Always, All Ways

Chapter 1

A/N: Hello! If you're reading this, that means you have already read the prologue. Thank you for your time and support, I appreciate it! Once again, please share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments. Enjoy!

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Mel's POV

Simula na naman ng pasukan at kinailangan kong gumising nang maaga. Isa na akong ganap na College Student ngayon. I took a degree on BS Architecture in East Crestview University, an institution here in my hometown.

Honestly, hindi naman talaga architecture yung gusto ko. In fact, hindi ko alam kung anong gusto ko. All I think about is partying, sneaking out, and doing things that young adults like me would usually do. They say that I'm smart pero puro kalokohan lang ang inaatupag.

It's exactly the reason why my parents are so disappointed in me. Disappointed na rin ako sa sarili ko but who cares? This is my life.

When my parent's business started to go bankrupt, I had to choose between engineering or architecture. I chose architecture. Malaking tulong kasi iyon sa kompanya kapag naging engineer o architect ako. 

My parents had to use all of their personal savings just to save the company.

Kahit bulakbol ako, may pangarap din naman ako. I've always wanted to study in either UP, UST, or FEU. Duh! para naman malayo ako sa parents ko ano. It's so suffocating here. Kaya nga lang, hindi ata talaga ako makakapag-aral doon. Reason number one, wala nang savings yung parents ko. Lahat napunta sa kompanya. Reason number two, Faye is here. And lastly, reason number three, saan naman ako titira sa Manila? Hindi ko nga alam kung may friends or other relatives ako doon. Kaya I'm here, stuck in this shithole.

"HIndi ka na kakain? Mag breakfast ka muna" mom said.

Kakababa ko pa lang galing sa room ko when mom called from the dining room. I stopped walking immediately. Lalapit na sana ako sa kainan when I saw my dad. I despise him. I would rather kill myself than eat together with him.

Actually, hindi rin kami masyadong okay ng mom ko. She's always busy with the company kaya hindi niya na ako nabibigyan ng time. I can tolerate her presence, but with dad, I just... can't. 

My dad was my first heartbreak. 

He's the reason why our company went bankrupt. Minsan napapaisip ako kung dapat ko ba siyang patawarin. But then everytime I would think of that, naaalala ko yung mga panahong niloko niya si mom, pati na rin yung mga panahong itinakwil niya ako. Fuck, I hate him. I would never forgive him. I can't believe mom would even let him inside this house na parang ang bilis niyang kinalimutan ang lahat.

"I'll eat at school. Mauuna na po ako, Faye is waiting for me." Pagrarason ko.

I walked out of the house habang dala dala ko ang aking favorite chanel hand bag. Orientation pa lang naman ang mangyayari ngayon kaya hindi muna ako nagdala ng sobrang daming school supplies. 

I was wearing a beige plaid skirt, topped with a long sleeved white polo shirt, a dark brown sweater vest, and a pair of white nike shoes.