When September Sison was twelve, her mother married billionaire Dante Antonio. She was accepted and loved by the Billionaire except for his seventeen years old son Rafa Antonio who seemed to have developed a dislike for her overnight.
After a freak...
"Some day my prince will come. Some day we'll meet again. And away to his castle we'll go to be happy forever I know." — Snow White ("Some Day My Prince Will Come)
Six Years After
Arguments did not end there. That was the start of hundreds of battles between us. I was just lucky that he goes to school at Harvard. But during school breaks he tortured me with his bad attitude. One time sa family pictorial ayaw niya makipag picture sa akin, kahit na pagalitan siya ni Daddy, yes Daddy tawag ko kay Tito Dante and Mom ang tawag niya kay Mom. Close kami ni Dad, close din sila ni Mom. Kung mag aaway sila ni Dad, to the rescue all the time si Mom. Nung na heart broken yang si Rafa, si Mommy ang kasama niya sa bakasyon niya sa Tokyo.
Every year na umuuwi siya, the distance between us became wider. Nagmature na kami pareho umiiwas na kami sa gulo. Hindi ko na siya kinukulit at di na rin niya ako pinapansin. Alam mo yun, walang pansinan lang.
When he finally came home last November kasi grumaduate na siya, nothing's changed. Ayaw pa din niya ako kausapin. Ayaw ko din namannsiyang pansinin. When I had my debut last March, siya ang partner ko kasi sabi ni Mommy. Kahit sa sayaw hindi kami nag uusap. Nagtitinginan lang kami. We did not smile at each other. We did not fight, wala lang.
He started working at Dad's office. Sabi ni Dad, he will soon take over. Ako I am enrolled at Enderun Colleges, B.S. Entrepreneurship. Second year in College. I woild have gone to Brown University kaso I got sick and they decided to enrol me na lang sa Enderun. My first year there was sobrang hirap. Daming absences and hospitalization. Buti na lang they gave me a chance to recover. So I'm back to school, Dad said after graduation I will also work with him and Rafa. I never get to call him Kuya again after that first encounter sa breakfast table some 6 years ago.
I have a boyfriend now. His name is Shane. He' s the son of the owner of a chain of hotels in the Philippines. Kasing yaman lang nila sina Daddy. When Dad learned about it, ayaw niya kasi daw baka lokohin ako. Protective Dad lang ang peg. One time Shane came for dinner, hindi siya pinansin ni Rafa. Never niya siyang kinausap or anyhing. Basta lang kumain siya and excused himself nung natapos na. Shane asked me bakit ganun kuya ko, I told him may topak lang talaga si Rafa.
"September, your brother is here."
"Huh si Rafa?"
"Sino pa ba ang kuya mo?"
"Where is he, do you know?"
"At the Dean's office. Dean said to come get you. Your brother is really hot!"
Nun pa talaga type si Rafa kaso di sila pinapansin ni Rafa. So I went to the Dean's office. Pagdating ko, ang lungkot nila pareho. May kasalanan ako?
"Kuya?"
"Berry, we need to go home."
Tinawag niya akong BERRY eh si Mom at Sad lang tumatawag sa akin nun.
"Why?"
"Basta, let's go home. I'll tell you why sa bahay" INDIANA EVANS as SEPTEMBER / Berry
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