SABOTAGING MY WALKOUT QUEEN

MEETING HER 02

HELENA'S IDENTITY

Helena's P.O.V.

I was no longer in the mood to attend the next class, that was why I called our family driver to fetch me up. Last subject na rin naman 'yon at second day pa lang ng school year, so I guessed I could still skip my class. In fact, I could skip classes whenever I wanted and no one could ever stop me! Now boarded in our limo, Mang Carding was taking me home.

Hindi ko dapat sinabi 'yon do'n sa freak guy na 'yon. Oh, what was his name again? All I could remember was his surname, and that was Rivera. But do I have a choice? He creeped me out! Sunod nang sunod na parang stalker! Bakit kasi hindi na lang niya ako lubayan? Masyado ba siyang nagagandahan sa'kin? Anyway, I didn't want to be friends to whoever because I already learned my lessons well.

Kahit sa dati kong school, walang ibang ginawa 'yong mga classmate ko kung hindi ang bully-hin ako. Parang kaligayahan na nga nila sa pang-araw-araw nilang buhay ang sabihan ako ng kung ano-anong masasakit na salita like teacher's pet at strawberry — meaning sipsip. Isa raw kasi akong malaking threat sa iba pang mga estudyanteng gusto ring maging class valedictorian.

As if I care with those ugly bitches and damn scumbags!

Pero hindi naman sana mangyayari ang lahat nang 'yon kung hindi kami naaksidente ni Helena. Aksidenteng hanggang ngayon ay pilit pa ring nagmumulto sa aking isipan.

Yes. All those bullying and criticisms that I had to endure for one year were for the real Helena. I was, I am and I will always be Athena Cari Delgado... and Helena Mari Delgado was my identical twin sister.

Wala kaming pinagkaiba sa physical appearance namin — height, skin, hair color and length? Lahat magkatulad. We also shared the same eye color, green, which we inherited from our pure Spanish mommy.

Helena was just wearing a pair of eye glasses because she had conditions such as Computer Vision Syndrome and Astigmatism. If not, you wouldn't be able to find out who was Helena and who was Athena. But I guessed, those were in terms of physical items only.

When it came to attitude, she was way far better than me! As in super far! Sa sobrang layo nga ay umabot na sa Mars. She was and will always be kinder than me! She was almost perfect. Mabait, matalino, matino... at ako?

Well, who cared about me? I was just the fabulous and richer version of the word bitch! Outgoing, extrovert and rebellious... but I must say... pretty and gorgeous bitch!

We were still young when our mother left us but even though Mom was still alive, Daddy had always been in favor of Helena. She was so smart to the point that she always got the top rank... and me? Oh! Like Helena, I was also consistent to be on top!

Daddy's top pain of the ass!

Ako lang naman ang numero unong sakit ng ulo niya. For him, I was nothing but always the black sheep. Anak na wala nang nagawang matino sa mga mata niya. Anak na kahit kailan ay hindi niya gugustuhing iharap sa mga kumpadre at business partners niya. Anak na hindi niya maipagmamalaki kahit kailan.

Pero kahit gano'n, hindi ako kailanman nagtanim ng inggit kay Helena. Kahit gustong-gusto kong mainggit kung paano siya paboran ni Daddy sa lahat ng bagay gayong kambal naman kaming dalawa, hindi ko ginawa. We still remained as best friends despite the fact that she was, she is and she will always be Daddy's favorite.

She always wanted our father to give the same love and attention to me. Pero okay lang kahit hindi, hindi ko naman pinagsisiksikan ang sarili ko kay Daddy. It just came to a point that I didn't care anymore. I would never please him to accept me. If he loathed me for a reason I didn't understand until now, then so be it. End of story.