CHAPTER 12 - "I Don't Belong To You"

Amarah opened the door to the small apartment building that she is staying in that night, where she was told had belonged to Gloria’s father. Since she turned eighteen, she could not hide her glee when Jacklyn had told her that she will finally be getting her own unit.

She finally got to have her independence.

Ever since she was young, as far as she can remember, Amarah always had to have either Jacklyn or Gloria wherever she goes. Permissions had always been required and she remembered waiting several days to know if it is granted.

She knew deep down that Jacklyn must coordinate everything with her father, whom she only gets to meet once every year, during her birthday together with her mother. Her parents would spend the entire day with her, lavishing and buying her with whatever things she would want.

Amarah had grown up not being used for all frivolities despite her parents giving her whatever she asks especially on her birthday. Every year, whe