The MISCHIEVOUS Virgin (The Virgin Series 1) °[KathNiel] ✓COMPLETE

Chapter 32

Zylanne Cher's Point of View:

Inggit na inggit si Ember sa pictures ko kasama ang Evil Geniuses. Haha. Hindi nga lang makapagdaldal ang abnoy dahil nababadtrip parin siya sa ate niya. Normal lang na nagreact siya sa pictures tapos hindi na siya nagsalita. Nagmumukmok nga sa kwarto.

"Ano ba'ng nangyari kahapon Miah?"

"Ate Amber convinced her to go home. Well, we know our friend, Cher. She doesn't listen to her."

"Then?"

"Amber said that their parents will no longer take responsibility of her if she won't come home."

Oh. That's terrible. She could have just went home! Ba't mas matigas pa ang ulo niya sa'kin? Ugh. I know, she's so down deep inside and she just wanted to show us that it didn't bother her at all. Pero alam kong nalulungkot siya, nasasaktan... Apparently, now is not the time to scold her. She needs freedom to express her true emotions.

"Oh? Ba't nakabusangot ka diyan?"panggulat ni Damon na bigla na namang sumulpot sa kwarto ko.

"Nalulungkot ako para kay Ember eh."

"Right. I've heard the story. Honestly, Cher, minsan talaga nakakalimutan kong magbestfriend kayong dalawa. Mas madalas kasi, magkapatid ang tingin ko sa inyong dalawa. You were each other's reflections with different stories."

Napaangat ako ng ulo sa sinabi niya.

"I was expecting to see you like this once you find out about what happened. Alam ko kasing mararamdaman mo 'yong nararamdaman niya."he said, smiling to me.

"Wag ka ng masyadong malungkot. Wala namang magulang na makakayang tiisin ang anak."dugtong niya saka ako niyakap.

That made my heart pricked. I strongly disagree about that statement. Tumawa ako ng pagak at napatingin siya sa'kin.

"Nagawa akong tiisin ni mommy. It seems... she's the only exception."sarkastikong saad ko. "Can you imagine it Damon? 12 years... 12 years akong naghintay na makita siyang pumasok ulit sa pintuan namin. Fck."Napamura ako nang maramdaman kong naiiyak ako. "I hate her. Kahit lumuhod siya sa harapan ko, hinding-hindi ko siya papatawarin."

"Cher?"

"I'm serious. She's not even worth waiting. Nagsisisi nga ako eh kung bakit umasa ako no'n na babalik siya. Dad was so down. I've heard him cry everynight. And when he's drunk..."I paused and let out the tears streaming from my eyes. "When dad's drunk, walang ibang lumalabas sa bibig niya kundi... kundi ang pangalan ng walang kwentang babae na 'yon. And Damon, I was six years old back then! I was six until I turned eighteen, I still overheard dad muttering her name in his sleep."

Hindi ko pinigilan ang sarili kong humikbi. Nasasaktan ako para kay daddy eh. Ang ironic kasi lahat ng tao, natatakot kay daddy. Because in everyone's eyes, he's the strong and great Tim Emerson. Pero akong kasama ni dad mula ng iwan siya ng babaeng 'yon, I saw how weak dad is. She was just one unworthy woman and dad can't get over her. That's a weakness. For everybody, dad may be the most successful person they've known but in reality, he's not. He isn't because of her. She's dad's failure.

"Baby..."

"Please don't tell me I'm an inconsiderate daughter... I have all the right to hate her."

He didn't utter a word at all. He just embraced me until I shed no more tears.

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Ang dami kong plano no'ng walang pang break pero wala naman akong natutupad. Ang dami kasing nangyari in just a week. Hayss. Magpapasukan nalang ulit pero walang mangyayaring maganda sa short vacation ko.