Through Fatal Silence (High Class Issue Series #5)

Chapter 07

Chapter 07

"Why did you even come here? Don't you know I'm working?"

I was giving my father the cold shoulder and I don't feel guilty acting that way. I already told him that I don't have the time to talk about what happened, but here he is, bothering me. Can't he give me a break?

"Ignore what your mother said last time because it wasn't like that, Rigan." Now he's starting to explain even though I just said to him that I don't want to talk about it since I don't want to get distracted while working.

"Dad, bumalik ka na lang sa opisina mo. Pulis ka at alam kong marami kang ginagawa... Nagsasayang ka lang ng oras dito," sabi ko at pumunta sa vanity table. Sinenyasan ko si Kira na simulan na ang pag-aayos sa akin para maitakas ko ang sarili sa paliwanag ni Daddy.

"Hindi ako nagsasayang ng oras, Rigan. Nandito ako para magpaliwanag at humingi ng tawad—"

"But not now, Dad. Hindi mo ba nakikita na sinusubukan kong huwag pag-usapan ang nangyare? Sa ginagawa mo mas lalo mo lang akong pinapahirapan," pagputol ko sa balak niyang sabihin. Oras ng trabaho kaya 'yun lang dapat ang atupagin ko pero mapilit si Daddy.

"Good morning po, Sir," bati ni Kristy na kasabwat ni Daddy sa pagpunta ko sa New York. Hindi naman nila kailangang magsinungaling sa akin. Sa ginawa nila ay mas lalo lang nilang pinapatunayan sa akin na wala akong maaabot... Na nakukuha ko lang ang mga gusto ko dahil sa pangalan ng pamilya namin.

"Matagal mo ng gusto 'yun, hindi ba? Ang makapunta sa New York at makasali sa mga fashion shows du'n?"

"It's way different if the reason why I'm there because of my hard work, not because of our family's name. What you did makes me feel low, that my career only depends on your name."

How can I celebrate every achievement if I only got that because of being an Imperial? It feels like I was only acknowledged, not because of my hard work as a model, but as an Imperial. It doesn't make me happy that way.

"Pero sasayangin mo ba 'yung opportunity na 'yun? Andiyan na, Rigan... Sasayingin mo pa ba?"

Suminghap ako nang malalim. Hindi niya maaalis sa akin na hindi makuntento lalo na't siya ay may kagagawan ng lahat ng 'to. Hindi ko naman 'to hiningi sa kanya kasi gusto ko ako mismo ang gumawa ng paraan para makaabot ako ng New York.

"Pangako, pagkatapos ng fashion show mo sa New York hindi na ako makikialam. Your career, your rules," he promised, but I grinned and glanced at him.

"Promises are always meant to be broken. Look what happened to you and my mom," agap ko at nakita ko ang pagbabago ng ekspresyon niya. Kung hindi niya nagawang panindigan ang pangako niya kay Mama paniguradong pati sa mga anak niya gano'n.

"Rigan—"

"Leave, Dad. Just please leave."

I can't bear him being here anymore. I don't want to get distracted while working, and I don't want to overthink because I'm sure it will affect my performance.