Artemis
Being abandoned your parents is a huge trauma that a daughter can have. They used me to a life where I believe that everything was so perfect in my life. They made me believe that our family was perfect. A once perfect family turn into broken one. A perfect parents in my eyes turn into my biggest nightmare after what I discovered.
They throw and abandoned me in a country I barely know. The day I humiliated our family in front of so many businesses personnel. I declined the engagement they have agreed with the Vera family cause they didn't tell me in the first place. I just know that I am already engaged the day on the engagement party.
In the past 3 years I've working myself harder because I am all alone. I don't have anything with me, except from my wallet that has enough cash for me to live for a few days.
I did find so many jobs but they don't accept me because I haven't graduated yet in college.
I am in a verge of giving up, when someone help me. Is a middle age woman who help me to live again. She adopt me and treat me as her own daughter. Her life may not be as rich as the life I used to but, she has the kindest heart to everyone.
" Artemis can you help me put these breads in there, we will be open in a minute." ma'am Alice said as she hand me the tray full of bread. Ma'am Alice was alone, her husband died and they had no children. She was alone in her not so little house. She ran a small bakery and I always noticed that her customers was few.
" okay ma'am. " I said as I get the tray and immediately place it on designated place.
" I told you, juts call me Alice. I'm not that old, young lady." she said while looking at me as her hands was place on her waist.
" no, in my country that sound so disrespectful if I don't address someone Ma'am, Ms or ate whose older that me." I said then give her my sweetest smile.
I heard her sigh and i know she couldn't do anything about it cause it's been 3 years since she's asking me not to address her, Ma'am.
" okay, if that's what you want. I will be inside the house to prepare our breakfast okay." she said and I nodded at her. I was busy putting the last bread when I remembered riri.
Does riri know what happened to me? It's been 5 years since we last saw and have communication. Does she found someone already? Just by thinking about it made me tear up.
If you guys wandering why I didn't contact riri even though someone adopted me. The answer was Ma'am Alice doesn't have any phone cause she couldn't afford. Even though she has a small bakery, her shop wasn't that famous and she has less buyers.
" Artemis, does your savings enough to buy a phone?" she asked while we're eating. I sigh and shake my head.
" it's not enough, phone here is too expensive for me to buy." I sadly said.
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I sigh as I wait for customers to buy our bread. It's already three thirty and only two persons who buys our bread. These past few years, I've struggled a lot because it was my first time doing this alone. I am innocent in all things that I haven't seen or did.
As I felt alone, I can't help but to missed riri. I remembered how I beg to my parents to get back in the Philippines. How I beg to them to accept my relationship with riri.
- FLASHBACK -
" Mama, Papa please I want to go back to the Philippines." I said crying while begging to them. We're here at the living are in our house here in Switzerland.
" Artemis no! What you have there in the Philippines is pure bullshit!" my papa said it in anger.
I flinch as my papa shouted in anger. I cried harder in front of them, begging for me to be back in the Philippines. I cried harder cause that's the only thing I can do, I have no money in my pocket and they prohibite me to go out the house.
" don't make us anger too much, Artemis. Go to your room, you're grounded!" my mama said but I didn't move even a single and just cried in front of them. Papa drag me upstairs while I am still begging to them, but unfortunately they're deaf.
Weeks passed and my security got tighten. Everytime I tried to talk to each person in this house, they are all silent. They are afraid because of my parents. I still can't believe that my parents can do this to me. Are they're pretending to be nice person?
A slap landed on my cheek that made me froze for a minute, my mama slap me.
" How many times do we have to tell you Artemis, that person isn't the right person for you. You're being a disgrace in this family!" my mama shouted then slap me again making me stamble from where I was standing.
" ma...ma"i said weakly while looking at them from the ground where I was sitting.
" you want to know about that professor of yours doings? That Astra of yours is having someone in her arms. Having fun, kissing someone at the bar and partying after we left. Is that what you said she loves you?" my papa said as he's standing beside my mama. I shook my head indicating that I am not believing what they just said. Riri could never do that things.
" NO! RIRI COULD NEVER DO THAT! "I shouted making them smirk.
" HUH! Still not believing huh, then look at this. " my mama said then drops a bunch of pictures in front of me making me froze as I saw it.
It's a pictures of riri in the bar, kissing someone. There are so many pictures that I can't look longer due to my blurry sight. I was crying hard while looking down the pictures.
" I guess through that evidence, you will wake up from your fantasy." my papa said and that's last thing I've heard then my sight went black.
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I am boiling in anger as my parents revealed that I am getting engaged right now. I don't even know that this event will be my engagement party. I was engaged on someone I didn't even know. I want to get out from this event but I can't, my mama is gripping my hand tightly under the table.
It's been two years after that day happened. The part of me still don't believe to what they said about riri. Two years have passed but my suffering was still on me. Overthinking about something that I can't answer. I was suffering alone, crying inside my room. I can't ask for someone's help cause all my gadgets was thrown and break by my parents.
" Don't ever think of disappointing us tonight, Artemis. Accept the engagement, at least that's the only good thing you can do for us." my mama whisper at me then talk on someone beside her as if nothing happened.
We're here at the table, where my so called fiancé's family is sitting. I can't figure out who is he cause they are two man here. As I was thinking on something, I felt that someone is staring at me. I look to its direction and I saw a woman looking at me coldly. A look that can intimidated someone.
She rose up from her sit then walk near me, making me uncomfortable. She tap my mama as soon as she's near us then whisper making my mama nodded then let go of my hand.
" come with me." she coldly said.
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" I am sorry, I can't accept this engagement." I bravely said but inside me I was nervous as hell. After I announced it, my parents drag me down the stage and roughly drag me out the event.
A strong slap welcome my face as soon as we got home.
" WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ARTEMIS?! " my papa said furiously.
" I told you papa, I can't!" I said then another slap I received from my mama.
" you're a disgrace and useless in this family! " my mama said and her words made me hurt more than the slaps that I received.
I still can't believe that they can do this things to me.
- END OF FLASHBACK -
Weeks after that fight and humiliation, my parents throw me here in pennsylvania without anything with me. They throw as if I am not there daughter. I don't even know what is the reason behind that engagement.
Am I really a disgraceful daughter and a useless person?
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