It’s common knowledge that Annabelle has not talked to Ruffa for two months now. It’s suspected that it’s because Annabelle doesn’t approve of Ruffa’s new BF, Jordan Mouyal, but her mom says it’s deeper than that and she’ll reveal it only at the start of the third season of their reality show.
At the presscon, when asked about it, Annabelle says: “Plastikan lang kami hanggang ngayon at hindi ito drama, it’s real. Kasi hindi ako mahilig sa drama. Lahat, nagtatanong sa akin kung drama lang ba itong nangyayari sa amin. Sa aming show, wala kaming drama, lalo na ako, I hate scripts. Kaya hindi ako sinuwerte sa pag-aartista ko, kasi ayoko ng script talaga. Kaya lahat ng nangyayari, totoo yan, walang drama, walang script.”
What can Ruffa say? “As my mom’s daughter, I respect her so much. Lagi ko nga siyang binabati, I even kiss her, pero nakatingin lang siya sa ceiling, dedma," she becomes teary eyed at this point. "Pero kahit hindi kami nagkakasundo kung minsan and she can be overbearing, iisang pamilya pa rin kami. You really need a lot of guts to be her daughter. She raised me to be independent. It’s true naghigpit siya sa akin noon when I was 15 and I fell in love. At least, hindi ako nabuntis, she was right. But up to now, she thinks I’m still 15 years old. Yes, I make mistakes, but I still want to make those mistakes and learn from them.”
Annabelle ignores Ruffa's tears and counters: “Kung nakikinig ka lang sa akin, Ruffa, wala sana tayong away, okay? Gusto ng director namin, mag-attend ako noong isang event niya at magbati kami for our show. Ayoko siyang batiin dahil lang sa show at wala pa sa tamang time na batiin ko siya. Ayokong ipilit kasi hindi ko pa siya mapapatawad sa ngayon. Um-attend lang ako ngayon dito sa presscon dahil ang mga presscon, importante sa’kin ito, kasi lahat ng press na nandito ngayon, mga kaibigan ko. Hindi pwedeng mag-absent ako rito. Before, 3 years ko siyang hindi binati. Ngayon, 2 months pa lang naman.”
What can Eddie, as the family’s patriarch, say about this? “Alam nyo, noong araw, lagi akong kumakampi kay Ruffa, at ang nagiging ending, kami ni Annabelle ang nag-aaway. So, ngayon, wala na akong kinakampihan. Kasi, para sa akin, pareho silang tama. Annabelle wants what’s best for Ruffa, but Ruffa has a life of her own. Dapat naman siyang mag-enjoy.”
To which, Annabelle says: “Eduardo, walang nabubuhay sa enjoyment sa lang.” What can Raymond say about this? “May tension talaga but you cannot take sides as we love them both. You just have to understand them and the situation. Basta we move on and we’re still here as a family. We’re praying na magkabati na sana sila.”
“Ganyan naman sila,” says Annabelle. “Walang kumakampi sa’kin. Lahat, kay Ruffa, Hindi naman ako nagagalit nang walang rason. Ano ko, sira ulo? Basta watch Season 3 and I will tell the truth. Sabihin nyo sa akin kung tama ba ako o hindi.”
