"Class I have an announcement regarding our Christmas ball" My teacher got my attention, I'm excited about the Christmas ball!!! This year will be my first time attending a ball, this actually with the seniors.
"7 pm will start, in our gymnasium, and as usual the theme is red" Sir Dennis Added
"Ser, can we have partnered with the senior?" Bea asked, but she wiggling her eyebrow while looking at me!
"Yes, of course, your batch had a lot of girls that's why it's okay to have a partner at another section" Sir Dennis answered "So guys, see you at Christmas ball, and it's good if all you will attend that shimmering you suit"
"Hayyys, I envy Alona, she has her partner, while us?" Bea looks to our friends that laughing at her "We don't have!" she acts like she's crying.
My classmate looks at Bea, also ser Dennis, I bow my head and massage it.
it's embarrassing
"Partner?" I act like I don't know.
"Tsk, hello Alona, you're just the one GIRL that our popular Demin Cruz courting, and we all know that you're going to be his partner!"Her voice is too loud!
"you're envy because no one asked you to be his partner" We all looked at Sir Dennis when he said that!
and we all laugh!
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
Bea stares at sir.
"Ser, just wait and I will have my partner on that Christmas ball!"
"If no one asked you?" Joshua asked and he received an eye that going to eat him.
"I believe that you're alone at Christmas ball because you want a partner of your same gender" Bea said which make the whole classroom full of laugh.
"Tsk, I'm sure someone will be honored to be a partner with me" Joshua, proudly said, I shook my head laughing.
"Tsk, I don't care, I'm more than gorgeous to you" Bea flip her hair.
"Enough, enough" Ser Dennis, trying to stop his laugh to make them stop.
The conversation continues, and we didn't do the class because were just talk for the whole time about the Christmas ball.
"I'll go first, take care!!!" Bea waved her hand at us, we're going home now and we're in the school gate, and Demin is with us.
I suddenly stopped when Demin stop in front of me, I looked at him confused.
"Why?" I asked but he makes me more confused when he smiled at me, the sweetest smile "Why?" I asked again.
"Nothing, I just want to be formal," He said sweetly.
"What do you mean?" I raised a brow.
"Will you be my date at the Christmas ball?" He asked directly. My heart is now melting, it feels likes birds humming around my back, he asked me that before but he asked again for confirmation, how sweet he is. And that makes me feel to him, I know I will go to love this man.
" I already said yes" I smiled at him, and he smiled back.
"You sure? I don't want to see other guys dancing with you"
"of course, cuz, I will watching you for the whole time" And he smiled going bigger I laugh and start to walk.
"Okay, I'll pick you up at Christmas ball, and that was a deal" He runs to reach me I just nod and walk with him.
When I got home, my parents are not yet home so I just stay in my room and study and talk to Demin until 9 pm, I'm not yet sleepy so I decided to get some milk and a midnight snack.
"What?!" I was stopped when I heard my mom's voice "Did you not understand? I don't like, I don't like!" He shouts again, I slowly walked upstairs to see what is happening.
I'm at the door of my parent's room, the door is slightly open, that I can see what is on the inside. Mommy is standing while daddy is sitting at their bed.
'Are they fighting?'
"Danny, it's okay if you're going to fool, it's okay if you make me stupid, but.." Mommy wipes her tears in her cheeks Full of pain I can see in her eyes "But why did you choose them over your family!" She shouts. I open the door wider to see what is happening I just confused what mommy said, for not choosing family.
My eyes stopped at the luggage on the floor and the shirts scattered.
" Why? " I looked back at my parents, mommy is crying hard while daddy is bowing his head.
"I am not enough? what I'm missing? what the problem with me? I thought were okay, we're good" Mom took a deep breath. "When Alona came to us, we're all good, she's our daughter!! And she's just one! "
"Yes! She is! She's our daughter and she's just one because of you!" Daddy shouted I jumped because of shock "because of you! you let die our child into you Rizza"
Mom, died her baby at her tammy before because of her work and she can't take care of herself that is why my baby sister died, but I didn't know what is she saying 'bout choosing for daddy.
"You neglected our baby, Rizza" Daddy added"you neglected Rizza, I always told you to take care of yourself but what? you do your work and not taking care of our baby"
"That' s why you find another girl? and find that can give you a baby?" I dumped frozen by what I heard, my throat is getting dry."It's true?! huh? It is true?! answer me! it is true huh?!" mommy's voice cracked.
"No!" Daddy shouted that make mommy tears burst.
'Argh! I think I m going crazy, why is this happening? this is the first time I see them arguing, and daddy had a mistress?
"it's not that" Daddy let his voice calm "I was too drunk that time" He added.
"What? Too drunk?" Mommy said like she was amused"Then why you want to leave us?"
" Because she's pregnant" and another shock gets into my veins "and you know that I like her too much, but because our parents want us to be together, even I don't want" daddy trying to explain his self, I've been trying not to sniff and my throat is now hurting because of tears I control not to burst.
So, they've arranged marriage.
"So what now? she's still the one you love? Then why you agree with the wedding? If you still love her, I love you more than anything else Danny, but why you can't love me back?"
'No, it' s not that" Daddy shook his head "I tried to love you, but" Daddy let a deep sighed. "But I love her more than I love you, and now she came back, and she's pregnant with me, I want to back to the past we have that you do not belong"
And dad received a strong slap with mommy.
I looked like an idiot in my position, staring at them convincing myself that it just a bad dream but it's not, I was mad at the daddy about what is he doing to mommy, and I was hurt at my mom's situation right now.
"how about me? how about Alona? Did you ever think that she is also your daughter!" Her voice is raised and her face is red.
"I can still be a father to Alona even I'm not living in this house, because she's my child, and besides I can't let her grow up without her father on her side" Daddy's explaining.
"Did you know what she will felt because of this? If I'm hurt I'm truly sure she hurt the most!" Mommy steps away from daddy and wiping her tears.
"I know! I can explain to her, I know she's weak, and can you just stop?" Daddy stood up and face mommy directly at her eyes "Stop because I've been forced to marry you!" He shouts I think my body turns cold, because of what I've heard and the madness that daddy makes me.
"Daddy" I show up, which makes them shocked, I see mommy wipe her tears immediately and act as nothing happens, daddy is staring at me, nervously.
"Alona, why you're not sleeping yet, it's late," mommy said, I didn't glance at her but still looking at daddy.
"How could you?" I accidentally asked, he walked in front of me. They know that I'm mad and it's not good for me.
"Alona, why are not sleeping it's late" Mommy repeat.
"Explain to me" I calmly said to them not to worry.
"Explain what?" He asked!
"c'mon daddy, I heard that you can explain," I said in sarcasm. Mommy accompanies me.
"Not now, please" Daddy tries to hold my shoulder but I step back and run! I can't let my anger beat me!
"Alona" Mommy shouted but I didn't look back, I run to my room and get my jacket, and I let my feet on what place it bring me.
It's dark and the streetlights are giving the lights at the road.