Our Family's Secrets

Chapter 14: Family day turned into?

-Krystal-
I woke up hearing noises downstairs. Hay nako. Ang aga aga pa. Wala pa naman akong shoot today.

"Good morning bunso!" Bati sa akin ni Kuya Yvan at Ate.

"Kuya naman. Stop with the bunso. It sucks." Sagot ko after guluhin ni Kuya ang buhok ko.

"Jess oh. Your sister's starting to say bad words." Sabi ni Kuya kay Ate

"Yaan mo siya. If mom hears that lagot siya." Ate said then laughed at me. Maya maya pa, lumabas naman mula sa kitchen sina Kuya Leo, Khun, and the preggy. Hihihi

"Why are you guys here?" Tanong ko sa kanila.

"Woah. Hey. Parang ikaw yung buntis hindi si Steph ha." Sabi ni Kuya Leo sa akin. I just shrugged.

"Masama bang bumisita? We're just few blocks away. Or should I say, steps?" Ate Steph said then laughed.

HAHAHA okay. Anyway, we just live in one compound. Uhm, just like the palaces in ancient korean dramas? Yeah. Just like that. Sa isang lot, may 3 houses. One for the Jungs, one for the Hwang's and the newly built house, para sa lahat.

"I cooked breakfast. Let's eat." Yaya ni Ate Steph sa amin.

Well, as you all know, she's three months pregnant now. They're married. Pero there are still things that she doesn't know. The whole family knows it. Only her doesn't. The elders decided not to tell her because of her situation nga.

"How come you're here, Kuya Leo?" Tanong ni Ate sa kaniya.

"I got an off for family day. It has been a while since we last ate together." Sagot ni Kuya. Well, he has a point. Kuya Yvan and Kuya Leo have been very busy ever since our company merged to the HK's.

"Then what are we guys doing today?" Tanong naman ni Khun.

"Eat our meals together."

Sa magpi pinsan, Kuya Leo is the oldest. That's why he gets the most respect. He's followed by Ate Jess, and Ate Steph, Kuya Yvan then me. Magka age lang sina ate Steph and Ate. They're a year older than Kuya Yvan. Then ako ang bunso.

We talked about some more stuffs then Ate Jess stood up at nag paalam.

"May problema ba sila ni Tyler?" Kuya Yvan asked.

"As far as I know wala Kuya eh. You know, she's getting weird these days." Sagot ko.

"Wala bang naku kuwento sayo?" Ate Steph asked. Umiling nalang ako.

"She doesn't say a thing about her relationship with Tyler." I said.

"Hay. This family is very secretive indeed." Sabi ni Kuya Leo which actually gave ate Steph a really curious look. Patay.

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-Jessica-
I was alarmed when I received a message from my secretary saying that someone caught me and Tyrone on a restaurant yesterday. Kaya naman, agad akong lumabas to go to the office.

"Good morning po Ms. J." Bati sa akin ng secretary ko as soon as I entered my office. He's also here.

"Tell me what happened."

"A representative from dispatch sent us a photo. It was a picture of you and Sir Tyrone yesterday. They're asking about the picture and asking your statement about it. They're also asking if you and sir Tyler broke up." Sabi ng secretary ko. I just sat down then massaged my temple.

"Do you think we have to reveal it now?" He asked.

"No. You know we can't do that. We both know the reason why we're keeping this a secret" I answered.

"Jess, kapag nalaman ng public, your fans will be more alarmed! You'll be safer kasi mapo protectahan ka hindi lang ng fans mo even the press." He said.

"I don't want to take their attention away from Khun and Steph." Sagot ko naman.

"But that's the only way to keep you safe."

"Hindi natin alam ang pwedeng mangyari kapag nireveal natin to, Tyrone."

Yes. Tyrone. Tyrone Ok. He's my real boyfriend.

"I got a message from your leader yesterday. She's threatening me to stay away from you or else she'll touch you." He said then looked at me on the eye with pity.

"See? That's why we cant go public." I said then lumapit sa kaniya. I even held his right cheeks.

"Does your family know this?" Umiling ako. Ayoko nang maka dagdag pa sa burden. We all know that the family is also worrying about Tiffany. What if she finds out the truth?

"Why don't we lay low for now." Sabi ko at napa tingin naman siya sa akin ng diretso.

"Again?" He asked.

"I'm sorry. It's all because of me." sabi ko as a tear escaped from my eyes. Agad niya naman itong pinunasan.

"We'll find a way. Shh. Stop crying." He said then hugged me.
"Everything will be alright. I promise." sabi sa akin ni Tyrone then kissed me on the forehead.

He said goodbye one last time at maingat na lumabas sa office ko. I hate doing this. Ilang bes na to nangyari and it hurts me every time we do this.

The reason why I can't reveal my relationship with him is because of a gang that threatens me. 2 years ago, I started to receive threats from a person na I believe leader ng isang gang. A she. She likes Tyrone. And she's been threatening me all these years na layuan ko si Tyrone or else she'll touch my family.

I can't stop. Mahal ko si Tyrone. We both love each other. I told him about this when we started dating. Which was two years ago. That's why we decided to keep our relationship within us to protect our families. Ako at siya lang ang nakaka alam. Even my closest friends doesn't know about this.

Every time we go out, nagiingat kami because we know she has someone following us. Ayokong may madamay na family member ko. Ayokong magulo ang buhay ng mga pinsan at kapatid ko dahil sa akin.

"Ma'am. What should we do about the issue?" Tanong ng kakapasok lang na secretary ko.

"Ako na ang bahala." I said then smiled at her.

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A/N please go back to 'Prologue' and read my author's note there. Thank you! :)