CHAPTER 1

It was Maezhei's 18th birthday.

Her sister, Silica, throw a party for her and she was really happy because of that! Even though her parents are not here to celebrate with them because they are in Singapore for a business meeting, she's still happy. Her friends are here, Dylan is here, and of course, her sister's friends are also here.

They are at the White Tiger Bar, the most famous bar in City A! Because this bar was featured many times in the International Television making it one of the famous bars in the world.

It was Saturday so the place is packed and crowded. They were in one of the private rooms of the bar to celebrate.

Although she was not used to a place like this, she doesn't wanna reject her sister. She was the one who made an effort to celebrate her birthday so she should be thankful to her.

We're rich---I mean the Dayone's are rich---but this place is just too expensive for us. One of the reason why I was against it.

It's already pass midnight and the guests are almost gone. Only few of the guests are left in the room and they're already drunk, including her because at three shots, she was already drunk! This is her first time drinking and she now declared that she has a low tolerance of alcohol. It's her first time and probably her last drinking alcohol. It's not her type of beverage. It's too bitter! It tastes like a water with a burning, unpleasant, mildly bitter flavor.

"Babe," she felt a warm hand on her small waist, so she tried to open her eyes and there, she saw her Dylan. She smiled at him.

"Dy," she murmured then lifted her hands and caressed his cheeks.

So handsome. My boyfriend is so handsome. - she said at the back of her mind.

"Dy, you got three heads! How did you do that?"

"Babe, I'll take you home, okay? You are already drunk. I'll drive you home." Dylan said then helped her stood up.

"Hmm..." was all she could say. She tried to stand but her head was spinning! Dylan caught her and helped her up.

He drove her home to their mansion. They went into her room and as soon as she felt the soft mattress, she can't help but close her eyes. She's really sleepy that she can't open her eyes anymore, so she fell asleep immediately.

***

Maezhei woke up holding back an excruciating headache.

She forces herself to sit, "So, this is what they call hangover? Gosh, I feel like my head's going to split!"

She massages her temple to at least lessen the pain but it's no use! Her head's still aching! She opened her phone to check the time and she saw that it's just three in the morning! All the people in the mansion are probably sleeping. So, she has no choice but to force herself to stand up and go to the kitchen to get some medicine for her headache and hangover.

Damn. I am not going to drink anymore! - she told herself.

Maezhei opened the door of her room and went out. She was on the second floor, so she still needs to go down using the stairs and it's really hard for her! Her vision is spinning, and she thinks she will fall if she goes down!

Darn it.

She holds on to the railings of the stairs tightly and slowly went down. She was really thankful to the person who invents the stairs with railings.

Maezhei went down and thankfully, she didn't fall. She then went straight to the kitchen but when she was almost there, she heard some weird noises.

*BAM*

Sh*t. What's that noise? - she asked herself. Then she heard it again.

Oh my gosh! Is there a ghost here?! Goodness! What should I do?! - she panicked.

F*ck. For Pete’s sake! She is scared of ghosts!!

“Mmm… Ah~”

Maezhei took the vase that was on the side and hold it tight. She doesn't know but she feels so nervous.

"Ah~"

She heard it again. As she was nearing, the noise is getting louder and... clearer.

"Mmm~"

"Ahh, Dylan~"

Maezhei suddenly froze.

Dylan? - she thought.

"Silica..." then she heard a familiar voice.

Maezhei's heart tighten. She knows that voice. Of course she knows it! She was with him for 15 years!

Instead of feeling relieved because it's not a ghost she's even feeling worse. Her hands started trembling. She feels nervous and anxious. But even though she was already trembling and had an idea already of what they are possibly doing, she still walks where the noise is coming from.

No. Maybe she's just hearing things. Dylan won't do that to her... and especially not to her sister!! They won't do that, right?

The kitchen was dark. She can't see anything because the lights were off, but she can see some silhouettes.

Please, let it not be them. - she silently prayed. But who was she kidding?

Maezhei went to switch on the lights and when she did, she clearly saw Dylan kissing her sister while Silica was on his lap.

Her heart felt heavy. She felt suffocated. She felt like someone stabbed her heart with a knife a million times. She can't breathe.

They were too engrossed on what they are doing that even though the lights are already on, they are still kissing and groping each other.

What the heck? Is this for real??

Maezhei can't believe what she is seeing right now.

*CRASH*

The vase that she was holding suddenly slip her hand and that's the only time the two stopped kissing and looked at her direction! They are both shocked when they saw her.

BUT SHE WAS MORE SHOCKED ON WHAT SHE JUST SAW! ON WHAT SHE JUST WITNESSED!!

"M-Maezhei," - Silica

"B-Babe," - Dylan

They said in unison nervously.

"H-How…" she stammered. She wanted to be strong but her tears are betraying her.

"Z-Zhei…" Dylan called her, but her eyes were on her sister. She was... smirking?

Maezhei blinked. Maybe she was just seeing things but when she opened her eyes again, the smirk on her face was still there!

She is freaking smirking?! Her head's still aching but she saw it clearly! She smirked!

This is not the sister she knows! Or... does she really know her?

"B*TCH!" She screamed then rush to Silica and slapped her.

*Slap*

*Slap*

"How dare you! How dare you! I treated you as my real sister!!" She slapped her again then she pulled her hair and pushed her on the sink but when she was about to, someone stopped her hands.

"Maezhei, stop it! You're hurting her!" Dylan shouted.

"NO! YOU STOP! Both of you stop! How could you do this to me?!" she snapped. She was trying to suppress her anger but she can't. She slapped him too.

*Slap*

"Ma-Maezhei, Le-Let me e-explain," he stuttered and tried to reach her, but she stepped back.

"B-Babe, listen to me..." Dylan tried to reach her again.

Hah.

"Explain? What else are you going to explain? I saw it with my own two eyes!"

"Please..." he pleaded.

"Don't you dare come closer! You disgust me! Both of you disgust me!" she spat.

"Just... how could you do this to me?" She sobbed.

"Babe, I'm sorry." Dylan said then lowered his head.

"Don't call me babe!" she shouted at him. "I trusted you, Dylan! I loved you! I did everything to you! I gave up everything! But this will I get?! This is what you'll do to me?! What did I do wrong for you to do this to me? For you to betray me like this? And of all people why her?? Why my sister?! I trusted you both... so how could you do this to me! W-Why?" she quavered. Her tears that were falling on her cheeks is none stop now.

"Why..." she said weakly then she looked at her sister.

"Ate, how can you do this to me? You're my sister and you know that he’s my boyfriend! But you still flirted with him! I know you're a b*tch but not to this extend! He's your sister's boyfriend! My boyfriend!!"

[Ate - means Older Sister in Filipino]

"Sis... Sis, i-it's my fault. I'm s-sorry..." she cried.

Wow. She’s crying? If I didn't saw her smirk a while ago, I might believe her.

Maezhei laughed sarcastically. "You're sorry? You flirted and seduced my boyfriend! Then you'll just say SORRY?"

"S-Sis..."

*Slap*

"Don't call me Sis because you're not my sister!" she wiped her cheeks that keeps on falling nonstop.

"I-I'm s-sorry..." Silica cried.

She didn’t know that her sister is a two-faced b*tch. She's really a good actress.

Dylan went to Silica, "Maezhei, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. But please, don't hurt Silica." he said and hugged Silica.

Seeing that, she felt the knife stabbed her chest again.

Seriously? Is this really happening to me?

Maezhei still can't believe this is happening right now.

She stared at them, and she saw the smirk on her sister’s face again.

"Sis, I-I'm sorry. It's all my fault." Silica said while sobbing. But she know better. And she won’t fall to her scheme again.

Maezhei closed her eyes and when she open it again, her eyes suddenly ran cold, and her tone was exceedingly calm and emotionless as she said, "Leave."

When Dylan heard her cold voice, he panicked. He quickly went to her. "No, M-Maezhei---"

"Don't touch me!"

Dylan don't want to hurt her but what can he do? He fell in love with Silica. He tried avoiding it, but he failed. This is not his plan. He plans on telling her yesterday, but he doesn't know how.

"Maezhei, I'm really sorry. But I can't lie to myself about my feelings for your sister----"

"Shut up! She's not my sister!" she interrupted him. She doesn't want to hear him say how he love her sister.

"How about me? How about me, Dylan? Did you really love me?"

"Yes, I love you. I loved you as a... friend, like my little sister..."

Maezhei sarcastically laugh.

Little sister? Really? Wow!

"I'm really sorry. Please, Maezhei... let's talk about this----"

"STOP!" she shouted.

"I don't want to hear anything from the both of you! So, get out now!"

"You can't do this! I---"

*Slap*

"You'll leave or I'm going to throw you out?" she coldly said.

Right after they left, Maezhei break down.

"I'm in love with Silica."

"I only see you as my little sister."

Dylan's words was like a broken record she heard over and over again.

Maezhei felt her whole life had been a joke.

For Dylan, she had abandoned her dreams to become an actress.

For Dylan, she had pushed aside her switched-birth-parents in order to return to the Dayone family so that their family statuses would match.

And as a result of all her efforts, she received, "I only see you as my little sister."

And most importantly... he betrayed her with her sister.

Silica had not only stolen her identity and her birth parents but today... she had stolen the person she loved the most.

--hidayawu--