(Livia)
My eyes were getting blurry by the second. In such cases, one would see nothing but blurred images that made no sense whatsoever, and here I was sitting like a prisoner staring at my phone in my hands as I counted down to the time I would stop hearing that high-pitched unpleasant voice speaking through a microphone.
If I had the power to cry, I swear I'd be on the floor right now sobbing. Unfortunately, I was confined in this huge room full of different people, of all shapes and sizes.
Both men and women. The only thing I regretted was being late for class; hence I ended up sitting at the back and everyone knew what happened.
“Love is something we all want…a man wants love…a woman wants love…it's the same old story of falling in love and making fake promises to each other” the woman who was making me see fog in broad daylight continued talking. I wanted so badly to listen to her, unfortunately these were the days I just wanted to get up from my seat. Match down to the front and shove my fist down her throat so that she could shut up.
“Has she been dumped again?” a girl sitting next to me was also wondering the same thing. I moved my eyes from my phone and gave her a lazy glance, telling her I was also thinking the same thing.
My head tilted to the front and yes. She was standing there in a ridiculously long dress. For someone who had an hourglass figure, she had zero sense of fashion.
“Just look at her dress” the same girl whispered again and this time I looked at her with full eyes. I wasn't in the mood to cause trouble, especially with my well-known reputation.
I decided to keep quiet and listened as the lesson proceeded, unfortunately the girl didn't want to leave me in peace.
“Quit it Syd…we have class” I whispered back for my foolish best friend to keep her mouth shut, and she just shrugged and rolled her eyes at me as we sat there listening to the lecturer speak. There were like 50 people in the large hall and the lady in the front was reciting love poems.
“How is this related to law school…?” my best Sydney muttered to herself, and I had the urge to laugh. The boys behind me were sleeping, so were the people to the sides.
Nothing bored us to death than having Ms. Gomez for the first class session. She was boring and judgmental, especially about falling in love.
According to her, love didn't exist and men were all pigs. I would have said that was her opinion, unfortunately it was an unfortunate night when she caught me with my boyfriend.
A man she said was too old to be my boyfriend because I was too young, and he was deceiving me. Since then, all she ever did was preach about the unholiness of falling in love.
“Huh” a gasp left my mouth when I felt something move on the floor. I was wearing a short dress with sneakers; hence my legs were exposed, and I felt some feathery caress me.
The thing was making grunting noises as it moved carelessly on the tiled floor, which was hard for anyone not to hear.
“What is it?” Sydney leaned down and whispered, but I was frozen in place. The entire front roll turned to look at me at the same time, getting Ms. Gomez's attention who stopped talking and adjusted her ridiculously large specs…my throat went dry when I felt a soft little tongue lick me repeatedly.
“Oh no” I mouthed, but the words were audible. By now, the entire classroom was alive as they fixed their vampire-like eyes on me.
“Ms. Altamirano…any problem?” the lecturer asked, saying my surname as she advanced slowly to the back seat. I sucked in my breath and used my foot to shove the thing away or better yet make it crawl back into my purse.
“No, no…she's fine… actually…she got…a cockroach is in her dress” Sydney was the one who blurted out as she stood up and blocked me by standing in front of Ms. Gomez before she made her way to me.
In such cases, all I had to do was cry because Homie was about to get me into boiling soup. The last time this happened, Ms. Gomez threw a fit.
“A cockroach… Sydney…do I look like a fool to you?” Ms. Gomez said narrowing her eyes shrewdly, her voice as high as a cackling witch and like every time Sydney came up with a ridiculous excuse,
Ms. Gomez wasn't so pleased as she shoved Sydney out of the way and the queen of the underworld stood before me with a deadly look. I wondered why her evilness didn't stop, especially with the large specs she wore.
“It's a cockroach…it must have…” I didn't even finish my sen when the thing I was trying to shove inside my bag with my foot finally barked, all because I accidentally stepped on her tail.
*bark, bark.*
“Ahh!” the entire class gasped in unison as if it were a great show to watch, and I was doomed as Ms. Gomez took off her specs and her sharp cat-like brown eyes showed how unpleasant she was
“Ms. Altamirano…do you take your education seriously? ''she spat out and lowered down. I was about to stop her from…but she did it anyway, carried my poor cute little Pomeranian puppy by the tail and my dear Homie was making sounds knowing she was in pain.
“Ms… I mean… I…”
“Your father is a great lawyer…well known for generations to come…but you don't take your education seriously” and the lecturing about my dad continued.
I know my papa was a great man. A top lawyer who never lost a case and since I decided to be like him and study law. I was the center of the school.
“Bringing to class this smelly thing!” she said bitterly as she disrespected my puppy like it was nothing. It wasn't my fault Homie sneaked into my bag without my knowledge.
“Mrs.… I mean Ms. Gomez, it's… I didn't” it was useless defending myself when the thing showed itself. Furthermore, I had no idea that my puppy followed me here.
“This is why young girls should focus more on getting a good education, not standing in the corners of men!” Ms. Gomez spat out, preaching to the entire class, that all I did was stand in corners with men.
As much as I hated hearing criticism, I did what my mother always told me. Let adults speak and never interrupt them, even if what was being said was a lie.
I shrunk in my seat as I listened to what the lady had to say. I knew she would remind me of my love affair with a handsome man and soon-to-be mayor of the town. This was just a one-time thing of trouble… what else could go wrong.
“Olivia! Sis, help me!” like a nightmare, the classroom door opened and the worst thing happened. And as if Ms. Gomez wasn't already angry at me for bringing my dog.
Another problem came, another fool who couldn't stay a day without bothering me, barged into our class and the lecturer's expression darkened. This was horrible.
With my parents out of town, I was the mother and father to someone so careless.
(Livia)“Your family is one of the greatest… I expect you, Mr. Altamira no, to at least take after your father” it went on and on, and I was beginning to think the lady was obsessed with my family. There never went a day when she didn't remind me about how great my mom was or how good of a lawyer my father had been throughout his existence, now my foolish little brother added to the long list of the two of us behaving like our last name.“I expect the best from you, Ms. Altamirano…if not, then I'll have no choice but to call in your mother” Ms. Gomez added with a slam of her palm on the desk startling us, but we regained our wits and nodded at her words“Now leave my office,” she said, turning away with a heavy exhale, and I didn't even waste time as I dragged my brother out by the ear. He was a fool to come running to my University from his school without even minding about my reputation.“Ouch…ouch…sis come on it's hurting” he whined as I continued to drag him out, not even minding
(Livia)"Why is he such a show-off...I mean he's not that big of a deal"Sydney spoke with disdain as we watched Luciano talk to a few lecturers. By now all the students were chased off to their various classes. As much as I loved the fact that Luciano was getting along with the crowd which was good for his campaign. I disliked the idea of women swarming around him like bees"Come on, give him a break...and you are voting for him, "I said with a disdainful glare to make my little bestie understand. She didn't have to be on the same page as me to like my boyfriend. The problem with Sydney was that she had a tiny crush on Luciano's second brother Alfredo. However, the hot painter was more into art and extended his gallery to mind about women which made Sydney bitter. Her crush didn't even look at her"And here comes the devil...I can't wait for your birthday" Sydney remarked with an eye roll just as Luciano left the crowd of lecturers and walked up to us. I was even more nervous hoping
(Livia)“Careful baby…one step at a time”Luciano murmured as he guided me to wherever he was taking me. His arm was around my back, holding me firmly while the other was intertwined with my hand. Nothing felt right than being surprised by Luciano. He was nothing but the best boyfriend ever.“A…are we there yet?” the more we walked, the more agitated I was. There were many ways to be happy in this life, but all I needed was him. For two years he had been nothing but the best boyfriend I could ask for. So caring, such a loving gentleman, and he always put me first above all else. I was his pride, my parents already liked him for me because he was a good man.I recalled the first time I met him. It wasn't such a great encounter, I would say was memorable because it was funny. Sydney and I went camping, by then I was in high school. Our school arranged for camp, unfortunately, I was too lazy to attend one; hence we decided to sneak away and ended up running around town having fun. Luci
(Livia)“Smile for the camera… ladies, and gentlemen… I bring you…”.“Quit it, Lalo…stop disturbing us!”“Come on sis…it's your B-day…just smile for the camera, “Lalo said, flashing the camera up to my face. It was irritating having a little brother like him because he was nothing but a pain in the neck.“Just this one…right lady…are you certain that isn't mud?” he continued firing questions to my make-up artist and hairstylist who were busy working on me.“No dear, it's just concealer…” the lady said shyly, showing Lalo the concealer she was using. My little brother clicked a pic and chuckled as he continued taking as many pictures, irritating me even more.“Lalo, why don't you go downstairs and check on mom and dad?” I said instead just to get rid of him. The reason the brat didn't leave me alone was that I spoiled him. He had no respect for me whatsoever for him to be in my room while I did my lady routine.“Found Ignacio and Paula kissing…it was so disturbing I tell you, “Lalo sai
(Livia)It was a beautiful night full of love. From my beloved ones. As I said, my birthday was designed specifically to bring joy and happiness to those around me. Seeing my parents happy was something I loved more than anyone.“She's my daughter…soon to be a lawyer…she's a topper in her class” my dad bragged to Antonia and the other important guests my mom invited. I stood there brushing as my dad and mom went all out in praising me. It was good to see Antonia and my future mother-in-law nodding with a smile, knowing she was proud of me like my parents.“My Luciano is lucky to have her…she's such a sweet girl,” Antonia said, caressing my cheeks and like a fool, I got back tears as she continued showering me with love. If anyone asked me if I was scared to be Garcia's daughter-in-law, then I'd say I wasn't“She's my baby…of course, I raised her right and Luciano is so lucky to have her, “my mom said and pulled me in her arms…it was too much to stand there and hear her say all the n
It was impossible to get away from my friends, no matter how I tried to give them an excuse to go inside and see Luciano. They dragged me back. Already the fireworks were mesmerizing, I was bewitched by the glorious sight of reading my name on the skylines. My friends knew just how to make me cry, and having someone like Sydney was something I cried about every day.“Hey, you don't seem fine?” I asked Sydney, who had just come from answering her phone, which had been ringing non-stop. Sydney looked a little disturbed, or was it just how she got whenever her family called.“Liv…well, actually aunt called and well, “Sydney said a little hesitant. Looking at her expression, which was down. I knew she wanted home. As much as I wanted her to stay and have fun like the rest of us. Her family wasn't so friendly. She lived with her aunt and uncle. And had three mean cousins who didn't like her. They made her life hard and never allowed her to go to social gatherings like parties. They gave he
(Livia)The fire in his eyes scared me greatly. I've never seen Luciano so angry before. His actions frightened me as tears rained down my face. He was nothing but a vicious beast thirsty for blood "Lu please...what...please stop it!"I tried to stop him. Crying my heart out as he tied me up. His face flushed with anger, and his nose flared in complete disdain. I didn't want to see the monster he had suddenly turned into. So frightening as he tightened the ropes around my wrists causing me excruciating pain which had my eyes watering non-stop"Lu I'm begging you please stop this...this isn't you" I pleaded with him hoping he could stop and tell me this was just a prank. He wasn't this vicious to tie me up when I was hearing gunshots downstairs. Fear resided in my heart praying and hoping my family was okay. I didn't want this to be happening as I fought to get up but just one deadly glare from him had me shaking my head nervously as salty tears leaked from my eyes"Boss...it's done...
(Livia)The merciless winds caused the enormous trees to crash and slap against each other like mountains coming down from a raging hell-pit angered by the vigorous storm. The wind gusts knife the piercing thorns of branches. Branded upon the colossal tree trunk was a single blinding vanishing moon hiding away in the clouds, which had cut through the immensely thick cloud and fog like a laser. Its source could vividly make out to be an inferior. Everything seemed like a dream. A total nightmare I'd wake up from, unfortunately, reality flashed through my eyes showing the monster whom I thought was the love of my life. Luciano didn't even let me run to save my parents from getting burned in the scorching fire. The flames of destruction, burning down my house with my beloved family in it. Crying and shouting for him to stop didn't help when my little brother and my parents were in agonizing pain, yelling for me to save them. Luciano showed me in the back of his truck and drove away from