Hell hath no fury like a sister scorned.
There’s no stopping Ara Mina’s lawsuit for libel and grave coercion against her younger sister Cristine Reyes, which she filed in April after a dispute over the sharing of the payment of a house they had bought for their mother.
Ara and Cristine were supposed to face each other on June 5 at the office of Assistant Prosecutor Gibson Araula, Jr. of the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office, but Cristine did not show up.
Although Cristine has reportedly apologized to her through a text message, Ara remains unconvinced of its sincerity and has repeatedly declared that only a heartfelt public apology would make her reconsider her lawsuit.
“Sa ginawa sa akin, naisip ko tuloy na all these years, pina-plastic lang pala niya ako. Na nagpi-pretend siya na mahal niya ako. Yun pala, hindi,” Ara told “Paparazzi Showbiz Exposed” on Saturday.
Ara said she has already forgiven Cristine, but she still feels she must teach her a lesson.
“Blood is thicker than water pero siyempre sometimes kailangan mo ring ipakita sa kanila na ‘yung respeto hindi dapat nawawala,” she explained.
“Lahat naman ng tao nauubos ang pasensiya. Hindi porke’t mahal mo e kukunsintihin mo ang ugali. Ate ako, hindi ako dapat ginaganito. Alam niya ang suportang ibinigay ko sa kanya walang kaplastikan.”
Ara said she is standing up not just for herself but also for her mother.
“Hindi lang naman ‘to para sa sarili ko, para na rin sa mommy ko dahil naaawa na rin ako sa kanya.
“Halos gabi-gabi umiiyak ang mommy ko, kasi mabigat talaga sa kanya, dahil ang dalawang anak niya nag-aaway,” she said.
Ara said she feels no more rancor towards her sister, only disappointment and pity.
“Wala na akong galit. Siguro disappointment, awa. Naaawa kasi alam ko hindi na siya masaya,” she said.
“Sabi ko nga, kahit hindi pa siya nagsu-sorry o humingi ng tawad, pinapatawad ko na siya. Sana lang gawin na lang niya ang tamang aksyon dito sa sitwasyon na ‘to.”
Ara suggested that Cristine is getting bad advice from the people around her.
“Kung sino man ang mga taong nakapaligid sa kanya…ewan ko na lang, hindi mo sila kapatid. Iba yung kadugo mo, kasi ipagtatanggol ka. ’Yung mga nakapaligid sa kanya, ‘yung mga kaibigan niya, sana huwag n’yo nang kunsintihin,” she said.
“Hanggang kailan kaya sila nasa likod ni Cristine? Sana magkaroon siya ng sariling desisyon niya. Huwag siyang magpadala sa kung anu-ano na mga sabi-sabi kasi iba pa rin talaga ang kadugo,” Ara concluded.
