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Chapter 20

Dallas Everett

I had never been more than happy that there was someone that could see straight through me, Dahlia was like a psychic who knew how to read me. It definitely spoke to me that these romance gods of mine watching from above, as I get my first kiss — they're shouting proudly. We both pant as we jerk back from each other, her head resting on my arm.

We rested for about thirty minutes until I had to confront Dahlia with something that I had been keeping. "You know the mysterious Mr. Wildcat?" Dahlia looked at me full of anticipation and confusion. "You knew him?" I looked at her, and nodded.
"That was me." My heart throbbed as I confessed.
"You were him?" as Dahlia forced my body away from hers, reacting rapidly. "No wonder why you reminded me of his eyes."
I didn't expect Dahlia's reaction to be so calm. I expected her to be a little upset since I had transferred away with no reason at all.

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Dahlia

"I actually liked you, you know?" Dallas chuckled, and winds his hand on my head as he caresses it. "Is that true?" It was unbelievably true, I had to confess that as he already confessed that he was the guy I met during the last year of my junior high school.

"I thought we'd meet again after the day we met." I put on a smile. "Then, I heard you transferred."
He looked at me full of disappointment and dismay, he knew that I wanted an answer for that.
"I transferred because that was the time my mother's side had us enrolled in another school. They were strict on me and January, that we couldn't befriend anyone. Good thing, we have my assistant now — Alex. He was our only friend during that time." He held my hand tightly as he explained, it's just truly what I hadn't wanted.
"I wanted to know who that mysterious man was during that time."
He chuckled, and smiled. It was fake — he wasn't really good at lying from how I've observed him. "If only my parents didn't die, I'd be there living with no cages from my mother's side." I wonder? How sad was his life and January's? I felt a punch in the gut as I sighed with much fright.

"January was being convinced to take over their business like what my mom did. Though, I refused about it and I stopped January from doing so. I was worried, what if what happened to my mom happened to her? What if she couldn't handle it too? What if she also, unexpectedly leaves me with no notice?" I mean, he was really anxious about losing another loved one except he only had one left.
I embraced him and tugged his head in my chest, it was like comforting a little boy but he was not.

My phone rang exactly at the moment. I stood in a shock, and got up from the sofa. I excused myself from Dallas, and went to his room then locked it up. "Excuse."

I looked at my phone and it was written Incoming Voice Call
Aunt Helen

"Hi, auntie. How are you and tito? I'm sure you're doing well." My ears went deaf as the shout became extremely loud. "Where are you? Go to your apartment this instant!" I knew something wrong happened, so I hurriedly walked out of the room and grabbed my bag. "I have to go. My aunt just literally barged in my apartment." I walked out and couldn't hear what he said to me, I was in a huge rush.
I started driving my car and called Katherine. "How the fuck did Aunt Helen know my door pin?" I was hysterical at the moment, I couldn't think right. I was nervous every time they were always visiting me in. "I'm sorry.. I-I had to. She threatened me she'll fucking report me kila mama ko pati papa ko about not lying that I was pursuing my bachelor's degree for psychology! I'm sorry, I know I'd be doomed."

TR: "I'm sorry.. I-I had to. She threatened me she'll fucking report me to my mom and dad about not lying that I was pursuing my bachelor's degree for psychology! I'm sorry, I know I'd be doomed."

I heard Katherine's anxious walk back and forth as she bit in her nails. This was obviously what Kat would do if something really threatened her to be so worried, losing her sanity for a moment of time.
"You know what, it's fine. I'm on the parking lot at the moment. I'll call you later and see what's up." I ended the call and I had to not continue the call or otherwise I'd spill my anger on her.

I knew she was just forced to choose between me or the lie she hid from her parents. I got out of the car, and hurriedly took the elevator. Once I reached my floor, I opened my apartment door. There, she was. My aunt sitting so "elegantly" and so "scary", the atmosphere felt heavy. I couldn't afford to greet her. "Sit." A dark, dim voice echoed out of her mouth.
"Is there anything wrong?" I looked at her.
"Are you dating someone? Who's that in your IG post?" Here I was so worried about something, and not knowing she'd ask me about my personal life matter. "I am."
"Tas di alam ng mga magulang mo?!"
TR: "And then your parents don't know about it?!"

"I didn't hide it from them, I just had no time to contact them." Just a correction. They had no time for me that a simple call would be so nice to know if I still mattered to them. "No, you hid it! Ang bata bata mo pa, you're thinking about entering a relationship?! Find a job muna before ka lumandi!"
TR: "No, you hid it! You're so young, you're thinking about entering a relationship? Find a job first before you flirt!"

Sure, she is my aunt. She was the "aunt" whose always on my graduation & recognition ceremonies, my mother-like figure aunt, but that didn't give her the right to insult me as if I was a flirtatious person just to anyone. She's someone I should respect but this time, limitations were made for people not to cross them. "Why should I not? I have been living all by my own, fucking indepedently. I'm thankful they've left me things I could sell just to sustain my own living. Thankful to you too that you've always spared me money, but what are parents for auntie?" I shouted as my voice cracked from the tears I surpressed.

"You have no respect! You're acting like your mom and dad left you! They cared for you, just because you moved here doesn't mean you're on your own."
Cared for me, you say?
"I have parents, but I don't feel they're the home I belong to. Yeah, okay! I'm the oldest auntie." I bursted into tears, the ones that I held ever since I felt like I was the outcast of my family. "Auntie, they never ask me for how I feel. How ironic is this." I looked at her with the eyes full of sorrow. Pain that droughted my eyes for a long time, that this time, it's like rain had come passed by after a long time. "Have you ever asked me if I was okay?"
My aunt stood there in shock and horror. I knew she was just fucking disappointed with how I acted.

I was more furious than angry about what she did to Kat — threatening to spill her lie to her parents. Isn't that just fucking ridiculous? From a relative, crossing the lines? I'm just beyond embarassed for myself. Katherine was there for me all along, but I didn't get how my aunt could just easily threaten her lile that? I didn't threaten her but what was aching me is that my aunt did that to her, whose the same blood as me.

"Please get out." I pointed the door, persuading her to exit my room. I lost my control so I couldn't do anything but to shout louder. "Auntie, please get out! I'm begging." She looked at me with a pathetic look, I was ashamed of myself but I was a total mess right now I couldn't think anything right.
"You'll regret this, Lia. I'm just worried for your future." she closes in our distance and held my hands. "Auntie, please get out here." I removed her hands gripping on my mine. "Please don't come in here ever again without my permission. This is invasion of my privacy." I couldn't afford to look at her, I was looking sideways not having to see a single bit of sight from her. "Your parents are gonna talk to you soon, I'm telling them about this. Be prepared." Aunt Helen looked at me with a pitiful yet hurt look. It was like I wasn't the victim, I was the offender.

She knew she couldn't do anything with my stubborness, she left my apartment and my knees went weak.