Chapter 8

"Dad... mom, bakit niyo ako pinagtatabuyan? I'm your daughter Selene! I just got back and you don't know what hell I've been through para makatakas lang sa mga dumukot sa'kin!"

I started walking closer to them but dad look at me sternly.

"Stay.Where.You.Are!"

Napahinto ako at nagsimulang mangilid ang luha sa mga mata ko. I look at them with so much pain. Sinulyapan ko si mom wanting to ask what's going on pero iniwas niya lang ang kanyang tingin at binaon ang kanyang mukha sa dibdib ni dad.

"Look at yourself! Umuwi kang ganyan ang itsura mo? Paano kung may nakakita sa'yo? Hindi ka ba talaga nag-iisip, Selene?"

I glance at the window and look at myself from the reflection. There I realized how terrible my state was. Marumi at punit-punit ang damit. Magulo ang buhok at mugto ang mata. I look like a beggar. No would think na anak ako ni Laurence Cheng- CEO of Cheng Corporation, a multimillion dollar construction company in Asia.

Thinking about it, there's not even a hint of my mom, H