Olivia Faye Eleazar will find herself in a world of deceit and lies. As she goes deeper, she slowly loses her identity and the truth about her life. Her confusion made her an easy target of manipulation, making the people around her use her against...
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LEIRIN ANDREA PATTERSON
Things may have been done at a rush kaya naman bahagyang nananakit ang aking katawan. I found it hard to get up in the morning to have breakfast with Kuya and Dad, but I do not have a choice dahil ito lang naman ang hiling nila, kahit sa almusal ay sabay-sabay kami.
I decided to get up and wash my face. Nararamdaman ko na rin naman ang gutom.
Pagbaba ay naabutan ko si Kuya Lance habang kaharap nito sa dining table ang isang laptop at seryoso itong nakatingin doon.
"Good morning, Kuya Lance!" masiglang bati ko dito. However, he did not snap out of his trance. Mukhang malalim talaga ang iniisip nito. He suddenly snapped out of it to type something before he looked at me with a sweet smile.
"Good morning, my lovely, lovely girl," he slowly said, chuckling. Nagmukha siyang may binabalak na masama. Medyo judger pakinggan pero nasabi ko lang kasi nakakatakot ang ngisi niya. Minsan hindi ko maunawaan kung ano ang tumatakbo sa isip niya. Anyway, where is our father?
"Where's Dad?" I asked, taking my seat.
"He'll be here any minute," he said, looking back at his device.
Right on cue, my father arrived at the dining area with his usual look. It revolves around tucked-in polo shirts, button-up long-sleeved tops, or a knitted turtleneck topped with a pea coat.
Hindi nagkakalayo ang itsura nila ni Kuya Lance. Their bodies were both fit and healthy. They were both tall and hindi mo maikakaila na mag-ama sila, minsan nga ay iisipin mo pang magkapatid lang sila. Pareho rin sila ng taste when it comes to clothes. Parang mas prefer nila ang comfortable clothing. Siguro dahil na rin sa nature ng business ng aming pamilya. You know, to easily move so they could protect themselves in case something bad happens.
Our father sat at the head of the table. When he was settled, the maids immediately took off the cover of the food. Nagsalin sila ng bagong timplang kape sa baso ng dalawang kasama ko habang lemon juice naman ang sa akin.
Araw-araw ay tinitingnan ako ng aking ama at ang lemon juice na nakahanda para sa akin. Bigla itong ngingiti nang tipid bago ito kumain. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero nakahiyaan ko na lang din magtanong kaya hinahayaan ko na lang.
"Dad, you should congratulate Leirin. She was able to get Frederico Wright's approval. I will meet him today to talk about the joint venture," sabi bigla ni Kuya Lance na siyang tinanguan ng aming ama.
I decided to butt in. Hindi naman talaga ako ang dahilan kung bakit ito um-oo.
"It was Trevor who made him say yes. My painting plan did not work, so he needed to pull out his big guns, figuratively and not literally," maarte pero masayang pagkukwento ko.
"How's Trevor? What can you say about him?" biglang tanong ni Dad kaya napahinto ako sa pagsubo ng pagkain.
I looked at him, thinking of words to say. I should put in a good word. Everyone seemed to kind of not like him because of his impulsivity and recklessness, but they just needed to look beyond that to understand him.
