AFTER what Damon has said, Papa stepped in and lorded the floor. Siya naman ngayon ang binuhusan ng tanong na kaswal niya namang sinagot. Halos paulit-ulit lang ang mga tanong ng reporters, naghihintay na magkamali sa isasagot pero dahil totoo lahat ng mga sagot ni Papa, hindi sila nakahanap ng butas.The press conference ended. Takot akong magbasa sa mga panibagong articles at tulala pa ako sa study ni Papa habang pinoproseso ang mga nasagot nila roon. Damon just revealed everything! I'm not planning to keep our relationship a secret but I was also shocked that it's that openHe wanted to protect me so he had to reveal the truth. Hindi ko nga lang alam kung paniniwalaan iyon ng mga tao but seeing that he has a good credibility from the press, they'd tone down for sure.Sa dami ng iniisip ko, hindi ko na halos namalayan ang nagdaang oras. Nagulat na lang ako nang pumasok sa study si Papa, kasunod si Mama at si Damon. Napatayo ako galing sa pagkakaupo sa swivel chair at agad na sinalub
"IT'S NEGATIVE," kuya informed me.Natigilan ako saglit. The relief came afterwards. Although I have doubts, recent events and realizations made me renew my faith towards my father. Lalo na dahil kinausap niya mismo si Ashley Ortega, at na alam ni Mama ang tungkol dito.To know that the results were really negative was such a big relief."The positive tests were not published, as instructed.""Positive tests?""The one with a different sample, Ysa. Tama nga ang sinabi mo. She probably did get some samples from you "That was a speculation but it's different to hear it that way.Hindi ako makapaniwala na umabot nga'ng talaga si Fiona doon. I hated her to the bones but now that everything is revealed, I realized there was a part of me who hoped that she was credible. Desperate but still credible. But knowing this right now, it seems like everything is crumbling.She is desperate and she is a liar. Maybe, she didn't really want to hurt me that night, she only want my sample, but it was a
PAGKATAPOS ng usapan namin sa study, Damon was also summoned. I have heard he's arrived a while ago. He's just waiting for my father's call. Kaya nang tinawag siya ni Papa at inasahan ni Papa na sila lang muna ang magkakausap, hinayaan ko na.I was also exhausted from all of what happened the whole day. Kaya sa pagod at paghihintay ko na matapos ang meeting nila, hindi ko na tuloy naabutan"Si Damon?" tanong ko nang bumaba.Natanaw kong nasa sala na si Mama at Papa. I assume that their meeting with him is done."Umuwi na," si Papa."He wanted to stay and wait for you for a while but your father here told him that you're exhausted for the day. Kaya minabuti niyang umuwi na lang para pagpahingahin ka,"Tumango ako at saglit na nag-isip. My father excused himself when his phone rang. Dumiretso naman ako sa kusina para kumuha ng tubig at saglit na magpahinga.Kalaunan, nang gumabi, I had dinner with my parents. My brothers were also invited and that was the time when my parents explained
NANG nasa tamang palapag na, nasa pintuan niya na agad ako. I clicked the door bell and waited for his door to open. He opened it after seconds. His eyes darkened when he saw me standing outside. Nagtaas din ang kilay niya at isang beses na marahang pumikit. "Why are you here?" he asked, a ghost of a smile is hiding on his lips. "Ayaw mo ba ako rito?" sagot ko, nanatili sa labas ng pintuan niya. He then crossed his arms. Hindi niya ako pinapapasok. Nanatili ang tingin niya sa akin. "Nagpaalam ka ba?" I rolled my eyes. "Hindi na ako bata, Damon. I can do whatever I want whenever I want. My father is just being overprotective but it's already out of place. I'm not a teenager." He nodded and swallowed hard. "Hindi na kita ginising kanina. Your father also told me to just go home so..." Umiling ako sa inaasal ni Papa. "Yup. I got tired of waiting and I was exhausted so..." Nagtagal ang tingin naming dalawa bago siya tumango, para bang natauhan. "Hinatid ko Sina Tiya sa bahay kani
LUMAKI ako sa isang tahanan na may dalawang kapatid na mas bata sa akin, at pagiging mas dominant sa lahat, including my Mama at Papa, hindi ko iniisip na darating ang araw na ito. Mataman kong tinitigan ang aking mukha sa salamin, diretso sa akin. Inilagay ko pa ang mas maraming puder sa ilalim ng aking mga mata nang mapagtanto kong hindi sapat ang concealer para itago ang aking mga namamagang mata. Buong gabi akong nagwala at umiyak, nagmamakaawa kay Papa at Mama kagabi para itigil ang kahibangang kahapon lang din nila ipinaalam sa akin. I cannot believe them. I just can't. How can these people, my parents, who claim to love me do this to me? "Sinasabi lang namin, Isabella, na ito'y para sa iyong kapakanan," sabi ni Mama na tila ba dapat kong tanggapin ang simpleng explanation na iyon. "Kapakanan? Hindi! Hindi niyo ako inuunawang protektahan!" Tumayo si Papa at tinalikuran ako. Pinaghiwalay kami ng malaking lamesa niya, at iritado ako na hindi niya ako nililingon ngayon pagkatap
KAHIHIYAN.Iyon ang isang salita na maaring gamitin para i-describe ang mainit na gabi na 'yon kasama ang isang stranger. Talagang hot ang nangyari. Pero nang malaman niyang wala pa akong experience sa sex, nakakahiya. Mahirap siyang pigilang ituloy ang ginagawa, pero pagkatapos, parang nadismaya siya sa akin. Ayaw niya ng virgin, at feeling niya, masyadong weird."Pupunta na ako," sambit ko kahit na mahapdi pa at medyo hilo pa.Shocked ang mukha niyang bumaling siya sa akin."Don't you wanna cuddle? This is your first time. Hindi ka ba fan ng aftercare?"I realized it's that. He didn't wanna cuddle. He didn't want any connection with his one night stands. Kaya mas lalo lang akong nagmadali sa pag-aayos ng damit."No. I don't want that."He chuckled. Nakahilata lang sa kama ng hotel habang natataranta na akong mag-ayos."Really? Won't you want to make it... a bit sentimental since it's your first time?" he said that playfully and with a hint of insult.Nahihiya sa pagpapahiwatig niya
"MISS Ysabelle?" tawag ng kasambahay, mukhang pinabuksan na naman ni Mama ang kuwarto ko kahit na nakalock ito. I rolled my eyes. My head is still aching from the hang over. I excpected Mama to scold me today for what I did. Halos naramdaman ko na nga na nariyan siya kasama ni Manang pero nagkamali ako. "Pinapaalala lang ng Mama mo na may bisita kayo mamaya. Tanghali na at baka mas magandang nagaayos ka na ngayon." Hindi ako sumagot. I still want to sleep. Hindi na rin nagsalita si Manang. I slept and woke up again the next hour feeling a little bit better. Wala sa sarili akong bumangon at pumunta sa banyo. I'm glad I had the strength to wash up last night before really going to bed. It's bad enough that I can still feel that man's... I sighed and just started my routine on the bathroom, trying hard to ignore the feeling. Nag-aayos na ako ng buhok nang padabog kong binitiwan ang brush sa dresser. I really can't believe that this is happening! A part of me still hoped that my fathe
NAIINTINDIHAN KO. Naiintindihan ko na kung bakit humantong sa ganito. Napabilang na ako sa maraming kontrobersiya mula high school hanggang ngayon. At kamakailan lang, bago pa ang iskandalo sa cocaine, nadamay ako sa isang iskandalo ng ecstasy dahil lang sa ilang kaibigan ko sa kolehiyo na nasangkot sa gulo!I understand where my brother is coming from when he expressed his concern for me. I was photographed dead drunk and so unbecoming at an international party, it circulated so bad with the tagline Rockwell princess in ecstasy. After that, we were in a yacht with my friends, while drunk, and smoking, I was photographed again kissing Luis wildly.Naiintindihan ko ang nararamdaman ng kapatid ko nang sabihin niya ang kanyang pag-aalala para sa akin. Nakunan ako ng litrato na sobrang lasing at hindi kaaya-aya sa isang internasyonal na party, kumalat ito nang mabilis kasama na may tagline na "Morata princess in ecstasy." Pagkatapos noon, nasa yacht kami kasama ang mga kaibigan ko, lasing