Coming Out Of The Closet

Chapter 4

BEFORE THE CONFESSION

Sandra silently cried inside her room. She was locked up by her mother. Her hair is disheveled while there are bruises on her arms.

Only her sobs are heard from inside. The houses they occupied is good for four to five persons which is big enough for her and her mother. However, she felt that this house is very small because every time she went to hide, her mother could always find her and beat her up. It happens every day.

She couldn't go against her mother because there's still tiny hope inside her deepest heart.

"Sandra! I found your father!" her mother exclaimed excitedly while her mother hugs her tightly like she won a lottery.

She looked at her mother's warmth smile. Ever since she started attending her primary school days, she didn't see her mother's warmth smiles.

"Who is my father?" Sandra asked while trying to minimize her voice so that she couldn't interrupt her mother's joy.

"Oh, right! Your father is Alejandro Rivera. He is the CEO of Rivera Corporation!" she answered joyfully. Sandra's tears flows out. She doesn't care about money. All that she wanted is to see her mother's smiles in front of her and because of her.

"But... We haven't seen him for thirteen years. Would he accept us?" Sandra asked while contemplating that there's also a big possibility of rejected from her biological father. Specially, if he has a family.

"Huh! His wife's children are all daughters. There is no son among them and he's the only son of the main branch of Rivera Family. If he couldn't have a son, the Rivera Corporation will be handed over to his cousin's family and his daughters's life will turn bad" her mother smugly answered. Sandra could see from her mother's eyes a big ambition.

"But... I'm a girl, mother" she reminded her mother. She wanted to be treated as a girl or woman someday. She doesn't want to be treated as a man forever.

Suddenly, her mother's face distorted after she hearing her words. She grabbed tightly on Sandra's wrist which makes Sandra felt pain from it.

"Sandra, you have live a two life as Sandra and Sandro since you were a kid. Do you really have to change it? Don't you want to have money? If you continue on deceiving them, there's a big possibility of inheriting the wealth of Rivera Family" her mother sounds like the voice a demon, whispering to her ears that she doesn't want to hear.

She bit her lips while her tears flows out, not because of joy but because she just realized that her mother is demon with human skin.

"Sandra, no one would find out if you don't tell them, right? You just have to behave like a noble son in front of your father" she continued. Sandra gritted her teeth while her chest felt heavy. She wanted to run away from her mother but she knows she couldn't.

She doesnt know why but she feels that there's a chain between her and her mother that couldn't be untied. No matter what she do, she could only follow her mother.

"I already trained you like a noble son. Every time they look at you, the couldn't see the image of a countryside girl. Remember, if they found out your weakness, it will be all over for us" her mother whispered on her ears while her tears kept flowing out.

Her mother loosen her hold on Sandra's wrist and sat on the chair behind. She sat down like a wife of an aristocrat family. No one could tell that her mother is a daughter of countryside family.

"From now on, you are Cassandro Pangilinan Rivera. You're identity as Cassandra Pangilinan is now buried in history" her mother devilishly smile and her eyes glowed like a demon's eyes who controlled everything.

"Y-Yes, Mother" she sat down opposite her mother like a noble son. Her eyes showed a cunning mind but they never know behind that facade a frail little girl with a weak heart.

"That's my son" her mother smiled.

Sandra smiles but deep inside, her heart felt heavy and uncomfortable.

On the next day, Sandra heard her mother's voice from outside her room. There's also voice that belong to a man. She frowned and stood up. She leaned on the door to listen to their conversation.

"Alejandro, why are you here?" Sandra heard her mother's voice turned gentle.

"Candice, I want to see my son" Alejandro directly said without beating around the bush.

"W-What...are you talking about, Alejandro? W-Who's your son?" Candice, Sandra's mother, pretended that she's not aware of who's the father of her so called son.

"Candice, I know you have suffered with our son. I am here to take you and him to Rivera Mansion. He's my only son. I want him both of you to be with me" Alejandro gently said to Candice. His eyes are gentle like free-flowing waters without ripples.

Candice smiled and looked at Alejandro. Her eyes showed sadness.

"But... You have family, Alejandro. If we live with you, they will certainly treat us like a thief who steals their father and husband. I cannot let Cassandro feel uncomfortable. Specially, he hasn't meet you before" Candice's eyes moistened while holding back her tears.

Alejandro felt pain and guilty towards Candice and his son, Cassandro. He is Cassandro's father but he didnt even know the existence of his son before.

If not because of his secretary's keen eyes, he wouldn't know that he has a son with Candice.

"Don't worry. I will take care of you. I wouldn't let them bully our son, Candice" Alejandro said and hugged Candice. He felt warmth from Candice which couldn't let him abandoned anymore.

"Mom, Do we have enough food for tonight?" Sandra pretended that she didn't see Alejandro and her voice sounded from upstairs. She walked out of her room but halted when her mother on her father's embrace.

"Who is he?" she frowned and slowly walked down the stairs.

Alejandro looked up at Sandra. His eyes lit up after looking up and down on his son. He never thought that his son is very handsome, his voice is gentle and his movement of walking down the stairs didn't show that she's born in the countryside.

"Sandro, He is Alejandro Rivera and your biological father" Candice introduced shortly.

"Father?" Sandra frowned and looked up the man up and down. Yes, indeed. Alejandro's looks is inferior to her mother but why isn't that she couldn't any resemblance from him at all?

"I'm Alejandro Rivera, your biological father. I am here now to take you and your mother home" Alejandro smiled. Anyone could see that he has a charm of a businessman.

Sandra stayed silent and looked at her mother. Candice's eyes narrowed like warning her to follow whatever her biological father will say.

"If mother is happy, I have no other choice" Sandra vaguely said and walked inside the kitchen.

Alejandro frowned after seeing his son walking inside the kitchen but turned gentle after hearing from Candice that his son is the one who is preparing food every day. Candice did her best to show that Sandra is a filial son in her every word like praising a god.

"Sandro, you don't have to cook from now on. Let's eat outside" Alejandro offered. Could Sandra even say 'no' ? So, they left and entered a restaurant.