Crazy in Love (Captivating Aphrodite Side Story)

Two worlds collide

Scarlett Blair's POV

They can't dictate me. They can't tell me what to do with my life. Oo, sila nga ang nagpalaki sa akin pero hindi ibig sabihin noon, na kokontrolin na nila ang buhay ko. All my life, I did those things they want me to do. I took an Engineering course kahit ang gusto ko talaga ay maging isang Journalist. They deprived me with a lot of things, and now, this is what they're asking for?!

"You need to marry him, Scarlett! Hindi ka man lang ba makikinig sa amin? Napakatigas ng ulo mo!"

I wanna laugh at my dad's face. Wow. So I was a hard-headed daughter? Matigas pa ba ang ulo noong sinusunod ko sila? Masama pa akong anak because I am not following them now? NO. Alisan na nila ako ng mana but I will not marry that @sshole just because sinabi nila! Hindi ko siya mahal! At ayoko pang magpakasal! God knows how I'd love to spend my years alone! I'm still not open for that stupid marriage! I want to travel the world, help the poor, discover things. I wanna achieve something. I'm just freaking 25 for pete's sake! Settling down's not my thing!

"Scarlett Blair Gray, are you even listening to us?!"

I walked away from them. I heard my dad shouting my name at the top of his lungs but I continued walking until I reached my room. Agad kong kinuha ang leather jacket at boots ko, along with my purse. I can't stay here for another minute. I need space, space from these manipulative people, my parents to be specific.

"Hey, Scarlett, I'm talking to you! Don't you dare turn your back on me!" Dad's pointing his finger on me. I plugged my earphones and the music came to life. Dire-diretso akong naglakad palabas ng bahay at ibinalibag ang pinto.

Hinding-hindi nila ako maiintindihan. Because they're so damn selfish. Sarili lang nila ang iniisip nila. Hindi man lang nila iniisip ang mararamdaman ko. Huh, sila kaya ang magpakasal?! To someone they barely know? Just for a freaking business expansion ipagkakanulo nila ako sa may pera? Ano bang mabibigay ng pera sa kanila?

Pumara ako ng taxi at sinabi agad sa driver na dalhin ako sa pinakamalapit na club. I wanna forget everything. My head aches. My heart hurts.

I'm Scarlett Blair Gray. Daughter of Engr. Troy Simon Gray and Dr. Alexandra Gray. Two known people in the Philippines, in two different fields. Aside from that, may business kami. I actually don't care about that business and it bores me so I won't talk about that much.

Well, about me, Scarlett Blair's a puppet. Oo, puppet ako. Bata pa lang. Lagi akong sunud-sunuran sa kanila. Do this, learn that, say hi to her, dance, act, study this. Shit. Lahat na lang ng bagay na gusto nilang gawin ko ginagawa ko. Pati sa course ko sa college, sila ang namili. I wanna be a journalist but daddy decided for me. Kaya ayun, I became an engineer kahit ayoko. Well, after working for two years, I studied again kaso hindi ko natapos dahil gusto naman nila akong ipakasal ngayon.

Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko. I wanna run away but I don't know where to go. It always comes down to this, aalis ako, makakalimot sa problema pero babalik pa rin kinabukasan.

Damien's POV

"Damien, dear, you need to move on. It's been two months since she...ran away.."