Twisted Story of My Life

Chapter One

Lately I have been thinking about my life... of what I have become and what I have not become actually. Sometimes I feel that this is not me... this is not the Alex Sabariaga I have planned to be.

Uh oh... definitely not that woman I envisioned ten years or so back. Maybe not yet. I had dreams. I did not want to live behind the shadows of my filthy rich parents. I wanted to be someone, not just this somebody I have now become. I so want to get out of this self-made trap but somehow feel that I am stuck. Not that I would want to undo things, of course, I treasure each lesson I have learned and each experience life has thrown at me as a teacher.

And this is how exciting my boring life turned. I could not believe it myself I am telling you. Join me as I live my new life day by day.

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I am this girl from the countryside. Dark hair, dark eyes, fair skin, full lips, not too tall, not too skinny... to sum it all up - just an ordinary girl. Someone you may not notice in a crowd. Or someone you have bumped into but will never remember. Unless of course you know my parents, and you will try to pull my leg and make small talks.

Yes, I am still a girl fresh from the university and on her way to being a lady as she struggles going up the corporate ladder in the city.

We do have connections here that could easily get me a job and our family business could be passed on to me but I do not want to lay on a bed of roses all my life. I want to experience earning for my living. I want to learn the ropes and all that. And gladly I will be doing that in the big city very soon.

Yeah, maybe... just maybe I am too proud and I want to put my face to my name and not be known just as the daughter of her parents. Or perhaps, I secretly want to disappoint high society people who expect me to be the heiress of the family company. Either way, I want to make my own name – hoping for a good one of course.

My parents did not want me to push my (bad, yup that is what they expect) luck in the city trying to make me realize that I would be away from the lavish comforts of our home. But just as I ended up driving my own car since high school, I also fought for it. I am no longer a minor and I can decide for myself already. I was always the brave and independent daughter. And I am telling you I always grab the opportunity to prove that.

I get mom's point that they are just concerned, but that is exactly what my journey will be all about; I so wanted to be out of our comfortable world and have a taste of real freedom... of real living. Yes, I take real hardship too. Talk about being young and dynamic. Remind me later that I said that I am taking real hardship too in case I give up, okay?

I will be sharing a three-bedroom condominium with my college best friend, Alyssa Perez, at Makati City. She got the unit as a graduation gift from her parents. We furnished and decorated the place together, with the help of a hired interior designer of course, and it turned out to be very posh and comfy. I feel like it would make for a magazine feature once either one of us becomes that famous. Wait for it.

Well, unlike me, Alyssa tends to be flashy; and she enjoys the lime light. Sorry Alyssa I had to say it. She is that super model type who always gets the second glance. I am more of the serious type despite my usual jolly nature.

But we click and we really are like sisters by blood. Never a day during college did we not talk even for only a couple of minutes just to check on how each one is doing. Alyssa is very caring and I care pretty much for her too.

A house help will stay with us to do the laundry, to cook, and to clean up. That is the last bargain my mom insisted before totally agreeing to let me go. Lucille was my nanny since grade two. Yay! Lucky us! I wanted to earn for my living but did not want to make my well-manicured fingers soiled so there is really no haggle there. Talk about taking real hardship too eh? Right.

I could finally say good bye to the coldness of Baguio for now. But I am taking jars of strawberry jam with me. Duh!

I packed my last-minute stuff; most of my things were already brought in the unit last week.

Tomorrow, I shall go and work my way in conquering the world!

A girl can dream you know.