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delcroix heirs' academy ✔ chapter forty one

gabrielle stephanie kane.

It's dark. I can't see anything. But, I could hear voices. Some were commanding someone, but some were also just murmurs.

"When do you think she'll be awake?" I heard someone speak.

Awake? Who? Wait, where am I, even?

"Miss Kane had been unconscious since the day she arrived. Nung dumating siya. When she got off the plane, she fainted and ayun na. She hasn't been awake since," Sabi nung isang voice na hindi ko naman kilala.

Were they talking about me?

Then, I felt like someone was touching my hand. Sino siya? Nasaan ba ako?

"My poor daughter. I should have known it was gonna happen. Maybe Stephanie starved her or something," sabi, and I recognise that voice.

Dad? The memories of him with his mistress flashed itself deep in my mind. Why wasn't I mad anymore? Bakit mas masama pa ang tingin ko kay mum?

Because it's true?

I fluttered my eyes open, and suddenly I was engulfed in a hug. I hugged back, and then all the tears came down my cheeks.

What did I do to deserve a dysfunctional family?

"Anak. We're sorry for not telling you. Inipit ka namin sa sitwasyon. Let me make it up to you. With your tita Amelie," he said, and then held a lady's hand, probably the mistress I was talking about.

And I was right. She smiled gently at me, almost as if pitying me, but I just gave her a brief smile. I don't know how to react yet. In a span of only a few weeks, my life broke into shattered pieces.

"Dad. It's supposed to be Sports Interhigh this week. And it's the second day tomorrow morning. Can I come back to school?" I said, but he looked at me sternly.

"No, Gab. You just woke up, sweetie. Rest," he said, and I sighed.

Kailan ako makakabalik sa Delcroix? Baka mamaya naghasik na ng kalandian— lagim pala— si Lili Birmingham. Ano ba kasing nakita ni Tavi sa kanya?!

"Okay."

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leo stephen wesley.

Nakauwi na rin ako sa bahay, maraaaaming maraming salamat kay Steve! He's been my chauffeur ever since I was a kid. More like my butler na nga, eh.

I went to the front double doors, but I heard a vase falling. The shattering sound silenced every sound na maririnig sa paligid.

"Stephen! Alam kong mahal mo 'yung babae na 'yun pero maling mali na nagkaanak kayo agad! At lalo pa... nakakahiya ang anak mo!" Rinig kong sigaw ni grandma.

I looked down. Heto nanaman. Masaya akong uuwi, pero nang makarating na, ngayon ko pala mararamdaman ang lungkot.

Bakit nga ba kasi ako nandito?

"Ma, we're sorry, okay? Hindi rin naman namin ginusto na magkaanak agad," sabi ni dad, and I smirked bitterly.

Hindi naman pala ginusto. They should've put me up for adoption then. O kaya naman pinasama nalang kay mum na wala ngayon. Nasa langit. Dahil kay lola.