Chapter 1

CALLI'S POV

As the sunlight fortuitously hit my face I woke up from a slumber. I over worked again to the point that I slept while holding the rag that I used to wipe the table where I unintentionally fall asleep. I stood up from my seat but I accidentally hit the table that cause me to groan in pain.

"Hey!! Are you ok Calli?" Mikee asked, she's one of my close friend here in the CafeRestoBar. Mikee is one of the employee here.

"Yeah, I guess..." I said to her as I whispered to the point that she didn't heard what I said.

"Are you sure? But wait, nakatulog kana naman sigurado dito noh?" Mikee asked, I just nod as an answer and she just gave me a sigh before she talks again.

"Calli give yourself a break and please umuwi kana at magpahinga okay!! Ako ng bahalang mag sabi kay boss na mamaya ka nalang hapon papasok" Mikee said.

"Yes I will but seriously thank you Mikee for being a good a friend" I said to her as I smile genuinely to make her see that I'm really thankful and happy that she's my friend.

"Ohh c'mon I'm thankful too Calli but remember what I said take a break" She said, I smiled at her before I walk inside the locker room to change my clothes.

As I finished changing I bid a goodbye to Mikee before I storm out of the CafeRestoBar. I stop by a park to take some rest first.

Life has never been better just like how everyone treats me. All my life I always endure the pain just to show to everyone that I'm okay, you can say that I'm naive but I don't care. I'm hoping that one day the truth will be told and I hope that they will look at me as a fine and innocent person not a disgusting person.

"Mommy catch me" the little girl said to her mom while laughing, she began to run.

"Mommy catch me too" the other little girl said as she run near to her sister.

"Ohh c'mon honey help me catch them" the mother of the two girl said as she run with her husband to catch their child.

I'm currently watching a family having fun with their kids. honestly I envy those kids because all my life I just wanted to have a happy and simple family. I have the money but I don't have a happy family but that was all before 'cause now I don't have a money and even a family because my parents made me feel that I don't belong and they made me feel that I am not the same young Callisha Rizshie Lockhart that they used to love before.

...

I open the door in our mansion when a slap suddenly made me froze.

"Where did you go again huh?!! Did you slept again with some men around the area huh?!" My mother shout at me angrily while holding my hair tight that cause me to groan in pain.

"Answer me!!" My mom shouted angrily at me.

"I'm sorry mom I fell asleep 'cause I over worked" I said while trying to hold my tears from falling.

"Stop calling me mom!! I really regret having you as my daughter!!" She shouted

"Oh baka naman nakatulog ka dahil pagod ka sa ginawa niyo nung lalaking trinabaho mo hah!!" Mom said while looking at me with full of disgust on her face.

"Napakalandi mo hindi ko nga alam kung anak ba talaga kita o naipalit ka lang sa mga bata noon sa ospital!!" Mom said, she let go of my hair and walk away with my sister, I saw how my sister smirk like she won again.

Napa upo na lamang ako dahil sa pagod at sakit ng mga salitang natanggap ko mula kay mom.

"Ayy naku Calli tumayo ka diyan tara umakyat kana sa kwarto mo hayaan muna ang mommy mo lalamig din ang ulo nun" Manang Lyn said while she helps me to stand.

...

PRAIA ZÉFAL MED AND LAW UNIVERSITY

Now I'm here at school currently sitting and watching the trees outside while thinking the words my mother said earlier. I'm so drown in my own thoughts to the point that i didn't felt the presence of our Prof.

"Ms. Lockhart mind to share your thoughts" Our Prof said as she looks at me with a poker face. I felt everyone stare at me like I'm the most irritating person.

"I'm sorry Ms. Lee" I simply respond as I stood from my seat, I bow my head as a sign of being sorry.

Ms. Lee look at me with "do I look like I will forgive you for not listening look" and that made me remember that Ms. Lee has a rule that you must not let your brain wonder if it's not about her lesson and if Ms. Lee caught you boom!! You'll be kick out of the class for a maximum of 2 days but only for his class hours. Just like what I have thought, now I can feel Ms. Lee hands pulling me out.

"Get out of my class!!" Ms. Lee angrily utter, she pulls me out of the classroom and when we reach the door she pushed me like a door she needs to open. Ms. Lee close the door and left me sitting here in the ground like a idiot.

I felt some pair of eyes staring at me and when I look around I saw him looking intently at me with his cold stare that made me shiver for about a little moment. He is the guy who caught my heart without him knowing about it, he remove his gaze as he walk away without even thinking to help me.

I'm just hoping even though I know that he will not help me after all who am I to his life? I'm just a mere passer by in his heart an old childhood friend rather. Never had I ever tried to show to everyone that I'm hurting, I'm a strong and bold in the front of everyone but inside I'm a fragile person with a weak heart.

*what is she doing there? She's like an idiot sitting right there hahahahah*

*such a birdbrain person*

*does she thinks that the floor is a bed hahahhaha*

*she's a stupid bitch hahahahah*

So many gossips about me but I don't care anymore. I stand up and walk away like nothing happens.

Magaling ako sa ganoon, magpanggap na parang walang nangyari nasanay na lang siguro ako. Tinignan ko ang phone ko ng bigla itong tumunog at pag tingin mula pala ito kay Mikee.

*Calli wala daw tayong trabaho mamaya sabi ni boss :)*

Mukhang makaka pasok ako ng maaga sa isa pang trabaho ko uwi nalang muna siguro ako para magbihis.

...

Saktong pagbukas ko ng pintuan bumungad sa akin ang galit na galit na mukha ni dad.

"You!! Theif!!" Dad said before he pulls me tight out of the mansion.

"I'm not a theif dad" I said while trying to prove myself that I'm not a theif.

"Liar!! You stole two million pesos in our company and I have evidence!!" My father said when we reach the open gate of our house as he push me.

I felt everyone is staring at me gossiping about me stoling a money. My father throw some papers in front of me and when I saw what is written with those papers I saw my name, I getting into a transaction using the money I stole but I don't even know about this.

"This is not true!! I didn't stole any money!!" I said while kneeling in front of my father.

"Manang Lyn ang lahat ng damit ni Calli ilabas niyo at huwag na huwag niyong susubukan mag iwan ng kahit ano na gamit ni Calli at tandaan mo ito isa kang malaking kasalanan at kahihiyan sa pamilyang ito!!" Dad said like I was the most stupid and useless things that he owns.

He faced the people who's watching right now "Oh Right by the way this my adoptive thief daughter and don't ever try to help her 'cause she'll might stole something to you" Dad said that made me burst to cry. He walk inside like he's the most powerful person in our country.

I can accept that he calls me as a thief 'cause I know that it's not real but calling me as his adoptive thief daughter made me broke into pieces.

"Calli mabuti pa doon ka nalang sa bahay namin tumira" Manang Lyn said while holding my things. I weakly nod as a sign that it's ok for me to live with her house.

When manang Lyn hugged me I felt that I was being hugged by a mother rather by my mother. Since the day that my parents changed as well as my sister I only felt everything in Manang Lyn, the love and care of a parents that I crave.

...

Nakadating kami sa bahay na tinitirhan ni manang Lyn hindi naman maliit at hindi rin malaki ang bahay nila kumbaga tama lang. Gawa sa bato ang bahay nila simple lang malayo sa malaki pero malungkot na mansion namin ay este nila lang pala pinalayas na pala ako.

"Mama nalaman ko kina bunso na hindi kapa nag reresign sa trabaho mo" salubong ng isang lalaki na halos kasing edad ko lang pero sa totoo lang I'm already 24 nag aaral at nag hihirap para maging isang doctor.

"Mag reresign na ako Calix anak huwag kang mag alala lalo nat nandito na ang taong hindi ko maiwan" makuhulagang sabi ni Nanay Lyn sabay tingin sakin kaya tinignan ko siya ng may pagtataka.

"Ma sino pala siya? Ahm miss akina gamit mo mukhang mabigat eh tulungan na kita" sabi ni Calix sabay kuha sa akin ng aking mga gamit na aking hawak.

"Siya ang anak ng amo ko kaso naalala mo yung sinabi ko sayo noon Calix... tapos pinaalis siya sa kanila kaya sinama ko siya dito, oh siya maiwan ko muna kayo dito samahan mo siya sa magiging kwarto niya" sabi ni nanay Lyn, nararamdaman ko naman na mabuti din anak ni nanay Lyn.

"Ako ng pala si Calix, Calix Martin panganay na anak ni mama pero pasensya kana sa kwarto nato hindi kasing laki ng kwarto mo sainyo pero may kasama ka pa pala dito yung nakakabata kong kapatid na babae at lalaki sana kaso dun nalang siguro yung lalaki kong kapatid sa kwarto ko" sabi niya sabay lahad ng kanyang kamay sa akin pagkatapos akong ihatid sa magiging kwarto ko.

"It's okay with me" I said with a genuine smile.

"Ayos lang sa akin kahit may kasama sa kwarto kahit saan pa ako matulog sanay na ako" makahulang sagot ko sakanya bago pumasok sa kwarto na tinutukoy niya at nagpahinga saglit bago umalis papunta sa trabaho.

Tumayo na ako sa aking higaan noong tumunog na ang alarm ng aking phone.

*4pm*

"Saan punta mo Calli?" Tanong sa akin ni Nanay Lyn kaya napatingin sa akin si Calix pati narin ang dalawang nakakabatang kapatid nito.

"Umupo kana dito at saluhan kaming mag meryenda" pag aalok sa akin ni nanay Lyn.

"Papasok na po ako sa trabaho" magalang at kalmado na sagot ko kay nanay Lyn at mukhang nagtaka naman si Calix.

"Diba wala kayong trabaho ngayon sa CafeRestoBar yan sabi sa akin ni Mikee kasi sinabihan niya akong pagpahingahin ka dahil mukhang kulang ka daw sa tulog kaya saan ang punta mo?" Tanong ulit sa akin ni nanay Lyn.

"Nanay Lyn may isa pa po akong trabaho at nurse po ako dun night shift po ako atsaka po pala please huwag niyo pong sasabihin kay Mikee tungkol sa trabaho ko baka magalit at awayin ako ng bestfriend ko tsaka baka madaling araw na po ako maka uwi" pag papaalam ko kay nanay Lyn pero bago makaalis nasermonan ako hahahaha.

"Ayy nakung bata ka bat ang dami mong trabaho para kang isang ina na may binubuhay na apat na anak kung makapag trabaho ka!! Umamin ka nga natutulog ka pa ba? Oh kumakain ka paba? Ang payat mo na oh!!" Sermon at tanong sa akin ni nanay Lyn pero bago pa siya makapag tanong ulit ngumiti lang ako ng napaka tamis at umalis na kaagad para pumunta sa sakayan na papunta sa Healery Place lugar kung saan ang lokasyon ng mga ospital o mga klinika.

Sana maging maayos na ang lahat at sana balang araw mapatunayan ko na inosente ako at wala akong ninakaw na kahit anong pera. Ayos lang sa akin kahit hindi na nila ako tanggapin kasi masaya na ako sa piling nila nanay Lyn na mas itinuring akong anak kesa sa tunay kong ina at ama.