After the times that Josh and I spent together, naging sunod-sunod naman ang busy schedules nila ng grupo niya. I have nothing to do with that so everytime we're not seeing each other, hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili ko na mamiss siya.
Though ofcourse we talk on calls and we send updates on each other, still, namimiss ko pa rin siya.
Everything went well for the past month. Josh and I didn't have a long fight or arguments which is a good thing. Though minsan may tampo, napag-uusapan naman namin 'yon. Especially when I was with him at their company, nandoon ako dahil hinintay ko siya dahil may pupuntahan kami nung araw na 'yon. But then there's this woman there na ang sama ng titig sa akin. I wasn't doing anything. She knows I am Josh's girlfriend kaya nung natarayan ko siya pabalik, I didn't expected her to told Josh about it.
I've learned that the woman was also an artist, a soloist. Well, it fits her dahil kung ganon lang naman ang ugali niya, hindi talaga siya bagay na mabilang sa isang grupo.
Sumagi sa isip ko na baka may gusto siya sa boyfriend ko. Well, Josh is mine alone and she can't have him. Malaman ko lang talaga na may ginagawa 'yon, she wouldn't like what I'm gonna do. Mahal naman ata niya ang career niya at ayaw niya 'yong masira...
"Ma'am Ivy, kakain na po ba kayo ng lunch? Dadalhan ko nalang po kayo rito."
I stood up on my seat and faced the maid who went inside here in my room. "Bababa nalang ako." I said and walked but she stopped me na ipinagtaka ko.
"A-Ah, Ma'am, di pa po nakakapaglinis sa living room." she said.
"It's okay." I said and smiled at her. "Sa dining naman ako kakain." I said and walked passed by her.
"Ma'am Ivy..."
I looked back at her. She's acting weird right now.
"Ma'am, dadalhan ko nalang po kayo sa kwarto niyo." she insisted but I just shook my head at bumaba na nh hagdan.
Dad isn't here at the house because he's at work just like always. Ako lang at ang mga maid ang palaging nandito.
My brows furrowed a bit when I saw a woman sitting at the couch on the living room. Nakatalikod siya sakin kaya hindi ko siya makilala. Well, hindi ko naman talaga siya kilala dahil wala akong ibang kakilala rito.
"Excuse me, who are you?" I asked in a nice way as I get her attention.
The woman stood up and slowly face me.
We're just on the same age, I know. I raised a brow when I suddenly realized that she's kinda familiar. If I am not mistaken, siya yung naabutan namin ni Josh noon na lumabas galing dito sa bahay namin. And when I asked Dad, he told me that it's just a daughter of her client.
But what is she doing here today?
"Uh, can I ask what's your name? Who are you?" I asked her again.
A maid suddenly came to her.
"Ma'am Ally, umalis na po kayo. Pare-parehas lang po tayong mapapagalitan ni Sir."
My brows furrowed as my forehead creased.
"What? Excuse me, manang. You know her? At anong sinasabi mong mapapagalitan kayo ni Dad? Why?" I asked confused.
Napayuko yung maid nang bahagya at hindi makapagsalita.
Seriously... What the hell is going on?
"Iwan niyo po muna kami rito, manang. Mag-uusap lang kami at magpapakilala na rin ako." the woman said.
I saw our maid gulped before looking at the both of us. Pagkatapos ay umalis na rin siya at iniwan kami rito ng babae.
"Hi." the woman said before smiling at me. "I'm Ally, and you are Ivy, right? I can't be wrong. I know you since then." she said.
I remained confused. Not about when she said she knows me since then dahil hindi na imposible iyon. I'm just confused why she's here.
"Nakakamiss naman dito sa bahay... Kamusta ka?" sambit niya tsaka dahan-dahan na lumapit sa akin.
"I'm sorry but I don't know you." I said. "What are you doing at our house? You're trespassing, you don't have the owner's permission to come here." I said.
She laughed. Obviously, a fake one.
"Trespassing? Eh, bahay 'to ng Tatay ko." she said, smirking.
What the fuck is she saying? "Are you out of your mind?" tanong ko ng may bahid nang inis. "This is our house. Specifically, my parent's house." mariin kong sambit.
Is she here for what? Para manggulo rito sa bahay namin?
She gulped and looked away for a second. She turned serious and looked at me.
"Whatever you say... I'll stay here again. Matagal-tagal din akong nawala rito ah. Namiss ko na magbuhay prinsesa." sabi niya at akmang lalagpasan ako para umakyat sa hagdan pero mabilis kong hinawakan ang braso niya.
"Leave." I said, controlling my temper.
Mabait akong tao pero marunong din akong magalit. I can also have a bitch attitude when needed.
"Bakit mo 'ko pinapaalis? Eh, anak ka lang din naman. Parehas lang tayo, Ivy."
"Nag-iisang anak lang ako ng mga magulang ko." sabi ko habang matalim na nakatingin sakaniya. "Umalis ka na. Mukhang ibang bahay ang napasukan mo." ani ko.
"Nagkakamali ka diyan." umiiling na sabi niya tsaka marahas na inalis ang pagkakahawak ko sa braso niya. "Uulitin ko nalang ang sinabi ko para sa'yo... I am Ally, at tatay ko ang may-ari ng bahay na 'to. In short... We're sisters... So, nice to meet you, my dear stepsister."
It's like my mind just stop functioning because of what I heared. I suddenly can't move and just watch her walk on the stairs.
What does that mean? Tatay niya ang may-ari ng bahay na 'to? Si Dad? At anong sinabi niya? We're stepsisters?
No fucking way.
I immediately followed her and she's walking towards my room. Akmang bubuksan na niya ang pinto ng kwarto ko nang pigilan ko siya.
"This is my room. You're invading my space, our house..." I told her. "You're giving me a headache. Can you just please leave? Just leave before I call the guards." I said trying to stay calm dahil nakaramdam nanaman ako ng sakit ng ulo. I've been enduring it since last week.
"Don't you dare... Alam kong matalino ka naman. Bakit ba hindi mo maintindihan yung sinabi ko na bahay ko rin 'to?!" irita niyang saad sa akin.
"I said, leave!" I shouted at her.
She's really testing me, I guess.
She just stared at me. We're just both staring at each other madly. She let go of the door knob and walked passed by me.
I immediately went inside my room and locked it. I grabbed my phone and called Dad. I'm patiently waiting for him to pick up. I'm so fucking confused. I'm sure she knows that Ally.
"Dad, pick up the phone..." I uttered while dialing his number again.
It was just ringing but he's not answering! He have to go back here at home as soon as possible. Siya lang ang makapagpapaalis sa babaeng 'yon.
Whoever that Ally is, I know to myself that she's no good to me or to our family. Sa sinabi niya kanina, makakasira siya ng pamilya.
Naibato ko sa kama yung phone ko nang hindi talaga sumagot si Dad. Ilang beses akong pabalik-balik na naglalakad dito sa kwarto ko. Hindi ako mapakali. But in the end napaupo nalang ako sa dulo ng kama dahil sa sakit ng ulo ko. I just sent Dad a message telling him to come home as soon as possible because there's an emergency. I didn't told him that there's someone here saying na kapatid ko raw at anak niya rin. I'll let him see it himself.
The maids must've also known that woman. How come they didn't tell me anything, especially Dad. Ako yung anak dito pero ako itong walang alam. I suddenly thought of Mom. I wonder how will she react on this. Since I don't want to give her stress, I won't tell her about this, atleast not yet. But once I knew that I have to, I would really tell her because she have to know.
That Ally is a fucking headache. She's stressing me.
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