One year later...
"Are you really sure? You can stay here for the rest of your life," Keisha offered as I packed my things.
I sighed.
Simula kasi noong umalis ako sa condo, she asked me to live with her because I didn't have enough money to find my own place since my father gambled all of the money he stole from me.
Nalugi rin and Deep Blues at naibenta ko 'yong kotse ko kaya pinasok ko na lahat ng trabahong kaya ko para makabawi, kaya I ended up working five jobs.
I was a singer, dance instructor, swimming coach, painter, and a theatre actress all at once because I really needed money.
Hindi na rin ako bumalik sa bahay kahit na ilang beses akong kinausap ni Mommy, kaya ngayon ay nagpapakahirap ako para kumita ng pera.
Kinakaya kong ibalik 'yong Deep Blues kahit na back from the start ulit ako at mas mahirap this time. Pero kung hindi na talaga kaya, babalik na ako sa pag aaral, pero sa public school na dahil wala nga akong pera.
I lost all of the privileges I had.
"So, where are you staying?" Keisha asked after a while.
Zipping my suitcase, I turned to face her. "To an apartment near the dance studio."
"That's far." She pouted. "Just quit your job. You can have my money."
I laughed at her. "Mumultuhin ako ng Mama mo."
Binato niya ako ng unan kaya mas natawa ako at nag aasaran pa kami bago dumating si Mika para tulungan akong maglipat, pero kasama niya si Hiruki kaya nainis ako.
I didn't know exactly why I was so pissed at him, but I had a hunch.
Halos isang taon din kasi akong hindi kumakain nang matino dahil hindi ako marunong magluto at napaka arte ko, kaya everyday ay apple ang kinakain ko.
Tapos nalaman ko na nagdodoctor pala siya, so I always wanted to keep him away.
Ilang beses niya akong tinanong kung bakit inis na inis ako sa kanya kahit na wala naman siyang ginagawa, but I never told him the reason because it was so stupid.
After we placed down my things at my new apartment, I quickly prepared to go to my work.
Sa may club 'yon malapit dito at palagi akong kumakanta roon tuwing gabi dahil malaki 'yong tip. Kaya noong makarating ako sa club, agad akong umupo sa likod ng piano para simulan ang pagkanta.
I did that for a year, and then another year, until I just never saw myself there ever again.
Because 3 years later...
I found myself sitting on my swivel chair in my own company while reading and signing documents.
It took me four years to completely recover and have the title CEO before my name.
Deep Blues bloomed again, but it wasn't Deep Blues anymore because I changed its name into 'Blues'.
Blues was now tougher and stronger with 15 stores around the world, its own big factory, and a twenty storey-building.
It wasn't an easy journey because the struggles I went through weren't just mere challenges, but it was so worth it.
And if I had to go through it again to have this life, I would do it without a second thought even if I would relive the betrayal and heartbreaks that killed me.
"Ma'am, I'd just like to remind you of your next meeting 20 minutes from now," Danica, my secretary, snatched me out of my thoughts.
She was the same Danica who worked in the factory and boutique before.
