"Daredevil"

Page 25

*Sierra*

She's really  something last night, nalimutan kasi niya na birthday celebration pala iyon ni Iesha de Cuesta peru kung siya something si Kenrix ay legend, pag siya pinagsabihan ng ganun sa birthday niya she will be terribly mad.

Iesha is really a bitch an everyone knows that.

She also felt sorry for Nate she knows that Nate has a biggest impact from what happened last night. She surely knows how to bring trouble herself around with elites.

"I want coffee Linda" narinig niyang boses ng kanyang Dad galing sa kanyang likuran. He settled infront of her while holding the morning newspaper.

"Morning Dad" she greeted.

"Morning" sagot nito habang nakatingin parin sa binabasa.

Suddenly, there is a gap between them. She doesn't know when and how it started but suddenly there is something invincible between them causing them difficult to reach each other, maybe the things that happened or she just don't know but no one reach out. She maybe a bad daughter but she really don't know how to address the problem when in the first hand she don't know what went wrong between them. All she could do now is hoping for Tres to be home. Maybe they could fix this after all they are family and they should understand and support each other.

"So..you pull yourself into trouble with the elites last night" napatigil siya sa tuluyang paghigop ng kape niya.

"Yeah...it wasn't my intention though" sagot niya sa ama at inilapag ang baso.

He put down the newspaper and look at her in her eyes.

"couldn't you just stay away from those people if it's not meant business" seryosong sabi ng kanyang ama.

Napakunot ang noo niya.

"Dad may I remind you that we need their investments to continue doing business  the least thing I could do is avoiding them because they really meant business for me" she answered in the same authority her Dad giving to her.

Ito ang isa sa di rin niya maintindihan sa Dad niya eh.

He keep telling her to avoid the elites peru alam naman nito na hirap siyang gawin iyon. Even his Dad himself knows how it is hard to pull investments for their company. Competitors are like a  hungry lions if she will not find ways to survive in business industry they will be eaten alive.

"Does marrying part of business?"

Ito na naman ang Dad niya na di makamove on. Annulled na nga sila diba? The ties between them was already severed pwede bang mag move on na naman ang gawin nila?

It's funny because that marriage happened like a joke.

"Paulit ulit na naman ba nating pagtatalunan ito Dad? Nakakapagod na po talaga let's just move on our lives shall we?" mababang tono niyang sagot sa ama.

Her father stared at her eyes. She saw emotions there she can't name maybe pain, rage, regret she don't know at all. Actions without words is confusing.

"How can I move on Sierra? I'm always reminded and now you are too stubborn to understand...don't associate yourself with the elites"  mas lalo lamang siyang naguguluhan sa mga sinasabi ng ama.

"Dad how can I understand you if you are keeping something from me? You can't just tell me not to engage myself to the elites without reasons, Look Dad, Cole is my bestfriend and Nate is one of the person I trusted the most" paliwanag niya sa ama niya.

Her Dad vehemently shook his head.

"You are just like your mother" and he stood up and walk away.

She was left unmoving.

For the first time since she was gone she was brought in the conversation. She was just a child when it happened and as far as she remember since that day no one mentioned about her anymore. Suddenly, there is a subtle rule in the house that is taboo to mention about her.

She don't know if she hate her or not. She is something that become forbidden in her life. Peru di naging madali iyon, she is a child back then she missed her so much that she cried a lot at night. She is the reason why she got insulted and bullied, be called slut and a whore. Like mother like daughter, she bare everything even she understand nothing. Until one day it vanished like no one remember what her Mom did. No one talked about it anymore.

~flashback~

"Sierra I hate going to Ms. Canapin subject it's too boring" nakasimangot na reklamo ni Cole.

Napakunot ang noo niya peru di ang pagrerelakmo nito ang dahilan.

"Cole, bakit di na nila pinag-uusapan?" takang tanong niya. Not that she wanted it to be the talked of the town. In fact she is dead tired already, for five years it was her life hearing those nasty words thrown to her. Nakapagtataka din pala kasi ginawa ng mga taong mapanghusga na maging bahagi ito ng buhay niya, it is a bad thing yes! she suffer from depression because of their unjust judgement na para bang ang pe-perfect ng pagkatao. But she has Tres and Cole they are her anchor.

Cole looked at her in bored expression.

"I am pissed about it for almost five years already Sierra." she just said but her eyes shows something, something that reminds her who is Nicole Rivas by the way.

~end of flashback~

Napahawak siya bigla sa kanyang pisngi there is a warm liquid on it.

Di niya namalayan na tumulo na pala ang luha niya. She wanted to ask more about her Mom peru para bang pinagkaitan siya ng mundo para gawin iyon. Kahit ang puntod ng ina niya ay di na niya nadalaw kailanman, the last time she is with her ay ang araw lamang na nilibing ito. She understand her Dad, nasasaktan ito at ang sakit hanggang ngayon ay di parin mawawala it his permanent scar an ugly scar that he live with everyday. 

At di siya nakatulong sa Dad niya because she is the photocopy of her Mom's face. Many says she is really beautiful but sometimes she wish she's not bearing this face.

Because her Mom's face is  beautiful but sinful.