'I Love You' : Fool Words

Chapter 2

Flashback 13 years ago...

Dear diary,

Hi! I'm Allene and I am 11 years old. Today, Daddy will come home from New York after 2 weeks. Business has been eating him all the time. If it wasn't for Mommy's nagging about a vacation and my pleadings, Daddy won't come home later. I feel so excited to meet him after 2 weeks. Well, I miss him everytime he goes to work, even just 30 minutes of absence, I'll miss him already. Yes, I love Daddy so much even though he's very strict. I know he always had a soft heart. Hahaha!

I am writing this diary right now because it's break time in class. Well, I'm just a sixth grader and do a lot of writings. Hahaha! I love writing and reading stories! It is fun.

I study in a prestigious school for rich. Yeah, this is just one thing I don't like about. Being rich. It sucks you know? Even though you think that I'm lucky, well, for me I'm not. I think it's more fun going in a public school because you can experience all the fun and no one cares what you do.

But being here, makes you feel like in a cage. Everyone looks into you like you were like 'Taylor Swift' my very famous idol. And you know what's more irritating? My future husband has already been arranged. And yeah, I am in an arranged marriage. But luckily, my fiancé and I are really good friends. That's because when we were little, our parents will let us play together and I treat him as my bestfriend even though we knew that we will be together for the upcoming years.

You want to know him?

His name is Chris. He is good looking and tall, a half British half Greek.  His family is one of the richest in the world so as ours.

We were so close that the girls in our school would glare at me like they are ready to murder me. Like, hey? He's just my friend. Oh, he's my fiancé. I sighed.

I'm not so proud that I am engaged to him, it just that, I don't have that romantic feelings for him but Mommy keep bugging me about 'You will learn to love him' and keep comparing me to hers and Daddy's arranged marriage.

Ugh. They're lucky because they haven't engaged in such a young age but they were engage at the age of 20 and you know what? They are already in a relationship at that time. Phew, lucky them.

Anyways, I miss my brothers already. My brother (eldest) have been very busy managing our business there jn Italy. He isn't home for almost like, 3 months? I miss him so much. And my brother (middle) is at his university fighting to study because Dad hates having us low grades and especially failing grades. And that's what I'm afraid of. One time was like my brother (middle) having a low grade during his 2nd year in the university and  Dad was fuming with anger.

He was so mad that he took all the gadgets of my brother (middle) and Dad didn't gave him allowance and also closed his ATM and credit cards. Mom couldn't do something about it and she agrees with Dad that it is the best way to discipline your children.

You know what my brother (middle) did? He worked 4 part time jobs to supply himself and his school requirements while having a loaded schedule at the university. Daddy had disciplined him for almost 4 months. That was one semester working. I salute my brother for that. He's amazing.

Oh no. The teacher's here. Bye.

Only yours,

Allene

Teacher announced that our grades have already been mailed to our home. Oh God. Why now? Daddy's probably home by the time the grades arrive. I'm so nervous.

After our class, I went home straight via our car manage by my personal driver.

As I entered our mansion, I can smell my mom's special lasagne and the smell of different pastries.

To my surprise, my brother (eledest) is here and also my second brother.

"Brother! You two came home!" I said happily as I approached them to give a tight hug.

But I just receive cold stares from them. I felt nervous and I felt hurt.

I just ignored their coldness to me, it was just probably a prank.

I went to the kitchen and saw Mommy busy cooking. Then I hugged her from the back.

"Mommy, I'm home!" I said while hugging her.

"Allene, your Daddy have arrived. He wants to see you. He's in his office." She said without looking back at me.

Something's off.

I went upstairs immediately to change clothes and then go to Daddy's office. I knocked the door 3 times.

"Come in." Daddy said sternly.

I walked in and went near him.

"Hi Daddy, welcome back home!" I said cheerfully.

But I wasn't greeted back with a smile. I was greeted with a frown and anger from dad.

He's holding a paper. Oh no.

"I could be happy if I arrived home having A+'s printed in this piece of paper." He said angrily.

I wanted to cry. My heart pounded heavily. My eyes started to feel warm.

"Daddy-" I said but was cut off by him.

"Don't call me that!" he shouted at me.

Now, my tears fall down like a waterfall. I can't hold it back anymore.

To be  continued.

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