Broken Hearted Girl

Chapter One - Arranged Marriage

Arranged Marriage

Stephanie

"Why are you like this? Nagrerebelde ka ba?! You are always dissapointing us! When will you learn to show respect to me and my name?" My dad shouted as soon as I stepped inside this hell I mean, our house. I sighed.

'Kelan kaya hindi magiging ganito ang eksena dito sa bahay' I thought.

"Stephanie! Are you even listening?! Parang lahat ng sinasabi ko pumapasok lang sa isa mong tenga tapos labas lang sa kabila! Ano?!" My dad continued.

Kelan ba ako naging malaking achievement sa kanila. In fact, I've been always trying to change for them to be pleased but their first impression of me never changed.

But instead of saying those words, I hurriedly went to my room and locked it. Bahala na kung magalit sila at sigawan nila ako at pagalitan. Para namang hindi ako immune sa mga ginagawa nilang yon.

Unfair, right? Why does this sh1tty life has to be this unfair and very unfair and really unfair? Do they know why I do those things? Gusto ko lang naman mapansin nila because since I was a child I never felt like having a parent figure beside me. Yes, they give me all I want such as fortune, fame, clothes, shoes, money, the latest gadgets and all that trends but I never felt their love.

In fact,In my 21 years of existence there were only two birthday parties that they attended.Which are my first and tenth birthday. They didn't even bother to spend my debut with me because they have to fly to the States for a business deal.

Yan ang mahirap sa business oriented na pamilya eh. Nagpaparami ng pera para sa anak pero hindi nila alam na behind all those things I feel empty and null. Simula pagkabata mga katulong at driver lang ang kasama ko sa bahay.
Although marami sila,naiinis pa rin ako dahil puro awa lang ang pinapakita nila sa kin.

They always chat with one another telling na kaya daw masama ang ugali ko kasi wala daw akong parents, na mas inuuna daw nila ang pagpapayaman kesa daw disiplinahin ang anak nila, kesyo iisa na lang nga raw di pa maalagaan ng mabuti. Pero ako, I will just shrug them off. Wala naman akong pakialam sa kanila ang sa akin lang gawin lang nila ang trabaho nila dahil binabayaran sila para don at hindi para makipag tsismisan.

After saying my thoughts in my mind, I suddenly felt hungry and has this urge to go downstairs and eat. Alam kong nandon ang mga parents ko and they will just scold me and get mad of me at every single move I make. Pati yata proper breathing ko eh papakealaman nila eh. I just laughed at my last statement. But stopped when I heard two familiar voice, which are my parents.

"Diana,sabihan mo yang anak mo!Hindi ko siya pinalaki para maging ganyan! Ano na lang ang sasabihin ng mga kumpadre ko? Na nagpalaki ako ng isang taong walang modo, respeto sa magulang at basagulera?!"I heard my dad shouted and I felt a pang on my chest and a tear nearly fell.

"Myrko,tandaan mo kasalanan natin to! Kung hindi man natin sya napalaki ng maayos,that's our fault! Wait, tayo nga ba ang nagpalaki sa kanya? We are so busy that we nearly forgot that we have a daughter to handle. We have a daughter to love at may anak tayong nangangailangan sa atin! Sa pagmamahal natin!" My mom cried out and I was proud for my mom for the very first time. Hindi siya naging sunod- sunuran ngayon sa mga desisyon ni Dad.

"Sige, kasalanan natin! Pero kahit kasalanan natin there would be no excuse to pull Stephanie out of that arranged marriage! Kailangan nyang pakasalan ang anak ni Mr. Zamora kung hindi babagsak tayo at lahat ng pinaghirap natin ay mauuwi sa wala!" My dad stated.

I heard my mom sobbed. "No, Myrko! Let's keep Stephanie from this bullshit! Wag na nating idamay si Stephanie sa ideya nyong arranged marriage na yan!" She shouted.

What?! An arranged marriage?! Are they fvckin serious?!