LOVE TO HATE YOU (1st Generation of High Society Series #1)

Relani “Kailan ka ba titino?" My father yelled at me angrily. "Why do you have to create trouble whenever there's an event?!" Nakayuko lang ako at hindi umimik. Dad's friend caught me doing something wrong, which is not true.I just helped fix Madam Violeta's son's clothes. Here in High Society, you cannot touch the clothes of men. Kapag humawak ka ay ibig sabihin gusto mo siyang akitin. Kaya sobrang nagalit ang kaibigan ni papa at sinumbong ako na gumawa na naman ako ng gulo. Siya lang ang nag-iisip na may ginawa akong masama. “I told you many times that act like a lady not an animal! You always embarrass this family," Always. I always embarrass them. Anong gagawin ko? Maging isang display nalang at gawin ang gusto nilang mangyari? May isip din ako. I'm not like my sisters who follow papa's wishes even if they don't want to. Gusto kong gawin ang gusto ko. Gusto kong pakasalan ang taong mahal ko. No one can make me follow but me. Kahit pamilya ko pa sila. I've seen it all. All women in our country should be obedient to their husbands. Even if they don't like the person they married, they can't do anything because that's what their family says. I want to be the one to choose the person I will love and marry. “Look at this! You think, okay lang?" sabi ko sa kaibigan ko while holding this beautiful dress. Hindi siya mabigat at exaggerated kaya maganda siya para saakin. May ball na naman gaganapin at mag ho-host non ay ang mga Barron Family. They are one of the richest families here in High Society. They are even richer than us. Ako ang pipili ng susuotin ko dahil alam ko kung ano ang ipapasuot nila saakin kapag hinayaan ko sila. Sobrang bigat ng gusto nilang dress. Hindi ka makakahinga sa bigat. Maiipit pa ang boobs mo. “Gaga ka! Bakit mo kasi tinulungan ayusin yung damit niya. Alam mo namang bawal iyon." Cecill said it to me. “Naaawa ako e," sabi ko. Nandito na kami sa park pagkatapos naming mamili ng dress. "Ikaw kapag nakita mo yung kalagayan niya, baka tulungan mo rin siya." “Ano ba'ng kalagayan niya no'ng mga oras na yun?" “Hindi na siya makahinga dahil ang higpit ng suot niyang damit. Maiiyak na siya." Natawa si Cecill. Madami pa kaming pinag usapan. Noong papalubog na ang araw ay napagdesisyunan na namin umuwi. “Don't make a mess there. Act like a lady. People already think badly of you because of what they found out, so don't make it worse." Dad reminded me so I nodded. I have a bad reputation here. I act like not a lady. I do whatever I want and need. They probably aren't used to women not following the rules, so that's why they gossip about me. “Every year, you make another mess." here we come again. Bakit ba nandito to? Oh well, sila yung host ng ball pero bakit nandito ‘to sa tabi ko? “Alam ko. Huwag mo nang ulitin." “Oh, so, you're aware?" sarcastic niyang sabi. Masama ko siyang tinignan. “Pwede ba, lumayo-layo ka saakin baka matadyakan kita!" pinapainit niya talaga ang ulo ko palagi. “Tsk. Rule #12, don't use violence. You really don't act like a lady. What are you? A gangster?" Ngumiti ako sakanya. “Kung sabihin ko sayong oo? Titigil ka na?" “No." suplado na yung mukha niya at tinignan ako ng masama. “Stop your madness." Neknek mo! Anong madness kapang sinasabi?! Wala naman akong ginawa. Yung mga tao talaga dito, nakakairita.