Crazy In Love With The Male Lead - ON HOLD

CHAPTER 3

"Peaceful time never lasts.."

I AM here, standing a few feet from my mother. She's sitting on the floor. Inabot niyang muli ang isang bote ng alak saka uminom. She gulped like she was just drinking water. Pagkatapos maubos ang isang bote ay muli na naman siyang iiyak. My heart is tearing into pieces as I watch her.

"Damn that stupid Lorenzo! How can he do this to me? How can he do this to us, Laine? What's gotten in your father?" Iyak niya saka muling uminom. I bit my lips. I have never seen Mommy get this miserable before.

Today, my seventh birthday. Daddy went home with a girl on his hands. Olivia Perez, no she will soon change her surname into Cruz. Nasaktan ng sobra si Mommy nang i-announce iyon ni Daddy sa party ko. Because of that, the people attended my party was dismissed early. Hindi na sila maasikaso ni Mommy ng maayos at batid rin nila kung anong nararamdaman ni Mommy.

I was hurt too. Even though I have braced myself for this, it hurts so much. It hurts so much that I can't blame Olivia on it. It's hurts more because it was entirely Dad's fault. Hindi kasalanan ni Olivia. She wasn't at fault for being born. I knew it when she looked at me with apologetic eyes earlier. After we got rid of the guests, Daddy explained everything. I was holding back the whole time listening while Mommy was throwing a lot of curses and painful words towards him.

Daddy, just blurted the most cliche explanation in world of romance novels that I can't help but to curse him in my mind.

I was drunk? I don't know what I was doing? I just wake up with a naked woman beside me? Horrible excuses. To think that my dad would betray my mother in this hilarious way.

Pamilya ko sila. Mga magulang ko sila at mahal ko sila. Ako si Loraine ang anak nila. I was here the moment Loraine was born. They raised me as their own and me too have loved the both of them as my dearest parents. Para akong sinasaksak sa isiping mag-iiba ang pakikitungo nila sa isa't isa. This.. Maybe this is how the original Loraine feels about this situation too. Maybe these are the feelings that lead her to do horrible things against Olivia.

If I don't have any recognition of my past life and if I don't understand Olivia's situation, maybe I'll end up doing the same thing as the original Loraine. Pero alam ko ang lahat. Alam ko rin na hindi ginusto ni Olivia ang mga nangyari. Hindi niya kasalanang pinanganak siya bilang anak sa labas.

"Mom, aren't you going to stop drinking now?" Sabi ko habang nakatingin sa mga boteng nasa tabi niya. Malungkot ang mga matang tumingin siya sa akin.

"I'm sorry, sweetheart. This is my only way to stop hurting. Sorry. Damn it! To think all of this bullshits happened in your birthday party. Anak, sorry." Sabi niya habang umiiyak.

My heart throbbed painfully once again. I quickly shut my eyes bago pa mamuo ang luha sa mga mata ko.

"It's okay, Mommy. It's not your fault that Daddy is a complete ass." Pigil utal kong sabi. Natawa namann siya ng kaunti.

"You're really my daughter. Yes, your Dad's an ass. Sorry again, Laine. It's already late, you should get back to your room. Leave me alone for now." She looks tired. I nodded and took my leave.

Hindi ako bumalik sa kwarto ko, pumunta ako sa garden. Tears are already pouring from my eyes before I even reach the place. At that time, I felt someone hugged me. He's a boy. I cried on his chest like a child. I'm not sure who is this guy is but the only person I could think of is Khalil.

"Ngayon mo lang ako nakitang umiyak after all these years." Sabi ko habang ang pinatutungkulan ay si Khalil. "You better forget about this and not tease me tomorrow. If you do that, I'll kill you, stupid Kali!" Wika ko sa pagitan ng pag-iyak. I clutched his shirt tight and cried harder.