"I'm home" I shouted
I looked for mom and dad but I can't find them
"Mom, Dad are you home?" I asked once again but I didn't receive any replies
I went to the kitchen to get some water, I was about to grab a glass of water when I saw a note stuck on the refrigerator, I took it and read
"Lia, we'll be home late, it's your cousin's birthday, we need to go and we can't wait for you, just order foods if you're starving you have money anyway"
They didn't bother to wait for me
I heard that the party will start at 7:30 in the evening, it's still 6 PM, they should have at least waited for me
I just sighed and went to my room upstairs
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I opened my Facebook, I saw too many people saying their greetings to her, I noticed that my cousin went on live so I decided o watch it, I saw each one of my cousins and relatives at the party
"Welp, maybe they just don't want me there," I thought to myself
I also stalked her for a minute and she uploaded a new photo with a caption
"Complete Family"
Wow, what...
What about me? I'm part of the family too
I also saw a photo in which my cousin was holding a very expensive phone it was from my mom, that's also the phone I told mom to buy for me but she said that she didn't want to waste any money
I closed my eyes and tried my best not to cry, I just sighed and turned my phone off
I walked to my closet and starts to look for a dress that I'll wear for our party this coming Friday
The theme of our party was "Floral"
I can't even buy myself a new floral dress
Mom and Dad won't buy for me too, they said dresses don't suit me
I walked going to my mirror and I take a look at myself
Do I look Chubby?
I'm not that fat though, besides it's normal
I noticed that I have a belly fat
I'm not skinny, I'm not fat I look normal but do dresses don't suit me?
Should I listen to them?
I go back to my bed and stare at the ceiling
As I was staring at the ceiling, I remembered my true parents, maybe if they're still alive, they will always ask me f how am I?, they would always ask me if I need something
They're just... different
I jumped out of bed and took my wallet to see if I have enough money for the dress I need
"The dress will cost about a thousand but I only have 2,000 pesos left, and I need to save this for my whole month expenses since mom and dad won't pay for my school needs," I said to myself
I always have a monthly saving, mom and dad would only give me 2,000 pesos worth of savings, but I need to save this for my everyday transportation since they won't let me ride in the car because Dad won't allow me, I also need to put a budget for my school allowance and my everyday expenses
"Gosh, maybe I just won't go to the party, they'll never notice if I won't be there anyway," I told myself
Applying for a part-time job crosses my mind too in that way I can help myself
I closed my eyes for a while and decided to just take a body wash
"Just hold on a little longer, I'll do anything to visit my mom and dad's graveyard" I motivated myself
It's been 7 years since I haven't visited them because of lack of money, mom and dad won't give me a ride there too
Just.. hold on a little longer...
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While I'm in the shower, I suddenly remembered the letter I found earlier in the morning, after I'm done washing my body I immediately put on my clothes and took the letter
I saw my name written on it
As soon as I opened the letter, I gasped
.....
I look for the name of the owner of the letter and I was statued the moment I saw his name
It's him...