COMPILATION of ONE SHOT STORIES

I did what I think is RIGHT

"You choose, you come with us and I'll give what my grandchild wants. Or you'll stay with that bastard and I'll forget you as my own child?! Choose!" Sigaw nang aking ama. He's fuming mad. I held onto my boyfriend.

"Amanda! No! Don't you ever dare touch that girl! She's a disgrace to our family!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. My mother just look at me sympathetically. I nodded at her and she just sobbed more harder.

"That's it! All you think is your name! You haven't think of me as your daughter! I'm not a robot that would always do what you command! You are just thinking of your holy name! Have you ever asked me what I want? Have you ever asked me if I want to be your successor? No! All you think is me as your successor! That I am Ava Smith the successor of Vander Smith, who will be the most successful business woman in the whole world! You and your holy name is nothing! I just want to have a simple life, even without wealth. Just a complete family, with a loving parents. But well, my father just think of his money. Loves his money. His whole world rotates around in his money. His lovely money. Right?" I bursted. Yan naman palagi eh, ang pera niya. Pera, pera, pera. Isupalpal ko pa sa bunganga niya ang pera niya!

"How dare you?!" And he slapped me in my face. My boyfriend hugged me.

"Sir, pasensya po. Pero wag naman ganun. Bigyan niyo po ako nang chansa na maipakita na karapat-dapat po ako sa anak niyo. Gagawin ko po ang lahat para lang matanggap niyo ako." sabi niya. I touch his arms at iniling ang ulo ko.

"No. Let's get out of this fucking house and we'll prove them that even without his money, I can survive. I'll survive just by staying at your side. We'll prove him that in this world, money isn't the most need, it is love." and I started to drag him away from my parents.

"Go on. Prove to me that I am wrong and you can live without me. You'll see, I swear, one day, you'll be kneeling in front of me and asking me to take you in again." he spat that. I looked back and raised my eyebrow. That'll never happen.

"That'll never happen. Go, cut my allowances. Freeze all my accounts. And tell everybody not to help me even if I am Ava Smith, because from now on, I will be Ava Bartolome." I said. Not minding what I am talking about. This is too much. He's getting on my nerves.

"Go and choose that stinky name and turn your back on the Smith's. You are just a disgrace to the family." and he turned his back on me. "Guards! Throw those peasants out of my house." and he went upstairs. The guards went in and tried to pull us out. I raised my hand to stop them.

"No need. Aalis naman talaga ako. I'll leave this hell." and I grabbed Popoy's hand.

We arrive at his house. Well, it is just an apartment. And I don't care if this is not the typical house I used to be in or what. I like it here, it's so cute because it's small.

"Ava, iniwan mo nalang sana ako. Hindi mo naman kayang mamuhay nang ganito eh. Prinsesa ka, ako isa lang akong api-apihang katulong." nakayuko niyang sinabi.

Well, let me introduce myself. I am Ava Smith. 16 years old. The successor of Smith. Half American, one fourth Japanese and one fourth Brazilian. Yep, wala akong dugong pinoy. My dad is American, and obviously my mom's Brazilian-Japanese. Both of them came from the most wealthy families. And it will be a disgrace to the family if the only daughter of the Smith brought a baby into the world in her 16 years of living.

Imagine, a 16 years old elite girl, been father by a 21 years old poor boy. Huh, it'll be a disgrace to my family. I am broke. Financially and emotionally. I thought that once they'll know about my situation, they'll let me explain my side. But then, who am I kidding? They won't listen because all they think is what will people say. What if the investors will pull out suddenly and our name will vanish, with our wealth in it.