Chapter 2 New Phase

TRAVIS watched the video from the CCTV footage starting from where a woman in red dress entered in his room to the time where he ran away.

"Okay, stop on that woman's face." Said Travis to a servant. The servant immediately followed. "That's the girl I slept with last night."

"Sir, you have been doing that ever since. Is there a problem this time?" His assistant, mr. David asked.

Travis raised his left eyebrow, then he looked at his assistant.

"The problem is I did not use protection. You know how healthy mine is. You know what I'm talking about." Travis responded.

"Understood sir. Would you like me to do anything?" David called on.

"Yes David. As always. I do not want to see that woman again." Travis said. He leaned on his comfortable chair and looked at his wrist watch, then he faced David. "Get rid of all the evidence in that hotel.. EVERYTHING." He deepened.

"But... How about the girl? She appeared to got framed in this situation. She was pushed as well" David stated.

"I don't care. Get rid of it all." Travis coldly responded. "I don't want to meet that woman, ever again."

David nodded and bowed to Travis before he left.

Travis was left alone in his office. He looked again at his wrist watch. Beside the wrist watch, there is the weird shaped birth mark.

MR. REVIS, the father of Attila dragged his daughter to their living room. Attila fell on the floor as she teared up, she couldn't looked up out of embarrassment.

"My God, Attila! What were you thinking?!" Said her father, resentful of his daughter's situation.

Attila's sisters are seating on the couch, her mother who was divorced on Mr. Revis is disappointingly watching her, and her step mother couldn't be more happier to the misery of the original daughter.

Attila sobbed. She's having difficulty breathing as she cries in frustration.

"N-No... I didn't know what was happening. I don't even know how I ended up in that room-"

She tried to explain, but Mr. Revis' big palm landed on her face, leaving a reddish mark on her cheeks. A loud slap waking her up that she is not capable fighting for herself this time.

Attila gasped as she chased her breath, the more she breath, the more it is harder for her to speak for herself. She is a wild girl, fierce one, a fighter of her right, but she is in a very vulnerable state of herself. She couldn't find the strength to fight back.

To everyone's sight, she is the one to blame. She is the evil, the bad, the sinner, the trouble, the embarrassment of the family, the failure, the disgrace...as always. Ever since she was born, Attila never saw anyone being by her side, protecting and supporting her even at her lowest.

Her mother, Levia only cared for the attention of Mr. Kalil Revis. Her father, Mr. Kalil Revis only cared for wealth and business, their so called corporate. Her sisters Mila, Vania, and Denice don't give a shit on her. Her step mother, Grace is her biggest enemy in this house. Only did she felt loved when she met Michael, her fiance... And now it's gone. Everything she had is gone, her dignity, her family, her loved one, perhaps even the one hundred percent trusts of her friends.

Silence filled the room after that echoed slap of Mr. Revis to his daughter, Attila.

"You are such an embarrassment to this family, Attila. I expect nothing to you but I am still surprised of how worst you are!" Mr. Revis uttered. He sat down and took a deep breath as he rubbed his breast. "Alemia!" Then he called the maid.

The maid immediately responded. "Yes sir!" looking down, she said.

"Get me my medicine kits, I'm not feeling well!" With heavy breaths, Mr. Revis commander.

"Right away sir!" The maid slash the care taker quickly went to a room to get what the boss needs.

Everybody in the family looked at Mr. Revis, all worried.

"Darling, are you okay?!" Said Grace, the second wife. She gently carries the breast of Mr. Revis.

Mr. Revis shook his head. "I can't breath. It hurts" He said, chasing his breaths.

"Call a doctor, quick! He's having heart attack!" Levia ordered to her daughters. Denice took the action and dialed 911.

While everyone are in fuss, Attila approached her father. Her make up are all over her face, looking so messed up.

"D-Dad" her voice cracking. She also rubbed her father's breast but Mr. Revis removed her hand.

"Get away from me, Attila. You are worsening my situation!" exasperated, Mr. Revis uttered.

Attila gulped as she tries not to respond on those painful phrases.

"Attila just leave here! Just get out! Your face is not helping!" Grace looked up at Attila, then she chased her away.

Attila is strucked from where she is standing as if she was neiled. She watches her family gathering beside her father to take care of him. She tried to help but she isn't accepted.

Ah yes, right, she never was. They never accepted her. She's always been an outcast.

The maid then arrived, carrying the equipments that are needed for the treatment of Mr. Revis. Alemia nursed him and after taking the medicine, rubbing with a mint rub on his chest, and applying the inhaler, Mr Revis finally calmed down as he sighed.

"Honey, you are okay now?" Grace said and wiped the sweat on Mr. Revis' forehead. Mr. Revis nodded and got the hand of Grace out of his face.

Mr. Revis then looked at Attila. "Pack your things, Attila. You will be sent to London immediately. I do not want you staying in this country or you will be giving only shame in this family!" Said him. He stood up and left the living room. As he was being assisted by the maid and the second wife, Grace, he went up to his room.

Attila is left with her mother and three younger sisters, Mila, Vania, and Denice.

"M-Mom.." she stammered. Levia didn't even look at Attila.

"You are not my daughter, Attila. I never raise someone like you for your father." Levia coldly said. She dropped a cold death glare to Attila before she left.

The sisters did not care about Attila at all. They left anyway and only Attila remained in the house that she never considered her home.

Her eyes burning from crying, it's all swollen and red, but still, her tears kept flowing on her cheeks. She went to her room to pack her things.

Upon opening the room, she immediately saw the pictures attached on her room's wall. All of them are pictures of herself alone with her academic awards and other achievements, sometimes with her friends. None of them has her family. On the other corner of her wall, there goes all her trophies and medals her father never acknowledged.

She entered and closed the door. Her eyes all blank, red, and swollen. She couldn't think straight but is still fully conscious.

She packed her stuffs, along with the medals and trophies inside her bags. She also got all the framed photos inside a box, but most importantly, her sewing and dress making equipments.

It took her the whole night to finish packing. Sometimes she would stop and breakdown about the sudden screwed up life of her.

She took a deep sigh and once again, wiped her tears away. But her eyes still, watering again. She gulped and prevented the arising tears before she left her room while carrying her three suitcases, two big bags, and a big box.

She fetched up on the living room where in her father, Mr. Revis awaiting for her to leave. It was 7 o clock in the morning.

"I am so sorry, dad..." Attila stammered, she couldn't look at her father's eyes. But she again apologized, yet her father never considered it.

She fully knew that she was never loved by any of her family. She began questioning why she was never appreciated after all the efforts she made.

"Drop all you cards here, Attila. You will be leaving only with your OWN things." Cold, Mr. Kalil Revis said.

Attila nodded and dropped her wallet. Inside of it are all her cards. She silently put it on the center table and bowed to her father. She then left the house with the driver only helping her with her heavy stuffs.

She knows she is being departed from her family at this moment. Who knows what is awaiting for her in London? She got nothing but her stuffs. No money, no house there. How is she supposed to survive?

She's thinking... Perhaps this is a punishment for her and she deserve it. She cheated right before her wedding, and even she knows it's not all her fault, she understands that she have done something very terrible.

How she wish she could still see Michael for the last time.

Michael was the only man she loved her entire life. She didn't even loved her father that much, she actually never loved any man except Michael. She looked up at her father as an example for all dicks in the world and swear to herself that she will never love any man, at least until she met Michael. It was almost a perfect romantic love story. Enemies to lovers. But ALMOST... Perhaps she could say she destroyed it herself.

HOURS passed by, and the driver finally dropped her to the airport. There, her three friends Carla, Meghan, and Sarah are waiting for her. Attila did not expected them hence she is so happy upon seeing them.

"What are you doing here?" Surprised, she asked. She couldn't smile because her eyes and face are kind of stiff due to too much crying.

"Well, Amelia informed us that you will be sent to London so here we are. Girl, we are not missing this one okay? Who knows how long is it gonna pass before we see you again?" Carla responded.

Attila smiled in ease, it was as if a burden is removed from her chest.

"Thank you" Attila stammered as her voice cracked, trying her best not to cry but it is fine for her because this time, it's the tear of joy.

"Ahm, I don't know to you guys about not seeing Attila for years or so but I am going with her." Meghan then interrupted, carrying her luggages.

Carla, Attila, and Sarah looked at their Latina friend, confused.

"Girl what? What do you mean?" Sarah asked.

"Well, I haven't said this before because I am planning it to be a surprise and I am supposed to say it today with a party but you know what happened" Meghan shrugged. "I bought a house and lot in London for my family in columbia and my citizenship is also being processed as of this hour so, yah." She explained.

"O-Oh.. Uhmm.. congratulations dear! I'm so happy for you!" Attila exclaimed. She immediately hugged Meghan in excitement.

"Oh damn! So you two are leaving us in America?!" Carla winced.

"Sounds like it is." Sarah responded.

"Well, if you guys wanna come, I don't mind if you live in my house for free but my extended family are gonna be there and it will be a real mess." Meghan suggested.

"Actually Meg..." Attila sighed to her. Meghan faced her friends and waited for Attila's words. "I have nothing with me except my luggages. No house, no place to live in London, and no money. My father really cut me off the family and not just family but including the wealth. I got nothing." Attila laughed, veiling the obvious vain. "Sucks to be me. I wish I did not depended that much to my father's - I mean to Mr. Revis' money." Then she laughed off her worst situation.

Meghan laughed, uncooked. "You're kidding." She couldn't believe.

Attila winced as she shook her head and bit her lips, stopping her tears from flowing.

"Oh... Actually, we were planning to give you this before you leave, Attila. We couldn't think of something special for you to carry on your journey to London so that's what we thought of." Sarah interrupted and grabbed something inside her purse. It was a rectangular red box with a white ribbon wrapped around it.

Attila gladly accepted this and she looked at her friends. "What is this?" She asked, smiling.

"You are supposed to open that when you arrive at London but you may do it now. Duh, I wanna see your reaction." Sarah added.

Attila smiled as she opened the box. While unwrapping it, Meghan said something.

"Okay then. I'm gonna bring my family by new year so you may stay in peace for 6 months with me in my place." Meghan uttered that made Attila so happy.

And Attila was even more happier when she saw what's inside the box. 1,500 dollars and a tiny cute note where in it is written that each of her friend gave her 500 dollars.

"Oh my god... I'm so thankful to have you all!" Attila almost screamed as she said it, then she hugged all her friends while they are giggling.

After the talk, it is finally the flight of Attila and Meghan. It was also a good thing that their flight schedules are the same.