Tinulak siya ng isa sa mga gwardya papasok ng bahay. She sat on the couch, head hanging low.
"I can't believe you can lie to us like this, Alexandra!", sigaw ng kanyang ina.
"I don't want you to be upset-"
"This could ruin our reputation! Ano nalang sasabihin ng iba sa atin ha? Sa isang okasyon mo pa talaga pinakita sa lahat yang pangit mong sikreto!! Hindi ka ba nahihiya?!"
Nanlumo ang dalaga sa kanyang narinig mula sa bibig ng kanyang ina. "I'm so disappointed in you, Alex.", her father says.
"Reputasyon nalang palagi iniisip niyo.", pagsisimula ni Alex.
"What?"
"Palagi niyo nalang iniisip 'yang reputasyon niyong 'yan. Wala na kayong ibang inisip kung hindi yung pagiging isa sa pinakamataas. Wala kayong pakialam kung nasasakal na kami ni Kuya.", tuloy niya. Tears are building up but she doesn't let them roll down to her cheeks.
"Do the two of you really care about us? O pinalaki niyo lang kami para maging sunod-sunuran sa lahat ng gusto niyo?"
A slap landed on her cheeks for the second time this night but this time, it's her father who slapped her.
"You ungrateful child. Pagkatapos ka naming tratuhin na parang prinsesa, ganito mo kami gagantihan?!", Mr. Clemonte shouted in her face.
Alex scoffed and glared at him. "So all of that pretending just to make us do everything in your will? Huh? Edi lumabas din ang katotohanan! You're just another plastic just like the other parents are.", matapang na ani ng dalaga.
Napuno ng galit ang matandang lalaking kausap niya. He grabbed unto her hair. Alex winced in pain.
Xander rushed and pulled Alex away from the man. "What the heck are you thinking, dad?! Don't hurt her!", pagalit na sigaw ng binata sa kanyang tatay.
"Bakit mo pinagtatanggol 'yang kapatid mong anak ng walang kwentang lalaki?!"
Both Alex and Xander furrowed their eyes at what they just heard from the "nice" man.
"Because she's my sister. What else would I do kung nakikitang kong sinasaktan ng sarili kong tatay yung taong tumanggap sakin ng buong-buo?", sagot ni Xander sa kanyang amahin.
"Ako ang nagpaaral sayo-"
"Pero ni minsan, di mo pinaramdam sa akin na sinusuportahan mo ko bilang isang anak.", he cutted his father's words with his own sentence.
"You never showed your true colors. You're sabotaging our lives secretly. Pinamumukha mo sa aming wala kang gagawing makakasakit sa amin when in fact, you are the one who made Mr. and Mrs. Garcia ruin my sister's life.", nagulat ang lahat sa nalaman ng binata. Napatingin ang nakababatang kapatid na walang kaalam-alam sa kanyang nasabi.
Nasampal ng ina ang binata. "How dare you blame your father!?", sigaw ng ina.
"Bakit? Totoo naman yung sinabi ko ah. The two of you pretend to be nice and all good to us pero pagkatalikod namin, mas nananaig 'yang pagkasilaw niyo sa kapangyarihan ng isang mataas na tao. You guard our every action."
"You can't guard our actions inside the university because it's prohibited. Kaya ginamit niyo ang isa sa mga board members ng school para magkaroon kayo ng mata sa loob ng university."
Mr. and Mrs. Clemonte clenched their jaws as Xander spoke about what he knows. Di makapaniwala si Alex sa mga sinasabi ng kanyang kuya. If only she knew, she should've just showed them her true color and rebelled against her manipulative parents.
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Fanfiction[TAGLISH] ♡ A story of a girl wherein the family she loves became someone who betrayed her Alex is a strong yet vulnerable 18-year old girl. She helped her friends and others. She can do anything for them. For their own good. The only thing she can'...