Louisina's POV
Tahimik ang byahe at walang segundo ang lumilipas na hindi ko nararamdaman na parang masusuka ako. Not because I ate something nasty, but because I can't stand sitting in a car with this asshole!
Kanina ko pa siya pinipilit sabihin sa akin 'yung sinasabi niyang tungkol kay Dad pero ayaw niyang sabihin. Ihahatid niya daw muna ako sa hospital bago niya sabihin.
I'm not dumb. Alam ko kung ginagawa niya lang 'to para makipag usap ako sa kanya but the fact that he knows about my checkup tells me that he already talked to my father. Hinding hindi siya kakausapin nila Abby dahil alam kong malaki ang galit nila sa kanya kaya malabong sila ang may sabi. They can't even stand seeing Chad without their blood boiling, usap pa kaya?
"Anong oras ang checkup mo?" tanong niya. I stayed quiet. Nakatingin lang ako sa mga building na nadadaanan sa labas.
"Shall I come with you?" tanong niya muli. This time, I rolled my eyes.
Saan kaya nakakakuha ng lakas ng loob itong lalaking 'to para kausapin ako na parang walang nangyari?
"Can we just get this over with and just tell me what you need to tell me?" I told him.
Tumigil kami nang makarating kami sa tapat ng ospital. I don't know why I feel something bad about this. Gusto ko na umalis but my guts tell me not to. Paano kung sinabi niya kay Dad na wala na kami? He would be totally disappointed. And that's the last thing I want. I still remember how Kuya Renz and I fought infront of him just to convince him na mabuting tao si Chad and he would never do anything to hurt me. My Dad trust me, kaya binigyan niya ng pagkakataon si Chad para patunayan ang sarili niya. Apparently, that's what happened. Kaya naman sobrang napalapit na ang loob ni Dad sa kanya.
Ever since Mom died, I always tried to be the perfect daughter. Gusto kong patunayan kay Dad na kahit wala na si Mama, he's always been enough for us. Kuya Lorenzo succeeded. He graduated and has this good image and reputation anyone could ask. And now, he's here to help Dad run the company and that makes him so happy.
And me?
I feel like everything I do disappoints him. I never wanted to run the company with him and I never wanted to study abroad just to get the quality of education he always wanted me to have. I never wanted to have driving classes to overcome my trauma which he asks me to do for about years now. I never learned making his favorite dish which Kuya Renz has been cooking for him. I never even wanted to drive the car he bought me on my 18th birthday and even sold it. He always tells me alcohol will not do me any good and he's against it but here we are, in front of a hospital with a stupid cast and in a stupid car.
"Your Dad offered me a job." He said. My eyes widened.
Tama ba ang pagkakarinig ko? Dad offered him a job?!
"And," He leaned closer to me dahilan nang pag atras ko ng bahagya. Sobrang nandidiri ako sa kanya.
"He asked me to take a little extra care of you from now on," Aniya, habang hinahawakan ang parte ng buhok ko. I can smell his breath. Inalis ko ang kamay niya at tumawa siya ng kaunti.
"So, quit being stubborn and be a good girl. Alright?" dagdag pa niya.
The audacity of this guy is unbelievable.
"I don't know what you're up to but we already broke up. Niloko mo ako, hindi ba?" I said. Ngumisi siya. "Stop messing around and get lost."
"Well, we'll see about that." He smiled. I heard the door unlocked. "It's your Dad's choice. Not mine."
Binuksan ko ito malakas na isinara ang pintuan.
Hindi ko maintindihan. He cheated on me. We broke up. And now he's trying to get closer to my Dad?
