Choosing You (Us Against The Fate Series #1)

CHAPTER 11

It is Sunday and the time is 9:03 AM.

Nasa hapag sina Cassandra at ang mga magulang niya kasama ang kuya niya at ang kasintahan nito, she couldn't enjoy the meal because of the aura inside the large dining room.

Sa kalagitnaan ng pagkain niya, narinig ni Cassandra ang pagtunog ng cellphone niya. 

She pulls out her phone from her jeans pocket and look at the notif that makes her phone ring.

It is a messange from Tyrone, agad niya itong binuksan at binasa.

Tyrone Martinez:

Let's meet after you have your breakfast. Same place.

Kumunot ang noo niya dahil sa pagkakaalam niya ay Linggo ngayon at wala silang tutor kaya bakit kailangan nilang magkita?

Cassandra De Vera:

Bakit? Wala naman tayong tutor ngayon ahh?

Tyrone Martinez:

Let's create a lesson plan.

Ang ikli talaga magreply ng lalaking ito, sambit ni Cassandra sa isip niya. She simply replies an okay and continue eating. Narinig niya na nagsimula ng paguusap ang ina niya.

"Charmaine, dear, what's your plan after you finish your degree?". 

Tanong nito sa kasintahan ng kuya niya, she saw Charmaine smiles at her mom and answer.

"I am planning to help Jorge for now po, tita. My dad is still arranging something in our company para po makalipat ako". Nakangiting sambit nito.

She is planning to help kuya Jorge as his secretary? Mukhang hindi na tatamarin si kuya pumasok...

"Ohh that's good dear, I am actually proud na ganun na kalago ang kompanya ng anak ko. Imagine, he was a child who is planning to build his own company at ngayon hindi lang isa ang kompanya na hawak niya".

Mom is always like that, sa lahat ng usapan si kuya ang binibida niya. Totoo naman eh, kuya is everything that you should be proud of. I actually adore my big bro because of his sacrifices and hard work.

"It was a rough road, mom. I endure it all". Lahat ng salita na lumabas sa bibig ni kuya, I want to spit those words as well. Sana kaya ko rin...

"Hindi na ako magugulat anak kung sa mga susunod na araw, you will tell me that you will settle down na with Charmaine". Natatawa pang sambit ng nanay nila.

If that day will come, magisa nanaman ako...

She is silently eating at naramdaman niya na may mata na nakamasid sakaniya, lumingon siya rito at nakita niya na nakatingin si Charmaine sakaniya. She put a fake smile just to assure the woman that she is fine...

"I am so proud to Cassandra, tita. She endures lots of things at kinakaya niya lahat ng ibinabato sakaniya ng mundo without giving up".

That statement really wants to make her cry, how she wishes to hear those words from her parents specially from her mom.

Nakita niya ang pekeng ngiti sa mukha ng mga magulang niya, this kind of atmosphere is what she dislikes the most. Para siyang sinasakal at maraming kutsilyo ang itinatarak sa puso niya...

"Hindi ko ba alam sa batang iyan, I told her once to take business administration para hindi na dagdag sa expenses but she insists at ginustong kumuha ng mas matagal na course. Kaya ayan, nahihirapan siya ngayon".