“You're sweating bullets.” Marahas akong napa buntong hininga nang marinig ang sinambit ni River. No matter how much I try to calm myself, I can't deny the fact that I really am!
“Can you blame me?” tanong ko na tinawanan niya lang.
I can’t even put my fucking bow tie properly dahil sa labis na panginginig ng aking mga kamay. I don’t know but not spending the night with my wife and the thought of getting married to her today makes me feel envious. And it doesn’t make any sense dahil kasal na naman kami pero ganito pa rin ako kung mangamba!
Besides, her guards reported well! But damn, I guess I really am doomed.
“See? Now you’re feeling the way I felt when I’m bound to get married,” River said and laughed.
“How is it?” Pagkalabas ko pa lang ng banyo, sinalubong na ako agad ni Lionel at sinundan patungo sa kama.However, as I sat down on the bed, hindi ko kayang itago ang disappointment sa aking mukha. Nasa ilang taon na namin itong sinusubukan at inaantay pero…“Negative pa rin,” malungkot kong sambit. Hindi ko tuloy napigilan ang aking mga luha sa pagtulo at maging ang mga hikbi ko ay hindi nakatakas dahil sa panlulumo.“H-Hey…” marahang tawag ni Lionel at saka kinuha ang pregnancy test mula sa akin. When he saw the result, ibinaba niya iyon bago muling bumaling sa akin.At nang marahan niyang hawakan ang aking ulo upang idantay sa kaniyang balikat, mas lalong hindi ko napigilan ang pag-iyak.
Marrying her was the best day of my life. At magmula nang ikasal ako sa kaniya, my whole life became more colorful than it could ever be.“That'll be our bedroom, right?” tanong ko habang itinuturo ang pinakamalaking kwarto ng aming bagong bahay.The two-story house we bought is very beautiful. With some improvements here and there, we actually made it.“Oo! The balcony is right in front of the pool, and we can see the whole view there!”I nodded and smiled at her as we took a peek in our bedroom. And I wasn't surprised when I saw that it was arranged in a luxurious way.“This is beautiful,” I said and kissed her cheeks.
Even after changing my damn clothes, hindi pa rin ako mapalagay kung dapat ko bang puntahan si Laira. But I’m really eager to know something that she knows. Kung tungkol ito kay Alejandro at sa binabalak niya sa asawa ko, I think I have to know better.But what if this is a trick? I don’t know. I’m willing to risk anything kung ako lang ang madadamay. But when it comes to my wife’s safety, I don’t think I can trust anybody. Baka mawala ako sa tamang katinuan kapag may nangyaring masama sa kaniya.I breathed heavily and massaged my temples. Bahala na. I have to know something about Alejandro and what exactly he is planning. Sa palagay ko’y hindi biro ang mga paratang at banta niya. I should’ve known better. It was easy to think at first that I am just overreacting because I don’t want my wife to be frustrated about
In the middle of the chaos we are facing, I decided not to ask him anything about the photo I saw. I trust Lionel so much at alam kong hindi niya kayang gawin sa akin iyon. Alam kong hindi niya kayang makipaghalikan sa ibang babae. We love each other so much, and I believe in him.So instead, I got the phone number tracked. It was an unregistered number. At kung sino man iyon, I think that someone is tailing my husband. At kung hindi ako nagkakamali, baka ay tauhan iyon ni Alejandro. I can’t believe him. He’ll really go this damn far.Pero kung… si Lionel nga iyon…“Hey there, beautiful,” Lionel greeted when he saw me at the airport. Nakangiti ko siyang sinalubong ng yakap at halik. I miss him so much kaya hindi ko pinalampas ang oras at minabuting sunduin siya sa airport. Sabi
“It took me a while to pass the guards, Cha. Your husband got you heavily secured, huh? Mabuti at lumabas si Ate Lorie para bumili ng gamot mo, or else… magkakaproblema kami.”Nagngitngit ang ngipin ko sa galit dahil sa narinig. “Huwag kang mandadamay, Alejandro. A-Ano ba talagang gusto mo?” buong tapang kong tanong sa kabila ng nanginginig kong katawan.But suddenly, he went even closer and held my leg that made me move farther away, kahit siksik na siksik na sa headboard.I have to show him that I am not scared of him. Pero… hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili ko sa panginginig. Lalo na nang makita ko ang pagkasa niya sa baril na hawak.Is he… going to kill me?“Haven't I told yo
“At wala man lang sa inyong nakaalam?!” My voice thundered and it startled everyone in the room. If only I didn’t hear my wife’s silent shriek, I wouldn't have stopped scolding these men!Fuck it.I gritted my teeth and breathed heavily, trying to calm myself a bit even though I know I couldn’t.“Go. Guard the house and keep in touch kung ano nang nangyari at kung nakita a ba si Alejandro. I want him jailed as soon as possible!” mariing sambit ko at saka sila tinalikuran. I can’t believe they didn’t noticed that pig going inside the house!At nang makatakas si Alejandro, no matter how much I want to run after him and kill him right now, my wife is more important. She needs me now more than anything.
“Are you sure about this, son?” tanong ni Daddy Charles habang nasa labas kami ng villa.I’ve spent the night here because of my wife’s request. Hindi rin ako sigurado kung hahayaan ko pa siyang dumalo sa libing ni Sandra pero alam kong hindi siya papayag na hindi makapunta.And now, I have to leave immediately and gather Kuya River’s men as well. He needs time to mourn and take care of their son hanggang sa ilibing si Sandra kaya naman… ako na ang unang gagalaw para mahuli na ang kriminal na iyon. And even though I know where he is, I wouldn’t want things to be easy. I want him to beg on his knees because what he did is unforgivable.“Sigurado po. Hindi ko gusto ang ideyang wala pa rin siya sa kulungan matapos ang ginawa niya sa asawa ko at kay Sandra,&rd
“Do you know anything else?” tanong ko kay Vincent habang nakatitig sa cell phone ni Aaliyah at binabasa ang mensahe ng kanyang ama sa kanya.At habang ginagawa iyon, hindi ko mapigilang maawa sa bata. Alejandro is blessed to have a child. He’s blessed to have a daughter like her. Pero hindi pa siya nakuntento. Why in the world did he want my wife? I get that he likes her, but I never realized that it’ll be to this extent.Unless, there are deeper reasons. But whatever they are, it will still be invalid.“Iyan lang. Kailangan mo ba ang cell phone?” tanong niya.Kaagad akong umiling at saka ibinigay iyon ulit sa kanya. I’ve read enough.“Aalis na ako. That’s all I need to k