FALLING FOR MISTER INTIMIDATING (FILIPINO)

TFOP: Prologue I'm a messed. Nakahawak ang mga kamay ko sa magkabilang sentido, habang nakayuko sa ibabaw ng lamesa. My breathing becomes rugged, when i thought of those things that makes my situation so damn complicated! “Miss Sebastian!”rinig 'kong tawag sa akin ni Attorney Vallega, ang abogadong nagsabi sa akin ng lahat lahat. Siya ang nagmulat sa akin sa kung ano talaga ang mundong kinasanayan ko. Nanatili akong nakayuko, hanggang sa naramdaman 'kong tumunog ang swivel chair na naka-pwesto sa tapat ng lamesang kinayuyukuan ko—sign na naupo na si Atty. sa upuan nito. I heard him breathe heavily, before he talks. Again. “Khaliya, you need to face the truth!”he started again. “You need to know everything, and even you like it or not, you are responsible for all of this.”He stated, and that made me look at him. With my confused eyes. “Why, Tito Steve? Why me?” I asked as I pointed myself. “Bakit sakin pa? I was just a normal teenager Tito. I can't do it all alone!” I hissed. Tito Steve Vallega, our Family lawyer also happens to be my Tito blows a deep breath before he tapped my shoulders. “You're already eighteen, Khaliya.” He sighed. “...and that made you responsible for all of this.” “But tito—” “Khaliya, you're not alone.” He pointed himself. “I'm here to help you” I shook my head. “But Tito, I know that you can't help me get away with this!” I cried. “They wants to sue me, Tito! They wants to sue me because my parents left their debts when they died.” I stated. And I can't stop those tears falling from my eyes. Tito just bowed his head. I knew it already. Nobody can help me right now. Muli akong napayuko sa ibabaw ng lamesa at duon umiyak. I'm not used to this. Hindi ako 'yung taong iyakin at mabilis sumuko. Malakas ako e. Malakas ako. Malakas ako ‘nung nandyan pa ang mga parents ko. Sila kasi ang energizer ko e. But now, now that they're gone. I don't know how to start my life. I don't know where to start. My both parents left me alone. They died days ago, by a car accident. It happened when I'm celebrating my Senior High School Graduation. I thought they didn't attend my gradution because they were busy preparing, but right after I walked into the stage—I got a text from Tito Steve. Telling me that my parents was dead. It feels like my whole world shattered, and broke into pieces. I didn't enjoyed my Graduation Day...instead, I cried and cried at the hospital. Seeing my both parents, lying on the bed with a white blanket covering their bodies—their pale and cold bodies. It's shattering. Wala akong ibang nagawa kundi ang umiyak nang umiyak. After all the mourns I had experienced, After they got buried in their grave, a lot of problems instantly appeared. My father's debts quickly entered my life. My father had been managing a small business that our family has been having since the older days. My both parents continued the clothing business. I thought, the business was a success. Because they always tell me that everything is great and doing good according to their plan. So, i'd been too confident. Too confident that we—our family was okay. But I was wrong. All of this is a lie. Matapos nang libing, duon ko nalaman na baon na baon na si Dad sa mga utang. Our family is drown because of a lot of debts. At sa iisang pamilya lang sila umuutang before, but their debt is too big for me. Too big for me to give. I'm just an 18 year old lady. I don't have a job to provide myself and the money to pay our family's debts. Hindi ko alam kung paano magsisimula. “Khaliya,”napaangat ako nang tingin nang muling tawagin ni Tito ang pangalan ko. Nagtatanong ang mga matang tinignan ko siya. He's looking at me weirdly. Then he sighed, “You have one option to erase all of your debts to the Tan Family.” He said, and the way he looked at me—I can read a bit of hope in it. I gulped a couple of times, before I curiosly asked him about what he said. “What is it, Tito?” Tito stayed silent for a minute, before telling me the most shattering and hurtful bad news. “Marry their only heir, Steven Danger Tan. ”