(S2) 66. LOVELY 1

TRACE

“And I think I don’t need an introduction to you, Trace Dimagiba…”

I look at Chloe's mother. Nang-uuri ang mga tingin niya sa akin. Hindi ko siya binati at hindi ko man lang tinanguan to recognize what she said. She was looking at me at nakipagtitigan lang ako.

So this is Chloe's mother... She looks regal for her age. But she doesn’t look like her sister Mela na mukhang mabait. Mukha itong kontrabida sa buhay. I know that since she walks and talks like Louisianna. I know their kind… social climbers, freeloaders, and those who will do everything for power and money.

But yeah, we are all the same... iba-ibang uri at diskarte pero pare-pareho nga naman kaming ganid. I glanced at Chloe and remembered what Elliot told me na hindi namin siya katulad... and yes, Chloe is genuinely different from us. She is too good to be true, and yet she chooses me.

Ibinalik ko ang tingin sa mommy niya. Akala ko ay maayos ang ugali ng mga magulang niya kaya lumaki siyang family-oriented, but, look