"I'll visit you every week. I promise, pagtapos na ang lahat ng gagawin ko sa kompanya, dederetso ako ng bohol. Wait for me in the Villa, do you understand?" seryosong sabi ni Perez habang nakayakap kay Madeleine. His face showed a solemn expresyon but his eyes carried a sense of irritation inside them. Hindi niya sana gustong pakawalan si Madeleine ngunit kailangan na talaga nitong umalis. Madeleine's flight was supposed to be 7 A.M in the morning but Perez was so stubborn and didn't let her go not until Madeleine coaxed him. Ang resulta ay na-late ito sa flight nito. Imposible na ring magpa-book ulit si Madeleine ng flight kaya Perez suggested to use his private plane. The funny thing was, when it was time to depart, Perez was also about to board the plane, buti nalang ay napigilan siya agad ni Francis. Napangiti si Madeleine ng matamis. Natigilan si Perez nang makita iyon at biglang nablanko ang kan'yang isipan. Perez face became determined and all of a sudden he was about to
It’s almost nearly a month simula nang magkalayo sila Madeleine at Perez. Some might think na sobrang bilis ng panahon but Perez thought otherwise. He breathe a sigh of relief na sa wakas ay makakasama na niyang muli si Madeleine. It’s been two weeks nang hindi niya ito nakita, although minsan at nagkaka-usap sila through calls ay pakiramdam pa rin ni Perez ay ‘di sapat iyon para maibsan ang pangungulila niya kay Madeleine. Two days from now ay uuwi na si Madeleine. Kailangan niyang tapusin lahat nang nakatambak niyang trabaho para hindi na siya masiyadong busy ‘pag naka-uwi na ang asawa niya. He planned to have a little vacation with her to somewhere far away. ‘Yung tipong sila lang dalawa at solo nila ang lugar. Just by thinking of it put him into a lighter mood. Francis suddenly went inside Perez’s office. When he saw him in a good mood, nagdadalawang isip siya kung itutuloy niya bang sabihin dito ang tungkol sa bagong report na kanilang natanggap. But it was considered as a ver
Pakiramdam ni Perez ay bumalik ang kan’yang kaluluwa sa kan’yang katawan nang makita niyang maayos ang kalagayan ni Madeleine. Buti nalang ay hindi masiyadong seryoso ang natamong pasa at sugat na mayroon sila Madeleine at Vector. They were both okay, it was good that Vector reacted immediately and the impact wasn’t great because of the airbag installed in the car.Nang makita ni Perez si Madeleine ay agad niyang niyakap ang asawa. He was extremely scared. Bigla niyang naalala ang kan’yang ina. His mother also died in a car accident, natatakot siya na pati si Madeleine ay mawawala sa kan’ya dahil lang dito. The flight only took 1 hour at most ngunit pakiramdam ni Perez ay buong araw siyang naghintay para lang makarating sa kung saan man si Madeleine. “Perez, ayos lang ako." Nginitian ni Madeleine si Perez para mawala ang tensyon na nararamdaman nito. Perez pursed his lips and didn't say anything. Hindi niya binitawan ang kamay ni Madeleine habang nakatitig rito, he was scared that i
"Huwag kang magpa-stress. Too much emotion can take a toll on your heart. Always make sure too na you're healthy, iyan ang pinaka-importante. Hindi masiyadong malala 'yung heart condition mo, but if you still continue an unhealthy lifestyle sooner or later your body would be the one who will tell you that it takes too much of the burden. H'wag kang magpapagod okay and take this medicine once a day. Just to keep your irregular heartbeat na mag-lessen," mahabang sabi ni Doctor Shirley.Pagka-uwi agad ni Madeleine sa Manila, she secretly searched for a doctor na cardiologist to make sure kung ano talagang kailangan at sitwasyon ng kan'yang sakit.Patago niya itong ginawa kasi ayaw niyang may makaalam na iba pa. Although, Madeleine said to the doctor back in bohol na siya ang magsasabi kay Perez tungkol sa kan'yang sakit, wala talaga siyang balak na sabihan ito. Until now, hindi niya pa rin tanggap na may sakit siya sa puso. Naalala niya ang kan'yang ina na tinalo rin ng ganitong sakit p
Hindi makapaniwala si Barbara sa kan'yang nabasa. She didn't want to believe it but there were various articles and proofs na nagpapatunay na totoo nga ang nakasulat sa blog. Xenon cheated on her. At hindi man lang niya iyon napansin. Alam niyang magkakilala sila Xenon and Winter, si Xenon pa nga ang dahilan kung bakit nagkakakilala sila Winter at Barbara but she didn't know that at that time they were already cheating on her. Napakabulag niya. There were many times that it was too obvious that there was something going on between the two pero isinawalang bahala lang iyon ni Barbara lahat. It was because she trusted Xenon enough to think that he will not cheat on her. Iyon pala ay pinagtataksilan pala siya ng mga ito. She bet they were laughing behind her back dahil ang tanga-tanga niya para 'di mapansin iyon. Napahagulgol ng iyak si Barbara. It hurts so much. Minahal niya ng buong-buo si Xenon, binigay niya ang lahat. Ang suporta at pang-uunawa. She spent so much time and effort
Perez wore a grim face habang pinapakinggan si Barbara. Barbara was sobbing real hard habang kinukwento niya ang buong pangyayari. Napabugtong hininga si Perez, gusto niyang magalit but there was something in his heart that feels off. Hindi niya mawari kung ano but, he felt a little unbothered.Hindi niya alam kung kailan nagsimula but, as time goes by pakiramdam niya lumalayo ang loob niya kay Barbara. Hindi niya alam kung dahil ba ito sa sama ng loob dahil mas pinili nito si Xenon kaysa sa kan’ya but as of the moment, wala na siyang nararamdam na kahit anong romantic feelings dito.Oo, minahal niya si Barbara. He really felt that he really loved her but was that it? Ganoon nalang ba iyon kadali? Na kalimutan ito? Was it because he loved Madeleine so much now that it made him forget Barbara? Or maybe his love towards his first love was that shallow. Naguguluhan siya, at saka parang pinapalabas na what he was feeling towards Barbara in the past was only superficial.Now, he had realiz
Nasa may sala si Madeleine at naghihintay kay Perez. Ngunit, sumapit ang alas onse ng gabi ay wala pa rin ito. Hindi na niya namalayan na sa kakahintay niya ay nakatulog na pala siya sa sofa. Narinig na lang lamang niya ang pagbukas ng pinto kaya dahan-dahan niyang iminulat ang kan’yang mga mata. “Madeleine?”rinig niyang tawag ni Perez sa kan’ya. Madeleine’s head was hazed and her sight was still blurry from being woken up ngunit pinilit pa rin niya ang sarili na tumingala para tignan si Perez. Nang makita niya ang mukha ni Perez at ang banayad nitong ngiti habang nakatingin sa kan’ya ay agad nawala ang kan’yang antok at kusang din namuo ang malaking ngiti sa kan’yang mga labi. Perez took off his suit coat and put it at the arm rest of the sofa bago siya umupo. Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ni Madeleine nang hawakan siya nito sa pisngi. Madeleine closed her eyes, nuzzling her own cheek at his warm palm. “How’s your day? You look tired,” tanong ni Perez habang mahinang hinimas-himas an
Perez gave out a cold aura as he was shuffling the papers on his hands. Hindi mawala sa isip niya si Madeleine. Dalawang araw na ang nakakalilipas at hanggang ngayon ay hindi niya pa rin mawari kung bakit iba ang kinikilos ng kan’yang asawa. Pakiramdam niya ay unti-unting lumalayo ang loob ni Madeleine sa kan’ya. It was like she was hiding something and that she was distancing herself from him for some reason.Perez grew anxious by that, may mali ba siyang nagawa? Ngunit kapag lumalapit at naglalambing siya rito, hindi naman ito umaayaw. She let him kiss her and hugged her like everything was fine but the thing was, Perez knew too well that something between them was going downhill. “Mr. President, the meeting is about to start. We need to go now,” pag-a-anunsyo ni Francis. Perez was in his bad mood since yesterday, Francis was being too careful these days but today’s meeting was important kaya hindi na puwedeng ipa-schedule pa niya itong muli. After all, the agenda for today’s me