"Do you want to be perfect? If behind that title is pain?"
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ROSS POINT OF VIEW
"Dito nalang po." sabi ko sa taxi driver. Mabilis akong nagbayad at bumaba. Tinignan ko ang kabuuan itsura ng mansion ng pamilya namin. I took a deep sigh. Saka pumasok. Binati ako ng mga kasambahay.
"Where's my parents?" I asked our Butler Grey.
"Your mom is in Canada today for business stuff. But you dad is waiting for you in his office." I nod saka nilagpasan ito. Kumatok muna ako bago ako pumasok. Bumungad agad sa 'kin ang masamang tingin ni dad. Napalunok ako pero tinatagan ko loob ko. Lumapit ako sa pwesto nya. Tumayo ito at hinigit ang kwelyo ko. Naramdaman ko ang panginginig ng katawan ko.
"YOU APOLOGIZE TO THOSE SLUT?!" He hissed. Alam kong hindi n'ya nagustuhan ang ginawa ko. Marahas ako nitong binitawan kaya napabalya ako sa sahig.
"YOU ARE A ALEJANDRA. ALEJANDRA NEVER APOLOGIZE." He yelled. Pinagbabato n'ya ako ng kung anong mahawakan n'ya.
"I raised you to be a perfect man. A perfect man that all will envy for." Hinila ulit ako ni'to gamit ang kwelyo ko.
"I-i just a-apologized b-because I made m-mistake to them." Ngumisi si dad.
"Alejandra never make a mistake. You are my son. You are perfect." Pag-uulit n'ya.
"I-i am n-not—" A slap stops me from talking.
"You are perfect. Anak kita. Isa kang Alejandra. You are rich, you are powerful, you have fame. You have a brain. You have everything that others wish for. That is being perfect." Napayuko ako.
"Dinungisan mo ang pangalan natin. Lumuhod ka sa harap ng mga mababang tao." Naiyukom ko ang kamao ko.
"The two girls will be kick out because of what they've done to you." Mabilis akong napatingin kay dad. At alam kong nagsasabi s'ya ng totoo.
"They ruin your image. Our image." Unti-unting pumatak ang luha ko. Napapikit ako dahil sa muling pagsampal ni dad sa 'kin.
"Don't ever cry for nonsense, Ross." Nonsense?
"They people behind those videos is the next." Parang tumigil ang mundo ko nang marinig iyon mula kay dad.
"A-anong gagawin n'yo dad?"
"Ipapahanap ko sila. At patatanggalin ko rin sa school." Mabilis akong lumuhod sa harap ni dad. No! not Kryp. Hindi n'ya pwedeng galawin si Kryp. No!
"G-gagawin ko lahat dad. J-just don't do that. Wag n'yo na silang h-hanapin. B-binura din naman nila yung videos." Pinagdikit ko pa ang dalawa kong palad.
"You never change, Ross. You're still warmhearted. You pity people easily. They messed with you but you do care for them." Napayuko ako.
"P-please d-dad."
"Stand up." tumayo agad ako.
"Gagawin mo lahat diba?" I nod.
"Listen to me carefully." And the next thing I knew I let him ruin my life again.
Sometimes I can't help but ask if they're really my family? Because I never felt it. Others envy my life. They called me being perfect. If my life is a perfect definition of perfection I don't want to be perfect. My dad said I have everything but he was wrong.
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