Her eyes glared and shine throughout the stage as the lights hit her simple darkish complection.

She waved nervously but confidently. She held her hands together as the judge spoke. His words gentle but bold as he states. "Mrs, Castro, You have been crowned 1st place at the Pinas Beauty Convention 2022". She almost jumped with joy as she took her crown and a beautiful velvet sashe around her. Jania had manage to win ₱350,000. She quickly gathered her stuff in the dressing room eager to see her mom. "Slowdown Ms. Castro, You wouldnt want your beautiful face to be torn by a slip of a foot dont you?" A Beautiful tall woman with dyed bloned hair looked back as she removed her makeup in front of a mirror, The girls around her luaghed and stared badly at Jania but she didnt care. Jania simply held up her middle finger to the girls and Clarisa's face was drawn with shock as Jania's finger was visible in the Mirror.

Out of breath, Jania reached her home. It was a small apartment in a Barangay (Local Village) in Tondo Manila. She rushed to her pockets and accedentally injured her hand in doing so, but nevertheless she atleast found her key. She rushed inside as the sight of her mother was nowhere to be seen. Her phone rang and she reached for her purse. "Hello?" She clamly asked "Hi is this Ms.Castro?" A Man on the other end said with a very calming accent "Yea this is she." Jania asnwered. "Im clark from PHPD in Tondo Manila im calling in to tell you about Mrs. Maria Villanueva Castro" The officer said politly "Thats my Mother po" Jania's face lit with terror and confusion. "Your mother was arrested this afternoon for substance abuse after we spotted her buying from a dealer near the area. We also took 5 packets of cocain from her apartment." The officer answered with a serious tone "Ill be there sir" Jania didnt know what to answer at that moment as she dropped her phone with shock.

"Ma? MA?! WHAT THE ****?!" Jania screamed breathlessly as she had been running. "BAKIT NAG A-ADICT KANA NGAYON?! NAWALA LANG AKO PARA MANALO NG PARE PANGGASTOS SA ATING MGA PANGAGAYLANGAN TAPOS MALALAMAN KO NA BIMUBIMIBILI KA NG DRUGA" she screamed in frostration. Maria was speachless she didnt know what to say. "Anak.. wag kang magalit.. hindi ko sinadya-" "NA ANO?! GAMITIN MO ANG PERA PANG BAYAD SA UTANG NATIN PARA BUMILI NG COKE?!" Jania interupted. "Anak sorry na.. Alam mo naman ako eh." Maria cried. "Di bali na ma. Kahit anong gagawin ko hindi ka parin makikinig.." Jania tiredly spoke. "Sorry ma but ill have to send you to rehab.. thats the only way para matulongan kita.." Jania told her mother as some police

officers let her of the cell. "I understand" Maria said with a filipino english accent.

Jania thought that the only was to help her mother was to send her to rehab, with the money she had she hired a lawyer to settle arrangements with the police to let her mother be taken to rehab while being under arrest. She also used some of the money she won to pay for a proper rehab center.

Jania was alone in her apartment as she went though her Facebook. She easily got bored looking at rich girls with beautiful clothes and cars that were driven by handsome men that they claimed to be their husbands. She thought to herself that she would one day be like that. She looked over a box near the corner. She had taken it out of her mom's room since she was packing up for her mom's stay at the rehab center. Jania though she would see what was in this box since she never seen it before and since she found it at the bottom of her mom's cabinet. She headed over to the old box. Inside she found 2 items. The box was verry small and old, it smelled of old clothes. There was a picture frame faced down and a piece of paper. Jania too the frame and flipped it over to her mom as a young teenager. She knew this was her mom since it looked exactly the her mom's other pictures of her a teen in their living room. Beside her mom was a handsome man wearing trunks and a wet T-Shirtmeanwhile her mom was wearing a cute black one piece bikini, at the bottom there were written words that read "Boracay Vacation. Summer of 1989" and the bottom of the box there was a piece of paper, Jania took it and it was actually an envelop. It looked as if it used to be white but time has made it yellow. The letter inside read:

... Dear Youjin Hou...

I know i should never speak to you again. But please understand that our affiar wasnt as harmless as we thought. 7 weeks ago i found out the shocking news, i didnt tell you then becuase i was scared. Please forgive me for this but you have to help me out. Youjin im pregnant. For 7 weeks now

I miss you

Maria Villanueva Castro

Jania dropped the letter on the floor as she covered her mouth in shock. She could feel her tears run down her cheeks onto her chin. She finally found out the truth she wanted to know ever since she was a child. She always thought about why she didnt have a dad like the other kids. Jania stood up and tried to call her mom who was know in her bed at the rehab center Jania put her on. Jania was shaking as she answered her mom's "Hello?". "Mom... w-who is.. Youjin Hou?".

"Jania... he is your dad.." Maria asnwered, "All my life i thought ny fater dies. Turns out anak ako ng kabet." She said while crying. "BUT I LOVED HIM!. I DIDNT WANT TO TELL YOU KASE I KNEW WOULDNT UNDERSTAND" Maria cried. "I KNEW HE HAD A WIFE BUT I WAS OBESSED AND I COULDNT HELP MY SELF". "SO YOU CHOSE TO **** HIM?!" Jania screamed. "BAKIT BA JANIA BAKIT BA NAGAGALIT KA?!" Maria asked " BECAUSE YOU PROVEN ME FURTHER THE FACT THAT IM JUST A MISTAKE TO YOU! AND HOW EVERYTHING I DID WAS USELESS AND THE FACT THAT I WAS A PRODUCT OF YOUR IGNORANCE!" Jania argued. "Jania.." Maria said with a crying voice as she was cut off when Jania slamed the telephone back to its holder. Jania screamed and cried all night. She couldnt sleep knowing she has barely any money and that she was a mistake of her mother's ignorance and imatureness.

Jania couldnt help herslef look up her father even though she barely knew him. Turns out he was a billionair in Korea who owns a family company called "Alliance". She scrolled down to see an image of him with family. He had a stunning wife who wore a beautiful blue dress. Ther was a text in the botto that read "On December 15, 1998. Youjin Hou was married to Jiru Yin". She scrolled to see another image of Youjin with Jiru and 2 Others behind them. One of them seemed to be a boy her age and a girl that looked really young. Her tears flooded again as she tought of her dream to have a family more than anything, yes she loved her mom but since she was young she wanted more than that. Jania dared herslef to scroll down to read an article that read:

..."ALLIANCE COMPANY RIVALS WITH ANOTHER FAMILY COMPANY KNOWN AS BRILLANCE"...

It stated that the company was owned by Youjin's bestfriend Kenway Brilliance who was also a rich buisnessman. Kenway also had a family. His wife was also a fabulous woman who wore dresses that costed more that everything Jania had, she was named Jinou Kim Brilliance. Jania was certain she wanted to meet her father bt she was scared. She tought to herself "Im not just come up to a huge buissness man and tell him he is my dad".

"Ahh\~ Harder Tim! Eugh!" A Woman moaned as she trusted her hips down to a man lying down.

A phone rang that intrupted the commotion. "Hello?" Tim spoke as he waved to the woman behind him to wait for a while. "Tim where are you?!" An older woman asked as she lowered her glasses and intructed her driver to go to a certain place. "At home why?" Tim answered. "Get your *** back to the manor this instant for brunch" she said. "Mom-" "You have no choice Tim either come to the bruch or be more of a dissapointment to your father. Tim hangup and threw his phone to the side and gave the woman next to him a kiss " Sorry stella i have to go" Tim says as he puts his pants back on. "I understand babe take care.." Stella looked sad. "I promise ill come back after tonight.. You know what.. You can come with me instead" Tim assured. "But wouldnt your dad be mad at you?" Stella asked. "im sure we wont he would be happy actually. "Oh." Stella got up and went trhough her bag she had placed near Tim's Closet and she searched through her clothes. "Will this do?" She asked as she held the dress onto her body. "Yea that looks nice" Tim assured. "Great ill get ready then!" Stella yelled

"Driver can you please pick up Justine and Jamilla from school afterwards?" The same woman earlier waved her hands that was covered in golden rings incrested with diamonds that shined as her movement hitthe sunlight. Jinoh opened the car door and stepped out looking over at her home as the fountain's waters prickled and splashed. "Marrinela can you please tell me what were having for brunch later on?" Jinoh ordered a maid as she strut through the big front doors."Yes ma'am i will have the chief bring you the Menu" Marrinela answered as she walked with Jinoh "Good, also where is my husband?" Jinoh asked Marrinela as she headed towards the sofa. The sofa was conveneintly placed towards a gigantic glass window that viewed the pool area. "He is at work po ma'am" Marrinela asnwered while taking Jinoh's coat. "Marrinela please. Enough with your language and spkea proper english for godnesssake we are not in the Philippines". "Ok maam." Marrinella when to hang Jinoh's coat nad hurried back to the kitchen to ask Henry for the menu. "HEYYYYY FAM WAS GOOD?!" A Girl rushed through the door wearing a messy Korean school uniform. "Jamilla please settle down" Jinoh warned her daughter. "Yo." A Boy waked by wearing a more masculine and cleaner version of the same Uniform "Mom can you please sign this..." The boy gave Jinoh a piece of paper. "What is this?" Jinoh asked as she read the paper that read:

...Parental Fleidtrip Advisory...

Dear parent please sign this waver to insure your permission for the school to take your child to a Fieltrip this coming June.

_______

Parent's Signature

"Of course sweetie i will later" Jinoh asnwered. "MA CAN WE PLEASE GO TO THE MALL?!" Jamilla asked exitedly. "Who is we?" jinoh asked strictly. "Me and my Besties ma" Jamilla asmwered. "After brunch" Jinoh asnwered. "Yay thanks ma" Jamilla exitedly ran to her bedroom as her blonde hair shined with every movement as it hits the sun that shone from the big windows.

"GET OUT OF MY FUCKING ROOM BRO" Jamilla slammed the door as Justine tried to get in. "COME ON JUST PLEASE LEMME USE YOUR ACCOUNT" justine yelled. "**** OFF" Jaimllia answered. "PLEASE LET ME TALK TO HIM" Justine cries. "Who?" Jamilla was confused. "MARCO! Duh!" Justine protested. "Well you should have said that earlier" Jamila opend the door and lets Justine in her room. Jamilla's room was your typical Gen Z teen room. Pictures of Arianna Geande and Nicki Minaj were everywhere and Anime posters and K-Pop band posters. Jamilla gave her brother her laptop. "Enjoy but not too much ok" as she sat next to him so she can watch what they were talking about. Jamilla Loved her brothers secret conversations with his Boyfriend since her mom checks on his instagram account so she lets him use hers. She often squels when they say something romantic to eachother. Jamila loves and accpets her brother and praises his relationship as a B.L. Fan.

"Hey queennn" A Girl said as she stared at her laptop. "Yasss whats up bitch?" Another girl could be seen in the laptop screen. "Its sucks in here man, im lowkey grounded again" Crystall sighed as she played with her dark brown hair. "앗 부끄럽다, 이번 주말에 쇼핑몰에 갈 거야" Mia said. "Shit now i feel bad for ditching yall" Crystall gasped. "Well you better sneak your *** out to join us or i will steal your hot brother" Mia said as she reached for her comb brush. "Ill be right back girl" she shut her laptop, Crystall got up and walked to the door. She gently twisted the latch as she was greeted by a tall girl with brown hair wearing a jacket. "Hey is this where Youjin Hou lives?" She asked with a shy tone. "Yea im his daughter. Who are you?" Crystall asked with a strange, suspicous face. "Im.. Jania."

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