I feel like my soul is leaving my body as Bada parks the car in front of our house.
"Zaff" tawag niya sakin. I looked at her as she held my hand.
"Kanina pa kita tinatawag, okay ka lang ba? May problema ba?" I quickly shake my head and give her a small smile, trying to cover up my fear.
"Eyes, don't lie, zaff." seryosong sabi niya.
"Don't worry, okay lang ako."
"Let's go, samahan kita sa loob," she insisted, but I refused.
"I'll be fine. Sorry, naputol yung pag mumuni muni natin sa beach, but I really enjoyed it." She sighed, meaning that she wasn't believing me, and just took my seat belt off. She went down to the car and opened the door for me.
"Tara, sasamahan kita," sabi niya bago ako inalalayan pababa.
"No, it's okay, uhm, mag uusap lang siguro kami. I'll tell you later. What will happen, okay?" I said, assuring her I don't want her to see how messed up my parents were.
She opened her arms, asking for a hug, so I smiled and hugged her.
"Tell me if you need me, okay?" She said as her hug went tighter.
"I will, thank you for today," I said as I looked up at her and kissed her chin.
Her cheeks went red, so I teased her.
"Don't blush," I said, making her pout. I leaned my head to her lips, making her kiss my forehead.
"Ingat sa pag drive ha, text me when your home," I tapped her shoulder before I walked towards the gate. I peeked and waved my hands again before closing it.
Upon entering the house, four pairs of eyes were locked into me, it was Kuya Kai, Jungwong and my parents, who's staring dagger at me.
"Where have you been? Why did you leave your brothers alone here? Wala ka na ba talagang ibang kayang gawin kundi mag pabigat sa pamilyang to?" Mom said.
"Ipapalala ko lang po sainyo, bahay ko to, kuya Kai and Jungwon decided to live here because they can't tolerate the crap that you are giving them, so if you're just going to talk shit and be disrespectful, get the fuck out." Malamig na sabi ko.
"Don't talk to your mother that way, you ungrateful brat," dad hissed, making me chuckle.
"I have nothing to be grateful for because you treated me like crap." I walked to the stairs, planning to go to my room, when someone grabbed my arm.
"You really look highly of yourself, don't you? Wala ka namang napapatunayan; if you had just listened to us and become an idol just like your brothers, you wouldn't be trash like this Nova."
"And just like what I said to you before, hindi mo ko magagamit kagaya ng gingawa mo sa mga kapatid mo ngayon, they're just obeying you because you are their manager; if that isn't the case, you'd be out on the street begging for mon-" a hard slap landed on my face.
"Ma!" Kuya said before grabbing Mom and pushing her away from me.
"I want them gone tomorrow morning." Malamig na sabi ko bago nag lakad palabas.
Tears started to fall from my eyes as I gasped for air. After I went out of the house, I was barely walking towards the gate, trying to get myself together and run away from this suffocating place.
I was about to fall down when a pair of arms caught me.
"I got you." I looked up, and my tears fell even harder when I saw that it was Bada.
She carried me in a bridal style and put me inside her car. She remained standing in front of me.
"Come here," she said as she wrapped her hands around me, pulling me for a hug.
"Cry it out, my Zaffy; I'm just here."
BADA's POV
Zaff feels asleep after crying so hard. Seeing her tears drives me mad. I want to ask who ever made her cry and hurt that person ten fold. I drove to my condo, where she will stay the night, since I know that she wouldn't spend the night at her house.
I carried her again after I parked the car so I wouldn't have to wake her up since she looked so exhausted after her cry earlier.
I was about to enter the code when I noticed that my door was unlocked, so I quickly went inside.
"Bo-" I quickly shushed Tatter up when they all greeted me. Schock was written on their faces when they recognized who I was carrying. I walked towards my room, and a lusher quickly followed, opening the door for me.
I laid down on my bed and turned on the AC before facing Lusher, who's still at the door.
I closed the door and walked towards the living room, where everyone was.
"Anyare? Okay lang na siya unnie?" Tatter asked.
"Yes, don't worry," I said assuring her since she was close with Zaffire as well; they are both back up for Kai before.
"Ano ba nangyari lasing ba si noze unnie?" Sowoen asked.
"Nah, I think it's a family matter," I said. I loooked at them, and they all looked stunned, making me frown.
"Why whats up?" I asked.
"You don't know?" Lusher asked me, and I quickly shaken my head.
"That was a big controversy before their parents were forcing them to be idols, but Noze refused, so she was disowned by her parents."
I can't believe what I just heard. I was about to ask a question, but my phone beeped.
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"Help... help..." I ran to my room when I heard Zaffire.
She was dreaming, so I quickly went to her and gently woke her up.
"Zaff, wake up; you're having a dream," I said while shaking her gently. She was quick to wake up, and her eyes were full of pain.
"It's okay; I'm here," I said, hugging her.
"I don't want to be in that cage again," she whispered.
