Living with Lights (Completed)

Chapter 20: Revelations

[Karen's POV]

A failure is a failure, and once you become one, it will be so hard to cope up with success. Hangang ngayon, hindi ko parin tanggap ang aking pagkatalo. I have to get rid of this failure inside me. Nobody likes a failure.. All of you must put that in mind. Wala namang taong tumatanggap ng pagkatalo at walang taong tumatanggap ng talo.

You might think that i'm a success-freak but no, well a little, pero alam niyo kung bakit? It started when i fell in love with the person worth loving but a person not worth living. Kung baga, ang layo layo ng agwat namin kung pagbabasehan ang stado namin sa buhay.

My dad is a General Manager of a very huge company and my Mom is a Doctor. I'm their only daughter kaya naman i'm always locked up sa mundo, yung ang daming bawal! 'Karen! Bawal ganito, ganyan, ito, iyan' i mean hindi ba sila nagsasawa? I feel like a prisoner and not a child!

Dahil narin dun, i started to rebel against them. I tried sneaking out of the house without them knowing. Yes i was free but still confused. Hindi ko kasi alam kung paano tumatakbo ang mundo outside the house. And so, I met this man who saved me from my confusion, he told me everything i have to learn in this so material world.

I even learned about sex and all the information ay nanggaling sa kanya! Well it's not what you think, we didn't do anything like that, he's too much gentleman for crying out loud! tinanong ko lang siya kung anong ginagawa ng couple na nakita ko sa tv niyang second hand and times five nanggaling sa repair shop. And i admit, that was a little bit awkward at that time, pero dahil sa i feel so carefree and happy with him, natutunan ko na siyang mahalin. Pero nalaman nila mom and dad that i've been with him kaya naman they paid him a lot of money, and hate came inside me when he agreed sa deal nila and leave me.

"Miss Karen, yung script mo nilagay ko po sa dressing room" yes, right. I still have to cover up my my failure. Kaya naman ako nandito sa set para magawa ko na ng mabuti yung Drama Genre this time. Pumasok ako sa dressing room at hinanap ang script na sinasabi ni Linda.

"asan na ba yung script?" ang reklamo ko habang naghahanap sa crouded table na puno ng make up sa room. "ito ba ang hinahanap mo?" that voice, that very familiar voice... I look up saw Larry's face in on the mirror, lumingon ako at i saw him holding my script. "what are you doing here?" ang kinakabahan kong tanong sa kanya "oh? is that the proper way to greet a friend? huh? Karen?" lumapit ng lumapit si Larry sa akin hangang sa magkalapit na ang mga labi namin.

"Kiss me Karen" lumingon ako papalayo sa mukha niya at hinarang ang aking right hand malapit sa mukha niya "bakit ka ba nandito?" i asked him desperately pero cautiously. "I want you Karen, I want us" ang pagsisinungaling niya sa akin. ilang minuto lang may narinig akong mga sigawan sa labas ng dressing room. Tiningnan ko si Larry and I knew at once na something's not right.

Pupunta sana ako sa labas ng dressing room ng pinigilan ako ni Larry. "No you won't bother going there" this time, binigyan ko na siya ng head butt tapos ay lumabas sa dressing room, hindi ako makapaniwala sa nakita ko. Lahat ng mga eliminated contestants ay unconscious and some big guys were bringing them outside the building.

"I told you, you wont like watching it" he smashed something on my head and i fell...

[Larry's POV]

"I'm sorry Karen, I know things went slow on us, and I want it back. I want you back, ang hindi ko lang gusto ay yung mga magulang mong mata pobre, but now I'm back!" i touched her face and she woke up from her unconsciousness. "Hmmm.. Hmmm" she tried to scream and broke free with those rope on her wrist and that tape on her mouth.

Kinuha ko ang tape sa labi niya ang i throw it away "you will never get away with this Larry!" ang sigaw niya sa akin "alam mo honey, i have something special for you" kinuha ko ang iPad and ipinakita ko sa kanya ang video ng mom at dad niya na naka gapos "please Larry, wag mo silang saktan!" there she is, nagmamakaawa ang aking cupcake "yes i will probably do that, if you will come with me, and we can be together again"