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Chapter 12: Secrets
When dinner came, wala silang imikan sina Zyrone at Belle kahit na magkatabi sila nito sa maliit na hapag ni Lola Mati. Ipinagluto sila ulit ng matanda ng piniritong isda at pinakbet. The dinner was simple yet scrumptious. Ang sabi pa nito, bukas ipagluluto naman daw sila nito ng ibang ulam upang hindi sila agad manawa sa pagkain. The old woman was really kind at hindi niya lubos maisip kung paano na lang at na may estrangherong gaya nila na aabusuhin ang kabaitan nito.
And thinking about that, she was mentally reminding herself that she needs to wake-up early tomorrow to help Lila Mati in whatever way she could.
Awtomatikong bumalik ang isip niya kay Zyrone nang magsalin ito ng tubig sa baso nito. He quietly downed the whole glass of water before he resumed eating again, silently.
After Zyrone was done bathing, nakaligo rin siya… nang mag-isa. Hindi na siya nagpatulong rito sa pag-iigib at lalong hindi na siya nagpahintay rito s
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Hindi agad nakapagsalita si Belle dahil sa ipinagtapat ni Zyrone sa kanya. So, Zyrone wasn’t originally an only child. He had a brother who died of drowning.“I-I’m sorry to hear that,” she said sincerely.Kahit na suplado ito at madalas magsungit, she can’t help but feel for him. Matagal na siyang ulila and she had lived a pretty rough life. At alam na alam niya ang pakiramdam ng mga nawalan ng mahal sa buhay.Hindi sumagot si Zyrone. Nagbuga lang ito ng hininga. Tila ito nahulog sa malalim na pag-iisip. Sinong mag-aakala na ang isang suplado at antipatikong gaya ni Zyrone ay mayroon ding malungkot na nakaraan? She had always thought of him as so entitled kaya ito ganoon kasungit
Marry Me, Stranger Chapter 14: Alone
Sinag na lumalagos mula sa kung saan ang nagpagising kay Belle kinabukasan. Nang tuluyan siyang magmulat, agad na tumambad sa kanya ang maliwanag na paligid ng kuwartong kinaroroonan niya.Ngumiti siya, nag-inat at umupo sa kama. Last night was the best sleep she had in two days. She felt well rested and energized for what she needed to do today.Maingat siyang bumangon sa kama and made a mental note of the things she would do tpday. Nakalapat na sa sahig ang mga kama niya nang may maalala siya. Kagabi, hindi niya matandaang naglakad siya pabalik sa kama at doon natulog. The last thing she remembered last night was she was on the hood of the car, watching the stars while talking to Zyrone.Napasinghap na siya. Did he…Natutop na niya ang bibig, namula na rin ang kanyang pisngi. There was a logical scenario forming in her mind on how things had transpired last night but she found it too preposterous to believe!Wala na siyang inaksayang
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Pasado tanghalian na subalit wala pa rin ni anino ni Lila Mati. Nakaligo na siya. Nakapagpalit na rin siya ng damit mula sa mga pinahiram nitong damit sa kanila ni Zyrone kahapon. She even did the least thing she could do, magsaing ng kanin. Pero wala pa rin ang matanda.Nag-aalangan naman siyang galawin ang pagkain na naka-imbak sa basket na nakasabit sa kisame ng matanda dahil baka ayaw nito iyong ipagalaw. Baka sabihin pa nito pagbalik nito na abusado siya.Maya-maya pa, nakarinig siya ng kaluskos sa sala. She hurriedly opened up the door of her room only to be disappointed when it’s not Lila Mati she saw on the living room but it was Zyrone. Basa ang buhok nito pero tuyo na ang suot na damit. Namumula na rin ang balat nito. Mukhang kakaahon lang nito mula sa pagsu-swimming.“It’s lunch,” tipid nitong sabi.“So?” Umirap siya. Kahit hindi siya nito diretsahin, nakuha niya agad ang ibig sabihin ng suplado. Mukhan
Marry Me, Stranger Chapter 16: Consequence
Kinabukasan, maagang nagising si Belle upang maghanda ng agahan nila ni Zyrone. Subalit kahit na maaga na siyang nagising, mas maaga pa rin talagang bumangon si Zyrone kaysa sa kanya. Nang magising siya, wala na ito sa tabi niya. But instead of checking where he went, she just went straight to the kitchen and prepared breakfast for the two of them. Though she slept well, she doesn’t feel well rested compared yesterday when she woke up. Hindi niya alam bakit. Kaya naisipan niyang harapin agad ang pagluluto to jumpstart her day.She toasted the tasty bread on the pan and made some scrambled eggs. Nag-init din siya ng mainit na tubig para sa kape.Ilang sandali pa, sumungaw na ang bulto ng suplado sa back door. He was wet and his chest was heaving from catching his breath. She reckoned he took a swim again.Lumipad ang tingin niya sa bintana na nakatapat sa mismong baybayin. The sky is till dark and the waves are still angry from last night’
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“Has she been found yet?” tanong ni Zyrone sa assistant niyang si Treyton.“N-not yet, Sir. Ms. Audrey is still missing,” sagot nito, alanganin.He huffed, anger slowly rising on his chest. Three days. It’s have been three damn days since the scandal and Audrey is still missing.Up until now, hindi pa rin niya alam kung anong dahilan nito kung bakit ito hindi sumipot sa kasal nila. Their contract was good. He thought she was in it, fully. And then now, this…He raked his fingers through his hair. This is the toughest situation yet he had to face in a long time. And truth be told, more than he wanted to admit, this might be the beginning of his downfall. He paced on the sandy ground—trying to rein in his temper.“What about Pastel? Did you do what I told you?” aniya, pilit pinakakalma ang sarili.“Yes, Sir. Your mother also talked to the Chens. The damages had already
Marry Me, Stranger Chapter 18: Coping
Gigil na nagpaparoo’t-parito si Belle sa loob ng kuwarto. Pakiramdam niya inaaltapresyon siya. Bakit hindi? Zyrone just told her the most preposterous thing she had ever heard.Marry me.Paulit-ulit na um-echo sa isip niya ang sinabi nitong solusyon sa problema nila. At lalo lang siyang nanggigil. Paanong solusyon ang pagpapakasal niya rito? Ni hindi nga sila magkakilala tapos pakakasal siya rito?Lintek talaga na suplado!Umupo na siya sa kama at pinagsusuntok niya ang mga unan. Gigil na gigil siyang tunay. Kulang na kulang pa ang sampal na iginawad niya rito kanina. Ang bagay rito, mag-asawang sampal , roundhouse kick at uppercut!Baka kapag ginawa niya iyon, matauhan na ito nang tuluyan.Nagbuga siya ng marahas na hininga at ibinaling ang tingin sa langit. Nahawi na ang madilim na ulap at unti-unti nang lumalagos ang init nga araw sa paligid. But even then, she doesn’t feel comforted at all!
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Halos isang oras nang nakaupo si Belle sa natumbang puno ng niyog. Umiinit na ang sinag ng araw at alam niyang malapit nang magtanghali. But she cannot bring herself to go back to the house. Not when she knows that what they’ll have for lunch was the same chicken who was fighting for her life when she left.She gathered her knees closer to her chest and rested her head on it sideways. She gently played with the sand—trying to take her mind off her immediate cares for the day.Maya-maya pa, nakarinig siya ng mga yabag na papalapit sa kanya. Agad siyang nag-angat ng tingin. And there she saw Zyrone walking towards her.“It’s lunch. Nagtatawag na si Lila,” pahayag nito.Hindi siya umimik, itinuloy lang ang ginagawa niya. Kung ‘yong manok lang din ang ulam, hindi na siya kakain. She’d rather starve than eat the poor chicken.Naramdaman niya ang pag-upo nito sa tabi niya subalit ni hindi siya
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Hapon na at malapit nang lumubog ang araw subalit hindi na muling nag-usap pa sina Belle at Zyrone. Belle felt like she doesn’t really have a need to talk to him. She let her silence do the talking.Besides, hindi na rin naman siya kinulit ni Zyrone tungkol sa plano nito. Sa plano nitong parang hindi naman talaga pinag-isipan.Zyrone stayed out of the house the whole afternoon. Kung saan ito nagpunta, hindi niya alam. At siya naman nanatili sa bahay at nakipagkuwentuhan kay Lila Mati.They were having a late afternoon coffee and the old woman was talking about her late husband.“Si Nardo ko noon, madalas din na sakit sa ulo. Paano, mahilig makipag-inuman kapag hindi pumapalaot. Pero bukod doon, wala na akong reklamo. Masipag siya. Mabait na ama. Mabait din na asawa,” anang matanda bago natigilan. She turned to the wall and looked at the picture of the old man there lovingly. She didn’t need to ask. That’s Lila M
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