Unexpected Love#1 Joshua Medran

CHAPTER 2

EASY LIFE OUTSIDE, HARD LIFE INSIDE

Daniela P.O.V.

Tahimik akong nag-lalakad dito sa loob ng subdivision. Kalilipat lang namin, pang-apat na naming pag-lipat ng bahay. Kaunti na lang makakauwi na ako pero parang gustong umurong ng mga paa ko.

"Tanda ko pa nga ng mga bata pa sila Hahaha, grabeng kahihiyan ang ginawa ni jasper."

May bisita.

I feel more anxious now. I don't want to go home but I'm already here. I heard their chitchat that make my body tremble. At first, they are glad that they had me but after this they will see me as a garbage that needed to throw away.

"Oh! Here's our only daughter-come on mae greet them. They are your godmother and godfather together with their son, jasper."

As I thought, they're so glad having me as their daughter.

Bigla na lang akong niyakap ni dad at ihinarap sa mga bisita. At first he just holding my shoulder but lately he's holding my shoulder harder and harder..

"H-Hi." I said with my low voice but enough with them to hear. They just smile at me-except to jasper, he just stared at me. I don't know what he's thinking but I hope it doesn't have to do with me.

"O come on! Yaan lang ba masasabi mo sa kanila?" My father raise a voice in me, in front of our visitors. I feel ashame but I can't disobey my father.

"Kamust p-po kayo? Pasensya na po medyo pagod ako kaya ipagpaumanhin nyo po. I go on my room and take rest. Thank You."

Ngumiti muna ako sa kanila bago umalis. Pa-akyat na ako ng hagdan nang bigla akong matalapid. May nakapa akong dugo sa may labi ko tiyak na pumutok na naman ito. Nanginginig ang buong katawan ko at nawawalan na ako ng balanse.

I can't... But not now please..

Nakaramdam ako na parang binubuhat ako at tama nga binuhat ako ni jasper. Perfect timing. My body stills tremble but I know he feel it too.

Jasper is my closest friend back then but it all stop when my parents decided to stay in this subdivision. He didn't know on what my parents do to me but alam kong nag-hihinala na sya.

Inihatid nya ako sa kwarto ko at inupo sa upuan sa tapat ng kama. He is so gentle, he didn't let me to fall but my heart...

Kinuha nya ang medicine kit ko at kumuha ng alcohol na nilagay nya sa bulak. Dahan-dahan nyang idinampi sa gilid ng labi ko. Nawala na ang pag-dudugo pero masakit pa rin.

I feel awkward because he didn't dare to talk anything and he just staring at me. I can't look at his paired brown eyes but he keep looking at my eyes.

My heart, just don't beat too loud, he might hear it.

"How are you daniela? Did you pressure yourself again?" He finally ask.

I look away and answer, "No, I didn't pressure myself. Don't worry I'm okay." With my fake smile.

"Let me see your shoulder. I know tito press it hard, pasain ka kaya siguradong namamasa na 'yan." He know me the best! I felt a flying butterfly inside my tummy and it feels good.

"H-hindi naman masakit, okay lang." I lied.

Of course it hurts! But I won't jasper worry just because of this.

He started to see if my shoulders are fine-"Namumula, stay here I will get some ice." He said and I nod.

When he's gone I smile, the smile that I hide from him. Ang ngiti ng kilig, ang ngiting lumalabas lang pag-nakakasama ko sya. He is my first love and for me he is so perfect- natigil ang aking kakiligan ng makarinig ako ng sasakyang umaalis. It was him, jasper.

His doesn't changed at all, he still the man that always go after taking care of me. I should use to it but I can't. For me his action are all new . It really suit to him the song I previously heard.

" 'Cause you're hot then your cold and yes tananan. I should search the lyrics so I can sing it." I said to myself while taking the way on my bathroom.

I'm busy checking myself at the mirror when I suddenly heard a knock on my door. Sinuot ko ang bathrobe ko bago ako lumabas ng banyo. I didn't had anything except sa bathrobe na kakasuot ko lang.

"Iha, pinabibigay ng anak ni Mr. Veg nakalimutan ko lang pasensya na." Our oldest maid said and she bring the ice that jasper said earlier.

Totoo ba 'to!?

Jasper is not a man of his words. He will promise but he never do, so I didn't expect anything from him when he say 'promise'.

"S-sige salamat yaya." Sabi ko at kinuha na ang mga yelo sa kanya.

"Sya nga pala sabi nya ilagay mo daw sa panyong naiwan nya jan ang mga yelo." I just nodded and smile.

I smile at her, para hindi sya mag-alala sa dulubyong parating. My parents are running towards me, not because they are worried about me. Yaya was slowly walk towards our stare and I hope she will not hear anything from my room.

Nawala na ang mga ngiti ko ng makarating sina mom and dad sa tapat ng kwarto ko. Alam ko na ang mangyayari kaya dire-diretso akong pumasok ng kwarto dala ang isang mangkok na cubed ice.

"You're so rude earlier! Hindi mo ba alam biggest share holder natin 'yun! What if they back out, what will happen on our company?" My mom said.

Our company, money is the most important to her. Not me.

"Kunwari pa nadapa or what. Alam mo ba ang iisipin nila sayo? Pinalaki ba kitang lampa!?"

PAK!

A slap on my face. It hurts.

"Alam mo ng ikakasal na si jasper inaakit mo pa din! Kung noon mo pa ginawa di sana ikaw ang ikakasal." My mom said while holding my hair.

Kapag nangyayari ang ganito, I always think If I'm adopted or not. Bakit kasi sinasaktan nila ako dahil lang sa 'di nila nakita o nakuha ang gusto nila.

Tao ako hindi robot! Sana nag-anak na lang kayo ng robot!

Gusto kong isigaw pero hindi ko kaya. Iniwan nila akong may pasa na naman sa mukha, umiiyak at nakaupo sa sahig. I can't go to class tomorrow with this face but the exams are coming.

Umiyak ako buong magdamag habang suot ang bathrobe lang. Hindi ako nag-abalang ayusin ang magulo kong buhok o punasan ang natapong yelo, na tubig na ngayon.

I feel lazy. When my alarm clock rings I didn't bother myself to off it. My legs and feet are numbs but still I didn't make a move. It was 7:30 AM when my mother go inside my room and force me to stand up.

"Hindi ka ba papasok!? Kailangang mas mataas ang grado mo kaysa kay catherine!"

And that's the cue, I stand up and walk slowly towards my bathroom. I feel a stomach ache because I sat on cold but It doesn't the same with the wound in my heart.

Why life is so unfair? Why I can't experience happiness without sadness and pain in return?

It's already 8AM when I get in the car and my mom was the one driving it. She will use some words to the teachers to cover on what they did on me.

Wait!? Bakit ang sexy ng damit ni mama? Is she have any appointment to do after she drop me on school?