Prologue
It was a pleasant morning as I stretched my arm after waking up. I am glad nakauwi ako ng safe, I do not know nga kailangan or sino nag uwi sa akin
It all sink in after I observed na wala ako sa condo ko! And even if I like partying so much I do not go home with strangers din kasi hindi naman kahalayan pinupunta ko sa mga party!
Holy crap! Nasaan ako?
I scanned the whole place looking for clues before scanning my body, and thankfully nothing bad happened to me, my body's alright and I still have the same clothes as yesterday which is very stinky with recks of alcohol.
Birhen parin me!
I still don't know where I am! Damn it! Tumayo ako and started looking for my phone which is luckily placed on the side table, with a freaking note
'Gotta save your bratty ass, didn't do anything and leave the place peacefully pest' -j
My eyebrows furrowed to what the note was saying, the person who wrote it has a sama ng loob saakin, I mean maybe because I am pretty and hot of course a lot would be jealous, especially those insecure people like him
Natatakot man I tried to open my phone and I am not wrong, super daming messages and calls galing kay papa and dad plus sa mga kaibigan ko
But it is quite odd, super dami talaga
I'm still scared lalo na sa thought na baka mahuli ako ni papa slacking off. I am sure they will send me to work for that hell of a company and do works that won't even make my brain be productive
I left the place leaving a simple thanks and some cusses too. I am pretty shocked kasi his or her or their penthouse is quite big and luxurious, one of my dream home! Hindi ko nga lang pwede tirhan kasi mapapagalitan ako
Wala pa akong pera pauwi, jusko lord
I need to cash out pa and eat breakfast sa malapit na convenient store and not gonna lie it was uncomfortable kasi people are weirdly looking at me as if I committed something?
I swear the whole time na nagpalakad-lakad ako dito sa Taguig a lot of people stole glances of me, am I mabaho? am I wearing a shitty clothes? I took a bath naman and nanghiram ng T-shirt sa kung sino man may ari ng Penthouse na yun but still, what the heck is happening?
Luckily I got enough na! And I decided to book a grab na pauwi but before I attempted to call one of my friends to tell them how weird this day is, the driver talked
"Sir diba po anak kayo ni Senator Alvarez?" he asked
I smile politely before answering "Yes po kuya" I thought kung ano naman sasabihin niya-
"Ayos lang po ba kayo after po kagabi?" he side-eye me in the mirror because I am beyond confused
"Po?"
I mean what stupidity did I committed ba last night? And how the freak this driver knows it?
"Eh laman nga po kayo ng scandal ngayon eh"
Scandal?
I immediately open my phone and went through the internet seeing my stolen pics all over Twitter and I am trending too! What the hell? The headlines are making it worse!
“Senator Alvarez's Son caught fighting a waiter in One nightclub in BGC!”
“Ezekiel Alvarez, the son of Senator Alvarez's started a fight in a nightclub!”
“Netizen are furious on how the 'spoil brat' Alvarez could be mannerless towards workers!”
“Netizen accused Ezekiel Alvarez as mata-pobre!”
and a lot more...
I was sobbing na after ko mabasaang headlines ng news and mga comments ng nga tao, they are so cruel!
"Masama po kasi talaga yung ginawa niyo Sir eh" the driver commented
"It was not true kaya kuya!" I sobbed harder "I did not start a fight! They are the ones who started it! Ako nga yung biktima dito eh!" I added
The driver just stayed quiet and I know he doesn't believe me but I don't care anymore, I am sure mapapagalitan talaga ako and pinahiya ko na naman ang pamilya namin, specially dad
Nang makababa ako ng car I immediately run sa Condo ko, I am planning on clearing things out bago ko kausapin sina Papa and Dad. I need a lot of courage for that
Unfortunately, I arrived sa condo ko with my parents sitting on the sofa that immediately looked at me and I wish I could erase the disappointed look on their faces
"Papa....Dad..."
"Where do you came from Selene?!" Papa's strict voice is what replied to my stuttering while Dad goes to my back to guide papasok ng living room ko
"I'm sorry, it's not true po na I started a fight a-and I.. I am the one w-who's victim na n-nga po here eh" I am stuttering while trying to explain plus my tears won't stop falling
"My question is saan ka galing?"
I couldn't answer Papa's question lalo lang akong naiyak and that's when Dad hugged me trying to calm me but I cannot, I am too worried and frantic sa lahat ng nangyayari
"Stop it Mahal, that's why Selene won't stop causing troubles kasi lagi mo siyang pinagbibigyan" Papa said in a very stern voice
"Mahal let's worry about his state first look athow pale he is, and how panicky he is right now. I don't care about anything else but him, saka na ang nga problema unahin muna natin siya"
I am crying harder lalo pag naaalala ko lahat ng nangyari kagabi and not just that, it somehow made me reflect on the past stupidity I caused my parents
"Ayos kana ba anak?" Dad asked
I nodded as an answer before looking at Papa who was glaring at me "Sorry po, to answer your question I do not know po kung saan ako napadpad kagabi" I started explaining
I need to lower my head because I cannot look at my parents without feeling guilty and scared
"Tell us what happened and how do you caused trouble again" Papa said
My tears started filing up again and threatening to fall "The waiter po kasi na sinasabi nilang minamaliit ko ang nagsimula-" my voice cracked kasi naiiyak na naman ako
"He was putting something on my drinks po and sumusunod daw siya sa utos and of course it pissed me off kasi nakainom ako ng small amount what if hindi sinabi ni Eloise na kakaiba yung amoy ng Cocktail na hawak ko it means I may drunk a lot of it"I explained
"That asshole" Dad hugged me again
"I confronted him in a calm manner Papa, but he started bad-mouthing Dad and his works as a senator while I am doing so, but before I could even start talking back I am losing consciousness na and have an asthma attack" I sobbed
"Then I wake up on a penthouse in Taguig kasi someone saved me. But promise po wala namang ibang nangyari kasi I felt fine and the one who helped didn't do anything" I added hoping they'll understand where I am coming from. I really messed up this time kasi umabot na sa media, how can I go outside na while my face was all over the internet.
"Because why are you in a nightclub again Selene?" ramdam ko parin and galit sa boses ni Papa, pwede bang maglumpasay nalang "Were you escaping your works again?" hindi naman ako makasagot when he asked me again kasi tama naman siya so I looked up to my dad and pouted "Mahal we heard his side already, so let's just focus on fixing this misunderstanding in media tonight okay? Let Selene rest first"
"Stop tolerating his actions Theo" Papa is really furious and when he is like this kahit si Dad hindi siya mapakalma "You never learn your lesson anak. That's fifth this month and this time I have to really take action" lalo along kinabahan sa sinabi ni papa, would he confiscate my card? will he ban me from using my assets again? or will he gonna assigned a bodyguard to me like last time? "Mahal pw-" Dad couldn't finish his sentence kasi masama itong tinignan ni Papa, he is really angry
"I'll send you to your Tito Ali's Farm" a finality could be heard in his tune
"What? No!" Agad akong nag protesta "Dad...." tumingin ako sa Dad ko para humingi ng tulong "Mahal won't it be too much for him? Hindi siya sanay sa buhay doon" Dad also protested sabay an kaming nagmamakaawa kay Papa ngayon
"That's the point, he needs to be disciplined, for god sake you are 25 years old Selene. By this age, you should be inheriting the company na o kahit man lang to take a responsibility sa lahat ng gulo na ginagawa mo sa buhay mo. We will stay here tonight and Start packing your clothes kasi luluwas ka bukas and that's final"
With that Papa left the living room, Dad looked at me apologetically before niya sundan si Papa. Kaya naiwan akong umiiyak and and frustrated. I didn't know that it would reach to the point na magagalit saakin si Papa nang ganun kalala na kaya niya akong ipadala sa malayo. I know it's my fault but it's still devastating. I hate probinsya life! What would happen to me na there na walang nightclub! Plus that nakakainis na boy might be there, I hate this situation so much!
Super dami kong pproblemahin in life! Ang hard headed ko kasi!