Shattered Heart

Chapter 34

"This is Cassiopeia Aryala, the eldest daughter of Clarissa Lorie and Antonius Trikian Fortugues. You can see, it's me! Lola's favorite grand daughter." She chuckled.

That made everyone laughed with her.

"First of all, I would like to thank you for coming here. To my parents, thank you for raising me with a silver platter and full of lesson." She smiled, it was sad to see her smiling even she's not happy. "To my twin up there. I hope you're happy." She added.

Ngumiti siya, "Now that I will turn 22 next month, I will consider this as my birthday celebration. This event is not all about me but also about my cousin's and our family's sucess over the years." She said in front.

"To my Lola, alam ko naman na I'm your fave apo!" Echos nito na muling kinatawa nila. "Lola alam mo naman na mahal kita, hindi ba? I always told you that."

"Wala na akong masabi," Tawa nito. "And to the man I loved more than anything else, thank you for being a great teacher of me who teaches me a lot f lesson. I'm sorry if I'm not worth it of your love but I'm doing this to be a better version of myself, atleast when we meet again, You'll be proud that you once loved me. For everyone who came here, thank you."

Nagpalakpakan ang lahat dahil sa speech ni Cassi, I was emotional, no halos lahat pala kami na narito kahit na tumatawa kami. We are crying with her. I will surely miss her lalo na sa ibang bansa na pala siya for good.

Bumaling siya sa lugar namin, "Hey!" Masigla niyang sigaw, "Jaxon, don't try to hurt my cousin again, don't you even try. Ako makakalaban mo we're friends!" Banta niya, nagtawanan sila dahil sa sinabi n'on.

Rinig kong natawa si Diordè na nasa tabi ko na tumatango. Natawa nalang din tuloy ako.

"Goodluck to your journey." Aniya.

"Cheers!" Sigawan ng lahat, nakihalobiro na kami sa gitna ng mga tao.

Masaya na kami at lahat ay nagiinuman na, nakakapagtaka lang na wala sina Mommy, ang mga magkakapatid na Fortugues ay mga wala pa rito sa venue. Ibang relatives lang ang narito, which is kind of confusing.

"Sina Tita?" Bigla kong tanong kay Diordè, wala rin kasi ang parents niya ngayon.

"They can't make it, nasa Paris sila for some business arrangement." He answered with a smile on his lips, napatango na lang ako.

Habang nagkakasayahan, may iilang mga sumasayaw na dahil may kalakasan ang edm music and the dim na ang lights.

Uminom na rin ako, konti lang naman. Sa isang table, nakapaikot kami magpipinsan, Ylliorza at mga Fortugues. In both side.

Nakailang shots narin ako, mukhang balak pa nila akong dugain dahil ngayon lang ako naki-inom kasama sila. Diordè was fine with me drinking, basta huwag lang sumobra.

"Drink!" Aniya ni Cassi, she smirked.

"Don't drink too much." Saway ni Jaxon at inagaw ang inabot sa aking toss ni Cassi at inisang lagok 'yon, "Don't make her drunk, maduga." Asar na baling nito kay Cassi.

Ngumisi si Cassi. "Don't be a kill joy Jaxon!" Aniya, "Drink, ngayon lang naman ha?"

Ngumiti ako sa sinabi nito at bumaling kay Diordè na nakaupo sa tabi ko, halata naman sa mukha niyang hindi siya sang-ayon dahil lasing at nahihilo na ako ng konti.