1 year after Claire broke up with Zac
Claire's POV
Nasa dagat ako ngayon, umiinom mag-isa ng alak. It's been 1 year but I still can't forget him. I'm still guilty for what I did, but I have no choice. It's either him or my family. I love him so much. Pero mahalaga din ang pamilya ko sakin kahit ganun ang turing sakin ni Daddy. Our company is important to him, yun lang ang alaala niya kina lolo at lola.
After the night I broke up with Zac, nagkita kami ng Daddy niya. I told him na nakipag-break na ko sa anak niya.
He was thankful and happy because of what I did. Ipinangako niya rin sakin na hinding-hindi niya gagalawin ang compania ni Dad at ang pamilya ko, as long as I don't show up to him and leave this country.
Well I didn't leave the country yet and I don't know if I should leave the country. Hindi naman na ko nagpapakita kay Zac at pumupunta lang ako sa mga probinsya o sa amin.
"Hey." napalingon ako sa likuran ko. Miah smiled at me and sat beside me. Inagaw niya ang boteng hawak ko at nilagok yun.
"Ang daya mo. Kumuha ka ng saya." sabi ko at aagawin sana yung bote sa kanya kaso nilayo niya. "Tsk."
"Why do I always see you here? Pag sinasamahan ko ang Kuya mo dito sa inyo, palagi kitang matatagpuan dito." sabi niya. Hindi ko siya nilingon at nakatingin lang sa dagat at buwan.
"Sea makes me calm with its beauty." I simply answered.
"Indeed...But the sea makes you drown too." napalingon ako sa kanya. "It was beautiful and you could watch it all day but little did you know that the sea could hurt and drown you. It will bring you to the deepest, darkest and coldest part of it."
Napa-iwas ako ng tingin at tumingin sa dagat.
"You're wrong..." Naramdaman kong lingunin niya ko. "You don't drown by just staring at it. You drown by staying there and not swimming forward to the shore."
"Eh paano kung hindi mo alam lumangoy?" tanong niya.
"Tsk." Nagbaba ako ng tingin sa buhangin. "Tanga ka pala eh. Hindi mo pala alam lumangoy, edi sana nung una palang hindi ka na nag-swimming sa dagat."
"Tsk."
(Third person POV: That's how Eya and Miah's friendship started.)
Fast forward to we're Claire and his Dad had an argument. 1 YEAR LATER
Claire's POV
"KASALANAN MO LAHAT NG TO!" sigaw sakin ni Daddy. Nasa tabi niya si Mommy, pinapakalma si Dad.
"KUNG HINDI MO LANG MINAHAL ANG RODRIGUEZ NAYUN EDI SANA HINDI MANGANGANIB ANG KOMPANYA NATIN!"
My Dad's company isn't in a good state right now because of Zac's father. But Zac and I aren't involved in this. It was Dad's fault not me.
Pero ayaw niyang sisihin ang sarili niya sa pagkawala ng maraming pera dahil naloko siya ng inaakala niyang business partner. Sinisisi niya ako dahil sa tingin niya kagagawan ko to. Alam kasi nila ang usapan namin ni Mr. Rodriguez, na hindi niya papakialaman ang kompanya namin.
He kept his promise; it was just Dad that didn't accept his mistake.
"Pwede ba Dad..." Napatingin ako sa kanya. "I'm tired of listening to your bullshit excuses just to shout at me. Why can't you accept na ikaw naman ang nagkamali ngayon!?" Sigaw ko.
"Clarissa!" Nagbabanta na ang boses ni Mommy.
"Okay fine. Since I'm your worthless daughter, I will take the blame for you Dad...Again. Are we done talking now? If yes then I'll excuse myself." paalam ko at tinalikuran ko na sila.
"Clarissa." napatigil ako nung tawagan ni Daddy ang pangalan ko. Nguniti hindi ko siya nilingon. "Wag na wag ka ng babalik dito...Dahil hindi na kita."
That night I packed my things at pumunta sa condo ni Kuya sa Manila.
"Clarissa? What happened to you? Why are you crying?" nag-aalang tanong ni Kuya. He was half naked, short lang at walang t-shirt. I think nagising ko siya.
Hindi ko siya sinagot at niyakap siya.
"Shhh. I'm here now baby sis." he whispered and caressed my hair.
"Ano bang nangyari?" tanong sakin ni Kuya. Nakaupo kami ngayon sa sofa, he's just beside me trying to calm me down.
"Dad and I got into an argument...Because of his company."
"Did he blame you again?" tumango lang ako sa kanya. Napabuntong-hininga siya.
"He disowned me. Sabi niya hindi niya wag na wag na daw ako babalik dun sa bahay at hindi niya na ko anak." sabay sabay na tumulo ang mga luha ko.
"Clarissa. He might have said that but he doesn't mean it---"
"He does Kuya...kahit hindi ko siya kaharap nung sinabi niya yun. Ramdam kong hindi siya nagbibiro."
"I'll talk to him, don't worry. Just stay here for---"
"Don't" I cut him off. "I don't want to stay here anymore, Kuya. I need to redeem myself and I can't do that here."
"Where are you going then?"
"Australia."
I stayed in Australia for 6 years. All I did inside those years, I redeemed myself by working, visiting some quiet places and training how to defend myself and fight because I was planning to join Kuya's group but he didn't allow me. Inside those years too my sister, brother and Miah would visit me in Australia. Especially Miah, he always calls and asks me how I am. That's how Miah and I became close.
Si Miah talaga ang nakakausap ko kung kailangan ko ng makakausap. Being alone in a country that you didn't grow up with is hard. But thanks to Miah, I didn't feel alone because he always calls me paggising ko sa umaga. Hanggang makatulog ako sa gabi.
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To be continued.....
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