Filthy Rich by Atarah Yvaine (electronic reader txt) 📖

I woke up around eleven in the morning. I look at the other side of the bed and as expected Ali is already up. I am still sleepy but I need to wake up. I get up and I quickly take a bath and fixed myself to find her. I hate myself for waking up late. She needs me now.

Today is her mom's death anniversary.

I hurriedly run down the stairs. I don't care if I fall or anything. I need to find her. I go in the kitchen to look for her but I didn't see her and it seems like all the people in the mansion is gone. I heard my tummy making a sound so I grab some bread and apple. I'm hungry.

I walk out the mansion with long strides. I can't see anyone. I took a bite of my apple and went outside to look for Ali. Where might she be?

I hurriedly eat my food and I regret not bringing any water with me. I'm just glad I didn't choke on something or else I might die here.

My walking pace is as fast as how my jaw is chewing my food. It's bad to hurry eating but I can't stop it. I badly want to get it on my angry stomach.

I stroll around trying my luck to bumped into someone who can tell me where did Ali go.
Then from where I am standing, I see all of them on the shore. They are looking at the sea and I noticed some white daisies on their left hands and a gold balloon on the right. I stay in my position and I decided to just observe them. They are all bowing their heads. Looks like they are uttering some prayers. I look for Ali and she is in the middle. I'm glad she's with them and not reminiscing this alone. After some minutes they throw the flowers in the waves of the sea. They are also sending off some gold balloons in the sky.

We all watch it go. The balloons flew freely until we can't see them anymore. The people started going back to the mansion and I go meet them halfway. I feel bad that I woke up late. All of them smiled at me.

"I'm sorry for waking up late. I had a hard time sleeping last night." I apologized.

"It's okay. We understand." Mama Yen gave me an assuring smile.

I look for Ali. She is still at the shore.

"She needs someone to talk to. And I think you are the person perfectly for the job. Please comfort her for me." Mama Yen give a tap on the back, boosting me to cheer Ali up.

"I'll do the best that I can to make her smile." I said and run towards Alison.

She is looking at the waves and is hugging her black box.

I slowly go in her side. I close my eyes and utter a silent prayer for her mom's soul.

"I'm sorry I just woke up." I apologized as soon as I open my eyes. She got startled by my sudden appearance. She is in deep thoughts so she didn’t notice my movements.

"It's fine. I know you have a hard time sleeping at night. And what's important is that you are here with me. Thank you because if I haven't met you, if you haven't said yes to going here with me, I may still not get the courage to bring my mom here in her home." she said and I am more than flustered.

"I am forever be in your side." I said and I hugged her.

"Aww, I will too. So, Deus might need to get used to my presence. He may be your man but I am your best friend. I will do third wheeling a lot when we go back." She is rolling her eyes with the thought of being a third wheel but I am so happy she is taking this smoothly.

"You need to find a boyfriend too." I suggest and she laughed.

"Yeah, Let's go boy hunting in the city after this vacation." she said giggling.

"Whatever you want." I said

"And Ellie, this is my mom." she show me the black box. "Inside this box is her urn containing her ashes. I am thinking to leave it her in the island. This is her home. I am finally ready to accept that she may not be here anymore but she is just above there somewhere looking for me. I am setting away the pain and hatred along with the loneliness and bitterness I have inside. But I will not stop till I get every single piece of everything she had left for me. It's hers and nobody was entitled to have it but me. My dad’s mistress doesn’t deserve my mom’s wealth." she hugged the box tightly.

"Anyways, mom I want you to meet my best friend. She's the one I've been blabbering about. She's just like you. Super nice and super pretty. It's sad that you didn't meet her personally. Mom, three days and I'm going back to the city to continue school and find myself a handsome man hahaha. I'll go visit you mom here once in a while." she said talking to it.

"And I'll go with her every time she misses you" I said looking at the box and talking to it too.

"I'll keep that in mind." she said and I nod. We sit in the sand for a while. I'm just thankful that the weather is windy and cloudy. The air feels good in the skin and the smell of the salty sea is refreshing. The sounds of the waves are calming and just so perfect for times like this.

"I talked to Tres last night" I confessed and she turned to me with her eyes bulging in shocked.

"What? When? How? What the hell!" she exclaimed. She starts thumping her feet. "I missed the chance again" she whined

"How did you talk to him with me around huh? Are you too text mate? Chat mate or what? Life is so unfair. Mommmm" she's protesting and I'm laughing.