Chapter 1 : Just A Glance
" Goodbye Riri, You behave okay? Call us anytime you want and when it needed too. Keep safe... We'll miss you Ija...Take care!!! " Donya Jimenez said to me, she's my grandma obviously.
" Take care Ija, We'll go now... " my grandpa said to me too.
" Okay grandpa and grandma... please take care you too, I love you both!!! " I said to them in a sad tone.
After that we hugged and said the farewell words to each other once again then they leave peacefully.
That was the exact scene few days ago when they left me in this big mansion of ours. They finally left me alone and this moment I'm fully at peace without them.
I can finally breathe now. I'm not breathing the same air as them at last. This moment probably not permanent but I will still enjoyed it until it last. I am now free and I'm so happy about it.
Today I decided to finalize and finished all my works and reports for this month. I'm working currently at our company ever since I graduated in college. My grandparents decided it for me and I have no rights to turn it down and disobey them. I'm luckily earning a lot of money so I can buy all the stuffs I wanted, not always depending on them. I have my own life after all.
But all in all, I'm not luckily luck to have them in my life because I just don't like them reigning in my own life all the time and ever since I was child. They're so controlling, manipulating and I hate them for that. I've sacrifice a lot just to satisfy them and be proud of me in all of my achievements. They're always set a lots of rule to me and I need to do it right away without any mistakes.
I'm still doing it all until now. To be always perfect in their eyes. I am enduring all of this because I have only goal, to owned all of they have and the first thing on the list is claiming the position of my grandfather as the C.E.O of our company. I have planned everything. I will stick to it.
And as they promised to me...
" If you have gained enough experience and if you are worthy of my trust and support, I will let you to take over my position as the C.E.O of our company as soon as you have it all. I will be giving you a lot of time to work hard for this but if three years have been passed and you don't have all of it, let see what I will to do if that's happened... "
" Work hard for that Ija... This is so worth it, we promised. "
And as the years come and go. I've finally gained almost of it. I have at least three months from now to end my third year here working to them and I hope it will be so worth it in the end.
After I finished all my works. I get all of my stuffs and stepped out to my office and walks towards the exit door.
When I finally got in the parking area, I hurriedly stepped in into my car and without a single thought, I start the engine instantly and drive as far as I wanted to go. Living freely is so worth it for a while.
" Now... where should I go? It's so early to go home " I asked myself and a deep sighed escape from my lips.
As I continue to drive. I'm still thinking on where should I go right now, I have no place that I know for me to go for a while. And after a long long drive, I suddenly stop my car in front of a beautiful and fresh surroundings that I'm not familiar with... It such a refreshing sight with my both eyes. I hurriedly stepped out of my car and look more clearly the beautiful view in front of me.
" It's so refreshing here... " as I whispered in the air while still looking at the view. If I were to describe it in one word, it could be the word " paradise " because that's what it really is...
After a long minute of silent. I heard a group of voice from a far but not so far actually, just a little far from where I am standing at and its sound like there was a photoshoot in that area. Out of curiosity, I suddenly walks a little towards to that area. I gazed at them for a while and I can't help but to observe in all of them, especially in their male model,who manage to be handsome at the same time hot while taking all the different poses that their camera man and manager wanted him to do.
It was a breathtaking sight but I enjoyed it in some instances. I gazed at him for the last time before I hurriedly back to my car because it's really getting late and I really need to go back home. Before I started to start the engine, I glance at the beautiful view for the last time also. I will go back here again whenever I have free time and when I wanted though.
After a long ride back back at our home, no let me replace it... it always my grandparents home not mine alone nor neither I am included to claim this mansion as mine too. It will never happened, I'm here but I don't owned anything from them. I'm just staying here just for them to show to everyone that I am lucky to have them at my side but it never did, they never did. They are so selfish, I already know their selfish side nor even worst.
I suddenly wish I have still my real parents at my side but It will make me even more hopeless and I hate that kind of side of me. I came this far to know everything, I am not going to give up easily.
And before I felt asleep, the image of that man that I saw in that place appeared in my mind...
" Until we meet again... " those words escaped from my lips before I finally drowned to sleep.
