When I Met You (GXG)

CHAPTER 37

Aiko Richaine

My hands suddenly shakes while taking my final exam, as I hear the beeping of the machines and the inaudible voices coming inside my head.

I closed my eyes to calm myself. Just one week before my Mom's death, now here I am, still having a hard time on moving on from what happened. And also trying to survive a test that's not even my passion. But no, I need to pass this because my Dad will be disappointed and so my Mom in heaven.

I opened my eyes and do a breathing exercise to calm myself. After I feel a little relieved, I tried to focus my attention again in my paper.

"Fuck, my brain can't take that exam. Paano pa kaya kapag board na." Carter said. We successfully finished the final exam, and now we are here at the coffee shop. Carter is my friend since freshman year, he's one of a kind.

"Hey Richaine, you okay? Wanna have some talk?" he asked. He knows what I've been going through this past few weeks. Wala naman akong ibang napagsasabihan dahil he's the only one I know that is willing na makinig sa akin for now.

"I miss Mom, Carter. Nothing changed" his expression changed when I said it once again to him. He's maybe tired now hearing me everyday say it over and over.

"What do you want to do? Sasamahan kita." I looked at him intently before I answer.

"Study. I want to study." his brows furrowed when he hears my answer.

"Ay nako, di na kita masasamahan dyan. I'm tired." he said.

"I mean, I want to study other thing. You know I don't want this field, this is not me. I'm not happy here, ayaw ko na." I told him with a low voice.

"But you can't because of your Father. You know what if I were you, just tell your Father you're not happy taking this course. Baka naman there's still a chance that he would understand you." he suggested.

"There's no way. Dad never listens, even to my Mom..... he never listened Carter, sa akin pa kaya." I told him.

"Why did he wants you to take biology though?" he asked, wondering.

"He just wants something good and pleasant in ears to hear. I suggested education, but he said it's too basic. He made me suggest any other course. I suggested this, now I'm here. But actually at the end of the day, he would just pushed me to work in his company. Gagawin niya akong sunod sunuran." I explained to him.

"Then try to be free from him. Unleash yourself from him, Richaine. You're the only one who can save yourself from that cave your Father put you in. That's if,  you really want to do what you want in your life, and you can live your life alone, I mean without you father's company." my mind catched that words from him.

Never in my life have I disobeyed my Father. And never in my life have I planned to leave him and and be free from him. Why didn't I ever think of doing that?

The night is in, I decided to go in the bar that I usually go to. There's a lot of people as I entered the bar. The host is lively speaking in front while I'm finding a seat. When I find a comfortable one, I gave my order to the waiter right away.

The host pulled out a paper in the jar. I don't know what they are doing, maybe they are playing a game. He said the number, it's 16. No one is standing up and claiming that they have the number. My order came up and then I thanked the waiter for serving it.

"This girl right here is number 16!" I heard someone shouted so my attention caught her. The woman that said that was familiar to me

oh... she's one of the band. The girl that she pointed stands up, and I got surprised by her height. She's an attractive woman, her body is built good and the way she walks looks so cool. Well considering her long legs-  wait, what the fuck am I doing?