"Sigurado ka na ba sa desisyon mong uuwi ka na sainyo?" Tanong ni Yael habang nag aayos ako at nag hahanda para umuwi, pero I cannot escape my prison, running away from that prison is just like I bailed prison for a short time and now I have to come back again.
"Yes Yael, I have life long duty and I am not done yet, I have to prove everyone that I can excel the race, and pagbalik ko sa Makati I need to call you to schedule your interview and this time please have a complete rest at siguraduhin mong hindi ka nag drugs okay?" Sambit ko at natawa nalang kami ulit, ang reason ni Yael kung bakit hindi ko sya mainterview ng maayos non ay dahil he wasn't prepared and he's already sure that he is not going to be accepted kaya dinogshow nalang nya yung interview, and on the other side he was depressed, wala kaming pinagkaiba, he was also stuck on being called disappointment of our family.
"Ready ka na rin bang buksan ang phone mo?" Tanong ni Yael, I just stared on my blank phone, dahil sa oras na buksan ko yan parang bomba yan na sasabog sa notifications and missed calls.
"Oo naman no, and I have to get your number so we have to have communication." Sagot ko and I pressed the power button and in the matter of seconds, my notifications burst with millions of notifications.
"Ang dami nilang nag message sakin, ang dami ring missed calls kala mo naman talaga mga concerned, when in reality all I receive is backstabs." Saad ko while staring at the million notifications at my phone, I made it silent and do not disturb mode, and I got Yael's number.
"Ayan you can call and text me whenever you want, basta sabihin mo nalang sakin kung kailan ang interview k-"
"On the second thought, I want to skip the interview Yael, karamihan kasi sa mga naiinterview ko dati doon lang sila magaling pero when it comes to work ang hihina ng performances nila, kaya gusto ko deretso train na kita to be my assistant, okay ba yon?" Tanong ko at napangiti naman sya ng malaki pero he failed to control himself kaya niyakap nya ko.
"Maraming thank you talaga Zoe! Hindi mo alam kung paano mo ko natutulungan ngayon." Masayang sabi nya. "And you don't know on how much you are helping me too Yael and I am happy to help you, just prove me that you're trust worthy, okay?" I said and he immediately nodded at me.
"I have to go now Yael." "Sasamahan kitang pumunta ng parking lot, gusto mo ba?" He asked. "Why not, para makita mo ulit si Max." Sambit ko at bumaba na kami to check out at agad kaming pumunta ng parking lot kung nasan naka park si Max.
"Bago ako umuwi, gusto mo ba mag road trip muna tayo around Manila? It's just 6 am in the morning, we have hours left." Tanong ko.
"Sige ba mukhang ayaw mo pang umuwi sainyo eh." Nakangiting sagot nya at sumakay kami sa kotse at nakaalis na kami sa hotel to look around Manila.
Yael has tan skin, almost 6 foot tall and has a masculine body, maayos palagi ang buhok and he wears transparent glasses, matangos ang ilong and have a sharp adams apple, he looks so clean at mapupungay ang mga mata nya, pointed nose and has a pearl white teeth, and I cannot deny it he's freaking handsome, at para sa utang na loob I will help him to get his life straight and those simple gestures? You might not believe it but it was really special for me.
"Alam ko naman nang aabutin ko sa bahay eh, scolding, sampal sabunot o kung ano man yon, pero I don't think they're really that concern to me, baka nga masaya pa sila na wala ako, si Jacob lang naman ang magiging concern sakin dito."
"I didn't even had missed calls from mom and dad, kahit sa mga kuya ko, kadalasan ng missed calls ko puro lang galing sa mga kaibigan ko and my employees, and don't tell me that I am not surprised, I think they just want me gone, mahal lang naman nila ako dati dahil I always excel at school when I was still studying and they expect me to do better than my brothers, pero nung nagtrabaho na I cannot even make them proud."
"I just realized that we have two different worlds Yael, sa tingin mo ba kung naging mahirap kami and wala kaming kompanyang pinapatakbo, sa tingin mo ba my parents and my brothers will be the same as they are now?" Tanong ko and he simply shook his head.
"People develop their whole personality based on where they grew up and how they grew up, if they grew on the rich sides the tendency is they will be arrogant or what you call it but it will always be depending on how their parents raise them, if they we're raised to be humble and independent, you will be also raised as humble and independent because children doesn't listen, they intend to imitate you, yes they learn pero gagawin nila kung anong nakikita nila sa magulang nila dahil bata pa sila hindi pa nila alam ang mali sa tama.
"Kung yung magulang naman palainom o basagulero, mas malaki ang chance na hindi sila maiiba sa magulang nila paglaki, iba parin ang disiplina sa kung anong pinapakita ng magulang, kung dinidisiplina mo sila pero ikaw hindi mo madisiplina ang sarili mo walang mangyayari sa anak mo, ikaw ba paano ka pinalaki ng mga magulang mo?" Tanong ni Yael.
"They raised me to become so competitive, I grew up being always the perfect child, because I was scared to disappoint them I feared failing them, but my brothers envy me for being the favorite dahil nung lumalaki sila pinalaki silang naniniwala na dapat mas magaling ka sa kapatid mo para matuwa sila sayo, pero ako I wasn't raised like that, I was free to do anything I want, pero I have limits and I cannot fall beyond the line they set to for me to stand, if you know what I'm talking about."
"Ibig sabihin ba non your brothers grew up competing for your parent's attention pero nabalewala lahat yon nang dumating ka?" Tanong ni Yael. "Oo, kaya yung apat kong kapatid they hated me so much, dahil nung sila yung lumalaki sila yung hindi nabibigyan ng atensyon, they did everything to make mom and dad proud pero I was unfair daw, I do not have to lift a finger, but they don't know the pressure I was having at that time, I feel that I was carrying the whole world in my back.
"The fear of failing them is intense, sumabay pa yung pag aaway away namin ng mga kapatid ko, sinabi nila sakin na one day I will be a disappointment to them once na nagtrabaho ako sa kompanya namin dahil I was spoiled with attention, but my brothers outgrew that pain inside them, nang dahil sa mga magulang namin naging ganito kami, me and my brothers have intense rivalry with each other lalo na sa company especially Elias, kaming dalawa lang ni Jacob ang nagkakampihan."
"I still don't understand why people say I have everything but the thing I only have is nothing, money is nothing when you're not happy, you cannot bring them with you in heaven or hell, on the other side money is everything for mediocore and low class people, people in social media are stupid for choosing richness over happiness, kung ang pagiging masaya ay kayamanan na ng tao."
"I understand your side Zoe, mayaman o mahirap we cannot escape life's painful reality, na kung ano man ang social status mo, mayaman o mahirap patuloy kang papahirapan ng buhay dahil wala silang nakikitang matataas at mabababa, pantay pantay lang ang pagpaparusa satin ng buhay, at kahit kailan hinding hindi natin matatakasan yon." Wika ni Yael.
"Pero bakit parang ramdam ko na mas mabigat saming mayayaman? Pakiramdam ko yung problema namin hindi kayang solusyonan ng pera? Pero yung ibang problema kaya solusyonan ng pera?" Naluluhang tanong ko at inilapat ni Yael ang kamay nya sa balikat ko.
"I just want you to know that I understand you, Zoe." As the red light appears, I stopped the car and took a second to hug Yael, all my life I never found a person that I'm very comfortable with, we've only known each other for one week but yet the connection and the bond we have built together is very deep and special only for the two of us.
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