I kept sniffing, trying to control my tears, but it was to no avail. I hated my life. I despised my mother, who brought me into this horrendous world.
They destroyed my life; they destroyed everything. It was Mom, and she just had to involve me, who knows nothing about their messy vengeance.
"You punk!" Fiona made to slap me, but Max held her hand.
"That’s enough, wifey. You look stressed. We still have our honeymoon to go for," he said, wrapping his arm around her waist tenderly.
She shot me a glance and walked away. Not saying a word, I held onto my mom’s picture and the DNA results.
I stood up and subconsciously walked out, not minding the hateful eyes staring at me. It began raining. I walked like a zombie into the rain, crying.I could never have imagined my life would be crumbling like this right in front of me.
Not on just a normal day, but on a day that was supposed to be my wedding.
"Why do you have to be my mother?" I murmured in tears, staring at the already wet picture.
"I hate you!" I mumbled and broke down in a wail under the rain.
The next day, I stood, staring at my supposed father’s house, which now looked strange to me.
The house I grew fond of was The only place I could find comfort in was now anomalous to me. I slept at the church last night since I had nowhere to go.My red gown looked tattered, and my hair was messy. No doubt, I stink. I sighed, and without another thought, I entered.I met them sitting down, eating chicken, and watching a movie while laughing endlessly. They didn’t notice me."Mother," I called slowly and bit on my lower lip. That’s right! I shouldn’t have spoken the word 'mother'She is no longer my mom. They all turned towards me, and I gulped down
Dad, Mom, Fiona, and Max. They all look like a big, lovely family without me."The princess is finally home," Mom laughs sarcastically, and Fiona joins her."I only came to get my things."I swallowed hard and walked away, making my way toward my room.I entered my room and sighed again."Hey Diamond, you better don’t forget anything. You won’t be allowed in here once you leave," Fiona said. I turned behind and lo and behold, she was right behind me, leaning against the door."I just came to supervise. You might just take what’s not yours. Your mother is a prostitute, and you might be a..." She paused and shrugged.I scoff and balled my fist. I eyed her but didn’t say a word. This is my junior, talking to me like I'm just nothing.
"This punk!" I growled silently."I won’t," I simply replied. "There’s nothing precious to steal anyway!" I added. "That’d be amazing," Fiona giggled."I thought you were wise, but you’re just a Moron, diamond. We’ve been dating behind your back for two years, and you couldn’t tell. Gosh! Darn foolish!"She giggled. My face turned pale listening to all she was blabbing."It’s okay. You have him. What else are you afraid of losing?" I asked. "Of course, nothing! He’s my everything." She chuckled. I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to keep the tears at bay. It still hurt."I should go into acting. My skills are damn awesome!" She giggled and walked away.I sighed and walked to my closet. Just beside my closet was a trash can. I saw my clothes wet and dripping in it.My chest tightened immediately. These are the only expensive clothes I have. I washed and arranged them thoroughly before coming back to see them wet inside the trash can.I knew for sure that they did it. Picking out the clothes, I walked out of the room furiously.
"Seriously! Why would you guys do such an inhumane act to my clothes?" I yelled, descending the stairs. I was trying so hard to hold back the weepings.
"What’s wrong with you, Diamond? What are you yelling at again? Those clothes were bought with my father’s money. I chose whether you have them or not," Fiona said.
I could hear Mom chuckling.Oh, now I get it. I smiled and nodded my head as I vaguely understood."Okay," I said, and they were taken aback by my sudden outburst, which was way out of line.
Yeah! I wasn’t going to show weakness in front of them anymore."You should leave!" The mother suddenly chimed in. I nodded again, like the moron I am."You’re taking longer than expected. I can’t stand seeing your face. It makes me remember your shameless mother. I cursed myself for not being able to kill her with my bare hands. It was such a pity that she had to die of that sickness. I wish to kill her, and staring at you right now, I wish for nothing but to rip out your head. Get out, diamond!" My presumed father shrieked.I beamed and shook my head in disbelief.
"You’re unbelievable, Dad. How can you say such things about my late mother, your wife?" I asked helplessly.I was just gaping and blinkingly at them. "I will take my leave now."Without waiting for their response, I walked out of the house, maintaining a smile on my face.Once outside, I bent down and encircled my arm around myself. That’s it!I broke into uncontrollable tears. The cries I seem to have been holding in front of them all this while.
I hiccupped and squeezed my dress. Soon, I felt people surrounding me.
"I can't believe she was able to show her face; how despicable.""A child of a prostitute is also a prostitute.""She's shameless, just like her late mother.""What did you expect? Birds of the same feather stick and flock together."I frantically looked around and saw people gawking at me with contempt and revulsion. I gobbled it down in chagrin. A cold shiver ran down my spine. I passed on my gaze back to the ground again. I could hear their scornful laughter.My eyelids twitched a bit. The mist in my eyes rolled down. "I detest you, Mom. How dare you do this to me!" I cursed as my tears dropped."I did nothing wrong to deserve all this. I disdain you! I hate you!" I murmured, hitting my chest.The tears dropped from my cheek and fell.I felt a car stop in front of me. I didn’t bother to look up since I was still in tears."Poor bestie"I heard a familiar voice and was forced to look up."P..pinky," I stuttered, staring at my long-lost best friend who just came out of the car.
"W...w"—my brain couldn’t figure out what to say.
"Let’s leave. These places look like misery," she muttered.
I was slowly feeling dizzy, and my vision was blurry. I only managed to nod.
..............
"Diamond, are you okay? Geez, you look like the living dead," she said.I didn’t reply but instead encircled my arm around her waist, hugging her. She didn’t try to push me away but instead embraced me back and stroked my hair."I will go make you a hot chocolate. You need one," she offered, and I nodded just like a baby.We disengaged from the hug, and she walked into the kitchen, I reckoned.I sighed and gaped at the room I was in. It was small but well-arranged. I presumed it was just her little apartment.Pink returned a few minutes later and handed the cup of chocolate to me."What happened to you, bestie?" She asked worriedly after I took the cup from her.I didn’t respond immediately, and Pink understood as she gave me more time to get myself"Max...he" I just couldn’t say it.The words were too stiff to let out"What are you saying? Please tell me everything, bestie. I need details of everything that happened," she urged.
"Max played me. My parents are not my parents, and they were the ones that planted Max in my life," I finally blurted out.
"They all deceived and used me," I muttered and hiccupped. My voice was cracking. Pinky stared at me weirdly.She slowly took the cup of chocolate from me."You should get some sleep, bestie; just go to bed, and we will discuss this later in the evening.You’re not even in your right state of mind, and I can’t pick out a word from what you’re saying," she muttered.
She helped me lie on the bed and made to leave the room, but I held her arm. I was scared. Was she going to leave me like everyone else?"Don’t go anywhere pink. Don’t leave me too," I muttered as tears rushed down my cheeks. I heard her sigh before patting my hair.
"I’m right here, by your side."
- - - - - -My eyes fluttered open as I welcomed the familiar scene, the smell, and the warmth of it. The door opened, and Pinky sauntered in. I grabbed my head, trying to recall how I got here.
I went to get my clothes and then was humiliated all over again. I was taunted by the public, and I met Pink.Yeah! That’s how I met her."You’re awake. You should wash up and come have dinner," she said, and I nodded.Pink kept stealing glances at me as we ate dinner. She sighed and finally asked."Are you alright?""Huh- -" I looked up, and my eyes met hers."Sure. I’m fine!"I swallowed hard and looked away. In an attempt to make no eye contact with her.
"Are you going to act like things are alright?"She asked raising her brows. I didn’t reply or look up as I chewed gently on my food."Seriously?" She chuckled, and I flashed her a fake smile.I bit my lower lip, and slowly, I told her everything. She was only surprised that the Xanders are not my real parents, but she was not surprised that Max ditched me."That bastard!" She balled her fist. My pupil dilated."You knew.?" I asked, astonished."Diamond...""Don’t fucking lie to me, pink," I yelled. I knew her too well. I was already familiar with the expression she makes when trying to cover up.She was my only friend in high school. Pink was a weakling back in school. The Guys bullied her a lot.I hate bullies, so I salvaged her a lot of times, and surprisingly, we ended up being best friends.
We graduated together and went to the same college. We lost contact just when I met Max two years ago. I had only introduced Max to her once.
"It was obvious. I could tell just by meeting him once. You won’t believe that bastard secretly asked me out when you both were still dating,"
she said, and I gasped. My mouth opened widely.
"Pink!" I yelled, and she shrugged."You wouldn’t have believed me if I had told you. You were blindly in love with him. You were crazy and all over him too!" She said that, and I bit my lower lip.She was right. Max acted mischievously towards Fiona, and I could have figured it out right away if I wasn’t crazy about him.I sniffed again."I should have known. I was blindly into him. It was obvious Max never loved me, but I felt reluctant.My parents were suddenly interested in me when they found out I was getting married. I should have been suspicious, but stupid me thought they were doing the best for me."
I said, and my mind flashes back to a month ago when I was making preparations for my wedding.
Backtrack to a month ago.We were all having breakfast together except Fiona, who just left her meal halfway a moment ago.I will be meeting up with Max in the next hour. I guessed he had planned another surprise date already."How are your wedding plans coming along?" Dad asked after taking a sip from his red wine.I came to a halt, putting down the knife and fork I was using to cut my steak to give my dad my full attention."Everything is fine. Max suggested we send out more invitation cards next week, but I declined. We have invited more people already. I don’t want something grand, just small and simple," I replied, moving my gaze back to my food."Huh?" Mom looked at me, surprised at what I just said."Does the Xander family look like a joke to you? You’re our eldest daughter and the only heir to the Xander empire. Your wedding ought to be in grand style," she said, before turning to face her father, who was sitting next to her."Right, darling?"She asked. "Huh," Dad looked at
I was about to stab myself with the knife when a message popped on my phone. I stared at the message to see it was sent by an anonymous, with only four words content: "You are a diamond."The knife subconsciously fell from my hand."I’m diamond..." I muttered as well and fell to the ground.But who was the sender?My stomach rumbled, and I groaned."I can’t possibly think when my stomach is still growling," I thought. The kitchen door opened, and Pinky entered."Oh, bestie!" She muttered. "I went out to get some foodstuffs as you were fast asleep, and I didn’t want to disturb you," she said."I should prepare breakfast; you must be hungry." She added. I lazily stood up, and that was when she noticed the knife on the floor."Careless me. I might have left it when I hurried out," she uttered as she picked it up.I said nothing. I grabbed my phone and left.- - - - -A month later- - - - - I was home all alone. Pinky left earlier, saying she has a meeting with her dad.Pinky is a b
Diamond POV The car halted in front of pinky’s apartment. I sigh and turned to look at him. “Thank you!” That’s all I could mutter. I bite on my lower lip as I play with my fingers. “You don’t have to thank me. We both needs each other help” He said and I nodded. He was right. We both needed each other. “I should get going now” “Great. I will come pick you up tomorrow. We’ll be meeting with my family!” He said and my eyes widened. “Y…your family?” I stuttered. Of course I was surprised. We just made a deal. “I don’t have time” He said subconsciously reading my thoughts. “Mmm” I muttered. Do I really have a say? “Fine” That was my respond as I pushed the passenger door opened. “Have a peaceful night” He said. I hummed a respond and came down completely. I watched him drive out before turning to leave. My body froze at who I saw. I couldn’t move as my body went numb. “Diamond!” He called as he frantically walked up to me. My chest tightened mere seeing hi
RICARDO POV The sprawling O'Brien’s estate was a maze of hallways and rooms, adorned with vibrant flowers in every shade. I made my way down the endless corridor, lost in my thoughts and worries. I finally reached the small villa where Grand father was recuperating, nestled behind the lush garden. The peaceful surroundings were bathed in warm sunlight, a sharp contrast to the chaos in my mind. My face was drained of color, my eyes filled with anger. Grandfather O’Brien was known to be cruel and merciless, with power and connections that reached far and wide, even among the police and gangs. Those who dared to cross him often met with a grisly fate. “Sir, Cardo is here" I was jolted back to reality by the servant's voice. I breathed deeply, and took a harsh step inside. A group of doctors encircled Grandfather on the huge bed as i approached. After the examination, the attending doctor sighed and said, "Although Mr. O’Brien has regained consciousness, the accident has t
DIAMOND POVI opened my eyes slowly and groaned. I was rewarded with a sharp headache which cause me to hold my head up. Gosh! Can’t believe I cried to bed without eating. All because of that motherfucker. He still have effect on me. I hissed and cursed at same time. “Gosh! My head hurt….” I cried out. I stood up and noticed it was dark already. “Pinky!” I called out but there was no respond. “Pink…” I uttered again but i got no reply. “Httf….” I mumbled under my breathe. She might have gone out. I dragged myself to the kitchen and took a cup of water. I gulped it down my throat and heaved sadly. I went back to my room and grabbed my phone. I went to Pinky’s Closet and took one of her black hoodie. My legs carried me out of the house. I had no idea where I was going.I was bone-weary, for life instead. My body was looking for warmth.I wanted Max’s hug and Mom's chicken pot pie.But I know I will get none. Max is happily married to someone else now and mom is actually not my
When did he sit down?'Here.' He handed me the cigarette.'I don't smoke.' My voice was scratchy.'Because smoking kills? But you're going to die anyway. Why not give it a try?'This man's voice was just as low, but it had a kind of musical cadence to it, unlike to mom’s didactic one.It was mellifluous and smooth, like aged wine.The cap hid most of his face. I could see his chin and his lips, which were thin and curved into a lazy smile. They kind of reminded me of Adam Levine's famous lips.I pondered what he said and decided that he was right.YOLO, right?So I took the cigarette with two fingers like I saw men do in movies.I stuck the filter into my mouth.I took a drag. And I coughed immediately.The nicotine had smelled pleasant enough when it was at a distance. But the chemical was aggressive.It went straight through my mouth, shot down my throat and attacked my lungs.My eyes watered. I coughed so hard that my entire body shook.'Whoa, don't lean forward.' He clasped my wri
Diamond POVI sat in the car with…..Goddess. I can’t believe I don’t even know his name. I’m getting married to a man I don’t even know. “You’re absolutely crazy Diamond!” My subconscious mind said and i sighed slowly. Getting betrayed at cause one in doing crazy stuff. He had came as promised. Pinky was surprised to see that a guy came to pick me up. Yeah! I didn’t get the chance to tell her yesterday since Max appeared from no where. I literally cried to bed. I couldn’t believe I’m still hurt by him but I promised to get over so soon. The car halted. Today he was in his sun glasses thou. We came down together and people filled their eyes by staring at us. He ignored their looks as he stepped inside the office and so did i. We went to the judge, she was a strict looking woman, anyone would fear her at first glance but absolutely not this man beside me.He looks fearless. She looked at me for a while before looking at him."And if I may ask, why are the both of you here?" Sh
I still couldn't believe my eyes as the door went open leading us to the main room. A mansion was an understatement, it should be called a villa instead.What am I even saying?Of course, this is a villa."You should try to close your mouth so flies won't penetrate inside" Cardo’s voice rang in my ears and my mouth went shut immediately.I took my hands from his and gave him a slight glare but as usual, his face was blank."Where's grandpa?" He asked a maid."In his study room sir" the maid replied and he nodded before looking at me again.“I can’t believe the old man just recovered and he’s back to work so soon” he lamented. A smile crept at the corner of my lips at his level of childishness. It was quite funny. "Come with me" he said and began walking away.'Must he always sound so bosy?' I mumbled inwardly as i followed him.The both of us were finally out of sight but I could see the maid from earlier, from the corner of my eyes still peeping. I guessed should was wondering who