Run Away, Vienos

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Warning: Contains matured scene not suitable for ages 18 and below. Read at your own risk.

"Your dad was accused of being a corrupt senator, Anak." My tears fell down after hearing what Mom had said. I looked at Dad, he's pulling his hair aggressively. Kuya's behind him, he's also looking at Dad with sympathy.

"Is it true, Dad?" I asked, my heart's beating fast and loud, scared to hear the answer from him.

"No, Anak. I can prove the people in the Philippines about my innocence," Daddy answered. His bloodshot eyes looked up on me, persuading me to believe in him.

"Dad, we know that it isn't true. We know that what we're eating comes from clean ways of having some." Kuya tapped Dad's shoulders. "But I just can't believe that they did the rumor!" Kuya Ranzell scoffed sarcastically.

"Kuya, who's who?" I asked, slowly getting nervous.

"Our Uncles and Aunts," he answered, which made me gasp in shock. Uncles? Aunts? "They even made an interview to state some lies! They told the media that they're seeing Dad carrying sacks of money inside our home!" My eyes couldn't help widening and my lips parted a bit.

"But those are sacks of rice and groceries! I never stole money from the taxes and budget of the country!" Dad shouted in anger.

"We know, Vicente," Mom said. She stood up and fixed my hair while I was still in that position. "I just can't believe that they are pulling us down after the good things we did to them! Mga walang utang na loob!"

"Mom, we can't upbraid them for we helped without them asking," Kuya said.

"'Yon na nga, Ranzell, eh. We helped without them asking for it. We helped them, and we didn't grant their favors and wishes. But this is what we will get?!"

"Is that true?" I asked as tears fell down from my eyes.

I hope not, I hope those were not true, I hope my aunts and uncles that I loved, adored, and treated as my own parents wouldn't do that to us. I hope they won't stab our backs...

Pero tumango si Kuya.

I just walked away from them while shaking my head. I still reject accepting that.

"Roxanne, where are you going?" Kuya Ranzell asked, which I refused to answer. I continued walking out but to my surprise, there were my cousins. Ate Leigh, Darren, Francis, Daisy, and even Ate Krislyn.

Daisy immediately invaded our house and pulled my hair. I screamed at the top of my lungs when I felt the pain on my scalp as she tugged it like a rope.

"Magnanakaw na nga ang magulang mo, nagawa mo pang ahasin si Jack?!" she shouted. I tried getting up to pull her hair as well, but I couldn't.

"What are you saying!?" I shouted.

"Akala mo hindi ko malalaman? You kissed him!" I couldn't help getting angrier with the situation I am in so I slapped her face real hard, I felt my hand tingles after that and she stopped so I took the chance to push her aggressively.

"I didn't kiss your boyfriend! He harassed me! He locked me inside the comfort room and attempted doing that to me, if it weren't Francis, I would be raped by your boyfriend---"

"Ang kapal ng mukha mong baliktarin ang kwento!" she shouted as she glared at me. "Alam na alam ko na ang lahat dahil sinabi sa akin ni Leigh!" Tumingin ako kay Ate Leigh, I saw her smirking which made my heart tighten again.