Worship Me With Your Lips

Chapter Twenty One: Kill For You

Chapter Twenty One: Kill For You

Halos 'di ko na maalala ang huling beses na sinaway ako ng mga magulang ko. Bata pa 'ko non. Siguro mga first year ko pa sa high school non. Tumaba ako. Dati kasi chubby ako at normal lang naman yon kaso grabe talaga ang kinataba ko noon.

I really loved Minute Burger. Halos araw-araw ako doon. It got to the point that I skipped a class just to buy a burger and a shake. Ang malala pa non, may quiz pala, eh ayon 'di ko nagawa kaya zero ang grade ko sa quiz na yon. My parents didn't find out till my teacher and my sister told them that. We were still hiding our name as a family but the principal and the owners know who we are.

Nagalit talaga yung mga parents ko. Pero mas lalo silang nagalit nung nagsimula akong magdiet kasi narealize ko na tumaba ako. Mom said I looked okay because it is normal to gain weight when you're young, na mawawala rin yan kapag nagdalaga na talaga ako.

My diet was bad. I just stopped eating. I even skipped lunch and everything. They were so worried about me. Dad said he'd rather see me eat Minute Burger again than starve myself.

That was the only time. They didn't care about my grades, gusto lang nila na okay ako at healthy ako. And that's when I realized how lucky I am to have them as my parents and to belong in a family like mine.

I try not to make them worry anymore. I am also doing my best to be the best leader of our family.

Until... now.

"Dad—"

"No, Odelette." Tinaas pa niya yung kamay niya.

Everything is so tense right now. Sasabog na sana yung mga magulang ko, lalo na si dad pero pinigilan niya lang yung sarili niya.

My siblings were surprised. Andon, nasa labas sila. I'm sure everybody now in our family knows. Cerine is going to enjoy this, I can just feel it. Pagtatawanan nila ako for sure. Aasarin ako ng mga sarili kong mga kapatid na inalagaan at minahal ko.

Asan ang hustiya dito? Asan?

"Mr. Avelino. Kailan ba kumapal yang mukha mo at anak ko naman ang binaboy mo?"

Tumindig ang balahibo ko sa tanong niya dad. Kahit si mom seryoso ang ekspresyon sa mukha niya.

Fuck!

"And please, I know all about you. You and your little adventures here and there. I didn't care. I'm sure you're a great businessman, you're already doing a great job at such a young age but did you have to go and mess with my kids? Especially... my eldest?"

Oh fuck. Dad is really upset this time.

"At ikaw..."

Napunta sa'kin ang atensyon ni dad. I can't fucking breathe right now. I am fucked.

"... anong nangyari diyan sa utak mo? Out of anybody, anybody, Karine. Eto pa? This man? You know that he fucked one of our business partners' daughter. Two of them!"

Muntik ko ng makalimutan yon. That one was horrifying but he did fuck two daughters of one of our business partners. Nung nasa high school pa siya non pero jusko, kahit ako napapabuntong hininga sa tuwing naaalala ko yon.

This man is pretty wild. Bakit nga ba di ko yon natandaan nung nahihirapan akong tanggapin ang nararamdaman ko ulet sa kanya?

"I am serious, Odelette. So, tell me whatever this shit is, right... now."