VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

ZETA WEIBLICH COMMUNITY is currently looking for new members. We're inviting all the freshmen students to join our sisterhood and be a part of our family. If you're interested proceed to ZWC headquarters 3PM to 4PM and get your initiation envelope.

Good luck.
Signed by: Violet Iphigenia
ZWC President

She smiled contentedly before she raised her thumb finger to Cassidy who pinned the announcement on the bulletin board.

"That's perfect." She flipped her hair with her manicured hand.

Cassidy just rolled her eyes. "Mauuna na ko, may klase pa ko."

"Okay, take care." Simple niyang sagot bago mag-lakad paalis sa harap ng bulletin board.

Almost everyone is looking at her, who wouldn't? She's Helena Chanterelle Arguelles, a well known socialite. She belongs to crème dela crème society. Her family owned a hotel business, the Casa de Arguelles na minana pa ng kaniyang ama sa kanunununuan nito. She's an only child, kung kaya naman lahat ng siyang nanaisin niya ay agad na nangyayari.

She loves attention, she loves people admiring her in every way. Everything in her life seems so easy. She's rich, famous and very beautiful.

After class ay tinungo niya ang headquarters ng Zeta Weiblich Community. She'd been a part of the sorority since freshmen and now she's on her final year on her course -Fashion Design. She's the Standard Officer, a position that suits her very well. For perfectionist like her, not a single thing should go wrong.

Nang masigurong wala na siyang naiwan na gawain sa sorority ay nagpahatid na siya sa driver niya papunta sa bahay nila. Since it's Friday, she decided to go home besides tinawagan din siya ng mommy niya kagabi to tell her that her dad wants to talk to her about something.

Agad na sumalubong sakaniya ang unipormado nilang kasambahay upang kunin mula sa braso niya ang kaniyang Hermes tote bag, ngunit umiling siya. With all the grace and poise, she walked towards her dad's library dahil nasisiguro niyang naroon ito. And she's right.

Sitting behind the mahogany executive desk is her dad, ang mommy niya naman ay nakatayo sa tabi nito. They were busy looking down at the paper her dad was holding, na hindi namalayan ng mga ito ang pag-dating niya.

"Like hello, people. I'm here!" She rolled her eyes and flipped her hair.

"Good Lord, you're now here Helena!" Sabi ng kaniyang ama.

"Shanna!" Her mom went to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Have you eaten?"

"I'm on a diet, wont take dinner." Binalingan niya ang ama. "What is it that you wanted to tell me, daddy?"

"Shanna, I want to tell you something about what's really going on-"

"Ah, Hubert mamaya nalang kakadating lang ng anak mo." Her mom said with a little worry on her voice.

"Melinda, malalaman at malalaman din naman ito ng anak mo."

"I know, but-"

"Hey, stop talking as if I'm not here. Spill the beans dad." She said as she take a sit on the nearest couch.

"It's about the Casa de Arguelles, Shanna."

"Hubert, our baby girl doesn't have to know-"

"Mom, I'm an Arguelles so I guess I'm bound to know everything." Nalilitong ipinaglipat-lipat niya sa mga ito ang kaniyang tingin.

Her dad took a deep breath and stood up. Ilang sandali ang lumipas bago ito nag-salita.

"Casa de Arguelles is starting to go down, Helena."

Nanlaki ang kaniyang mga mata. "What?! How?! Come on, tell me this a joke."

"I'm afraid not. It's been going on for about a year now, anak. We're trying to save the company, we don't want to worry you that's why we didn't tell you. Ang akala ko'y kakayanin ko, ngunit habang tumatagal ay mas lalo tayong lumulubog."

"Oh my God..." Horrified is an understatement to describe what she feels. "Dad, were not gonna be poor right? I mean I can't! No I'm not gonna live penniless! I'll die!"

"Oh, hija. We're very sorry." Lumapit ang mommy niya sakanya at niyakap siya ng mahigpit.

"Were not gonna be poor, Shanna if we agreed to the Delaguillas business deal."

"Hubert..."

Napalingon siya sakanyang ama. "Delaguillas? You mean the Dellaguilla Hotel and Resort?"

Her dad gave her a nod.

"What business deal, dad? What is it?" She's very eager to know.

"Not what, Shanna. It's who."

"Then who?!" She asked impatiently.

"You."

Kumunot ang kaniyang noo. Hindi niya maintindihan ang nangyayari, wala siyang maintindihan. She waited for her dad's next words and when she heard it, it shook the hell out of her.

"You have to marry Enrico's younger son, Pocholo Delaguilla."