Chapter 09

“Calm down now, okay? I’m here,” pagpapakalma sa kanya ng kanyang kaibigan na alam niyang tulad niya ay galit sa mga nangyari.

Hinawakan niya ang kamay ni Alora. She forced a smile even with a teary eye. “Thank you for what you did a while ago, Lora. I just… I just couldn’t find the strength to talk back to them after she slapped me.”

Yes. That was the reason that’s why she was so still. Never in her life have she ever imagined that someone would have the audacity to slap her that way. At mula pa sa taong kinikilala niyang ina… kinikilala niyang pamilya.

“I know,” sambit ni Alora. “Nagalit din ako nang makita kong sinampal ka niya. Even that evil and traitor stepsister of yours tried to slap you. But nah. Not in front of my face.”

She bit her lower lip. Sa totoo lang ay hindi pa rin siya maka-get over sa katotohanang nasampal siya ng kanyang kinikilalang ina. Sobrang taas ng kanyang respeto sa kanyang Tita at pinapahalagahan niya ito dahil mahal na mahal ito ng kanyang ama.

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