Chapter 1

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" NO I WON'T and that's final. I'll go now!!" Tumalikod na ako nang biglang nagsalita ang magaling kong Dad

"Alyssa! I'm still talking to You!! I'm you're Father! You Don't have RESPECT!!

RESPECT

RESPECT

RESPECT

RESPECT

I heard those word, the word that can lead me to my anger. Kaya naman hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko nasagot ko si Dad😑

"Respect? really Dad tss! respect? Ako pa ngayon ang walang Respeto? If you wan't respect, please respect me also, You're Daughter!" Harap harapan kong sabi kay Dad, ayaw ko man yun sabihin but I can't handle my self naiinis na talaga kasi ako eh.

"Gosh Alyssa! You don't understand, it's for your own Good naman anak"

"Huh? What have you say? It's for my own Good? Maikakabuti ko bang magpakasal ako kay Mika para lang sa pakikipag negotiate mo sa parents niya? Tama bang pakakasalan ko ang babaeng hindi naman ako gusto at hindi ko rin gusto? Sa tingin mo Dad tama ba yan?" Naluluha kong sabi kay Dad at tuluyan na akong umalis.

I am Alyssa Valdez nga pala,17 years of existence, Magandang Gwapo, mabait naman ako ngunit masungit lang at makulit paminsan minsan pero sweet naman hehe. Single, broken hearted kasi eh haha pero secret lang muna kung sino tong taong nag broke ng heart ko. BTW I'm the Daughter of Fred Valdez the most influential business Man in the Whole world (pero hindi parin nakontento,gagamitin pa ako😑) My mom died when I was 12 years old, she left me😔 and you know what it hurts the most? Nung namatay si Mom hindi lang man pumunta si Dad sa Philippines kasi bussy nga daw sa work, bussy sa pag mamanage ng business sa ibang bansa. oh diba mas important pa ang mga yan kesa sa amin,kesa kay mom. Ghadd how I hate him!!. After ng burial ni mom nagpa utos si Dad na sunduin ako sa Philippine and dito na manirahan sa U.S. Kaya, ganoon nalang ang galit ko kay Dad at mas naging matindi pa because of this!, his selfish decission. Yeah aaminin ko, hindi naman ganoon kahirap mahalin si Mika naging friend ko naman siya dito sa U.S siya pa nga ang parating nasa tabi ko everytime I felt sad and lonely but its just that hindi ko talaga siya gusto she doesn't love me too, kasi may mahal siyang iba. We both know that, we don't have feelings for each other friends lang talaga kami, pero ito lang mga parents namin,they wanted us to get married para daw mas lalakas ang Valdez and Reyes company if mag merge ang dalawa (they still not satisfied of what they have now😤) at mangyayari lang yan if me and Mika will get married to each other and that's the BULLSHIT thingy. While driving my car, I decided to call Mika.

Ringing...

"Hello Ly?"

"Miks where you at?"

"I'm here sa coffe shop. Why?"

"Okay, wait for me there. We have lots of things to talk to"

"Okay..?"

"Okay bye"

End of call...

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"What!!! No that can't be happen! Hindi ako papayag!" -Mika

"Yun na nga eh, we both know na hindi natin love ang isa't isa, ayaw natin makasal but our parents agreed for that. What we'll gonna do now?"

"Hmmm we need to make a plan...what if tatakas tayo?" Mika said nagulat naman ako sa sinabi niya

"What!!are you crazy?At san naman tayo pupunta?"

"Sa Philippines" itinaas baba pa niya ang eyebrows niya

"Seryoso ka ba Miks? Uhuh! I know kung bakit gusto mong bumalik sa Philippines...babalikan mo siya noh?"Nag smile lang siya bilang sagot.

"So agree kaba sa plan?" Tanong niya sa akin.

"But Miks our dad are too poweful they can find us wherever we go at isa pa kung tatakas tayo,ano ang gagamitin nating pera dun? yah I know we do have lots of business sa philippines we also have our connections there, our own condo unit para stayhan natin. But, the problem is what if gagawin nila dad para hindi natin magamit yun? Ano tayo ngayon nganga?" Mahaba-haba kong tugon kay Mika

"You have that point Ly but...may isa pa naman akong plan eh" she said

"And what's that again?" Confused kong tanong

"What if Sasabihin natin sa kanila na...payag na tayo sa gusto nila..."

"Wha..."

"Shhh! shut your big mounth Ly hindi pa nga ako natapos eh" irita niyang sabi

"Okay continue" I said to her calmly

"Ofcourse were just pretending na agree na tayo sa gusto nila but then by that time we will ask them a favor, sasabihin natin sa kanila na gusto natin mag-aral sa Philippines, we want to finish our studies there, total after graduate pa naman natin ang marriage, para mas magiging close pa tayo sa isat isa for sure papayag sila. And...BOOM! For that years na stay natin sa Philippines I'm sure makakahanap na tayo ng way kung paano natin pipigilan sila dad sa agreement nila" napakahabang tugon ni Mika

"Claps for that Mika! What a brilliant idea. So is this final?are we both settled?" Tanong ko sa kaniya

"Uh huh! So what are we waiting for?" She said excitedly timing naman nag ring ang cellphone ko and speaking of the devil...lol just kidding. Yeah right it's Dad calling me.

"Hello Dad?" I answered him tumingin naman sa akin si Mika and I know what she wanted me to say

"Fetch Mika, We will be having a dinner with her and his Father" he said (bullshit talaga) but it's okay, much better kasi magagawa na namin ang paln namin ni Mika.

"Okay Dad, I am with mika nga pala and meron din kaming gustong sabihin sa inyo" sagot ko dito

"Okay, Hope napag desisyonan niyo na" what a good guesser

"See you later. Bye" binaba ko na agad ang phone at nilagay sa bulsa ko

end of call...

"Sooo lets Go?" Aya ni mika sa akin,tumango lang ako at nag smile. THIS. IS. IT.

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