Solaria's POV"Their market may not be wide, but their product was marketable. That alone can give them a big income lalo na kapag may mga dayuhan na pumupunta sa kanila. And so...," nag-present kami ngayon sa naging project namin pero yung utak ko ay absent. Iniisip ko kasi yung nakita ko nung isang gabi, and it didn't even let me sleep. I was in a very deep thought at nagulat nalang ako when all of the sudden may sumiko sa akin, pag tingin ko si Ej pala at sinisenyasan paharap at tumingin naman ako. Tama pala, we're still in a middle of presentation. When I looked at the screen na nagpapakita ng topic sa presentation namin, I smiled at nagsimula na ako mag salita."As you can see, the graph shows how their sales improved everyday and how much they earn in a year," I was confidently speaking the topic at kahit nahati na yung attention ko. When we finished our presentation ay i-dinismiss na kami ng prof namin. Pinasabay ko na sa pagkain yung mga ka grupo ko, para pasasalamat sa hard w
Solaria's POVNasa golf course kami ni Dad kasama sila Cooper at ang dad niya, ang awkward ng sitwasyon namin dahil si Zach ay nandito rin. After what had happened the other night, Zach just acted like nothing had happened between us, while me, on the other hand, can't shake off the guilt and pain into my system. I was lost in my thought when Cooper called me to take my turn to swing. I sighed and went to place the ball para hampasin ito, I took a deep breath and gathered all of my frustration and swing the club with frustration and anger. May kalakasan yung pag hampas ko, kaya gumawa yun ng hindi gaano kalakas na ingay. Pinagmasdan ko lang ang bola at lumanding ito malapit sa goal, narinig kong pumalakpak si daddy."Wow that was a great shot anak! Malapit na sa goal," I sighed. Dad and his optimistic personality. Lumapit ako kay Zach at kinuha ang tubig na pinadala ko sa kanya at uminom."It's not enough though," pasimple kong tiningnan si Zach at nakita kong pinagmamasdan niya lang
Solaria's POV"Baby, hindi ganyan." Zach softly said while holding my waist."Ah, how to do it ba?" I said confused."Here, let me guide you." Zach whispered. Hinawakan ni Zach ang kamay ko and he guided my hand to batter the egg properly. Nasa condo niya kami ngayon, and he is teaching me how to bake a cake. Paano kami naka takas, if you ask? Well, sinabi ko kay daddy na I need to unwind for a bit at gagala lang ako. Kaya ngayon ay nandito ako sa condo ni Zach just to have our secret date! Zach knows how to cook and even bake, I asked him paano siya natuto at sino ang naging dahilan para matuto siya. And he said there's a recipe book and tutorial vids and he was doing it for me since alam niya hindi ako gumagawa ng gawaing bahay. That's very sweet of him."Then add flour into the mixture," sinunod ko naman ang sinabi niya. I was very determined to learn because napaka-patient and gentle ni Zach turo kaya ginaganahan akong matuto. When it was rady to put into the oven, siya na ang nag
Solaria's POV"Tell me dad, do I not deserve to know? I'm your heiress and you always want me to get involved sa business natin. And if it IS for the business, I must know what it is, right?" Hindi ko alam kung anong mararamdaman ko dahil alam ko na talaga na may tinatago si dad, and I need to know what it is."Anak, it is for the business. It's just that hindi pa kasi na finalize. It's for the newest product na ipapa-release natin." Dad explained."What?" I furiously asked."Yeah, and you know naman. Kapag may pinapa launch tayo na product it will be confidential at first, remember? Besides para lang yun sa ipapa-scattered na samples," I examined his expression trying to decipher his thoughts. "And hindi ko sinabi sayo, dahil busy ka anak. There's pageant, academic contest, homeworks and more. I don't want to stress you out. I'll tell it to you some other time, okay? Kapag natapos mo na lahat ng kailangan mo taposin ngayon, how's that sound?" Tumango nalang ako even though I still su
Solaria's POVIn just 3 days ay kumalat ang news about sa engagement party namin ni Cooper, at kung dati nakabuntot sa akin si Zach, ngayon hindi na. Palaging si Cooper ang kasama ko, minsan ko nalang din makikita si Zach. Tanging sa bahay ko nalang siya makikita dahil si Cooper na din ang nagsusundo at naghahatid sa akin, at kahit saan ako magpunta sa school ay yung tungkol sa amin ni Cooper ang usapan palagi. Some people asked me about that, however, I didn't give them any answers about it.Minsan nakakarindi na rin, they kept on talking about it for the past 3 days. At ako naman ay iwas ng iwas sa topic, plenty of people are excited and even congratulating me, but I just ignored them. And throughout the academic contest that I had entered during this intramurals, I poured out my frustration about the issue and left no crumbs on each competition I entered. The day of the pageant have arrived, at nasa likod kami ng stage lahat na contestants. Tapos na din akong ayosan at nakaupo na
Solaria's POV"Are you okay?" Huminga ako ng malalim at tinignan sila Cleona at Chandria. Nasa isang clothing store kami na pagmamay-ari ng mother ni Cleona, habang inaantay na dumating si Cooper. Magkakaroon kasi ng dress fitting para sa susuotin namin sa engagement party namin ni Cooper."Ipagdasal niyo nalang na hindi ako mabaliw dito," barumbado kong sagot. They look so worried lalo na nung bumisita sila kinabukasan nung gabing nagkaroon ako ng mental breakdown. Si Zach na ang kuma-usap sa kanila kasi hindi talaga nila ako maka-usap, tulala lang ako palagi at parang may sariling mundo. At ever since that day, wala nang ibang ginawa kundi taposin lahat ng preparations para sa engagement party. Narinig din ni Cooper ang nangyari sa akin kaya binisita niya din ako nung isang araw, pero katulad ng mga kaibigan ko ay hindi niya din ako maka-usap. Hindi din ako kumakain ng maayos, at hindi ako lumalabas ng kwarto ko. So my dear Dad gave me an earful because of it. He told me that I sho
Solaria's POV"Kaya pala may nagpull-out ng mga shares nila kasi binenta pala ang shares nila sa company na hindi ko alam, bakit ngayon lang natin napansin yun?" We gather around sa conference room sa company to talk about what happened the other night. "I thought we had it under control, pero anong kapalpakan to?" Kasama namin ang mga head sa every department and some of the investors na hindi pa nag pull-out shares, including Cooper and his family. "Hindi po namin alam sir, ang hinala rin namin ay baka ang taong pinagbentahan nila ay kakompetensya natin. May connection ata siya sa mga investors natin, sir." Napahilot sa sentido si Dad at alam kong kunti nalang mawawala na to sa katinuan dahil sa stress kaya I decided to step in."Do you have any further details of all of these?" I asked one of the employees and they shook their heads in reply. "Okay. Well, here's what we will do. The other departments should gather more information about this and then report it to us, meanwhile the
Solaria's POV"Matagal pa ba tayo? Kapagod na maglakad, eh!" I heard a man spoke and I felt like my body was floating, na parang binubuhat nila ako. Nasaan ba ako? When I slowly open my eyes, I saw nothing because of the cloth that was covering my head."Malapit na tayo ano ka ba, ayan ohh kita na nga natin yung bahay." saad ulit ng isang lalaki. Hindi nga ako nagkakamali, binuhat nga talaga nila ako na parang sako ng bigas. Gumalaw ako ng kaunti. "Lagot gising na ata to!" Nanghihina akong nagpumiglas, at pinaghahampas ang bumuhat sa akin."Who the freak are you?! What do you want from me?! PUT ME DOWN!" Nung tumagal ay mas lumalakas na yung pagpupumiglas at pag hampas ko sa likod ng lalaking bumuhat sa akin kahit nakagapos ang kamay ko. Napa-aray naman ito at naramdaman ko na nagmadali sila, tapos ilang sandali ay nakarinig ako ng ingay ng pinto. "Put me down! I swear, I'm going to choke the heck out of you!" sigaw ko sa kanya."Aray ko naman! Grabe ang brutal mo ito na!" Ibinaba nam
Solaria’s POV“Love, pagod na ako mag-aral!” pagmamaktol na sabi ko kay Zach. Nasa mansion niya ako ngayon, inaya niya kasi ako na dito matulog at na-miss niya daw ako, at para tulongan ako mag-aral dahil finals namin ngayon.“What do you mean pagod ka na? You wanted to take that course, tapos ngayon, magrereklamo ka?” I pouted at him. Pinisil niya naman ang mga pisnge ko at hinalikan ang labi ko. “Psychology and Psychiatrist was your dream course and profession, alam kong nag-back to square one ka, but it was worth it naman, diba? Kaya sige na pagpatuloy mo na yan.” I groaned inwardly as I continued studying, tinatanong niya ako about sa topic na pinag-aralan ko at sinasagot ko naman iyon. Ngayon kasi ay kinuha ko yung kurso na gusto ko in the first place, which is Psychology. And Zach was quite supportive about me taking it kahit back to square one ako, binabayaran niya rin ang tuition ko para daw di na ako mamroblema.“And what are the 5 hierarchy of needs of Abraham Maslow?”“Phys
Solaria’s POV“Zach, what took you so long?” naluluha kong tanong.“I know, baby. And I’m sorry if it took so long, but I’m here now and I knew from the very beginning how eager you are to know the truth about your father.” Seryosong tugon niya sa akin.“WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! GUARDS!” the guards immediately pointed a gun at him and I took off my veil immediately run towards him and made myself a shield.“Drop your fucking guns down! If you’re going to fire, then shoot instead!”Everyone in the church gasped but I didn’t care, I turned to Zach who looked at me worriedly. He instantly kissed my forehead as I started crying in front of me.“Are you okay?” Nag-aalalang tanong niya sa akin. Tumango lang ako habang umiiyak. “Everyone, do you really think that this arrange marriage won’t benefit Mr. West the most? Well, of course, he can but it was something more into this marriage.” He pointed at Dad with anger in his eyes. “You used Solaria to be in this arrange marriage so that your il
Solaria’s POVI woke up early in the morning to cook myself a meal. Mabuti nalang talaga at may ingredients doon at tinuruan ako ni Zach magluto, dahil kung hindi malamang ay nagutom na ako dito. I don’t know kung ano na ang nangyayari sa bahay, pero I’m pretty sure that they’re in a panic. Lalo na at malapit na ang wedding pero tumakas ako.I was also listening to the news while cooking at nakita ko na naka-broadcast that I’ve gone missing again. Napa-iling nalang ako habang nagluluto, when will he ever learn? Lumayas ako dahil sa pag-uugali niya and hindi na din tama lahat ng to, I’m sure walang mag-iisip na pumunta dito, except nalang kila Cleona, Chandria and Cooper. Pero nagdasal ko na sana hindi nila maisipan na pumunta dito.I find ways para maaliw ako dahil nga mag-isa lang ako ay naglinis na ako dito sa hide-out, I worked out, nagbasa ng libro and watch movies. Mag-isa lang ako dito and medyo bored na din ako. Ganun lang din ang ginawa ko kinabukasan, nung kinagabihan ay may
Zach’s POVConfused and hurt was all I was feeling right now. I didn’t know what it went wrong and I needed answer, I even begged her to take back what she said but she remained firm about her decision. Sobrang sakit sa pakiramdam na pinagtutulakan niya ako palayo sa hindi ko alam na rason. But when I stared into her eyes, it was very different. Her eyes are hiding something and I couldn’t decipher what it was.“Do you love me?” I painfully asked.“No, I don’t.” I know that she was hiding something and I don’t know why. I need to know what she was hiding.Days have passed at nagawa na yung plinano namin. Wala man si Solaria na sa akin, pero ipagpapatuloy ko yun upang makuha siya ulit. When we’re on our way to meet them ay may tinanong ni Axford na isang tanong na talagang napa-isip ako.“Kuya Ace, paano mo makukuha si ate kung talagang desidido na siya?” I stop fixing my tie, and I looked at him and it made me think for a while. I haven’t thought about that, I only know that is that
Zach’s POVKinabukasan ay inutusan ako to keep a close eye on her, kung dati ay nasa labas lang ako dapat ng kwarto, ngayon ay nasa loob na ako ng kwarto niya nagbabantay. Minsan ay sumusulyap ako sa kanya at nakikita ko kung gaano siya ka bored sa ginagawa niya. Hindi ko na din kasalanan yan kung takas ka ng takas, Solaria. Dapat lang that you’re stocked here, baka mamaya may makahalikan ka na naman na mga germs sa paligid.Bigla nalang lumapit at nagsalita siya."Hey, asshole! I need to take a shower. You need to get out," I raised a brow at her while looking at her. "Ano? Gusto mong tignan akong maghubad dito? Or do I need to kiss you in order for you to obey me?" She asked me boldly, tumikhim ako ng palihim saglit to compose myself."May walk-in closet po kayo na konektado sa bathroom niyo po, young lady. Pwede po kayo maghubad doon, inihabilin ng daddy niyo na hindi po pwede mawala po kayo sa panigin ko." She rolled her eyes at my remark.Pwede rin naman maghubad ka sa harapan ko
Zach’s POVRoses with thorns remind us that there’s beauty in imperfection. Hindi man naging perpekto ang buhay ko, pero mananatili akong nagpapasalamat sa lahat ng bagay. Lalo na nung kapanahonan na kailangan ko magpaka-magulang sa kapatid kong si Axford. I was 13, while Axford was 3 when my parents died in a car accident.“Zach, sa ngayon you’ll be living with us, okay? If you need anything, just tell me. We’ll take care of your guys from now on.” Tumango ako sa sinabi ni Tito Elias.“Salamat po, tito. Maghahanap po ako ng paraan makatulong pos a inyo.” Ginulo ni tito ang buhok ko at ngumiti sa akin.“Tsaka mo na yan isipin, ang importante ay maalagaan kayo ng maayos. Sige na, settle in muna kayo.” Umalis na siya sa harapan ko iniwan kami ni Axford sa kwarto. Nilingon ko si Axford na hawak-hawak ang isang laruan na motor na bigay nila Mom and Dad sa kanya. Huminga ako ng malalim at inayos nag mga gamit namin, habang nag-aayos ako ay bigla akong natigilan sa sinabi ni Axford.“Kuya A
Solaria POVThis party was quite unbearable. Kasi kahit saang banda ako pumwesto ay ramdam na ramdam ko ang pagsunod ng tingin ni Zach sa akin habang kumakausap ng bisita. Si Daddy rin ay lowkey na nakakatanggap na mga negative comments about sa nangyari sa amin, kaya grabe ang pagpipigil niya ng inis. But I don’t really care about it because he deserves it. Habang nakipag-usap din sa mga bisita ay naramdaman ko ang pagod, kaya I excuse myself para makapagpahangin muna. Lumabas ako sa terrace ng venue, malaki ang espasyo pero nasa loob lahat ng tao.Madilim dito at talagang ako lang ang tao sa area, ayos na rin yun para naman ma-relax ako ng kaunti. Sinalubong ako ng malamig na simoy ng hangin kaya naman ay pumikit ako at dinamdam lang ito. As I kept my eyes closed while enjoying the cold night breeze, someone wrapped their arms around me and kissed my shoulder.“You look beautiful.” I open my eyes as soon as I heard that familiar voice. When I looked at him, muntikan maglapat ang mga
Solaria’s POVNung naka-uwi ako galing kompanya ay sinabi ko kila dad ang about sa party at pagmamaka-awa ko na ibalik ang kompanya. Hindi na sinabi yung pagtatanong ko kung mahal ba ako ni Zach at baka mas lalo lang itong magalit. Galit na nga siya sa narinig niyang party kung saan invited kami eh, yun pa kayang tinanong ko kay Zach?“The audacity of that bastard, hindi man lang siya nahiya?! He acted like he owned that even though he didn’t work hard for that company.” Galit na asik ni Dad.“That just proves na mas matalino siya kesa sayo, Dad.” Inis na sabi ko sa kanya. Dad harshly turned to my direction.“What did you say?!”“You heard me. Whatever shit you’re doing, it already showing some results. Kung naging matino ka lang edi sana hindi mangyayari to.” Galit na lumapit si Dad at tinaas ang kamay upang sampalin ako pero sinigawan ko siya. “Sige! Gawin mo!” his hands stopped mid air and stared at me in shock. “Dyan ka magaling, diba? Ang saktan ako? Well if ganito rin naman pag-
Solaria’s POVThese past few days became very chaotic, lahat kami stressed at nagtataka kung paano nangyari yun. At nalaman nalang naming na binili na naman pala yung shares ng company namin, hinanap nila daddy yung investor pero hindi na nila mahanap. Ang balita daw ay umalis na daw sila ng bansa at hindi nila alam kung nasaan. Daddy was so stressed out about the whole situation, lalo na nung nalaman niyang tanggal na din siya pagiging CEO.Ngayon ay nasa conference room kaming lahat to see kung sino na ang nagmamay-ari ng Solar’s Group of Companies. Kinakabahan na din ako to see who owns the company now, I wanted to know what kind of a person he or she is. I’m already biting my nails para man lang maibsan ang kaba ko pero hindi naman ito tumalab. Maya-maya ay may biglang pumasok sa conference room and my eyes widen when I saw Dylan walking in and went straight in front of all of us.“Dylan?” Hindi makapaniwalang tawag ko sa kanya. Dylan looked at me and smirked and even waved his ha