Building The Unsure (Glow-Up Series #2)

02

"Avery Louise, stop frowning or else you're getting into trouble." I rolled my eyes as I entered the house. I sigh escaped my lips and didn't bother to listen what mom said. 

I kept looking on the floor that I didn't realized mom is already facing me and probably seeing my annoyed expression. I was taken a back when her bag hit my face. 

"Didn't I told you to stop frowning!? What don't you understand there!?" Mom shouted, my eyes widened and my hand immediately travelled on my cheeks that is in terrible pain. 

"Is what I said hard to understand?!" She shouted again and my brows furrowed. 

"Mom, do you realized what you just did there?! You arranged me to a marriage! Mom that's so messed up!" I shouted back, just giving her the same energy she's giving me. I didn't raised myself to become  a coward and not defend myself. 

I saw her eyes widened before her bag once again lands on my other cheeks, there were chains on that bag! 

"Just because of that?! Just because of that, Lory?! You're being like this?! It's just a marriage!--"

"It's not! You're taking my freedom to choose whoever I want to marry! Whoever I want to love! It's not just a marriage mom! It's a whole damn responsibility and commitment! You're using me as your tool for your business that isn't even yours!--" I felt my back hit the concrete wall as mom kicked my by the stomach. Damn, this woman still got her skills of taekwondo. 

"You're so ungrateful! This business is giving you all those things you want--"

"It's not even yours! It's tito Thiago's business!" I cut her off, tears streaming down my cheeks due to anger and pain on my lower abdomen. I even saw blood on my hands that is probably from my cheeks. 

She was about to attack  me when my titas came and held her back. 

"Liliana ano ba! Tigilan mo 'yang anak mo!" Tita Thena said while her other sisters are holding mom. Mom is squirming on their grips that's why I manage to get up from the floor. 

"Bitiwan niyo 'ko, ate! Sumosobra na 'yang batang 'yan!" Sigaw nito, my brows furrowed and chuckled sarcastically. 

"No, ikaw ang sumosobra! You want me to marry someone just for your business!" I shouted back, I saw how the eyes of my tita's widened and mom is forcing herself to get out from the three's grip. 

"Lory tama na! Umakyat kana sa kwarto mo!" Tita Theresa said, I wiped the hot tears on my cheeks before marching away from them and going up the stairs, making sure my heels creates echo through the whole house. 

As I enter my, I shut my door closed, kicking away my shoes and throwing myself on my bed. That's when more tears starts to stream down my cheeks, my make-up is probably transferring to my pink bedsheets.