#MTDC07: The Deal Pt.3WESLEY “Can we still talk about this, Mr. Corpuz? You see, I can still find ways to solve the problem. Just…Just spare me some time to fix this.”I was waiting for his reply. I know that this is going nowhere, but I still need to try my luck. I can’t lose another investor! I can’t disappoint my parents!“I’m sorry, Mr. Borromeo. Alam ko kung gaano kahalaga sa ‘yo ang kumpanya niyo, pero importante rin sa akin na maisalba ang pera ko. Almost everyone here knows your company’s current situation. Ayokong lumubog kasama ng kumpanya niyo.”I drew  a deep breath, while I’m trying so hard to calm my nerves.“I’m

#MTDC08: The Unwanted Marriage Pt.2 The ceremony continued, but I never looked at him again.Ayoko.Kasi kapag nakita ko na naman ang mga mata niya, baka tuluyan na akong tumakbo palayo sa lugar na ‘to.“Since it is your intention to enter into the covenant of Holy Matrimony, join your right hands, and declare your consent before God and his Church,” the priest continued. He, then, told us to repeat after him. My mind is wandering elsewhere while I’m uttering the words. No matter how hard I tried to divert my thoughts from him, his face just kept flashing in my head, like it’s a broken record that was meant to destroy my heart.“Symphony, do you take Wesley to be your husband? Do y

#MTDC09: Life After the Wedding Pt.2 Gising ako buong magdamag. Pilit kong nilalabanan ang antok sa takot na baka bigla na lang pumasok si Wesley dito sa silid ko at saktan ako.I spent the whole night crying. Nagsisimula na akong magsisi na pinakasalan ko siya. If I didn’t agree to marry him, I wouldn’t feel this kind of fear. If I didn’t marry a devil like him, I would have been sleeping soundly, with my mind and heart at ease.Do I have to continue living a life like this? Paano kapag saktan niya na naman ako? Sa sobrang galit na nakita ko sa mga mata niya kanina, hindi malabong saktan niya ulit ako. O baka… patayin niya ako.Muli akong humagulgol. My sobs echoed on the silent corners of my dark room. Mas hinigpitan ko ang pagkakayakap sa unan na basang-basa na ng luha ko. I held it as tight as I can, like it could save my life from the danger that awaits outside my room.Ngayon pa lang ako

#MTDC10: Lies In Her Eyes Pt.2 Years ago, people kept telling me that I am so lucky to have all the privileges in life. They say that they envy me because I was raised and fed with a golden spoon, and I can simply have everything that I want in just a single snap of my fingers.Before, I thought that living with a luxurious life was a blessing that only few people can have. But as I grew older, I realized that having all of these was far from being lucky, but it’s more of a curse. A curse that kept me from reaching my dreams. It hinders me from doing the things that my heart truly desires.They say money can make people happy, but for me, money was the reason why I am living in a hell. Money is indeed a terrible master. It turns people into a devil who lust for a never ending wealth and power. Money can make people blind. I know, because I had witnessed how money turned my father into its cruel servant.Habang pin

# MTDC11: Empty Accusations Pt.2 When I was still young, marriage was so magical to me. Na isip ko noon, kaya ikinasal ang dalawang tao dahil pareho nilang mahal ang isa't isa. Being married to the person you truly love will surely feel like heaven, I thought. Pero habang namumulat ako sa reyalidad ng buhay, napagtanto ko na hindi lang pag-ibig ang maaaring maging dahilan ng isang pagsasama.There's this thing called arranged marriage that probably everyone hates. And because I was one of the luckiest humans in the universe, I was fated to have such a set-up. A fate that was meant to make me suffer.A moment of silence enveloped us. Wesley continued staring at me as his lips slowly formed into a devilish grin."Annulment, huh? Akala mo ba sapat na ang annulment