Free of Fears (Dream Chaser Series #2)

Prologue

A/N: Although Blaire’s only junior highschool and 12 years old, she’s matured enough to say curse words (+ because of her experience.) but i’m not saying you should too if you’re the same age as her!

I’M NOT TOLERATING IT!!!!

Age doesn’t define your maturity by the way.

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Love is only a distraction for my studies. Love is stupid. I don’t believe in love. My heart has been closed after witnessing how my parents always fight. My Dad just accidentally got my Mom pregnant. I’m a mistake. But what’s that shit? Accidentally? They accidentally fuck each other? Stupidity.

“Señora Blaire..” The maids bowed when i walk towards the mansion. I’m just grade 7 but i already think like a fucking adult. I have no choice but to do so. My parents is never a parents to me.

“Ate Blaire!” Solstice, my younger sister immediately hugged me when she saw me. Siya na lang ang dahilan kung bakit nanatili pa’ko rito. If it weren’t for her, wala na’ko. Solstice is currently in grade 6. 1 year lang ang agwat namin sa isa’t isa.

I put up a fake facade. A facade of being a cold person yet i always cried every night, thinking how i’m having all this shit. Bakit ako pa? I’m just turning grade 7. A fucking minor. Ever since i learn how to understand words and such things, naintindihan ko ang palaging sigawan ng mga magulang ko.

Dahil sa kanila ay hindi na’ko naniniwala pa sa pag-ibig. Who believe that shit? It will be the cause of my downfall. Men are all the same. They will use you and left you when they got what they want. I’m not stupid.

“How’s your grades last year?” my Dad strictly asked me while we’re eating at the dining table. Unlike how dad treat me, he love Solstice. Sa kanila pa nga ipapamana ang halos lahat ng ari-arian nila. Solstice is Dad’s favorite because Solstice is his daughter with his mistress that he loves. Napilitan lang naman siyang magpakasal kay Mom at naiintindihan ko ‘yon.

Mom is pressuring me to be great at everything, especially at academics because she want me to be better than Solstice— No, to be the best, better than anyone else. I’m not better than Solstice because i’m not competing with her. Mom is the only one who’s making me compete with her.

“I got 99.02 as a general average. I’m the valedictorian and the only highest honor.” i simply replied. There’s no reason to add more words to that.

“That’s great!” Mom complimented and i know she’ll rub it to Solstice’s face. “How ‘bout you, Solstice? What’s your grade last year? You’re grade 5 last year, right?”

“I got 94.65 po..” Solstice said. Nakayuko lang siya at hindi magawang tumingin ng diretsyo kay Mom.

“Oh? No’ng grade 5 si Blaire ay nakakuha siya ng 98.92, rounded off as 99.” Mom compared. Dad sighed but he can’t stop Mom.

“I’m done.” i stand up from sitting.

“You haven’t finish your meal, Blaire.” Mom said.

“I lost my appetite.” I said firmly. Bago pa makapag salitang muli si Mom ay nag lakad na’ko paalis.

They are all stupid. This is not the family i want for Solstice. She’s too pure for them. For us. We’re all evil and she doesn’t deserve to have a family like this.

“Hoy,” Habang nasa hacienda namin ako at naka-upo sa ilalim ng puno ay may biglang tumawag sa’kin. Nagbabasa ako rito ng books para sa next grade dahil nag-aadvance reading ako at nandirito na naman ‘tong makulit na lalaking ‘to.

It’s Kaelum.

Kaelum is our gardener’s son. They are quite poor but he’s been my bestfriend since i was 7 years old. My Mom even threatened me to stop being friends with someone poor like him but we didn’t stop. Kaelum’s been my bestfriend, i’m not going to lose him. We’re seeing each other secretly.