Dancing with Fire

CHAPTER 7 - Unprecedented

CHAPTER 7

"How's your day Sandy?" Tanong ng mama nito nang pumasok ito sa kwarto niya.

"Ma, alam mo ba yung tungkol sa bigay ni Papa saken?" Tanong nito sa ina.

"Ha?" Pagtataka nito. "Anong bigay?"

"Papa gave me a nine hundred fifty square meter residential lot sa El Cattaglia."

"Talaga? Hindi ko alam yan." She dubiously asked.

"Maybe this is part of his plan, bribing me to get what he wants."

"You're too hard on him Sandy."

"Sorry Ma." She replied apologetically.

"Kung minsan ay hindi niyo naiintindihan ang Papa niyo, may prinsipyo siyang pinangangalagaan. Walang magulang ang gustong mapasama o mapahamak ang anak."

Natahimik naman si Sandra sa sinabi ng kanyang mama.

Umupo si Carol sa tabi nito at hinaplos ang buhok ng anak. "You only see the surface, but believe me... There's something far more deeper than what your eyes can reach."

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"Pa?"

Hindi niya nakita ang ama kaya pumasok nalang siya sa opisina nito. The room is well-lit by a chandelier from Greece and the room's aura gave a splendid representation of classic architecture.

Maya-maya ay pumasok si Leo galing sa library directly above the floor of his office at inilapag sa mesa ang mga dala-dalang flight simulator books. "Balita ni Trenton may disenyo ka na."

"Opo." Sagot nito habang pinagmamasdan ang mga libro na nasa mesa.

"Nagkita kami ng Tito Samuel mo kanina."

I knew it. The resthouse is a bribe.

"Kung iniisip niyong magpapakasal ako-"

"He gave me this." And handed her a fancy, off-white envelope.

Wedding invitation??!!

"Bakit ba pinipilit niyo ang gusto niyong mangyari?!! Kahit palayasin niyo pa ako, hindi ako magpapakasal kay Anthony!!" Inis nitong nasambit sa ama.

"Ano bang pinagsasabi mo diyan??!!" He exclaimed.

"I can't believe you're going to push through-"

"Binasa mo na ba ang imbitasyon??!!" His father asked, frowning at her.

Nang binuksan niya ito ay nagulat siya sa kanyang nabasa.

Fuck.

"Anthony is getting married with Eliza Perez after this year." He said while stacking the books on the top shelf. "I thought you already knew."

"I thought..." At bigla itong tumawa na parang wala nang bukas.

Pinagmasdan siya ng ama nito. "What's funny?"

Tumigil naman ito sa pagbungingis at tumayo ng tuwid. "Wala." At agad itong lumapit sa kanyang ama at niyakap ito.

"Thank you nga po pala Papa sa binigay mo, pero sana hindi ka na nag-abala pa."

Hindi naman ito inaasahan ni Leo. Maya-maya ay hinaplos niya ang ulo ng anak. "You're welcome."

Pagkatapos ng isang mahigpit na yakap ay nagpaalam na ito at agarang lumabas sa silid. Her heart was beating fast, but it was a rush of happiness that she felt upon hugging her father.

It's been a long time that she was deprived of his father's warm embrace and feeling it again brought back the happy memories of the father-and-daughter bond they once had.

She then realized that despite the fact that their tandem is always on the rocks, she still misses her father very much.

I hope that this is a fresh start of a new chapter.

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She went upstairs to her room to finish her homework, took a shower and got ready for bed. She's in a good mood after this day's events. First in the list is her encounter with Leo and the second is her new found friendship with her rival, Trenton.

Realizing what her mom said, Sandra didn't see her father in a 'molecular' way. Also on Trenton's part, she admit that she misjudged him more than looking at his positive sides. Because she hated everything that she saw that she didn't have the time to dig deep to see what's more to them that meets the eye.

Sa pagkapagod sa buong araw na aktibidad sa eskwelahan at sa El Cattaglia, maya-maya ay nakatulog na rin siya.

An hour after she dozed off, she heard continuous shattering coming from downstairs.

At first ay sa himbing ng tulog niya ay pinagsawalang-bahala niya ito, thinking that she was just dreaming... But the noises downstairs persisted until she opened her eyes and sat on the bed.

She wasn't sure of what she heard, but it was like...

Gunshots.

(P.S. : See you in the next chapter! C:)