As Allian looked at Daylon and Kiari, she suddenly felt a pain in her heart. Her eyes are getting wet because of the tears she can't stop letting out.
With the time she and Daylon spent together, she couldn't believe that what she saw now would hurt him so much. She also couldn't understand why she was like him. Why does she suddenly burst into tears, and her legs are weak?
She is giving the sign that she needs to stop the frenzy she is in. It's not wrong to give up. No one said you have to force what you want to get what you want.
In the middle of the basketball court, the man Daylon confessed that he loved the woman he loved the most.
She should be the one, not Kiara. Daylon should be the one to kneel to her, not to Kiara. Daylon should love her, not Kiara. She should make Daylon happy, not the girl she's jealous of.
Who would have thought a woman could tame a bad boy and grumpy Daylon?
"It must be me," Allian said weakly, wiping the tears from her left eye.
"She should be with me," she added, and when she turned her back, she heard Daylon's voice.
"Will you be my girlfriend?"
Because of that word, she stopped breathing. It was as if the world had stopped and was broken. She lets people look at her. Even her tears were dripping down her face one after the other.
"Are you alright, miss?"
"Why are you crying?"
"Do you need water?"
All she could do was shake her head and pass the boys because she didn't want to watch what was happening on the basketball court.
She is the one who made that man.
He should be the one for her.
She is the woman who changed Daylon.
But why? She developed, but others benefitted.
Where did she fail? Why is she in pain now after doing everything Daylon wanted?
"Fix your face." She looked at the woman who spoke and saw her friend, Hillaree. Hillaree gave her a handkerchief, so she took it and wiped her face.
"Don't cry because it's all your fault." Because of what Hillaree said, she was suddenly stunned by a tree that didn't stop dancing because of the strong wind. "It's your fault that you're hurting now, Allian," she added.
"It's my fault because I had to do that."
"There are many options, but you have chosen to free him."
"I have no choice."
"You have many options. One of them is to fight."
"If I fight. I won't see Daylon happy now. He will not be with the girl he truly loves."
"You built him, Allian. You came first."
"I'm old, Hillaree. I'm trash that someone threw away because he didn't need me anymore."
"Face it. You're the one who wants that. You let Daylon go."
"I love him, but I feel sorry for myself. I want to see myself happy. Just like him. I'd rather see him happy than suffer with me." Allian heard Hillaree say 'tsk' and leave.
What Hillaree told her was right.
It's her fault that she's hurting now. It's her fault that she lost Daylon.
She spent the entire day in the tree until the sky darkened.
She was about to leave school when she suddenly saw Daylon standing while looking at the sky, releasing heavy raindrops. She didn't even feel the rain earlier because she was so stupid in the tree.
She took out her small umbrella from her bag and presented it to Daylon when she was next to him.
"I don't need that," Daylon told her coldly. She just sighed and took Daylon's hand while placing the umbrella there.
"You need that because you get sick quickly." Allian just smiled because Daylon didn't complain anymore.
"How much you've changed," she promised softly.
"Thank you." She looked at Daylon, who was still looking at the sky. "If you hadn't broken up with me. I wouldn't have known Kiara completely," he added.
The pain Allian felt tripled because of Daylon's promises. Allian thought he would be grateful because she had changed him, but he wasn't. It made Allian look like she didn't matter. She just went through Daylon to change him.
"I want you to know I loved you, but you ignored me." After Daylon said that to Allian, the man opened his umbrella to leave the school.
Along with the lightning, Allian's heart also stopped. It stopped because the man who made her heart beat came out of there.
"I won't believe you loved me because you didn't make me feel it." "Even if I had to, I didn't feel your love."
Allian couldn't wait for the rain to stop. She ran to her and let her get soaked in the rain. If she gets sick, she doesn't care because she prefers to feel physical pain rather than emotional pain.
"Miss," Her driver called her, waving her off simultaneously. "Why are you standing there watching it rain? You might catch a fever," he added, but she ignored it.
When she got into the car, she immediately looked at Mrs. Fatsher, her secretary.
"You have something to sign, Miss." She looked at the woman without emotion.
"Can't you see I'm wet? You have eyes, don't you?" The secretary knelt and placed the paper in the folder.
"Let's go to the bar, Leo. I need some air."
Who would think that a religious woman is just a rebel?
"Yes, Miss."
"Hurry up, please; I don't want to see that girl next to me."
"It's ruining my day."
Allian could only speak to herself. She will hide her true identity until she disappears from the world.
She will demonstrate to all those who have harmed her that she can live alone. That she can defend herself without asking others for help.
The next thing I do is knock out people who fight me. I will make sure they stay in jail until they die.
I am just starting. You'll see how I finish her story without getting hurt.
"How are you feeling, Ms. Gregorio?" I slowly opened my eyes, and there I saw the head nurse of our school.
"What happened to me earlier?" She frowned and grabbed my shoulder.
"Your classmate brought you here because you lost consciousness. I know you're going through something, Ms. Gregorio. But don't hurt yourself. You need to eat and care for yourself because you're the only one in your family. You have to be strong."
I suddenly remembered the accident that happened to my parents. That tragedy occurred last week, and I'm still in mourning.
I know they are in heaven because they were both saved, but I am still sad because they disappeared from my life. And they weren't the only ones I lost. Perhaps they saved me the money because our lawyer did not steal it.
"Think carefully about what I told you because you can't be like that."
"I know that. I'm lost on the path. I am still determining where I'm going now. I have now here to go home to."
"You can go to our house first if you want."
"It's just that my children are here, and those children are, so I'm sure you'll have a hard time studying."
"Not anymore."
"But at least for a while, Ms. Gregorio. Like now, you must find a place to live because you don't have a home. Come on, don't be shy, because you already know me. Then, you have many friends here who can help you because you are a good person, woman."
"I'm not good, but I'm fine. Suppose that's what you want. I'll be with you until I find a job to find a place to live."
"Are you sure your parents didn't leave you any money? "Because it will be difficult to study for that when you work."
"I have no choice but to work. Even if they left me some money, I still have to work because I can't always rely on that money."
"Allian, you're so young. Go to your next class because you're fine. I'll wait for you outside class to go to my house together later."
"Can you go first? I have somewhere else to go. I know where your house is. So you don't have to worry."
"All right."
"Thank you very much."
When I left the clinic, my two friends, Makenzy and Ylonda, suddenly approached me.
"Oi! You're so bad you didn't even tell us you passed out!" Ylonda cried while hugging me.
"Don't worry, Ylonda. How can Allian tell you that she fainted when she was unconscious? She's using her brain too."
"Yes! You're the one with the brains out of the two of us."
"Oh, don't scream." I laughed because of the madness between the two of them. So they looked at me.
Whenever I'm really with them both, I become happy. Sometimes I couldn't hold back my sadness and cried to them.
This may be the replacement for my happiness.
"Are you all right? We heard that you passed out, so we went to the clinic. We didn't know that you had woken up. It took a while for our teacher to leave." I looked at Ylonda and laughed at her.
"I'm fine. What about you? You don't have to worry because nothing bad will happen to me. I'm told I must eat now because I haven't eaten since yesterday."
"That's why. Take care of yourself," Makenzy interjected.
I can't live with them because they told me it's prohibited. My friends aren't rich and are too crowded in their house, so I can't sleep anywhere.
"I'm sorry, Allian. I want to let you sleep at our house. You don't have a place to sleep anymore."
"It's okay, Ylonda. I know you have a reason. Besides, they say I'll be at nurse Dyli's house first, so I won't have to think about where I'll sleep tonight. All I need now is a job. I must find it, so I don't disturb nurse Dyli's family."
"When we find a small apartment. We'll call you immediately so you can move in right away."
"Thank you."
We were about to enter our classroom when suddenly a man blocked our path.
"The Principal called you," he said while looking at me. I pointed at myself to confirm that he was talking to me.
"Yes, you. So don't be a baby. Just go to his office because I'm sure he's waiting for you there," he added, so I couldn't do anything but say goodbye to my friends and demerit to our principal's office.
All the students I meet look down on me. I feel like I did something terrible.
Wait, did I do something wrong? What did I do? Nothing. They think I'm a terrible person.
Now think about what you did, Allian, to apologize when you entered the principal's office. Why did I join? I'm just looking for a job; I'm alright.
When I got inside the office, the police met me.
"Is she Ms. Alliana Gregorio?" The police asked our principal. I looked at the principal with a frown. What is happening?
"Yes, officer," he answered.
I was surprised when suddenly someone grabbed my hand and handcuffed me.
"We are arresting you for killing Mr. Crisanto Gregorio and Mrs. Lianares Gregorio. You have no right to complain. We will allow you to hire your attorney to defend yourself."
"What!? Wait! Let me go! I didn't kill my parents! Where are you taking me!"
Third person's POV
"Demitri!" Mialyn was her youngest daughter.
"What is it, Mom? How many times have you called me? You can call Daylon, not just me."
"Don't complain anymore. Join us to watch the news here."
"What for?" Annoyed, Demirtri sat on the same sofa and looked at their TV with a frown. "What am I going to do with that news, Mom? Instead of studying," he added.
"What now? You can do your studies here."
"What is that?"
"Your mother just wants to see you, Demitri. So do what she wants. If you are studying, study here. Don't worry; you'll be able to study well because we won't be noisy watching your mom." Demitri just sighed because of what his Father said.
He was annoyed to go to his room, but before he returned to the living room, he first entered his brother's room. He was about to speak when his older brother suddenly preceded him.
"Don't you know how to knock?" Demitri swallowed and was about to leave when the man spoke again. "What do you need?"
Demitri immediately approached his older brother, who was studying at the study table.
"I just need to know what I'm going to do here. Can you teach me?" The man stopped and looked at Demitri with no emotion.
"How old are you?" he asked her seriously.
"Ten?"
"You're ten, so you already know that. You should be able to do that because you are studying."
"Even now, you can't teach me. It's just a subject."
"It's just one thing; why didn't you do it?" Demitri just sighed and left his brother's room.
When he went to the living room, he saw his mother crying.
"What happened, Dad?" His Father just looked at him and signaled him to return to his room.
**
"What are we going to do now?" cried Mialyn, promising her husband after they found out their friend was gone.
"We will find a way to find their daughter, Hon. So don't cry because we will find Allianna."
"What if it's not?"
"It can't be, Hon. Maybe those people know where our friends' children are. So we can find her immediately." Mialyn hugged her husband tightly and cried there.
It was only now that they found out that their friends, whom they had been looking for for a long time, were gone. They also just found out that she has a daughter. They don't know where to find that girl, but the Father is sure that the people in the court know where they took Allianna. So they won't be in trouble.
**
"Where are those two now? Why is it taking so long for them to wake up?" Mialyn grumbled to her husband as she prepared their breakfast.
"Hon, you were already stressed out there. Can you please ignore them? You know your children. You don't have to call them because they woke up alone. Don't be stressed."
"It's not like that, Hon. My point is that we might be late for the visit to the attorney. Isn't that now?"
"Is that now?" Why does it seem so fast?
"They searched for Allianna for a month, and now they know. So we have to go to him."
"Why doesn't he just tell us where Allianna is?"
"Why do we need to go to him?"
"He has something to tell us. Can you not understand?" The man just shook his head and drank his coffee. He doesn't want to argue with his wife because he knows he won't win.
"Good morning, Mom." Mialyn was surprised when someone suddenly approached her and kissed her cheek.
"Why did you come down now? Do you know what time it is? Where is your brother?" The man touched his forehead and sat in his chair next to Demitri's chair.
"Demitri has grown up, Mom. He doesn't need to be woken up."
"You two are naughty." The woman just sat down and started eating breakfast.
"We will leave after you two have breakfast."
"You will be the first to take your brother to school later."
"What? Why me? You can drop him off later, right?"
"We will leave first so that you will take Demitri. You can't do anything but do my order because your brother is still asleep." The man just sighed and ate his breakfast.
"I'm done; I'm going to shower first, Hon." Mialyn stood up when she saw her husband's head.
"What's wrong with you, Dad? She's not like that." His Father laughed and dropped the cup he was holding.
"Because your mom found out something last night. That's why she's like that."
"She found out that you are having an affair?"
"What? I don't have an affair because I can't do that to your mommy. I will wait to say what the reason is. Just do what your mother told you."
"Okay."
"Good morning. Where is Mom?" When Demitri sat down in his seat, he immediately grabbed the food. He waited for an answer, but no one spoke. "Why are you quiet?" adds more.
"Just eat because I will bring you to school." Demitri frowned.
"Why?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Demitri tormented his brother and just ate.
"Thank you for the food." The Father and son looked at the man because he stood up.
"You've only eaten a little, Daylon. Eat more."
"I don't need it anymore, Dad. I need to shower because I don't want to get sick." When his Father walked over, he looked at Demitri. "Eat quickly because if I'm late, I'll blame you."
When Daylon left the dining area, Demitri scratched his head.
"What are the problems of the people here?"
"Do you have a problem too, Dad?"
"Me? What is my problem?" Demitri just smiled and shook his head. His Father didn't understand, so that he would eat his food.
**
"What do you think is Mom's problem?" Demitri asked Daylon when they left the house. Daylon still didn't answer his brother's question when they got on their bikes.
"Why don't you always answer my questions?"
"What you're asking is pointless."
"What's so useless?"
"That's their problem. So we shouldn't complain."
"I know a lot; I'm just worried about Mom."
"Do not worry. Let them fix their problems." Demitri just kept quiet because what his brother said was right. Then when they complain, their parents' problems might get worse.
When they arrived at Demitri's school, he immediately said goodbye to his older brother and went to school. At the same time, Daylon has already gone to his school.
When he saw the clock on his watch, he immediately sped up the bike. He avoids the people he meets and sometimes doesn't listen to his seven who step aside, so he almost crashes.
"Fuck," he said weakly because he saw the school gate was already closed.
There were students outside, and the school guard was talking, so he went there to listen.
"What is the reason you are late?" asked the guard. The students just bowed and did not answer the guard's question.
"I took my brother to his school. That's why I'm late." Everyone looked at Daylon, in addition to the guard, who was now smiling.
"I can't believe that a Quinter is late." The guard suddenly laughed and brought Daylon closer to him.
Of course, the whispers of the students will not go away. They also couldn't believe that Daylon was late. First time as bad as a man.
"Since your reason is reasonable and you are just now late, I will let you in. But just now, Mr. Quinter, The next time you are late, I will include you among the late ones and punish you."
"That's not possible, sir." I'm late, so you must list me among those who are late and punish me now. It won't be fair to those late now if you only let me in." The students, as well as the guard, were surprised. Some women are thrilled.
"Are you sure?" Daylon turned and spoke.
"As an SSG President, I want the students in this school to be treated equally. As long as I am the president, the policy I gave will continue." The guard fell silent, so Daylon immediately went to the back to wait for the guard's words.
"Because of what Mr. Quinter said, I will take him to detention too. Line up here on the side."
"My pants almost fell off earlier because of the excitement."
"I'm falling in love."
"I can't believe he would say that. I feel like he has become a boyfriend."
"Girls!" The girls stopped whispering when the guard shouted at them.
"Didn't I tell you to come here? You look like fools standing there!" Because all the students are lined up on the side, only the three girls are not.
When they lined up, the guard told them to put their things on the floor because they would squat.
"You were like that for thirty minutes. Whoever lowers their hands will have ten minutes added." Some students complained, but Daylon remained calm.
"Attorney, why do you have to send us to you when you can tell us where Allianna is?" Benjamin Quinter made a severe promise when he and his wife sat before the Attorney.
"Mr. and Mrs. Quinter. I can do that, but I don't understand why Allianna is there."
"Where is she?" Mialyn asked nervously. She is nervous as if her son is missing, and wants to see him.
"The court decided to take Ms. Allianna." The couple frowned.
"What do you mean, Attorney? Doesn't Allianna's mother have a sister? How did she end up in the orphanage? That's not possible because she also has godfathers and godmothers."
"That's our problem, Mrs. Quinter. No one wants to take Allianna because the child is already a teenager and doesn't need a parent to raise her. Then no one tried to take her. I don't know why."
"What? Allianna is still young; she still needs a parent to guide her. They can't do that. They shouldn't give Allianna to the orphanage if she has a family."
"There is no lawyer to help Allianna, so we can do nothing if we don't follow the court's order."
"I will not agree." Mialyn stood up and looked at the lawyer seriously. "I want to get the child. I want to be her guardian."
"But that process is difficult, wife. It will take us about a year to get what you want." Benjamin made his wife sit down and calm down.
"No matter how long it takes. I will not allow my best friend's child to grow up in an orphanage. She cannot live there. I cannot do it." Mialyn stopped her tears from falling, so she calmed herself down.
"Just tell us where the child is, Attorney. Let's talk about it again tomorrow. Please fix this problem and do what my wife wants. No matter how long it takes. No matter how much money we must spend, we will do it. Just get Allianna Gregorio."
"Yes, Mr. Quinter."
When the Attorney told them the address where Allianna was, Benjamin accompanied his wife to their car.
"Do you remember what Lia told us?" Mia said it indifferently.
"How can I not forget that? They have been our friends since childhood, so I will never forget that, Hon."
"Lia told me that when she has a child, and her husband dies, He wants us to take care of their child. But look now, Benjamin. Their daughter is in an orphanage, and I don't want her to suffer there. What if he is being hurt there? She is not fed properly. Are they torturing her? That's not possible. We have to work it out. We can't let her grow up in that orphanage."
"That's why we'll find a way to get him out of there, right? I'm sure we'll get Allianna because we're the only ones who want to care for her. Allianna needs someone to care for her because she can't be alone yet. Everything will be fine. One day you will wake up, and Allianna will be at our house." Benjamin held Mialyn's hand so the girl felt better.
"I hope so."
**
When they began practicing, there were already women watching, so the men playing became more animated. Daylon was playing seriously.
Every time the ball was passed to him, he immediately shot it into the ring, even though it was far away.
His practice lasted almost an hour and a half, so they were tired. Daylon was sweating, so he drank some water.
"Practice will only go up to this point because I still have somewhere to go." His team was headed there, so he left the basketball court.
While he was walking, someone blocked his way. His two hands were outstretched to him, and he was also holding a paper.
"I want you, Daylon. Please accept it." When the woman faced him, he suddenly got nervous and looked away.
"Throw that away because I don't need it." He could breathe easily after passing the woman.
He doesn't understand why the girls at their school like him. Then some women are angry because he hurt them.
It's not his fault if they like him. So get angry with themselves and not with him.
"You didn't even talk to her," said his friend William when he walked with him.
"I don't have time to read useless letters." When they got out of school, they went to the parking area for the bikes.
"It's not that it's pointless. You should take the love letters they give you because they put effort into that letter."
"When I take their letter, They will think I want something from them. So just shut up."
"Well, you have a point. I won't even take the love letters of my baby loves." Daylon just shook his head and got on their bike.
He went with William to the bookstore because they had to buy something there. Daylon also thought of buying his brother a book.
"Tips to make your crush fall in love with you." Daylon read the book in his hand. He smirked and put the book back where he got it from.
Whatever the book he was looking at, he didn't need it.
"What have you got, Daylon?" William asked him, and he showed the three books he was holding.
"Just three? Why? We've been here for almost half an hour, and you only got three? I already got five." He looked at his friend without emotion, so the man licked him.
"Gay."
**
Allianna's POV
What am I doing at the orphanage? It's like a prison, too. The people I'm with here are different.
Children who are always happy as if they have no problems. After all, they don't have a problem yet because they are still young. All they think about is fun. It's not like me; everyone has issues.
It's hard to live here. You are still determining where you will end up. You are always shy whenever food is given to you. It's not their obligation to feed me because my aunt should do it.
There is nothing I can do but accept what will happen in my life. That's what should be done, right? I thought my life was perfect because I had a happy family. We don't have a problem with money, but I didn't expect to lose my parents so soon. To make matters worse, they mistook me for killing my parents.
I looked at the wall and closed my eyes when I lay on my bed.
I only need to understand why no one wants to get me. No one wants to take care of me.
Everyone is right. When you don't have money, they won't recognize you and will forget you. They have nothing to worry about. They won't help you anymore. But I hope someone takes me here and wants to fight for me.
"Anyone there? It's like pity; help me."
My eyes widened when someone suddenly opened our room.
"Miss Allianna?" I stood up suddenly and looked straight at Mam Flora.
"Why?"
"You have a visitor." Just go to the visitor's area.
"Go ahead."
When he closed the door, I was nervous. Could it be that my guest is my aunt again? I hope not because I am ashamed of him. I don't know what face I will show him because he knows I killed his brother even though I didn't.
I can't go to the visitor's area anymore, can't I? I don't need to show them. That could be what they told me.
I was surprised when someone knocked on the door.
"Hurry up, Miss Allianna. They are waiting there."
"May I know who they are?"
"They didn't say their names, but they said they were your parents' friends. So leave because they want to speak with you." The nervousness I felt earlier suddenly disappeared.
My parents have friends, but why would they visit me here? All I know is that all my parents' friends were in court then and were all mad at me.
When I got out of the room, Mam Flora smiled at me.
"They are kind, Allianna. So don't be nervous and worried. They are not like the people in the court before. I'm sure you'll be close." I smiled at Mam Flora and walked to the visitors' area.
There was no one there except the couple who stood looking at me. A woman was holding her hands over her mouth as her tears fell, and the man was smiling at me.
I don't know this couple.
"Are you Allianna?" Cried the woman as she walked towards me. When he got close to me, she took my hand. "You look just like Lola Emelda," she added, making me frown.
"Do you know my grandma?" The woman made me sit before them, and our conversation started. Her husband gave the woman a tissue to wipe her tires. What a sweet couple. Just like my parents.
"Yes, since your parents and I were young, we have been friends. At your grandmother's house, we always felt bad because our parents always scolded us when we hung out at our house." The woman took her bag and showed me something in my picture.
The people in that picture are the two couples before me, my parents and Grandma.
"We have been looking for your parents for a long time, Allianna. We just found out that they are gone because of the news." I bowed because I knew they would be angry with me. Maybe they also discovered that I killed my parents because of the news.
"We're on your side here, Allianna. You don't have to be shy with us because we will help you."
"Why?"
"We know you are not the one who killed them because we know our friend. I know Lia, and I know that she will raise her child well." I suddenly felt tears on my cheeks because I couldn't believe someone still believed in me.
The woman came to me and hugged me. So my crying got louder.
"We're just here, bro. We will not abandon you, and we promise to get you out of here, but you will have to wait a long time because we still have to arrange to get you. We want to clear your name. We want everyone in the courtroom to apologize to you. We will avenge you. So don't worry about your future. As long as we live, you are safe. Can you wait, huh?"