedroom.

Ekaterina—his mother roll eyes and push his father on the chest, "No, Rick!" she shouted and Rhianne cover Reina's ears, "Otvet' mne, ty khochesh' razvoda ?! Da ili net!?" Answer me, do you want a divorce?! Yes or no!? napapikit sya ng mariin sa diin at lakas ng boses ng kaniyang ina.

This wasn't the first time they heard them arguing, maybe a thousand times. Divorce, some other things like third party, misunderstandings and he knows that, he knew that her own mother and father are not in good terms since he was so young and as their child he can't do anything about it or make them like normal.

Rick is shock, his wife use to physically hurt him, "What the hell...Ekaterina..." he sounds concerned, "Our children's here. They could hear us." he lowers down his voice and move closer to his wife, trying to touch her but she disgust him.

For his twenty years of living, he only once saw them gentle to each other without even shouting, fighting and being harsh like this. To tell the truth, he pities his own father. He knows how he tried his best to please her mother but something's not just matching with these two people, with these lovers, with his own mother and father.

His mother laugh sarcastically, "Dayte im znat', vy khotite razvoda?" Let them know, Do you want a divorce? she is trying to provoke him, "Vy khotite, chtoby eta sem'ya raspalas' ?!" Do you want this family broken?!

Napabugtong hinga ito at nagtungo sa knailang magkapatid, "Ricky, Reina..." sambit nito gamit ang mahinahong boses kaya agad silang lumapit sa ama, "idi v svoi komnaty, mama i papa razgovarivayut tol'ko o lichnykh veshchakh." Go to your rooms now, Mommy and Daddy are only talking about personal things.

Sa murang edad ay naututhan nyang malaman kung nagsisinungaling ba ito o hindi. Naisip nya, bakit kailangan pa nitong magsinungaling kung harap harapan na nilang nakikitang hindi na maganda ang relasyon ng sarili nilang ama't ina?

"B-But..divorce..." his voice cracked.

On some point, naiintindihan nyang sinusubukan nito na protektahan silang magkapatid. Pero para saan pa? Nasasaktan na sila at bilang isang anak, masakit sa dibdib na makitang araw araw nag aaway ang kanilang mga magulang. Simple lang naman yung hiling nya sa tuwing kaarawan nya—yung walang sigawan sa pagitan ng dalawa at makita nyang nagmamahalan lang sila ngunit habang tumatagal napagtanto nya na sa pag iibig—hindi ka palaging masaya. Kung minsan pwedeng nasa tamang tao ka, pero ang mga magulang nya ay sadyang hindi itinadhana para sa isa't isa.

Ang lungkot.

"No, no, no." umiling ang kaniyang ama ng ilang beses, "It won't happen, lapooshychka. Daddy swear..." hinaplos nito ang buhok nila ni Reina at binigyan sila ng ngiting hindi nya gustong makita. That's a lie.

"Promise?" Reina's eyes got teary, he is too, hoping that promises always happen.

He tap his chest and say, "Obeshchat'" Promise.